Publication

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

University of Limerick
N/A
Limerick
Limerick
IE
Contact point(s): Room AM-065,Building & Estates Department
For the attention of: Robert Reidy
Telephone: +353 061213488
E-mail: cliona.donnellan@ul.ie
Fax: +353 061330316

Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1124
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88644&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=88644&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)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)

Main activity

Education

I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Framework Agreement Small Capital Works Project Contractor to the University of Limerick

II.1.2)

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

Works

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

NUTS code

IRELAND

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: 7

Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4

Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years:

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 5000000 EUR

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:

Not Known

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

University of Limerick wish to establish framework panels of contractors for

undertaking Small Capital Works Projects on the University Campus. The

following framework panels will be established;

 Lot 1: Main Contractors

 Lot 2: Mechanical Contractors

 Lot 3: Electrical Contractors

 Lot 4: Mechanical & Electrical Contractors

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

45214400 Construction work for university buildings

Supplementary vocabulary

45000000 Construction work

45210000 Building construction work

45310000 Electrical installation work

45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

45350000 Mechanical installations

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50711000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

II.1.7)

Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

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:

University of Limerick wish to establish framework panels of contractors for undertaking Small Capital Works Projects on the University Campus. The following framework panels will be established;

 Lot 1: Main Contractors

 Lot 2: Mechanical Contractors

 Lot 3: Electrical Contractors

 Lot 4: Mechanical & Electrical Contractors

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 100000 and 5000000 EUR

II.2.2)

Information about options

Options: no

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: 024 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Main Contractor

1)

Short description:

University of Limerick wish to establish framework panels of contractors for undertaking Small Capital Works Projects on the University Campus. The following framework panels will be established

2)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

45214400 Construction work for university buildings

Supplementary vocabulary

45000000 Construction work

45210000 Building construction work

45310000 Electrical installation work

45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

45350000 Mechanical installations

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50711000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

3)

Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Project Information Memorandum for further details regarding the scope of the works

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 5000000 EUR

4)

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

Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

5)

Additional information about lots:

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Mechanical Contractors

1)

Short description:

Mechanical services to be provided

2)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

45350000 Mechanical installations

Supplementary vocabulary

45000000 Construction work

45210000 Building construction work

45214400 Construction work for university buildings

45310000 Electrical installation work

45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50711000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

3)

Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Project Information Memorandum for further details regarding the scope of the works

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 5000000 EUR

4)

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

Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

5)

Additional information about lots:

Lot No: 3 Lot title: Electrical Contractors

1)

Short description:

Electrical services to be provided

2)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

45310000 Electrical installation work

Supplementary vocabulary

45000000 Construction work

45210000 Building construction work

45214400 Construction work for university buildings

45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

45350000 Mechanical installations

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50711000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

3)

Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Project Information Memorandum for further details regarding the scope of the works

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 5000000 EUR

4)

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

Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

5)

Additional information about lots:

Lot No: 4 Lot title: Mechanical and Electrical Contractors

1)

Short description:

Mechanical and Electrical services to be provided.

2)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Main vocabulary

45315100 Electrical engineering installation works

Supplementary vocabulary

45000000 Construction work

45210000 Building construction work

45214400 Construction work for university buildings

45310000 Electrical installation work

45350000 Mechanical installations

45351000 Mechanical engineering installation works

50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50711000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations

3)

Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Project Information Memorandum for further details regarding the scope of the works

Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 1000000 and 5000000 EUR

4)

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

Duration in months: 24 (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.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required:

Yes

III.1.2)

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

In accordance with the contract to be entered into with the successful tenderer, following the tender on a project by project basis.

III.1.3)

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

Requests to participate may be submitted by a single candidate or by a consortium. A consortium will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may be required to do so prior to award of the contract if the Authority considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction. The Authority also reserves the right to contract with each member of the consortium on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the consortium as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors, or on any other basis the Authority considers appropriate.

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:

Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial ability

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

Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

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

Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment 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

Restricted

IV.1.2)

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

Envisaged number of operators: 8

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Please see the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire and the Project Information Memorandum (all available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

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 authority

UL0364

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 19.06.2015 - 17:00

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

26.06.2015 - 12:00

IV.3.6)

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

[Language_EN]

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

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

YES 2/4 Years

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:

a) The Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The Candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate / Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.

(b) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.

(c) All costs incurred by candidates in preparing submissions must be borne by them. The contracting authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.

(d) The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the contract by alternative means if it appears that it can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

(e) Candidates should note that this is a single stage selection process with the successful candidates from this process admitted to the Frameworks.

(f) Applicants should be aware that each project will be executed using the Public Works Contract forms.

(g) All times set out in this contract notice are in local Irish time.

(h) All monetary amounts shall be quoted in Euro.

(i) For further information on the procedures governing the competition, candidates’ attention is drawn to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire and Project Information Memorandum.

(j) Candidates must register their interest on the etenders website (www.e-tenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available on line at www.e-tenders.gov.ie

(k) The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate/Tenderer in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required).

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

The High Court of Ireland
High court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.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:

Contained in Regulation 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (SI No. 130 of 2010)

VI.4.3)

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

The High Court of Ireland
High court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie