Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-28
Buyer: National Transport Authority
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71300000 | 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311100
Submission deadline: 2018-08-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The National Transport Authority requires the provision of the services of an experienced engineering manager, with significant expertise and experience in programme management for the statutory planning, procurement, and construction of a portfolio of complex major public road infrastructure projects. The Infrastructure Director would be expected to be a Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years' experience in a senior level engineering or management role, and with substantial experience related to statutory planning, design and construction of major road infrastructure projects.
The Infrastructure Director will be based full-time in the Authority’s offices, and will be responsible for the management of the development and delivery of the Core Bus Corridors project, forming part of the overall BusConnects programme.
The National Transport Authority requires the provision of the services of an experienced engineering manager, with significant expertise and experience in programme management for the statutory planning, procurement, and construction of a portfolio of complex major public road infrastructure projects. The Infrastructure Director would be expected to be a Chartered Civil Engineer (or equivalent) with a minimum of 7 years' experience in a senior level engineering or management role, and with substantial experience related to statutory planning, design and construction of major road infrastructure projects.
The Infrastructure Director will be based full-time in the Authority’s offices, and will be responsible for the management of the development and delivery of the Core Bus Corridors project, forming part of the overall BusConnects programme. Engineering consultancy teams will be engaged to undertake the planning and design of the Core Bus Corridors Project, directed and managed by a small Authority team led by the Infrastructure Director.
A more detailed description of the particular service requirements are outlined in the tender documents.
By agreement between the Authority and the successful tenderer, the contract may be renewed annually up to a maximum of 2 years after the end of the second year. Factors to be taken into account in considering an extension of the contract will include (but may not be limited to) service requirements and performance.
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland
The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
As set out in SI nº 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

Eligibility requirements: As set out in the tender documents.