Contract notice – utilities

Works

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Uisce Éireann

IE3191327JH

Tender Administration, PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street,

Cork

Co.Cork

Contact person: Tender Admin

Telephone: +353 214239000

E-mail: tenders@water.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.water.ie/

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/129496

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

www.etenders.gov.ie

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: www.etenders.gov.ie

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

23/024 - Repair and maintenance of Service Reservoirs and Dams

Reference number: 23/024

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

45247200 - Construction work for dams and similar fixed structures

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Works

II.1.4)

Short description

Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Document for the Scope of the Contract.

II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 30000000.00 EUR

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

45000000 - Construction work

45100000 - Site preparation work

45111250 - Ground investigation work

45112100 - Trench-digging work

45112700 - Landscaping work

45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

45231100 - General construction work for pipelines

45231110 - Pipelaying construction work

45231111 - Pipeline lifting and relaying

45231112 - Installation of pipe system

45231113 - Pipeline relaying works

45231300 - Construction work for water and sewage pipelines

45232100 - Ancillary works for water pipelines

45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines

45232151 - Water-main refurbishment construction work

45232153 - Construction work for water towers

45232154 - Construction work of elevated tanks for drinking water

45233200 - Various surface works

45233226 - Access road construction work

45247000 - Construction work for dams, canals, irrigation channels and aqueducts

45247100 - Construction work for waterways

45247210 - Dam construction work

45247211 - Dam wall construction work

45247212 - Dam-reinforcement works

45247220 - Weir construction work

45247270 - Reservoir construction works

45262300 - Concrete work

45262330 - Concrete repair work

45262510 - Stonework

45262600 - Miscellaneous special-trade construction work

45453100 - Refurbishment work

45454100 - Restoration work

50514200 - Repair and maintenance services of reservoirs

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

UÉ require Contractors to undertake across Ireland:
• Internal and/or External cleaning of Service Reservoirs, Water Towers and Clean Water Tanks.
• Internal and/or External repairs of Service Reservoirs, Water Towers and Clean Water Tanks.
• Repair and installation of new or replacement pipework fittings and valves associated with Service Reservoirs, Water Towers and Clean Water Tanks and Dams including working in confined spaces.
• Installation of access covers, handrailing and ladders.
• Installation of access gates, fencing and signage.
• Above ground inspections and surveys working near/or in open water
• Underwater inspections and surveys working in open water.
• Above ground repair works including but not limited to concrete repairs, valve repairs/replacement, spindle installation, penstocks, concrete spillways etc.
• Underwater repair works eg. Concrete repairs, valve repairs/replacement, spindle installation, penstocks, concrete spillways etc.
• Concrete coring/cutting eg. Weir cutting etc.
• Miscellaneous ground works to include access road, towpaths, drainage etc.
• Work in or near designated sites eg. SPA’s
• Vegetation and site clearance
• Ecology surveys incl. AA Screening, Bat surveys, tree surveys, Invasive Species survey etc.
• Invasive Species Management
• Undertake PSDP & PSCS roles
• Any ancillary works associated with Service Reservoirs, Water Towers and Clean Water Tanks and Dams.
There will be 3 regions:
• North West Region
• East Midlands Region
• Southern Region
Any Contractor can be appointed to a maximum of 2 regions.
This framework will also facilitate the use of contractors from another region to complete works in certain circumstances.
Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Document for the Scope of the Contract.

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: 30000000.00 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: 8

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

The Framework Agreement will be established for a term of forty eight (48) months with an option to extend by four 12 month periods up to a maximum cumulative term of ninety six (96) months, at the sole discretion of Uisce Éireann.

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

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: Refer to tender documents.

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.1.8)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

To be confirmed at Tender Stage

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

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6

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: 2023/S 055-164023

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 20/06/2023

Local time: 12:00

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 : 12 (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 ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court

High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay

Dublin

Telephone: +35 318886000

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).

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