Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-07-31
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45100000: Site preparation work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The successful tenderer (Auditor) is required to conduct a review of a basement impact assessment submission for compliance and adequacy and shall confirm whether the BIA has been completed and has addressed all DCC policies as specified and outlined in the Basement Development Policy and Basement Development Guidance documents. The Auditor is then required to prepare an audit report for submission to the DCC Environment and Transport (E&T) Department.
A multi-party framework agreement to audit Basement Impact Assessment (BIA) submissions is to be established by Dublin City Council (DCC).
Basements can affect the environment and nearby structures in a number of ways. The impacts of such development on the geological, hydrological and hydrogeological environment are of concern to DCC and the occupants/owners of neighbouring properties.
With these potential impacts in mind DCC’s approach to dealing with basement applications has evolved since the adoption of the most recent development plan. This has resulted in the development of a policy in relation to basement development and also a guidance document in relation to same.
For proposed developments which include a basement, a Basement Impact Assessment (BIA) is now required to be submitted by the applicant as part of the planning application so that the E&T Department is provided with the information necessary to adequately assist the planning authority.
The successful tenderer (Auditor) is then required to conduct a review of the BIA submission for compliance and adequacy and shall confirm whether the BIA has been completed and has addressed all DCC policies as specified and outlined in the basement development policy and basement development guidance documents. The Auditor is then required to prepare an audit report for submission to the DCC Environment and Transport (E&T) Department.
A multi-party framework agreement to audit Basement Impact Assessment (BIA) submissions is to be established by Dublin City Council (DCC). The framework is to have a duration of 2 years with the option of two 1-year extensions. There is to be a maximum of 5 no. parties placed on the framework. An audit of BIA submissions is to be requested from the parties on the framework based on a cascade type framework agreement i.e.
• tenderer ranked as No 1 will have first option on all business for the first 2 years of the framework agreement.
• if tenderer No 1 is unable to meet the requirements to complete the audit, the second ranked tenderer is consulted and so forth.
This contract is for twenty-four (24) months with the option to extend for an additional two twelve (12) month periods subject to annual, periodic and other reviews.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 164485.
1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12-month basis. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.