Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-03
Buyer: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45221000: Engineering works for bridges and tunnels | 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45223000 | 45233110 | 45233120: Road construction works
Estimated value: 77000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2017-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), intends to procure a civil engineering construction contractor to design and construct the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme, comprising the upgrade of the existing interchange to a largely free flow involving, including but not limited to, the construction of a number of new structures (including over the railway); new road links including all earthworks, drainage and pavement; signage and lining; landscaping; environmental mitigation; culverts; roundabouts; pedestrian and cycle facilities; and traffic management, all in close proximity to live traffic, the railway, Cork Harbour SPA and various large industrial facilities.
This procurement is for the Design and Construction of the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme. The existing Dunkettle Interchange is located approximately 6 km to the east of Cork City, where the M8/N8 road from Dublin to Cork intersects with the N25 road from Waterford to Cork, via the existing interchange, just north of the Jack Lynch Tunnel.
The existing interchange comprises a signalised roundabout, which includes a free flow overpass for traffic travelling along the N25 from the east to Cork, in the west, and vice versa. Traffic using the interchange other than for this movement must negotiate the existing circulatory carriageway (roundabout) which is controlled via traffic signals.
The Works comprises the reconfiguration of the existing Dunkettle Interchange to a free flowing interchange in so far as practicable, i.e. an interchange whereby traffic movements are not conflicted by opposing traffic movements either by yielding or stopping at traffic signals, as is the case with the existing interchange. The Works includes the following elements of infrastructure:
— A series of direct road links between the N8, the N25 and the N40 and links to the R623 Regional Road in Little Island and Burys Bridge in Dunkettle;
— 1 grade separated junction arrangement at the existing N25 to the east of the existing Dunkettle Interchange;
Significant traffic management will be required as the interchange will need to remain open to traffic during the Works.
See SAQ Documents section 3.4C that states the objective criteria for limiting the number of Applicants.
Applicants will need to register on the etenders government website to download the tender documents.
Please see the cover note uploaded as part of this notice for an overview of this Suitability Assessment Stage.
At this SAQ stage we are seeking responses from applicants in relation to their suitability in relation to the Dunkettle Interchange Upgrade Scheme for which the SAQ stage requires a submission from both the proposed Works Contractor (QW1) and the Contractor's Design Specialist (QC1) along with those fulfilling the various key roles under Health, Safety and Welfare at Work legislation i.e. Contractor, Designer, PSCS, PSDP and HSC.

Eligibility requirements: See SAQ Document: QW1: Section 3.1 and 3.2.

Award value: 77000000