Supply and installation of an OSB Continuous Press for Coillte Panel Products
Coillte Panel Products (CPP) is a division of Coillte
www.coillte.com and operates two wood panel board manufacturing plants in Ireland in the manufacture of engineered wood products mainly for the export market. CPP competes in a highly competitive international wood panel market with quality products produced by adding value to sustainable, Irish natural resources.
CPP produces medium density fibreboard (MDF at its Medite Europe plant
www.medite-europe.com, located in Clonmel and Oriented Strand Board (OSB) at its SmartPly Europe plant,
www.smartply.com near Waterford City.
SmartPly Europe is situated at Belview Port, near Waterford city and has produced Oriented Strand Board (OSB) since 1996 for a range of structural applications including flooring, wall sheathing, roofing, hoarding, furniture and packaging. OSB is a strong, durable wood panel which is increasingly used throughout Europe in the Offsite construction sector. It is manufactured by compressing precisely engineered strands of wood with gluing resins at high temperature to create a strong and versatile panel. It is an innovative, environmentally sustainable timber based solution for structural and non structural building applications. A significant volume of the factory output is exported, comprising over 40 different products. SmartPly are a leading supplier of premium OSB products in Europe.
CPP have plans to modernize the SmartPly OSB facility with an investment in new equipment for biomass heat energy, wood strand drying, screening, pressing and panel finishing.
CPP invites expressions of interest for the supply and installation of an OSB continuous press of nominal output 330 000 m³ p.a. OSB with an integrated panel finishing line including cut to size and packaging operations, complete with ancillary works. The equipment must conform to best practice design principles and all relevant European legislation. It is anticipated that order placement will be in the timeframe of Q3 2011, with final project construction completion by Q1 2013.
It is our intention to use a negotiated procedure for this competition.
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=225292.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-05-16.
The procurement was published on 2011-04-22.
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Procurement history
| Date |
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| 2011-04-22
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Contract notice
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| 2011-05-03
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Additional information
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