Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/06/2019

External Reference: 2019-241308

TED Reference: 2019/S 118-290541

Contract award notice - utilities

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Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Works

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Dublin Port Company
N/A
Port Centre
Dublin 1
Alexandra Road
IE
Contact person: Michael Lennon
Telephone: +353 18876053
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
I.6)

Main activity

Port-related activities

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Dublin Port Ground Investigation Works
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

45111250  -  Ground investigation work
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Works
II.1.4)

Short description

DPC proposes to establish a framework of Ground Investigations contractors, to facilitate the engagement of a competitive process for the award of call off contracts between 2018 and 2024. The scope of the works envisaged under this ground investigation’s framework are as follows:
- Percussion Boring
- Rotary Drilling
- Pitting and Trenching
- Sampling and Monitoring during Intrusive Investigation
- Probing and Cone penetration testing
- Geophysical Surveying
- In Situ Testing
- Instrumentation
- Installation Monitoring and Sampling
- Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
- Geoenvironmental laboratory Testing
- Reporting
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

45120000  -  Test drilling and boring work
45122000  -  Test boring work
71332000  -  Geotechnical engineering services
71351210  -  Geophysical consultancy services
71632000  -  Technical testing services
71900000  -  Laboratory services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

DPC proposes to establish a framework of Ground Investigations contractors, to facilitate the engagement of a competitive process for the award of call off contracts between 2018 and 2024. The scope of the works envisaged under this ground investigation’s framework are as follows:
- Percussion Boring
- Rotary Drilling
- Pitting and Trenching
- Sampling and Monitoring during Intrusive Investigation
- Probing and Cone penetration testing
- Geophysical Surveying
- In Situ Testing
- Instrumentation
- Installation Monitoring and Sampling
- Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
- Geoenvironmental laboratory Testing
- Reporting
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: yes
Identification of the project: Co-financed by the European Union Connecting Europe Facility.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2018/S 084-190440

Section V: Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)

Section VI: Complementary information

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. DPC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 11.05.18 at 12:00 (noon Irish-time). All queries should be sent through the e-Tenders messaging facility.
3) DPC 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, DPC reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to join the framework agreement as appropriate.
This shall be without prejudice to the right of DPC to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
5) At its absolute discretion, DPC may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
6) DPC reserves the right to successively reduce the number of operators during this negotiated procedure. DPC may gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated.
7)It is anticipated that 6 applicants will be invited to tender subject to the receipt of suitable PQQs.
8) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) as the value of the contract falls below the works threshold value defined by the EU public procurement directives. Therefore, none of the rules of the directive apply to the award procedure for this project and that includes those relating to timescales, selection and award criteria and notifications to candidates and tenderers and all the other rules.
9) DPC reserves the right to award the contract on foot of the original tenders submitted without entering into negotiation stages.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Dublin
7
IE