ETENDERS

Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/09/2015

Expire date: 23/01/2019

External Reference: 2015-675894

TED Reference: 2015/S 177-322460

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)

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Engineering & New Works Building
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Martin Egan
Telephone: +353 17031761
E-mail: martin.egan@irishrail.ie
Internet address(es):
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=92624&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:

Paint & Weld Inspection Services for Iarnród Éireann

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No18:  Rail transport services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Throughout the Iarnród Éireann rail network

    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 establish a Qualification System with

    professionals in the field of paint and weld inspection services.

    Iarnród Éireann wish to establish a Qualification System with professionals in the

    field of paint and weld inspection services.

    Steelwork fabricated for Iarnród Eireann is specified in accordance with BS 5400:

    part 6 and sections 90,100,130,131,133,170 & 172 of Iarnród Éireann’s

    specification for steelworks with extract R.T. 98 - protective treatments for railway

    infrastructure.

    The purpose is to provide independent expert advice to Iarnród Eireann during

    the fabrication, repair and protective treatment application process.

    Broad experience in undertaking inspections of painting and welding operations in civil and structural engineering, with particular experience in heavy railway engineering fabrication.

    In-depth experience in surface preparation, painting and welding defects and all paint & welding procedures.

    A copy of CV detailing relevant experience should be attached to pre qualification questionnaire.

    Duties involved will include the following:

    — Carry out independent inspections of both painting and welding operations on

    an ad hoc basis,

    — Provide advice on preparation of painting and welding specifications for

    various bespoke projects,

    — Prepare reports on the findings of inspections, giving particular attention to

    quality control and compliance with specification.

    Those companies successfully pre-qualified will receive all future tender

    enquiries.

    The Qualification System will run from 24th January 2016 to 23rd January 2019

    A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is attached to this notice and must be completed and returned as directed..

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71631000   Technical inspection services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    71631450   Bridge-inspection 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:

    Paint and weld inspection services on an ad-hoc basis.

    Those companies successfully pre-qualified will receive all future tender enquiries.

    The Qualification System will run from 24th January 2016 to 23rd January 2019.

    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

    Starting  24. 01. 2016  Completion  23. 01. 2019

    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 Irish Rail‘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:

    See the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    See the attached pre-qualification questionnaire.

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    See 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

    CCE/5697

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Notice on a buyer profile
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 209-340857  of 29.10.2011
    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

    16.11.2015 - 13:00
    IV.3.5)

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

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

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

    October 2019

    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):

    Some may be related to projects financed by EU funds – it is not possible at this stage to identify these projects.

    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    Broad experience in undertaking inspections of painting and welding operations in civil and structuralengineering, with particular experience in heavy railway engineering fabrication.

    In-depth experience in surface preparation, painting and welding defects and all paint & welding procedures.

    A copy of CV detailing relevant experience should be attached to pre qualification questionnaire

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Chief Registrar, Four Courts
    Dublin 7  Inns Quay
    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