OPW Works Contractors Framework for the School Building Programme - Type 2 Projects

Office of Public Works (OPW)

The Contracting Authority intends to form a Works Contractors Framework for Type 2 projects. The duration of the Framework will be three years from the date of its formation. The Contracting Authority are undertaking projects on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills.The Contracting Authority is seeking expressions of interest from Works Contractors who have the capability to deliver projects within the specified time and have the capacity to deliver project category Type 2. The school contracts may be procured as separate contracts.The Applicant must form a team to include the Mechanical, Electrical and Lift Specialist. Each member of the team will be assessed independently under a single application with the Work Contractor as the lead.The programme consists of a number of individual school developments or projects located across the country. A number of individual school developments/projects will be fast track projects to be completed within a 26 week period, however this period may be shorter and a number of the developments may run at the same time. The developments may consist of sites where more than one school is to be constructed adjacent to each other.The school programme may include new builds or extensions at various locations regionally. The developments may include the demolition of existing school buildings on a number of sites including associated siteworks. The size of the schools will vary to include 8 classroom and 16 classroom schools and some of which will include special needs units of various sizes. The development of the schools will include the provision of external ballcourts, junior play areas, car parking spaces, bicycle storage, waste management, vehicular and pedestrian access routes and set down areas.The works will include civil work and ancillary works such as drainage, the provision of external paths, paving and associated landscaping, ground works and all associated site works.Refer to questionnaires QW3 (Mechanical, Electrical and Lift) for Scope of Work for Mechanical, Electrical and Lift Services.
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=460812.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-08-15. The procurement was published on 2012-07-12.

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Date Document
2012-07-12 Contract notice