Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-16
Buyer: Irish Water
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45232150 | 45232152 | 45232154 | 45240000: Construction work for water projects | 45247210
Submission deadline: 2017-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Irish Water on behalf of Ervia propose to upgrade two existing Water Treatment Plants (WTP's), an existing raw water impoundment, and a range of associated network infrastructure improvements including service reservoirs, booster pumping stations and pipeline works.
The planned works are necessary to ensure compliance with EU Directives, Irish National Standards and Regulations relating to treated water for human consumption.
It is intended that the works will be implemented under a Design, Build and Operate (‘DBO’) Contract.
The contract scope consists of the design, construction, commissioning, testing, and operation service of the existing and upgraded water treatment plants together with site development and ancillary works, raw water impoundment development, service reservoirs, booster pumping stations and pipeline works as outlined below.
The contract scope also includes the statutory roles of Project Supervisor (both PSDP and PSCS) and Designer.
Anticipated Design-Build period of 18 Months. Anticipated Operational Period of 1 Year (minimum), with an option for a further period of up to 3 years.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who express an interest via eTenders in the competition.
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  Monday 23.1.2017.
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 Irish Water 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. Irish Water 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 Irish Water considers appropriate.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be available to all candidates who express an interest via eTenders in the competition.
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  Monday 23.1.2017. 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 and/or to respond to this tender, you must register to this tender by email to 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)).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to tender documents.