Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-23
Buyer: Irish Water
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45232150 | 45232152 | 45232430 | 45252120 | 45252126
Submission deadline: 2016-09-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract consists of the design and build of several elements to facilitate the regionalisation of the water supply schemes, and may include the following works;
1) Upgrading of existing (live) water treatment plants at Ballyhilty (6.5 m³/day) and Lake Cross (1.5 m³/day) providing coagulation-flocculation-clarification (CFC) and rapid gravity filtration (RGF) treatment
2) Construction of new sludge treatment facilities capable of treating sludge from approx. 8Ml/d of treated water
The Contract includes an 18 month design build period for the contractor to design, construct and commission the works outlined in brief above.
The Contract will include a 12 month operation period, where the contractor will be responsible for the operation of for the Ballyhilty and Lake Cross Water Treatment Plant's, after the substantial completion of the design build period.
The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12:00 hours Monday 19.9.2016.
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contract) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
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 Irish Water 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. Irish Water 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 Irish Water considers appropriate.
The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12:00 hrs Monday 19.9.2016.
The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates.
The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure.
To receive more information about this tender, including all queries for clarification must be submitted via email to Tenders@ervia.ie
Interested parties are referred 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).

Eligibility requirements: If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contract) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.