ETENDERS

Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 29/02/2016

Expire date: 31/03/2016

External Reference: 2016-637898

TED Reference: 2016/S 044-072928

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
Procurement Department, Engineering & New Works,
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Martin Egan
Telephone: +353 017031761
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=96992&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 SUPPLY AND TREATMENT OF SOFTWOOD TIMBER SLEEPERS

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)

    This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of softwood timber

    sleepers.

    Delivery is to Portlaoise Sleeper Factory, Knockmay Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

    The specification that the softwood timber sleepers must adhere to is attached

    to this notice.

    A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is also attached to this notice and a hard copy

    must be completed and returned as directed.

    Please review Section 5 SELECTION CRITERIA in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

    Section 5.1 refers to MINIMUM QUALIFICATION CRITERIA and is broken down as 1.Minimum Financial Qualification Criteria and 2. Minimum Technical Qualification Criteria

    Section 5.3 refers to TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL ABILITY which will only be applicable in the event that the criteria in Section 5.1 are met.

    A tender will be issued to all companies who successfully pre-qualify with the

    intention of entering into a fixed price contract with the winning tenderer.

    The Contract will be valid for Three Years.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    34947100   Sleepers
    Supplementary vocabulary
    03415000   Softwood
    03419100   Timber products
    34946120   Railway materials
    34946200   Railway-track construction supplies
    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:

    Initial requirements estimated at 5,000 and then on an ad-hoc basis.

    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: 036 (from the award of the contract)

    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:

    See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    See 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

    6162 SOFTWOOD SLEEPERS

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    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

    31.03.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

    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:

    February 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):

    Softwood timber 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,
    Dublin 7  Inns Quay
    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