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Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 11/12/2014

Expire date: 14/01/2015

External Reference: 2014-597937

TED Reference: 2014/S 242-426356

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Cork County Council
N/A
Water Services Office, Marchwood, Rochestown Road
Cork
IE
Contact point(s): Haulbowline Island Remediation Project Office
E-mail: haulbowlineremediation@corkcoco.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.corkcoco.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/406
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83345&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83345&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:
eTenders Website
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IE
Internet address: www.etenders.gov.ie
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.3)

Main activity

  • Environment
  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture House, Kildare Street
2  Dublin
IE

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Appointment of various multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and design teams pertaining to the remediation and development of Haulbowline Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland.

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No12:  Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Cork

    NUTS code
    South-West (IE)
    II.1.3)

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

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with several operators
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 2000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Contracting Authority (acting as agent for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the remediation of Haulbowline Island) is now engaging in a competitive tendering process for the appointment of various multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and design teams pertaining to the remediation and development of Haulbowline Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland.

    The requirements are divided into 2 no. lots:

    • Lot 1: multi-operator framework agreement for Site Preparation Design & Advisory Teams; and

    • Lot 2: multi-operator framework agreement for Client Teams for the main remediation and development works.

    Interested parties may apply for one or both Lots. The successful economic operators under Lot 1 may be required to prepare briefs and evaluate proposals submitted by the successful operators under Lot 2. Such potential conflicts of interest will be addressed during the award of call-off contracts under Lot 1.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71310000   Consultative engineering and construction services
    71240000   Architectural, engineering and planning services
    71242000   Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
    71243000   Draft plans (systems and integration)
    71244000   Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
    71245000   Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
    71246000   Determining and listing of quantities in construction
    71247000   Supervision of building work
    71248000   Supervision of project and documentation
    71311000   Civil engineering consultancy services
    71313000   Environmental engineering consultancy services
    71313100   Noise-control consultancy services
    71313400   Environmental impact assessment for construction
    71313410   Risk or hazard assessment for construction
    71313420   Environmental standards for construction
    71313450   Environmental monitoring for construction
    71317210   Health and safety consultancy services
    71320000   Engineering design services
    71322000   Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
    71322100   Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
    71330000   Miscellaneous engineering services
    71332000   Geotechnical engineering services
    71335000   Engineering studies
    71336000   Engineering support services
    71350000   Engineering-related scientific and technical services
    71400000   Urban planning and landscape architectural services
    71420000   Landscape architectural services
    71421000   Landscape gardening services
    71520000   Construction supervision services
    71530000   Construction consultancy services
    71540000   Construction management services
    71541000   Construction project management services
    71700000   Monitoring and control services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    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:

    See sections II.1.5) and II.1.8) of this contract notice.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 2000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    The Contracting Authority reserves the right to exercise the option referred to in Article 31(4)(b) of Dir 2004/18/EC to award to the Consultant under each Lot new services consisting in the repetition of similar services to those entrusted to the Consultant, provided such services are in conformity with a basic project for which a Contract was awarded. This option may only be used by the Contracting Authority during the three years following the conclusion of a Contract under each framework.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    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: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Information about lots

    Lot No: 1  Lot title: Site Preparation Design & Advisory Teams
    1)

    Short description:

    The Contracting Authority (acting as agent for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the remediation of Haulbowline Island) is engaging in a competitive tendering process for the establishment of a multi-operator framework agreement for Site Preparation Design & Advisory Teams pertaining to the remediation and development of Haulbowline Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland.

    The framework agreement will be established with three (3) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

    Each of the operators will include all of the following disciplines:

    • Project Management Services

    • Civil Engineering (and associated specialist skills)

    • Environmental Engineering Services (and associated specialist skills)

    • Ecology

    • Project Supervisor for the Design Process

    Only those Candidates capable of delivering all of the above-mentioned disciplines and associated specialist skills (whether in-house or as a grouping/consortium) will be considered. Therefore, applications relating to one or several of these disciplines and/or skills only are not acceptable and will be rejected.

    Candidates will be required to nominate a Lead Party who will have a single point of contractual responsibility, with the remaining disciplines providing collateral warranties for the benefit of the Contracting Authority.

    The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial contract for multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and design services for a slag processing and recovery trial works.

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71310000   Consultative engineering and construction services
    71243000   Draft plans (systems and integration)
    71244000   Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
    71245000   Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
    71246000   Determining and listing of quantities in construction
    71247000   Supervision of building work
    71248000   Supervision of project and documentation
    71311000   Civil engineering consultancy services
    71313000   Environmental engineering consultancy services
    71313100   Noise-control consultancy services
    71313400   Environmental impact assessment for construction
    71313410   Risk or hazard assessment for construction
    71313420   Environmental standards for construction
    71313450   Environmental monitoring for construction
    71317210   Health and safety consultancy services
    71320000   Engineering design services
    71322000   Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
    71322100   Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
    71330000   Miscellaneous engineering services
    71332000   Geotechnical engineering services
    71420000   Landscape architectural services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 500000  EUR
    4)

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

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Lot No: 2  Lot title: Client Teams
    1)

    Short description:

    The Contracting Authority (acting as agent for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the remediation of Haulbowline Island) is engaging in a competitive tendering process for the establishment of a multi-operator framework agreement for Client Teams pertaining to the remediation and development of Haulbowline Island, Cork Harbour, Ireland.

    The framework agreement will be established with three (3) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

    Each of the operators will include all of the following disciplines:

    • Project Management Services;

    • Civil Engineering (and associated specialist skills);

    • Environmental Engineering Services (and associated specialist skills);

    • Ecology;

    • Landscape Architecture; and

    • Project Supervisor for the Design Process.

    Only those Candidates capable of delivering all of the above-mentioned disciplines and associated specialist skills (whether in-house or as a grouping/consortium) will be considered. Therefore, applications relating to one or several of these disciplines and/or skills only are not acceptable and will be rejected.

    Candidates will be required to nominate a Lead Party who will have a single point of contractual responsibility, with the remaining disciplines providing collateral warranties for the benefit of the Contracting Authority.

    The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial contract for multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and design services for the development works (i.e. landfill cap, perimeter structure and access road).

    2)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71310000   Consultative engineering and construction services
    71240000   Architectural, engineering and planning services
    71242000   Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
    71243000   Draft plans (systems and integration)
    71244000   Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
    71245000   Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
    71246000   Determining and listing of quantities in construction
    71247000   Supervision of building work
    71248000   Supervision of project and documentation
    71311000   Civil engineering consultancy services
    71313000   Environmental engineering consultancy services
    71313100   Noise-control consultancy services
    71313400   Environmental impact assessment for construction
    71313410   Risk or hazard assessment for construction
    71313420   Environmental standards for construction
    71313450   Environmental monitoring for construction
    71317210   Health and safety consultancy services
    71320000   Engineering design services
    71322000   Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
    71322100   Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
    71330000   Miscellaneous engineering services
    71332000   Geotechnical engineering services
    71420000   Landscape architectural services
    71421000   Landscape gardening services
    71520000   Construction supervision services
    3)

    Quantity or scope:

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 1500000  EUR
    4)

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

    5)

    Additional information about lots:

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    To be agreed at the time of establishing each framework agreement.

    III.1.3)

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

    Prior to the conclusion of each framework agreement, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to seek copies of any agreements between the members of the consortium if the successful tenderer is a consortium or grouping of members.

    The contracting authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to require a lead firm to contract;

    - on the basis of joint and several liability with each member of the candidate executing the contract,

    - with a particular single member of the tenderer as prime contractor, with the other members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees; or

    - as an incorporated or unincorporated special purpose vehicle, with collateral warranties and/or guarantees from the members of the candidate.

    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:

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to qualification documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    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: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Restricted
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators:  6
    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    It is envisaged that the top 6 scoring Candidates (subject to the quality and number of SAQs received) under each Lot, and which also meet the minimum criteria and rules for selection, will be invited to tender for that Lot.

    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.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 222-392497  of 18.11.2014
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    14.01.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    1. The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 2 January 2015 at 16:00 hrs (Irish time). All queries must be sent by email to haulbowlineremediation@corkcoco.ie.

    2. The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers in response to this competition.

    3. Establishment of each framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

    4. If for any reason it is not possible to conclude a framework agreement with one or more of the tenderers invited, or if having concluded that framework agreement the Contracting Authority decides to terminate the appointment of one or more of the framework members, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to that framework agreement on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party(ies), at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

    5. If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the initial contract with the successful framework member, or if having concluded that initial contract the Contracting Authority decides to terminate it, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the initial contract to the next highest scoring framework member on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel that competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

    7. At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the concluded framework agreement at any time.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    The Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    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:

    Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.4.3)

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

    Please refer to you Legal Advisor
    Internet address: