The envisaged number of operators to be short-listed to tender is as stated at II.2.9 above.
All applicants having an equal suitability assessment score to the lowest qualifying Candidate
will also be deemed to be qualified.
Candidates will be pre-qualified on the basis of the information submitted in response to this
notice (All criteria have a minimum standard). The submissions of the apparently successful
applicants will be validated prior to completing the short-list.
Where a candidate having qualified for the short-list withdraws prior to the completion of the
Tender Process or is subsequently found to have provided inaccurate information sufficient to
justify exclusion (at any stage after the short-list is formed), the competition will proceed with
the remaining number of candidates. Applicants who failed to be short-listed will not be
subsequently added to the list.
The contract will be awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender.
The Works requirements may be extended to include additional works of a similar nature at
the discretion of the Contracting Authority. All additional Works requirements are subject to
the restrictions as set out in Article 72 of Directive 2014/24/EC (Regulation 72, SI 284 of
2016).
The successful applicant will be appointed Works Contractor and Project Supervisor for the
Construction Stage (PSCS) on the project in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare
at Work (Construction) Regulations.
The Project categorisation for assessment of H&S competence as Works Contractor and
PSCS is Major Works
The Areas of work involving Particular Risks known to Contracting Authority at this time are:
Asbestos in existing building & adjacent public road upgrade works.
Expressions of Interest or tender competitions have been or are being conducted separately
for: None
It is a condition precedent to the award of the Contract that the successful Tenderer will
provide a current tax clearance certificate or in the case of a non-resident Contractor a
statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland.
The Funding Agency, the Department of Education & Skills is subject to the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Acts, 1997, 2003 and 2014. If a candidate considers that any of
the information supplied in response to this notice is either commercially sensitive or
confidential, this should be highlighted and reasons for its sensitivity given. The relevant
material will, in response to a request under the Act, be examined in the light of exemptions
provided for in the Act.