Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Cobh Town Council
Carrig House, Cobh, County Cork
Contact point(s): Town Clerk
For the attention of: Paraig Lynch
Cobh
IRELAND
Telephone: +353 214811307
E-mail: paraig.lynch@corkcoco.ie
Fax: +353 214811732
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.corkcoco.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01473
Further information can be obtained from: Cork County Council
Model Business Park, Model Farm Road
Contact point(s): WSIP Project Office
For the attention of: Conal Courtney
Cork
IRELAND
Telephone: +353 214819400
E-mail: conal.courtney@corkcoco.ie
Fax: +353 214819433
Internet address: http://www.corkcoco.ie
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Cobh Town Council
Carrig House, Cobh, County Cork
Contact point(s): Town Clerk
For the attention of: Paraig Lynch
Cobh
IRELAND
Telephone: +353 214811307
E-mail: paraig.lynch@corkcoco.ie
Fax: +353 214811732
Internet address: http://www.corkcoco.ie
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Cobh Town Council
Carrig House, Cobh, County Cork
Contact point(s): Town Clerk
For the attention of: Paraig Lynch
Cobh
IRELAND
Telephone: +353 214811307
E-mail: paraig.lynch@corkcoco.ie
Fax: +353 214811732
Internet address: http://www.corkcoco.ie
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
Environment
Housing and community amenities
Recreation, culture and religion
Other: Water Services; Road maintenance
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Cobh Landslides Project: Phase 2.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.
NUTS code IE
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Cobh Town Council, as Contracting Authority and Employer, requires the services of a competent Consulting Engineer, with experience of Geotechnical Engineering Works related to Soil and Slope Stability, and the Structural Stability of Retaining Structures in environments similar to those found in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.
All of the proposed works are located within the administrative area of Cobh Town Council.
The purpose of the project is the protection from landslides and wall collapses of people and property in Cobh and will involve the design and implementation of remedial works on critical rock slopes and retaining walls in Cobh.
The Consultant will be required to undertake the preparation of all investigations, reports, designs, contract documents, project management and other engineering services required for the delivery of the project.
The notional capital value of the proposed works is 3 000 000 EUR excluding VAT.
The appointment of the Consultant shall be for the Design, Tender, Construction, Handover Stages of the project. The appointment will also involve the design and implementation of a Wall Monitoring Programme for 46 No. retaining walls in Cobh as outlined in the scope of services.
The appointment may be extended to include additional services if required. The Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) published by the Department of Finance will apply to the service contract.
Applicants should be aware that the Service Contract Period for the Design, Tender, Construction and Handover Stages is 36 months and the Service Contract Period for the Wall Monitoring programme is 24 months which will run concurrently with the other stages of the project. The successful tenderer must be in a position to commit adequate resources to meet these requirements.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=376912.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71311000, 45243110, 71332000, 71351200, 71351500, 71312000, 71322000, 45223500, 45111000, 71242000, 79415200
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The appointment is for the Design, Tender, Construction, Handover stages of the project and the design & implementation of the Wall Monitoring programme as set out in the project brief. The execution of any contract will be at the discretion of Cobh Town Council and subject to amounts submitted in the tender.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 EUR
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The appointment is for the Design, Tender, Construction, Handover stages of the project. If necessary, the appointment may be extended to include additional services arising from unforeseen and/or sudden deterioration in the stability of slopes and retaining walls in Cobh. The execution of any contract will be at the discretion of Cobh Town Council and subject to amounts submitted in the tender.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 42 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Insurances in accordance with the suitability assessment questionnaire will be a requirement of the contract.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) published by the Department of Finance will apply to the contract.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Prior to award of contract any group of consulting engineers must form a single legal entity with joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: It is a condition of award of any contract that the service provider is able to produce promptly a current tax clearance certificate. In the case of a non-resident service provider, he/she should be in a position to produce a statement in lieu of a current tax clearance certificate, from the revenue commissioners, that he/she has satisfied them as to their suitability on tax grounds to be awarded the contract.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
Refer to suitability assessment questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
Refer to suitability assessment questionnaire.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Cobh-LSP2
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 8.3.2012
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
14.3.2012 - 14:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 14.3.2012 - 14:00
Place:
Cobh Town Council Office, Carrig House, Cobh, Co. Cork.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
Applicants shall submit 2 bound copies of their submission in addition to the original.
The suitability assessment questionnaire accompanying this contract notice shall be completed and submitted in a separate envelope along with the applicant’s tender before the closing time if applicants are to be considered.
Cobh Town Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 1997. If a tenderer considers that any of the information supplied with his tender is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material will, in response to a request under the Act be examined in light of the exemptions provided for in the Act.
(ET Ref:376912).
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
IRELAND
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
2.2.2012