Tender for the purchase of five firefighting water tender appliances for the Irish

Fire Services. This RFT applies to Medium Class Pumping Appliances [Class B

Appliances] - as defined in I.S. EN 1846 - operating within urban and rural

districts, both on and off road and at speed. The minimum required life span of the

fire appliance is 15 years. The appliance shall spend most of its life in a laden

condition and the design shall take this into account.

(a) Insurance

The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold the following insurances from the time of placement of the official order until delivery of all Fire Appliances:

Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit

Employer’s Liability €13,000,000

Public Liability € 6,500,000

Professional Indemnity € 6,500,000

Product Liability € 6,500,000

By signing the Tenderers’ Statement in Appendix B, Tenderers confirm, that if awarded the official order for the supply of Class B Fire Appliances, they will, obtain and hold the levels of insurance as specified above from the time of placement of the official order until delivery of all Fire Appliances. A formal confirmation from the Tenderers’ insurance company or broker to this effect may be requested from the successful Tenderer prior to placement of the official order.

The successful Tenderer will during the period from placement of the official order until delivery of all Fire Appliances be required to:

i) Immediately advise the Contracting Authority of any material change to its insured status:

ii) Produce proof of current premiums paid on request:

iii) Produce valid certificates of insurance upon request

(b) Employment Law

The successful Tenderer shall be solely responsible in law for the employment, remuneration, taxes, immigration, and work permits of all personnel retained for the purposes of constructing and delivering these Fire Appliances.

Tenderers must comply with any applicable statutory terms relating to minimum pay and to legally binding sectoral agreements and must take these into account when preparing tenders.

Only those Tenderers who have submitted compliant Tenders pursuant to Part 2 above and have not been excluded under Article 45 of EU Council Directive 2004/18/EC, or any subsequent amendment to same, as implemented into Irish Law by Regulation 53 of the European Communities [Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts] Regulations 2006 [Statutory Instrument 329 of 2006], or any subsequent amendments to same, will be evaluated in accordance with the Qualification and Award Criteria

a) The Tenderer shall have a minimum combined turnover of €3,000,000.00 for a defined three year period, namely 2012, 2013 & 2014. Proof of this shall be confirmed by the Tenderers Financial Auditors:

b) The Tenderer must have the necessary cash flow to deliver the project within the tendered timescales. Proof of this shall be confirmed by the Tenderers Financial Auditors

a) Supplied and delivered, or are in the process of supplying and delivering, a minimum of 2 No. Fire Appliances of a similar size & nature to this Class B [either Class B Water Tender, Emergency Tender, Aerial Appliance or Water Tanker] in the past 2 years.

The Contracting Authority may request details of Appliances supplied. As part of the Tender Evaluation Process, The Contracting Authority may wish to inspect these Fire Appliances to satisfy themselves that the Tenderer has the Technical and Professional Ability to supply Fire Appliances in accordance with this RFT. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the Tenderer to facilitate such visits.

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