Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-27
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: 2016-02-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Letterkenny Regional Water Supply Scheme including Creeslough WTP, Contract No 1 — Letterkenny and Creeslough Water Treatment Plants, Design Build Operate Contract.
The contract consists of the design, construction, commissioning, testing, operation and maintenance of the water treatment plants together with site development and ancillary works together with associated pipelines as follows:
The proposed Letterkenny Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is to be located on a greenfield site at Goldrum and will have a capacity of 9 000 m3/day (500 m3/hr). The proposed development includes the construction of the following works;
— New Raw Water Rising Main from Lough Keel to a new Water Treatment Plant at Goldrum to replace existing Asbestos Cement Raw Water Rising Main;
— New Sludge Dewatering Facility including Sludge Dewatering Building, sludge balancing tank, thickening tanks, sludge holding tank and sludge acceptance facility;
The proposed Creeslough WTP is to be located on a greenfield site adjacent to the existing WTP site and will have a capacity of 2 500 m3/day (139 m3/hr). The proposed development includes the construction of the following works;
— New Sludge treatment facility including Sludge Balancing Tank, Sludge Thickening Tank and Sludge Holding Tank;
— Operation and maintenance of the works, from the existing intakes to the outlet of the plants, for a minimum period of 1 year with the option to extend for a further period of up to 3 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 raw water intake facilities. 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 1 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.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to tenders@ervia.ie