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Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/07/2015

Expire date: 10/08/2015

External Reference: 2015-289493

TED Reference: 2015/S 144-266938

Contract notice - utilities

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Contract notice

Utilities

Directive 2004/17/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Dublin Port Company
N/A
Port Centre
Alexandra Road  Dublin 1
IE
For the attention of: Conal O'Flanagan
Telephone: +353 18876053
E-mail: coflanagan@dublinport.ie
Fax: +353 18551241
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.dublinport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/411
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=91423&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

  • Port-related activities
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:

Archaeology Services for Capital Works Projects in Dublin Port (including the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project)

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:

    Dublin 1

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    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: 5
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 7
    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  500000  and 1500000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Contracting Authority, the Dublin Port Company is engaging in a competitive

    tendering process for the establishment of a multi-operator framework

    agreement for the provision of archaeological services for the undertaking of

    archaeological assessment, monitoring and overseeing of all capital works

    projects (including the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project) in Dublin Port

    undertaken on behalf of the Dublin Port Company over a seven year period.

    The framework agreement will be established with five (5) operators, subject to

    the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

    Only those Applicants capable of delivering all of the disciplines as outlined in the

    Project Brief (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.

    Applicants 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 maximum cumulative expenditure on call-off contracts under the framework

    agreement over its lifetime is envisaged to be in the region of €500,000 -

    €1,500,000.

    INITIAL CONTRACT

    The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an

    initial contract for archaeological services relating to Phase 1 of the Alexandra

    Basin Redevelopment Project at Dublin Port, which would include the elements of

    services outlined in the Project Brief issued as part of this notice.

    NOTE:

    The Form of Contract is as yet undecided. Applicants should note that the Contracting Authority may utilise either FIDIC/NEC or Capital Works Contracts for the initial contract and all additional contracts on offer under the framework agreement.

    Additional information about the framework agreement and initial contract is included in the Project brief attached to this Questionnaire.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71351914   Archaeological services
    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:  no
    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:

    The services to be required under the framework will be on a draw down basis. The anticipated volume of work is not known at this stage and may increase over the life of the framework.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  2
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 12
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 084 (from the award of the contract)

    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

    As outlined at tender stage.

    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, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties.

    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 per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 98305

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    As per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 98305

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    As per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 98305

    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

    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.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 10.08.2015 - 11:30
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    10.08.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

    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: yes
    Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

    Co-financed by the European Union Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

    2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

    3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

    4) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to join the framework agreement as appropriate.

    If, following the conclusion of the competitive process, it is not possible to award the initial contract to the designated successful tenderer; or if having awarded the initial contract the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to award the initial contract to the framework member with the next highest score on the basis of the original competition and as tendered by that party. 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) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

    6) The Contracting Authority reserves the right to successively reduce the number of operators during this negotiated procedure. The Contracting Authority may gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Court, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    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 131 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

    VI.4.3)

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

    Your Legal Advisor
    Internet address: