The Galway City Water Conservation Stage 3 Watermain Rehabilitation Works Phase 1 will involve the following:
• Contractor design & construction of approximately 20km of new watermains to replace existing cast iron, asbestos cement, pvc, mdpe and lead watermains including all ancillary works;
• The watermains will range in diameter from 110mm OD (100mm DN) to 280mm OD (250mm DN);
• The transfer of approximately 2,400no. existing connections to the new main;
• Approximately 750no. of the existing connections are backyard services to be transferred to the new watermains to the front of the properties;
• Works will take place across and in close proximity to protected structures at several locations;
• Works will take place in close proximity to 2no. Special Areas of Conservation;
• Contaminated land may be encountered during the works;
• Very heavy traffic conditions are expected at several of the proposed works locations;
• It is expected that the use of trenchless techniques such as pipe bursting and horizontal directional drilling may be viable in certain areas, as well as open cut techniques in areas where trenchless techniques are not viable.
Further details of the scope of works and phasing of the works are included in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
The prequalification questionnaire is available on etenders (http://etenders.gov.ie/).
All queries for clarification must be submitted via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to Tenders@ervia.ie .
The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12.00hrs Tuesday 21st June 2016.