Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-29
Buyer: Irish Water
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45232421 | 45232430 | 45252126 | 45252127 | 45252130
Submission deadline: 2016-07-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: 16/030 — A Multi-Supplier Framework for the provision of Major Process, MEICA and DBO Works (Incorporating Associated Civil Works).
Design, build and operation of new water treatment plant facilities, reservoirs, booster stations for pumping / disinfection — including intake works, borehole development and establishment, settlement tanks, filtration systems, disinfection systems, filter backwash water treatment, sludge treatment facilities, chemical storage and dosing systems, clear water storage, pumping facilities, water quality and other monitoring equipment, instrumentation, control and automation systems; in part or in whole.
Upgrading / expansion works involving design, build and operation of existing water treatment plant facilities, reservoirs, booster stations for pumping / disinfection — including intake works, settlement tanks, filtration systems, disinfection systems, filter backwash water treatment, sludge treatment facilities, clear water storage, pumping facilities, water quality and other monitoring equipment, Instrumentation, control and automation systems; in part or in whole.
Operation of water treatment plant facilities, reservoirs, booster stations for pumping / disinfection; fulfilment of role of ‘Step-in’ contractor in circumstances where Irish Water has had to terminate an existing contract; Pilot plant installation, testing and evaluation; Installations for energy efficiency / sustainability; Optimisation of treatment processes; Distribution system modelling, including fate of water quality parameters; Raw water and Distribution system: analysis / modelling and design including waterhammer / surge analysis on watermain and rising mains; Operation of raw water and distribution systems; Incorporation of plant and materials from third party component frameworks / Incorporation of free issue and or self-procured plant and materials from third party, Irish Water component framework agreements.
Description of these options: The Framework Agreement will be established for a term of 36 months with an option to extend by 12 months, and a further 12 months to a maximum cumulative term of 60 months, at the sole discretion of Irish Water.
Design, build and operation of new wastewater treatment plant facilities, storm water retention tanks, pumping stations — including intake works, structures and equipment to facilitate primary, secondary and advanced treatment, sludge treatment facilities, odour abatement systems, pumping facilities, water quality and other monitoring equipment, instrumentation, control and automation systems; in part or in whole.
Upgrading / expansion works involving design, build and operation of existing wastewater treatment plant facilities, storm water retention tanks, pumping stations — including intake works, structures and equipment to facilitate primary, secondary and advanced treatment, sludge treatment facilities, chemical storage and dosing systems, odour abatement systems, pumping facilities, water quality and other monitoring equipment, instrumentation, control and automation systems; in part or in whole.
Design, build and operation of new, upgrading or repair of marine outfalls and overflows, in part or in whole.
Operation of wastewater treatment plant facilities, storm water retention tanks, pumping stations; fulfilment of role of ‘Step-in’ contractor in circumstances where Irish Water has had to terminate an existing contract; Pilot plant installation, testing and evaluation; Installations for energy efficiency / sustainability; Optimisation of treatment processes; Collection system modelling, including fate of water quality parameters;
Collection system optimisation analysis / modelling, including waterhammer / surge analysis; Incorporation of plant and materials from third party component frameworks / Incorporation of free issue and or self-procured plant and materials from third party, Irish Water component framework agreements.
Description of these options: The Framework Agreement will be established for a term of thirty-six (36) months with an option to extend by 12 months, and a further 12 months to a maximum cumulative term of 60 months, at the sole discretion of Irish Water.
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
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 one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Irish Water considers appropriate.
Documents are available to all candidates who register their interest through etenders. All queries for clarification must be submitted via email to Tenders@ervia.ie The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address detailed in the attached document not later than 12:00 Thursday 28.7.2016.
Interested parties are referred 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: If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.