Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-05
Buyer: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
Country: IE
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: 120000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2019-10-14
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 freeflow involving, including but not limited to:
— traffic management, all in close proximity to live traffic, the railway, Cork Harbour SPA and various large industrial facilities.
This procurement (TII222) 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,
— associated intelligent transportation systems (ITS) Provision and pedestrian and cyclist facilities. Significant traffic management will be required as the interchange will need to remain open to traffic during the Works. Various environmental mitigation is also required as per the planning consents,
See SAQ documents Section 3.4 that states the objective criteria for limiting the number of applicants.
TII will not be liable for any participant’s costs arising in connection with participating in the competition, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
Or to do any combination of the foregoing or anything else deemed appropriate. In no instance will TII be required to give any reason for any alteration or termination of the process.
— if any past or future contracts or other documents are summarised or described in this document, or in other information given to Candidates, the summary or description must not be taken as comprehensive, or as a substitute for reading the contract or other document itself when it becomes available,
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The 120 000 000 EUR (excluding VAT) is an estimate only and is based on July 2019 prices. TII does not commit to any amount, any retainer and all projects are subject to approval by the appropriate authorities.

Eligibility requirements: See ESPD/selection stage documents.

Award value: 120000000