Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/09/2018
External Reference: 2018-244629
TED Reference: 2018/S 187-423106
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
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Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
9510201H
Parkgate Business Centre, Parkgate Street
Dublin, D08 DK10
Dublin
IE
Contact person:
Tony Redmond
Telephone:
+353 16463400
E-mail:
tony.redmond@tii.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
www.tii.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/120261
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity:
Roads and Light Rail
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Road Pavement Skid Analyst
Reference number:
TII126
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
71631480
-
Road-inspection services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
TII requires a service provider to revise a standard for road pavement skid resistance. The service will include:
• Carry out a comprehensive overview of literature available
• Carry out Overview of Conventional Methods of Aggregate Friction Assessment and Identify and Propose Systems to Address Gaps
• Carry out Comparison of Current and Proposed Methodologies and Applicable Standards in Other jurisdictions
• Collect, analyse and collate samples from existing quarries and sites over 3 years
• Assess correlation and relationships with current assessment techniques
• Develop databases using samples from existing quarries and sites
• Develop tool / framework to be incorporated in the assessment and approval of aggregates for use in surface courses
• Develop proof of concept and test for network wide application including blind test matching
• Develop validation and approval techniques to be incorporated in a future standard
• Revise the standard
• Carry out a comprehensive overview of literature available
• Carry out Overview of Conventional Methods of Aggregate Friction Assessment and Identify and Propose Systems to Address Gaps
• Carry out Comparison of Current and Proposed Methodologies and Applicable Standards in Other jurisdictions
• Collect, analyse and collate samples from existing quarries and sites over 3 years
• Assess correlation and relationships with current assessment techniques
• Develop databases using samples from existing quarries and sites
• Develop tool / framework to be incorporated in the assessment and approval of aggregates for use in surface courses
• Develop proof of concept and test for network wide application including blind test matching
• Develop validation and approval techniques to be incorporated in a future standard
• Revise the standard
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
383623.36
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
14210000
-
Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates
73210000
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Research consultancy services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
Dublin 8
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
TII has, in standard DN-PAV-03023, recognised a need to better understand the in service performance of aggregates to enable refinements and improvements to its standards and product specifications. The introduction of the Construction Products Regulations supports the demonstrable performance of construction products against standard property tests, aimed at ensuring adherence to the set of fundamental basic requirements. Further section 4.21 of TII DN-PAV-03023 states: “It is essential that the aggregate supplied to site must be the same in all respects to the sample submitted for acceptance”, section 4.18 states: “It is important to demonstrate consistency of production and robustness of testing”, and section 4.15 that: “Standards to be adopted in subsequent renewal work may then be determined in the light of the skidding resistance performance set against those initial recorded values”.
The principal objectives of the standard are therefore to
• have an effective traceability of the materials used from quarry to site.
• have the ability to make future changes based on reliable data of past performance
• ensure testing methodologies are sufficiently robust
To ensure that aggregates in surface course mixtures have adequate frictional and durability properties that are utilised in the pavement, it is important to be able to verify that the original source (quarry) of the aggregate has rock of required and resilient mineralogy. This project is aimed at supporting this principle and providing producers and specifiers with additional tools to predict the in-service performance of these aggregates. It is envisaged that an outcome would include a tool / framework that utilises spectra identification and pattern analysis for assistance in detecting and explaining variability in the frictional and physical properties of aggregates within a quarry over a period of time. The spectra framework for various aggregates could also be used as diagnostic tools to validate an aggregate source, and to enable specifiers to consider, with confidence a wider range of aggregate sources tailored to meet a more extensive list of site categories.
The project also needs to establish the robustness of surface roughness (micro texture) measurement data and minerology to compliment or enhance the existing PSV test procedure (IS EN 1097-8) and friction after polishing test (IS EN 12697-49). The relationship between virgin aggregate and in situ trafficked aggregates is also an important requirement that needs to be determined. A high medium and low volume site will be identified for each source during the project. Each will be within 50km of a source quarry.
The principal objectives of the standard are therefore to
• have an effective traceability of the materials used from quarry to site.
• have the ability to make future changes based on reliable data of past performance
• ensure testing methodologies are sufficiently robust
To ensure that aggregates in surface course mixtures have adequate frictional and durability properties that are utilised in the pavement, it is important to be able to verify that the original source (quarry) of the aggregate has rock of required and resilient mineralogy. This project is aimed at supporting this principle and providing producers and specifiers with additional tools to predict the in-service performance of these aggregates. It is envisaged that an outcome would include a tool / framework that utilises spectra identification and pattern analysis for assistance in detecting and explaining variability in the frictional and physical properties of aggregates within a quarry over a period of time. The spectra framework for various aggregates could also be used as diagnostic tools to validate an aggregate source, and to enable specifiers to consider, with confidence a wider range of aggregate sources tailored to meet a more extensive list of site categories.
The project also needs to establish the robustness of surface roughness (micro texture) measurement data and minerology to compliment or enhance the existing PSV test procedure (IS EN 1097-8) and friction after polishing test (IS EN 12697-49). The relationship between virgin aggregate and in situ trafficked aggregates is also an important requirement that needs to be determined. A high medium and low volume site will be identified for each source during the project. Each will be within 50km of a source quarry.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality
/
Weighting:
700
Price
-
Weighting:
300
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
no
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
Tenderers are required to register on the etenders government website to download tender documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 247-519294
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Road Pavement Skid Analyst
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
21/08/2018
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
University College Cork
0006286E
Western Road
Cork
CHY1691
IE
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
200000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
383623.36
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
E-mail:
highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address:
www.courts.ie