Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-17
Buyer: Curragh Racecourse Ltd
Country: IE
Region: Midland
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45111000 | 45111100 | 45111300 | 45212000: Construction work for leisure buildings
Estimated value: 1000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2016-04-21
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: stables, construction of 80 new stables (including tack rooms and a security room) and ancillary areas arranged in a courtyard layout, construction of a new machinery yard (including the dismantling and relocation of a portal frame) and provision of a fuel storage area. The works also include ancillary groundworks, landscaping and upgrade to the drainage system within the stable yard. It is envisaged that Contract 2 will commence in October 2017 with completion in March 2018.
Contract 1 involves the refurbishment of 76 existing stables. The extent of the refurbishment works is dependent on the condition of the individual stable. Applicants should note that there will be limited conservation works to a small number of stables marked for refurbishment and this will require close consultation with the project Conservation Architect. It is envisaged that Contract 1 will commence in November 2016 and continue for approximately 6 months. Contract 1 must be completed no later than mid-April 2017.
Contract 2 will include the remainder of the works, namely, demolition of 60 stables, construction of 80 new stables (including tack rooms and a security room) and ancillary areas arranged in a courtyard layout, construction of a new machinery yard (including the dismantling and relocation of a portal frame) and provision of a fuel storage area. The works also include ancillary groundworks, landscaping and upgrade to the drainage system within the stable yard. It is envisaged that Contract 2 will commence in October 2017 with completion in March 2018.
Applicants should note that the whilst the works will take place during the off-season for racing, the stable yard will remain operational and the successful contractor will have to work closely with the racecourse management. A neighbour's wayleave also runs through the stable yard site and this will remain open for the duration of the works with a possible relocation of the wayleave to cater for construction activity.
The site will remain live throughout the works. The neighbours wayleave caters for the movement of a large number of horses on a daily basis. The stable yard will also have horse, people and transport movement during the day due to the schooling at the Curragh.
A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of any contracts under the framework, it may be a condition of award of contract that both main contractor and sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.
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. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue Commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to join the framework agreement as appropriate.
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 it sole discretion.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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 or 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 questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

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As per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT 103781.