Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-23
Buyer: Irish Water
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45111000 | 45223500 | 45232421 | 45252127
Submission deadline: 2017-04-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) treats most of the wastewater arising in the Greater Dublin Area. Irish Water is inviting tenders for a contract which will comprise the upgrading and retrofitting of between 8 and 11 of the upper deck tanks, and an aerobic granular sludge (AGS) biological treatment process (the Works) for which the Contracting Entity has already procured the proprietary Nereda® process.
Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) treats most of the wastewater arising in the Greater Dublin Area. Irish Water is inviting tenders for a contract which will comprise the upgrading and retrofitting of between 8 and 11 of the upper deck tanks, and an aerobic granular sludge (AGS) biological treatment process (the Works) for which the Contracting Entity has already procured the proprietary Nereda® process
The Works are located within the existing operational Ringsend WwTP and will involve substantial interfaces with the existing facilities and the incumbent WwTP operator. For operational reasons, the incumbent WwTP operator will be responsible for undertaking some works at the interface points.
The successful tenderer may also be required to assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the Works from commencement of trial operation (of any part of the Works) until a period after the successful conclusion of trial operation of the whole of the Works. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to extend the operation period for a limited period post the successful completion of the initial 6 months operation phase.
Maximum of six (6) Applicants will be invited to tender, where the minimum requirements are demonstrated.
If there is more than 1 Applicant ranked at sixth place, all the sixth placed Applicants will be invited to tender.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who register an expression of interest via eTenders. Please submit all queries via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to Tenders@ervia.ie The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12:00 Wednesday 12.4.2017.
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 the Contracting Entity 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. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who register an expression of interest via eTenders. 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 Wednesday 12.4.2017. 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 any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications please email tenders@ervia.ie.
Please refer 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)).