DKIT - procurement of a student centre

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Dundalk Institute of Technology invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and competent parties in relation to the following:
Dundalk institute of technology wishes to develop a student centre facility of circa. 4 000 square metres minimum to cater for the needs of a student body nearing 6 500 full and part-time students.
The facility provided should include a main indoor sports hall (capable of providing for 2 tennis/basketball courts with bleacher seating facilities), a second smaller sports hall (capable of incorporating 2 badminton courts with bleacher seating), gymnasium facilities, sports equipment stores, treatment rooms, shower and changing facilities, a suite of meeting and seminar rooms for student club and society activities and support areas including toilets, offices, reception, ICT network area, plant rooms, locker areas, janitorial stores, etc.
The institute also proposes to relocate the existing student club bar to the new facility and a coffee shop would also be desirable as well as any other student support services or facilities that participants in the dialogue process may wish the institute to consider either as elements of, or proximate to, the facilities proposed.
It is emphasised that the facility will have to be located on or close to the main campus to facilitate convenient access by all students on an occasional and block access basis. Moreover, it is envisaged that the facility will have its own car parking facilities and other associated support services infrastructure.
To provide the described student centre, the institute now wishes to explore private sector options that include the delivery of the facility described either on operator’s lands at an accessible remove from the campus or on a site that the institute can provide on the campus. In this regard, the options that the institute wishes to consider include a design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) solution, or any viable combination thereof, and a full turnkey package which will include full fit-out including all furniture and equipment. However, it should be noted that the competitive dialogue (CD) procurement procedure now being initiated is intended to identify the full range of possible solutions that could meet the institute’s needs.
Those participants who offer solutions deemed to meet the institute’s requirements will be the subject of formal tender invitations following the termination of the competitive dialogue procedure itself.
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=207812.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-16. The procurement was published on 2011-03-15.

Who?

• Dundalk Institute of Technology

What?

Where?

• Border

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-03-15	Contract notice

Contract notice (2011-03-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: construction work for buildings relating to education and research
Quantity or scope:

Dundalk Institute of Technology wishes to develop a student centre facility of circa. 4 000 square metres minimum to cater for the needs of a student body nearing 6 500 full and part-time students. The facility provided should include a main indoor sports hall (capable of providing for 2 tennis/basketball courts with bleacher seating facilities), a second smaller sports hall (capable of incorporating 2 badminton courts with bleacher seating), gymnasium facilities, sports equipment stores, treatment rooms, shower and changing facilities, a suite of meeting and seminar rooms for student club and society activities and support areas including toilets, offices, reception, ICT network area, plant rooms, locker areas, janitorial stores, etc. The institute also proposes to relocate the existing student club bar to the new facility and a coffee shop would also be desirable as well as any other student support services or facilities that participants in the dialogue process may wish the institute to consider either as elements of, or proximate to, the facilities proposed.It is emphasised that the facility will have to be located on or close to the main campus to facilitate convenient access by all students on an occasional and block access basis. Moreover, it is envisaged that the facility will have its own car parking facilities and other associated support services infrastructure.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Construction work for buildings relating to education and research 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Dublin Road, Co. Louth
Postal town: Dundalk
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dkit.ie 🌏
E-mail: anna.lee@achilles.com 📧
Phone: +353 14020114 📞
Fax: +353 14020110 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-03-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-05-16 📅
Publication date: 2011-03-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 53-086654
OJ-S issue: 53
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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; 2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract; 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers; 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities; 5) It will be a condition of award that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate/C2 from the Irish Revenue Commissioners; 6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time; 7) 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 applications with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition; 10) Those selected for admission to the dialogue phase will be issued with a descriptive document and award criteria in advance of the first dialogues. (ET Ref:207812).

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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;

2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract;

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

5) It will be a condition of award that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate/C2 from the Irish Revenue Commissioners;

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time;

7) 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 applications with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition;

10) Those selected for admission to the dialogue phase will be issued with a descriptive document and award criteria in advance of the first dialogues.

(ET Ref:207812).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Dundalk Institute of Technology invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and competent parties in relation to the following:

Dundalk institute of technology wishes to develop a student centre facility of circa. 4 000 square metres minimum to cater for the needs of a student body nearing 6 500 full and part-time students.

The facility provided should include a main indoor sports hall (capable of providing for 2 tennis/basketball courts with bleacher seating facilities), a second smaller sports hall (capable of incorporating 2 badminton courts with bleacher seating), gymnasium facilities, sports equipment stores, treatment rooms, shower and changing facilities, a suite of meeting and seminar rooms for student club and society activities and support areas including toilets, offices, reception, ICT network area, plant rooms, locker areas, janitorial stores, etc.

The institute also proposes to relocate the existing student club bar to the new facility and a coffee shop would also be desirable as well as any other student support services or facilities that participants in the dialogue process may wish the institute to consider either as elements of, or proximate to, the facilities proposed.

It is emphasised that the facility will have to be located on or close to the main campus to facilitate convenient access by all students on an occasional and block access basis. Moreover, it is envisaged that the facility will have its own car parking facilities and other associated support services infrastructure.

To provide the described student centre, the institute now wishes to explore private sector options that include the delivery of the facility described either on operator’s lands at an accessible remove from the campus or on a site that the institute can provide on the campus. In this regard, the options that the institute wishes to consider include a design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) solution, or any viable combination thereof, and a full turnkey package which will include full fit-out including all furniture and equipment. However, it should be noted that the competitive dialogue (CD) procurement procedure now being initiated is intended to identify the full range of possible solutions that could meet the institute’s needs.

Those participants who offer solutions deemed to meet the institute’s requirements will be the subject of formal tender invitations following the termination of the competitive dialogue procedure itself.

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=207812.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

All requirements are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Economic and financial standing:

All requirements are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Technical and professional ability:

All requirements are outlined in the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: If required will be detailed at tender stage.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

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 the contract it may be a condition of award of contract that both the main contractor and proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:

Following assessment of the responses to the qualification questionnaire at least 5 firms will be invited into the dialogue phase, depending on the quality of applications received.

Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-06-06 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Dundalk Institute of Technology
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01526 🌏
Name: Qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contact point: Achilles Procurement Services
Anna Lee
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: Dundalk Institute of Technology
Contact point: Regional Development Centre Building
Gerry Carroll, Head of Development

Reference
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract;

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

5) It will be a condition of award that tenderers and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate/C2 from the Irish Revenue Commissioners;

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time;

7) 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 applications with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition;

10) Those selected for admission to the dialogue phase will be issued with a descriptive document and award criteria in advance of the first dialogues.

(ET Ref:207812).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: the contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish statutory instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that public contract.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 053-086654 (2011-03-15)

New procurements in related categories 🆕

Construction work (>20 new procurements)

Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work (>20)

Building construction work (>20)

Construction work for buildings relating to education and research (19)