Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/10/2022

Expire date: 02/12/2022

External Reference: 2022-252934

TED Reference: 2022/S 210-602901

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Dublin City Council
N/A
Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Dublin 8
Dublin
IE
Contact person: Peter Finnegan
Telephone: +353 2225095
Fax: +353 2222999
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.dublincity.ie

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services
Reference number:  222165
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

71312000  -  Structural engineering consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a multiparty framework agreement for civil and structural engineering consultancy services for projects within the functional area of Dublin City Council. The projects for which services will be procured under this Framework will be in excess of €5million project value.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 5000000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71000000  -  Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71300000  -  Engineering services
71310000  -  Consultative engineering and construction services
71311000  -  Civil engineering consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a multiparty framework agreement for civil and structural engineering consultancy services for projects within the functional area of Dublin City Council. The projects for which services will be procured under this Framework will be in excess of €5million project value.
The projects will be varied in size and nature and may include demolition and enabling works projects, as well as new build and refurbishment projects of social housing, civic, community, commercial, libraries, sports and recreation, public realm. Framework members will be required to provide full Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services for stages (i)-(v) of the Capital Works Management Framework or a subset thereof or comparable construction contract suites.
As part of the service delivery, framework members will also be required to provide the following skills:
-Ancillary Certification for BC(A)R in accordance with the Code of Practice for inspecting and certifying buildings 2013-2016
-Designer under the SHWW Act 2005 and Construction Regulations 2006-2013 plus amendments.
The following specialist skills are envisaged to be required as part of the civil and structural engineering services on larger projects. These may be delivered in-house or by a sub-consultant or specialist employed by the Civil and Structural engineer:
- Transport Planning
- Flood risk assessment
- Environmental assessment of sites
- Geotechnical engineering
It is envisaged that the framework will be established with 6 operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to shortlist approx. 10 No candidates following assessment of the expressions of interest, subject to a number of satisfactory applications, to be invited to tender at stage 2 of the competition.
The framework will be established for a period up to a maximum of 4 years, subject to satisfactory annual performance and review.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 5000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please note that this is Stage 1 of a Restricted Procedure and Price will not be considered at this stage. Criteria for assessment will be quality only, with a combination of Pass/Fail and qualitative marks. Please see Procurement documents for full details - RFT ID 222165.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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

Please see SAQ and Competition Summary Document for full details.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Please consult Suitability Assessment Questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 222165
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  5
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  02/12/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.3)

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 05/01/2023
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Irish
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 6  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
5. Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
6. The framework agreement is primarily for use by the Technical Support Division, Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.
7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.
8. All queries regarding this tender must be submitted through the etenders messaging facility, RFT ID 222165. Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 16th November 2022 at 12.00 noon to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.
9. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.