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Contract for Security Services at Grangegorman Development Agency

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Grangegorman Development Agency invites tenders from suitably competent

firms for the provision of security services as follows:

(a) nned security presence with mobile phone at Grangegorman site at the

following times: Monday to Friday 6.30am – 7.30pm; Sat. 7.30am - 5.00. pm;

Note: currently no Sunday service required.

(b) A lock up service for all perimeter gates to the site at the end of each working

day. This service must provide for an additional security presence to check that

occupied contractor sites are vacated and that the site perimeter is secure.

(c) Additional staff as required and in accordance with the rates tendered and

times periods associated with those rates

(d) Call out service out of hours. Rate for 24 /7 presence out of hours.

(e) Hourly rate for a flagman for Grangegorman road crossing if required.

The contract is for one year. However GDA reserves the right subject to

satisfactory performance to extend to a maximum of 5 years.

Not applicable

To be agreed with the successful service provider.

A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

PSA licenced

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties

2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners when requested.

6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract to one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process or the appointed service provider is not satisfactory, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer during the tender validity period.

7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.

8) 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.

9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully responsive tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

10) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the contract is for a service which is a non-priority service (Category 23, Annex IIB) and therefore not subject to the full rigours of the public procurement directive (2004/18/EC).