Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-11
Buyer: Environment and Transportation Department
Country: IE
Region: Dublin
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71300000 | 71310000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71311100
Estimated value: 1250000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2016-07-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of this brief is to secure the services of a suitably qualified and multi-disciplinary Economic Operator to examine the engineering, business and implementation strategies for managing, administrating, developing and financing the District Heating System for a specified area in Dublin's Docklands which will recover waste heat and distribute it from plants in the Poolbeg peninsula. The Economic Operator shall be required to make recommendations to management of Dublin City Council in relation to the preferred option based on an assessment of the costs, benefits and risk, including seeking and obtaining planning permission, completing environmental reports, and procurement of the preferred business model option. It is anticipated that this service contract period will be 36 months.
The scope of work to be undertaken by the Economic Operator is to oversee the interests of the Client in all matters relating to the examination of technical and commercial strategies for managing, administrating, developing and financing of the Dublin District Heating System (DDHS). In this regard, the appointed economic operator will have oversight on behalf of the employer in all aspects of assessment of costs, benefits and risk associated with each strategy, detailed preliminary design and health and safety. This will include but not necessarily be limited to the following;
— Provide Engineering Design services stage (i&ii) of Department of Finance Public Works Standard COE for Consultancy Services.
— Prepare necessary environmental reports to support planning application and support the Contract Authority with same.
— Undertake the role of PSDP for the project, including delivery of design risk assessments as part of the design process.
A more detailed scope of works will be included at the tender stage, broadly covered by the following;
1. Dublin City Council (DCC) is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by DCC that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3. Suppliers must register their interest on the e-Tenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4. 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.
5. Please note also that 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. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
6. The contract is primarily for use by the Technical Services Division of the Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of DCC as requirements arise.
7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.
10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.
11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to etenders.traffic@dublincity.ie for the attention of Victor Coe. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 1.7.2016 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.


Award value: 1250000