Cobh Landslides Project: Phase 2

Cobh Town Council

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.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-03-14. The procurement was published on 2012-02-02.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Malachy Walsh And Partners

Who?

• Cobh Town Council

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-02-02	Contract notice
2012-10-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2012-02-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: civil engineering consultancy services
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.3 000 000

Total value of the procurement: 3 000 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Civil engineering consultancy services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Cobh Town Council
Postal address: Carrig House, Cobh, County Cork
Postal town: Cobh
Contact
Internet address: http://www.corkcoco.ie 🌏
E-mail: paraig.lynch@corkcoco.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214811307 📞
Fax: +353 214811732 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-03-14 📅
Publication date: 2012-02-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 24-039336
OJ-S issue: 24
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).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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.

Quantity or scope:

Description of 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 use of options: 36 months
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 12 months
Duration: 42 months
Reference number: Cobh-LSP2
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cobh, County Cork, Ireland.

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 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.

Technical and professional ability:

(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.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:

Insurances in accordance with the suitability assessment questionnaire will be a requirement of the contract.

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.

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.

Other 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.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2012-03-14 📅
Place of opening: Cobh Town Council Office, Carrig House, Cobh, Co. Cork.
Place: Cobh Town Council Office, Carrig House, Cobh, Co. Cork.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Town Clerk
Paraig Lynch
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01473 🌏
Name: Cork County Council
Postal address: Model Business Park, Model Farm Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact point: WSIP Project Office
Conal Courtney
Phone: +353 214819400 📞
E-mail: conal.courtney@corkcoco.ie 📧
Fax: +353 214819433 📠
URL for further information: http://www.corkcoco.ie 🌏
Name: Cobh Town Council
URL for documents: http://www.corkcoco.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.corkcoco.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Cobh-LSP2
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).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2012/S 024-039336 (2012-02-02)

Contract award notice (2012-10-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 223 798 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Carrig House, County Cork

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-10-26 📅
Publication date: 2012-10-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 210-345218
Refers to notice: 2012/S 24-039336
OJ-S issue: 210
Additional information
(ET Ref:526192).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Price (300)
2. Quality (700)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-06-07 📅
Name: Malachy Walsh And Partners
Postal address: Park House Bessboro Road, Blackrock
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.mwp.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2012/S 210-345218 (2012-10-26)

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