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Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/10/2014

Expire date: 21/11/2014

External Reference: 2014-362160

TED Reference: 2014/S 201-355935

Contract notice - utilities

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Contract notice

Utilities

Directive 2004/17/EC

Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Engineering Procurement, CIE Works,
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Martin Egan
Telephone: +353 17031761
E-mail: martin.egan@irishrail.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.irishrail.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81804&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Main activity

  • Railway services
I.3)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Long term contract/s for the supply of Concrete Sleeper Components

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
    Purchase
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Portlaoise, Co.Laois

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) invites Applications from suitably qualified companies to participate in the Pre-Qualification process for the proposed tender for the Supply and Delivery of Concrete Sleeper Components, namely ;

    Lot 1 Slit Nuts – hexagon 22mm slit nut produced from cold drawn steel with tapered end. Threaded 10.8mm

    Lot 2 Bell Washers- pressed steel domed washer approx. 56mm dia x 25mm deep

    Lot 3 Hairpin Bars – supply of 10mm cold drawn threaded steel bars for use as reinforcement/stressing tendons in the manufacture of concrete sleepers

    This will be for a three year fixed price period with the option to extend for an additional two years.

    Please note –

    • The designs for items 1 & 2 are the intellectual property of P-Tec International GmbH and may only be manufactured under licence.

    • The thread detail for item 3 is the intellectual property of P-Tec International GmbH and may only be used under licence.

    A Pre Qualification Questionnaire is attached to this notice and should be donwnloaded , completed and returned.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    34947200   Parts of sleepers
    14622000   Steel
    34947000   Sleepers and parts of sleepers
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Information about lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  yes
    Tenders may be submitted for  one or more lots
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    An estimated annual usage of 80,000 nuts.

    An estimated annual usage of 80,000 washers.

    An estimated annual usage of 40,000 bars.

    These figures are based on current usage with no guarantee that these quantities will actually be required during the duration of this contract.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  500000  and 1000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    This will be for a 3 year fixed price period with the option to extend for an additional 2 years.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 060 (from the award of the contract)

    Information about lots

    Lot No: 1  Lot title: Slit Nuts
    1)

    Short description:

    Hexagon 22mm slit nut produced from cold drawn

    steel with tapered end. Threaded 10.8mm

    The designs are the intellectual property of P-Tec International GmbH and may only be manufactured under licence.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    34947200   Parts of sleepers
    14622000   Steel
    34947000   Sleepers and parts of sleepers
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    An estimated annual usage of 80,000 nuts.

    This figure is based on current usage with no guarantee that this quantity will actually be required during the duration of this contract.

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Lot No: 2  Lot title: Bell Washers
    1)

    Short description:

    Pressed steel domed washer approx. 56mm dia x 25mm deep.

    The designs are the intellectual property of P-Tec International GmbH and may only be manufactured under licence.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    34947200   Parts of sleepers
    14622000   Steel
    34947000   Sleepers and parts of sleepers
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    An estimated annual usage of 80,000 washers.

    This figure is based on current usage with no guarantee that this quantity will actually be required during the duration of this contract.

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Lot No: 3  Lot title: Hairpin Bars
    1)

    Short description:

    10mm cold drawn threaded steel bars for use as reinforcement/stressing tendons in the manufacture of concrete sleepers.

    The thread detail is the intellectual property of P-Tec International GmbH and may only be used under licence.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    34947200   Parts of sleepers
    14622000   Steel
    34947000   Sleepers and parts of sleepers
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    An estimated annual usage of 40,000 bars.

    This figure is based on current usage with no guarantee that this quantity will actually be required during the duration of this contract.

    4)

    Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity, or alternatively at Iarnród Éireann‘s discretion,each member of the group will be required to execute the contract and have joint and several liability.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As detailed in the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As detailed in the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    As detailed in the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting entity

    CCE5123

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Notice on a buyer profile
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2009/S 162-235356  of 21.08.2009
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    21.11.2014 - 12:00

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: yes
    Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

    October 2017 or October 2019 if the option of a 2 year extension is used.

    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
    Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

    Concrete Sleepers may be required for projects financed by EU funds — it is not possible at this stage to identify these projects.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Court Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
    Dublin 7
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained