Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2022-06-03
Buyer: Louth County Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45220000 | 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45221110 | 45221111

Technical requirements: Narrow Water Bridge project a proposed bridge link between the Cooley Peninsula area in County Louth and the Warrenpoint and Mourne area in County Down. It is a cable-stayed bridge with rolling bascule opening span that enables tall ships, leisure craft and other marine vessels access to the Victoria Lock and the Albert Basin in Newry, Co. Down. It also comprises associated roadworks, earthworks, drainage, mechanical and electrical works, retaining walls, buildings, a navigation beacon, access roads, services diversions, fendering and boundary treatment.
Narrow Water Bridge is a asymmetric cable-stayed bridge with rolling bascule opening span. The south span is approximately 138.35m and the north span is approximately 56.8m giving a total length of approximately 195m. The structure is supported by asymmetric back-ward inclined towers, with the higher tower located on the southern side of the crossing and is located on the centre line of the bridge. The lower twin towers on the northern side form part of the rolling bascule opening span.
A control building is proposed on the southern approach to the bridge to facilitate the opening of the bascule bridge. Signage, barriers and wig-wags will be provided in advance of the structure to inform road users of the bridge opening and to prevent road users from accessing the bridge during the bridge opening operation.
The Environmental Statement and other planning documents associated with the scheme can be found at the following link:
A more detailed description of services required will be set out in the Instructions to Tenderers which will be issued to the successful parties who are shortlisted following the selection / prequalification stage of the procurement process.
Applicants need to register on the etenders government website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Market Sounding / Industry Day is scheduled for Friday 24th June 2022 at Canal Court Hotel, Newry, Co Down from 10am - 12 Noon GMT comprising of a presentation and Q&A. Interested parties will be required to submit an expression of interest in advance of the Industry Day to eugene.mcmanus@louthcoco.ie
Duration of Contract - 36 Months. Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents. Louth County Council will be the contracting authority for this Contract.
Louth County Council are not liable for any participant’s costs arising in connection with participating in the competition, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
or to do any combination of the foregoing or anything else deemed appropriate.  In no instance will Louth County Council be required to give any reason for any alteration or termination of the process.
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