Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

Additional information

The services to be provided are set out in the DoES Standard Schedule of Services for Construction Consultants Rev 2 (available at www.education.ie, under Technical Guidance).

No site specific information is available at this time.

Before submitting an expression of interest applicants should refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire DoES-QC1 (Short) and Consultants Pre-qualification Assessment Excel Spreadsheet attached to the eTender advertisement and satisfy themselves that they meet the minimum standards required.

In addition each Senior Architect and Back-up Senior Architect (as described in DoES-QC1 (Short) and Consultants Pre-qualification Assessment Excel Spreadsheet) must have previously worked as Project Architect on the Design Stages of a Post-Primary School (Stages 1 and 2a) and must specify a minimum of one of those projects in Pre-Qualification Assessment Sheet Section 3.4b Personnel for the project page and Pre-Qualification Assessment Sheet Section 3.4b Personnel for the project page 2.

— Not applicable to Engineers and QS.

The Contracting Authority reserve the right, if it so wishes, to request any or all applicants to produce the necessary detailed evidence at pre-qualification stage prior to inclusion on the short list for the project.

The successful applicant will be required to produce the necessary detailed evidence before appointment.

To apply for inclusion on the short-list for the project the Applicant must:

(1) complete and sign the questionnaire;

(2) complete the Consultants Pre-qualification Assessment Excel Spreadsheet;

(3) send in the questionnaire and a print-off of the spreadsheet to the Contracting Authority with a stamped self-addressed A4 envelope before the time and date specified. No other information should be provided.

Note: The envelope must be clearly marked with the name of the Tenderer, the name of the Contract, and the content for example "Tender of ABC Limited for xxxx Services for Maynooth Education Campus”.

The project category is type 3. The estimated total performance period is 48 months.

The Contracting Authority may amend or vary the standard DoES award criteria published @ www.education.ie. The applicable award criteria will be issued with the invitation to tender. Interviews for the Architectural appointments may be held (for the purpose of clarification) at the discretion of the Contracting Authority.

Applicants should note:

— the delivery period for this project,

— the extent of the services required to be undertaken,

— the recently launched "Ireland’s first Green Public Procurement Action Plan, Green Tenders",

— applicants should note that they will be required to show detailed evidence, at award stage but prior to appointment that the personnel listed have the capacity to undertake the work within the time-scale stated.

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to terminate the Tender competition process at any time. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to procure the development by alternative means if it appears that the development can be thereby more advantageously procured. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

The funding agency, the Department of Education & Skills is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied in response to this notice is either commercially sensitive or confidential, this should be highlighted and reasons for its sensitivity given. The relevant material will, in response to a request under the Act, be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.

This comprises the complete information to be issued to the applicants. No additional information will be provided.

A site visit is being afforded to candidates on Wednesday 28.3.2012 between 10am and 12 noon. Those wishing to attend should email jashe@kildarevec.ie no later than 5pm Friday 23.3.2012. Late requests to attend this site visit will not be entertained.

(ET Ref:397952).