Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-04-24
Buyer: Curragh Racecourse Ltd
Country: IE
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45252000 | 45252127 | 45259100 | 71322000: Civil engineering design services
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Design, Build, Commissioning and Operation of a Wastewater Treatment Plant at Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Co. Kildare
A turnkey project that consists of the design, build, commissioning and operation of a new wastewater treatment plant and sand polishing filter with ancillary works at Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Co. Kildare.
The wastewater treatment system shall include a surge tank, mass storage tank, a wastewater treatment system followed by a sand polishing filter which discharges to ground. The successful contractor will also be responsible for all ancillary works associated with the wastewater treatment plant, including connection of all utilities. Further detail in relation to the wastewater treatment system can be found in Volume A: Works Requirements.
Tenderers should note that the scope of this tender includes the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant for a period of three (3) years with the option of one (1) twenty-four (24) month extension to the contract which will be at the discretion of Curragh Racecourse Ltd.
A turnkey project that consists of the design, build, commissioning and operation of a new wastewater treatment plant and sand polishing filter with ancillary works at Curragh Racecourse, The Curragh, Co. Kildare.
The wastewater treatment system shall include a surge tank, mass storage tank, a wastewater treatment system followed by a sand polishing filter which discharges to ground. The successful contractor will also be responsible for all ancillary works associated with the wastewater treatment plant, including connection of all utilities. Further detail in relation to the wastewater treatment system can be found in Volume A: Works Requirements.
Tenderers should note that the scope of this tender includes the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant for a period of three (3) years with the option of one (1) twenty-four (24) month extension to the contract which will be at the discretion of Curragh Racecourse Ltd.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only.
3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers.
5) It will be a condition of establishment that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners as part of their submission for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract to the successful tenderer following conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer.
This shall be without prejudice to the right of the Contracting Authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type of 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.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenderers are advised to ensure that they return full completed tender submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.


Winner: Conway Engineering & Co Ltd
Number of bids: 6