Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-19
Buyer: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
Country: IE
Region: IRELAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45100000: Site preparation work | 45112700 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45212400
Submission deadline: 2016-05-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: National University of Ireland, Galway — New Student Accommodation (NUI Galway New Student Accommodation NUIG/BUILD/007/2016).
The development will consist of the design and construction of 429 no bedspaces, generally arranged in 57 units of 6 en-suite bedrooms, 11 units of 5 en-suite bedrooms and 8 units of 4 en-suite bedrooms, with communal living area in each unit. Further communal areas and facilities, ancillary office/reception accommodation, internal plant/service rooms, refuse storage and covered cycle storage facilities are also provided to serve the entire development. The development will be in 1 no 5 storey block and 3 no 3 and 4 storey blocks, with associated courtyards, pedestrian access, vehicular access and drop-off/turning facilities, including bus shelter and parking facilities for the less mobile. Vehicular access to the development is via the existing Corrib Village access road. The development will include intensive site landscaping & boundary treatment, footpath links to Campus networks, building signage, totem signage/sculpture, connections to services and all associated works. It is intended that the existing design team shall be novated to the successful design and build contractor.
The development will be constructed on a green field site on the north campus of the University at Upper Newcastle Rd.
The selected site is zoned civic cultural, institutional and adjacent to residential areas on the Upper Newcastle Rd. The proposed development will be located west of the existing Corrib village student accommodation. The site is located just south of the recently completed LSCI and SRB buildings and is bounded to the west by the residential homes along Newcastle Rd. To the south the site is bounded by the University's observatory.
The accommodation is required for immediate fit-out and set-up on mid-July 2018 to allow for adequate set-up in advance of the 2018/19 academic year student intake.
Requests to participate may be submitted by a single candidate or by a consortium. A consortium will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may be required to do so prior to award of the contract if the Authority considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction. The Authority also reserves the right to contract with each member of the consortium on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the consortium as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors, or on any other basis the Authority considers appropriate.
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identify a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8 highest scoring candidates, subject to their being sufficient number of prequalified applicants. Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.
To access this document, please visit the eTenders website http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and register your interest in this notice (Reference RFT 104521).
The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process and any discussion at any time. The Authority shall not be obliged to enter into a contract with any tenderer. The Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate/Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.
The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate/Tenderer in connection with the competition (including this application and/or attendance interview, if required). To receive more information about this tender, including amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest in this tender on the etenders website (www.e-tenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available to download on line at www.e-tenders.gov.ie
NUI Galway will undertake the required standstill period of at least 14 calendar days at the point information on the publication of the contract award notice is communicated to unsuccessful tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from the publication of the contract award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the addressee in Section I.1). The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. To access this document, please visit the eTenders website http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and register your interest in this notice (Reference RFT 104521). Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. To access this document, please visit the eTenders website http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and register your interest in this notice (Reference RFT 104521). Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. To access this document, please visit the eTenders website http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and register your interest in this notice (Reference RFT 104521).
Applicants are advised to refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. To access this document, please visit the eTenders website http://www.etenders.gov.ie/ and register your interest in this notice (Reference RFT 104521).