Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-16
Buyer: Ervia
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45240000: Construction work for water projects | 45252126 | 45252140 | 45315100 | 45351000
Submission deadline: 2016-02-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Irish Water on behalf of Ervia plan to undertake the development of a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) together with associated works as part of the Thurles Regional Water Supply Scheme Contract No. 2 — Design Build Operate Water Treatment Plant.
The planned works are necessary to ensure compliance with EU Directives, Irish National Standards and Regulations relating to treated water for human consumption.
It is intended that the works will be implemented under a Design, Build and Operate (‘DBO’) Contract.
The contracts consists of the design, construction, commissioning, testing, operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant together with intake works, site and ancillary works together with associated pipelines as follows:
— New Raw Water Rising Main from the River Clodiagh Pumping Station to a new Water Treatment Works at Killeenyarda, Holycross.
— New Raw Water Rising Main from the River Suir Pumping Station to the new Water Treatment Works at Bohernacrusha, Killeenyarda, Holycross.
— New Water Treatment Works with an output capacity of 8600m3/d at Bohernacrusha including drainage outfall pipe to the River Suir.
— The provision of drinking water pumping plant to deliver treated drinking water via a rising main to the existing service reservoir at Garrynamona, Ballycahill.
— Operation and maintenance of the works, from the proposed intakes to the outlet of Garrynamona reservoir, for a 5 year period with the option to extend for a further period of up to 1 years at the sole discretion of the Contracting Entity.
— The operation and maintenance of the works will include the operation and maintenance of the water treatment plant together with associated works and may include the operation of outlying pumping stations and reservoirs. Full details will be provided in the ITT.
Further details of the scope of works and phasing of the works are included 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 Ervia 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. Ervia 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 Ervia considers appropriate.
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.
A full description of candidates' required economics and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.