Long-term oil storage facilities - lot 1 (Dublin) and lot 2 (rest of Ireland excluding Dublin)

National Oil Reserves Agency

NORA plans to secure significant additional capacity for oil storage within or adjacent to existing oil storage terminals in Dublin (lot 1) and the rest of Ireland (excluding Dublin) (lot 2) in accordance with specified criteria and will require sucessful tenderers to provide:
(1) a suitable brownfield or greenfield site for the purpose of procuring full planning permission (where it does not already exist);
(2) oil storage facilities in accordance with NORA’s specifications and requirements, which may consist of the hire of existing storage tanks, new build works or the refurbishment of existing storage tanks; and
(3) long-term storage facilities for NORA (such arrangements may or may not include ongoing operations and maintenance functions) for a minimum period of 15 years.
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=262672.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-08-03. The procurement was published on 2011-07-04.

Who?

• National Oil Reserves Agency

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-07-04	Contract notice
2012-02-13	Additional information

Contract notice (2011-07-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: energy-management services
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: Energy-management services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Postal address: 7 Clanwilliam Square, Grand Canal Quay
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nora.ie 🌏
E-mail: michael.cavanagh@nora.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16769390 📞
Fax: +353 16769399 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-08-03 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 128-212521
OJ-S issue: 128
Additional information

Long-term oil storage facilities – Dublin (Lot 1) and the rest of Ireland (excluding Dublin) (lot 2). NORA plans to secure significant additional oil storage facilities to be provided in lots for Dublin and Ireland (excluding Dublin). NORA anticipates that it will require successful tenderer(s) to provide either one, or a combination, of the following: (1) a suitable brownfield or greenfield site for the purpose of procuring full planning permission (where it does not already exist); (2) oil storage facilities in accordance with NORA’s specifications and requirements, which may consist of the hire of existing storage tanks, new build works or the refurbishment of existing storage tanks; and (3) long-term storage facilities for NORA (such arrangements may or may not include ongoing operations and maintenance functions) for a minimum period of 15 years. Candidates wishing to pre-qualify in respect of lot 1 (Dublin) should be aware of the requirement to have access to the common oil pipeline (COP). NORA seeks candidates to pre-qualify in respect of eligibility requirements (stage 1) and minimum requirements (stage 2). pre-qualified candidates shall then proceed to have their proposed sites assessed by NORA. The site(s) proposed by a pre-qualified Candidate must satisfy each of NORA's minimum site suitability requirements. Where a pre-qualified candidate's site is selected as suitable by NORA, the candidate shall be invited to participate in dialogue in accordance with the invitation to participate in dialogue (ITPID). Upon completion of the competitive dialogue process, the successful tenderer(s) will be required to enter into a contract. It is anticipated that such contract(s) will oblige the successful tenderer(s) to procure the design and construction of works (or refurbishment of existing facilities) and upon practical completion of such works or refurbishment, the successful tenderer(s) shall provide long-term storage facilities for NORA. (ET ref:262672).

Additional information

Long-term oil storage facilities – Dublin (Lot 1) and the rest of Ireland (excluding Dublin) (lot 2).

NORA plans to secure significant additional oil storage facilities to be provided in lots for Dublin and Ireland (excluding Dublin).

NORA anticipates that it will require successful tenderer(s) to provide either one, or a combination, of the following:

(1) a suitable brownfield or greenfield site for the purpose of procuring full planning permission (where it does not already exist);

(2) oil storage facilities in accordance with NORA’s specifications and requirements, which may consist of the hire of existing storage tanks, new build works or the refurbishment of existing storage tanks; and

(3) long-term storage facilities for NORA (such arrangements may or may not include ongoing operations and maintenance functions) for a minimum period of 15 years.

Candidates wishing to pre-qualify in respect of lot 1 (Dublin) should be aware of the requirement to have access to the common oil pipeline (COP).

NORA seeks candidates to pre-qualify in respect of eligibility requirements (stage 1) and minimum requirements (stage 2). pre-qualified candidates shall then proceed to have their proposed sites assessed by NORA. The site(s) proposed by a pre-qualified Candidate must satisfy each of NORA's minimum site suitability requirements. Where a pre-qualified candidate's site is selected as suitable by NORA, the candidate shall be invited to participate in dialogue in accordance with the invitation to participate in dialogue (ITPID). Upon completion of the competitive dialogue process, the successful tenderer(s) will be required to enter into a contract. It is anticipated that such contract(s) will oblige the successful tenderer(s) to procure the design and construction of works (or refurbishment of existing facilities) and upon practical completion of such works or refurbishment, the successful tenderer(s) shall provide long-term storage facilities for NORA.

(ET ref:262672).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

(1) a suitable brownfield or greenfield site for the purpose of procuring full planning permission (where it does not already exist);

(2) oil storage facilities in accordance with NORA’s specifications and requirements, which may consist of the hire of existing storage tanks, new build works or the refurbishment of existing storage tanks; and

(3) long-term storage facilities for NORA (such arrangements may or may not include ongoing operations and maintenance functions) for a minimum period of 15 years.

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=262672.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Long term oil storage facilities (Dublin)
Short description: Long term oil storage facilities in Dublin.
Quantity or scope: See tender documents.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Long term oil storage facilities (rest of Ireland excluding Dublin)
Short description: Long term oil storage facilities.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin area (Lot 1) and Ireland (excluding Dublin) (lot 2).

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

(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.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) 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.

Minimum level(s) of standards: Minimum turnover covering the 3 previous financial years to be advised.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Please refer to tender documents.
Other particular conditions:

Only those pre-qualified candidates who have a suitable site (as required by the project information memorandum) will be invited to dialogue solutions with NORA.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-08-16 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: National Oil Reserves Agency
Contact
Contact point: Michael Cavanagh
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10041 🌏
Name: Goodbody Stockbrokers
Postal address: Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact point: Linda Clarke
Phone: +353 16670420 📞
E-mail: linda.p.clarke@goodbody.ie 📧
Fax: +353 16670410 📠
URL for further information: http://www.goodbody.ie 🌏
Name: National Oil Reserves Agency
URL for documents: http://www.nora.ie 🌏
Contact point: Michael Cavangh
URL for participation: http://www.nora.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information

Long-term oil storage facilities – Dublin (Lot 1) and the rest of Ireland (excluding Dublin) (lot 2).

NORA plans to secure significant additional oil storage facilities to be provided in lots for Dublin and Ireland (excluding Dublin).

NORA anticipates that it will require successful tenderer(s) to provide either one, or a combination, of the following:

(1) a suitable brownfield or greenfield site for the purpose of procuring full planning permission (where it does not already exist);

(3) long-term storage facilities for NORA (such arrangements may or may not include ongoing operations and maintenance functions) for a minimum period of 15 years.

Candidates wishing to pre-qualify in respect of lot 1 (Dublin) should be aware of the requirement to have access to the common oil pipeline (COP).

NORA seeks candidates to pre-qualify in respect of eligibility requirements (stage 1) and minimum requirements (stage 2). pre-qualified candidates shall then proceed to have their proposed sites assessed by NORA. The site(s) proposed by a pre-qualified Candidate must satisfy each of NORA's minimum site suitability requirements. Where a pre-qualified candidate's site is selected as suitable by NORA, the candidate shall be invited to participate in dialogue in accordance with the invitation to participate in dialogue (ITPID). Upon completion of the competitive dialogue process, the successful tenderer(s) will be required to enter into a contract. It is anticipated that such contract(s) will oblige the successful tenderer(s) to procure the design and construction of works (or refurbishment of existing facilities) and upon practical completion of such works or refurbishment, the successful tenderer(s) shall provide long-term storage facilities for NORA.

(ET ref:262672).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2011/S 128-212521 (2011-07-04)

Additional information (2012-02-13)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-13 📅
Publication date: 2012-02-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 31-049007
Refers to notice: 2011/S 128-212521
OJ-S issue: 31
Source: OJS 2012/S 031-049007 (2012-02-13)

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