The Contracting Authority (National Roads Authority) wishes to procure a contractor to construct grade separated junctions (including a motorway overbridge) on the M6 and M9 motorways to provide access to proposed motorway service areas, which are to be constructed under a separate PPP contract. The proposed motorway service areas will be single sided facilities and will be accesible from the motorway by means of a new grade separated junction to be constructed as part of this advance works contract. The construction elements of the Contract are currently intended to comprise (in particular, but without limitation) the construction of 2 grade separated junctions on existing live carriageways including motorway overbridge, merge and diverge slip roads and associated earthworks, drainage, fencing and public lighting, road signage and safety barrier. Note: further information and details of the project can be obtained in the Information Memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire available on the eTender website: http://www.etenders.gov.ie. 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=243132.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-07-07.
The procurement was published on 2011-05-31.
Contract notice (2011-05-31) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: grade-separated junction construction work
Quantity or scope: See II.1.5.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Grade-separated junction construction work๐ฆ
Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Contracting authority Identity
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nra.ie๐
E-mail: kkelly@nra.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 16602511๐
Fax: +353 16680009 ๐
โ An information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire are available on the eTenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the pre-qualification questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, to the address set out at annex A.III. The information memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process,
โ The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time. The Authority shall not be obliges to enter into a contract with any tenderer,
โ The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of the request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any candidate/ tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any freedom of information request received,
โ The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required),
โ The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the tenderer has a tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate within the specified period,
โ For non-resident tenderers, a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland will be required. The Euro shall be the official currency for the duration of the contract. The Tenderer must bear in full the costs incurred in connection with the preparation of the tender.
(ET Ref:243132).
โ An information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire are available on the eTenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the pre-qualification questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, to the address set out at annex A.III. The information memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process,
โ The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time. The Authority shall not be obliges to enter into a contract with any tenderer,
โ The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of the request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any candidate/ tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any freedom of information request received,
โ The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required),
โ The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the tenderer has a tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate within the specified period,
โ For non-resident tenderers, a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland will be required. The Euro shall be the official currency for the duration of the contract. The Tenderer must bear in full the costs incurred in connection with the preparation of the tender.
(ET Ref:243132).
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Authority (National Roads Authority) wishes to procure a contractor to construct grade separated junctions (including a motorway overbridge) on the M6 and M9 motorways to provide access to proposed motorway service areas, which are to be constructed under a separate PPP contract. The proposed motorway service areas will be single sided facilities and will be accesible from the motorway by means of a new grade separated junction to be constructed as part of this advance works contract.
The Contracting Authority (National Roads Authority) wishes to procure a contractor to construct grade separated junctions (including a motorway overbridge) on the M6 and M9 motorways to provide access to proposed motorway service areas, which are to be constructed under a separate PPP contract. The proposed motorway service areas will be single sided facilities and will be accesible from the motorway by means of a new grade separated junction to be constructed as part of this advance works contract.
The construction elements of the Contract are currently intended to comprise (in particular, but without limitation) the construction of 2 grade separated junctions on existing live carriageways including motorway overbridge, merge and diverge slip roads and associated earthworks, drainage, fencing and public lighting, road signage and safety barrier.
The construction elements of the Contract are currently intended to comprise (in particular, but without limitation) the construction of 2 grade separated junctions on existing live carriageways including motorway overbridge, merge and diverge slip roads and associated earthworks, drainage, fencing and public lighting, road signage and safety barrier.
Note: further information and details of the project can be obtained in the Information Memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire available on the eTender website: http://www.etenders.gov.ie.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
The location of the proposed service areas advance works are on the M6 motorway 9 km east of Athlone, Co. Westmeath, and on the M9 motorway approximately 4,5 km to the south of Kilcullen in Co.Kildare.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Refer to information memorandum.
Economic and financial standing: Refer to information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability: Refer to information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Refer to information memorandum.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Refer to information memorandum.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate may be submitted by a single candidate or by a consortium. A consortium will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may be required to do so prior to award of the contract if the Authority considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction. The Authority also reserves the right to contract with each member of the consortium as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors, or on any other basis the Authority considers appropriate.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Requests to participate may be submitted by a single candidate or by a consortium. A consortium will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may be required to do so prior to award of the contract if the Authority considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction. The Authority also reserves the right to contract with each member of the consortium as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors, or on any other basis the Authority considers appropriate.
Other particular conditions: Refer to information memorandum.
Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-08-26 ๐
Languages
Language: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
โ An information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire are available on the eTenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the pre-qualification questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, to the address set out at annex A.III. The information memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process,
โ An information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire are available on the eTenders website at http://www.etenders.gov.ie. Candidates wishing to participate should ensure that the pre-qualification questionnaire is completed and returned with any appropriate documentation, before the closing date set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, to the address set out at annex A.III. The information memorandum sets out details of the project and the procurement process,
โ The Authority reserves the right to terminate the process at any time. The Authority shall not be obliges to enter into a contract with any tenderer,
โ The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of the request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any candidate/ tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any freedom of information request received,
โ The National Roads Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The candidate shall state if any information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of the request for information under the aforementioned acts. The candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any candidate/ tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any freedom of information request received,
โ The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any candidate in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required),
โ The acceptance of any tender will be subject to the sanction of the National Roads Authority, and to evidence that the tenderer has a tax-clearance certificate or a sub-contractors C2 certificate within the specified period,
โ For non-resident tenderers, a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland will be required. The Euro shall be the official currency for the duration of the contract. The Tenderer must bear in full the costs incurred in connection with the preparation of the tender.
โ For non-resident tenderers, a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland will be required. The Euro shall be the official currency for the duration of the contract. The Tenderer must bear in full the costs incurred in connection with the preparation of the tender.
(ET Ref:243132).
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 18886000๐
Internet address: www.courts.ie๐
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2011/S 106-173599 (2011-05-31)
Additional information (2013-08-21) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Grade-separated junction construction work
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information