Waste disposal and recovery from park road recycling centre

Limerick City Council

Limerick City Council's Environment Department invites tenders from interested parties for the recovery and disposal of waste from it's park road depot.
The waste consists of arisings from the department's routine street cleaning activities and the removal of illegally dumped waste.
The expected quantities of waste will be:
1) Wet - street sweeping waste: 1 400 tonnes per annum, and
2) Dry compacted - illeagally dumped and litter bin waste: 600 tonnes per annum.
(Waste types 1) and 2) above are non-recyclable and must be transported to a licensed landfill facility.
3) Wood - 20 tonnes per annum, and
4) Metal - 50 tonnes per annum.
The above figures are indicative only and Limerick City Council will not be bound by them.
Quoted rates must be independent of tonnage variation.
All prospective tenderers must possess a valid waste collection permit and all material must be disposed of at a licensed facility.
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=365293.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-24. The procurement was published on 2012-01-13.

Suppliers

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

• Greenstar Ireland

Who?

• Limerick City Council

What?

• Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services › Refuse and waste related services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-01-13	Contract notice
2012-05-31	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2012-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: refuse and waste related services
Quantity or scope:

The scope of the contract involves the recovery and disposal of approximately 2 000 tonnes per annum of waste to landfill, and approximately 70 tonnes per annum of recyclable waste.

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: Refuse and waste related 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: Limerick City Council
Postal address: City Hall, Merchants Quay
Postal town: Limerick City
Contact
Internet address: http://www.limerickcity.ie 🌏
E-mail: environ@limerickcity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61407190 📞
Fax: +353 61407255 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-24 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 10-015509
OJ-S issue: 10
Additional information

1) This invitation to tender is being advertised by Limerick City Council. In recent years, some tender correspondence has been addressed erroneously to Limerick County Council. The 2 local authorities are completely separate entities. Tendering parties must ensure therefore, that all correspondence relating to this contract is addressed to Limerick City Council. Any correspondence addressed in error to Limerick County Council will be delayed in reaching Limerick City Council. Furthermore, Limerick City Council reserves the right to deem such correspondence invalid in the interests of fairness to all tendering parties; 2) Tendering parties must complete and submit the 'Pricing Form' spreadsheet as attached. This form must be printed off when completed, signed and stamped or affixed with a company seal. This printed spreadsheet must be placed at the front of the tender documentation so as to be immediately visible when the holding envelope is opened; 3) All tender submissions must be received by 12:00 hours on 24.2.2012. They must be enclosed within a sealed envelope clearly marked 'Tender for the provision of waste recovery & disposal services to Limerick City Council's Environment Department from March 2012'. In order to prevent inadvertent premature opening of tender responses, this envelope must be placed in an outer envelope addressed to 'Ms. Liz Creamer SO (tender), C/O Management Services Department, Limerick City Council, City Hall, Merchant's Quay, Limerick'. Any tender response not received in this manner may be deemed invalid in the interest of fairness to all tendering parties; 4) Tendering parties shall note that Limerick City Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Any tendering party may apply to Limerick City Council's Freedom of Information Officer to seek the release of copies of competitors' documents under this Act; 5) The progress of the tender evaluation process will not be discussed with tendering parties after the closing date for the receipt of tenders (24.2.2012) unless at the instigation of Limerick City Council. Unsolicited contact made in this regard will not be entertained and may be deemed prejudicial; 6) All relevant documentation is attached to this posting in electronic format. No additional information shall be provided by Limerick City Council in hard copy. It is the policy of Limerick City Council's Environment Department to print documents 'in hard copy' only when absolutely necessary. All prospective suppliers who register an interest in this contract using the 'e-tenders' web site will receive an automatically generated e-mail to which files relating to the relevant documents will be attached. Where further information is required to be passed on to tendering parties, the same mode of communication will apply (i.e. electronic). Furthermore, in the event of a query being received from a prospective supplier, the answer will be forwarded automatically to all parties who have registered an interest. Interested parties who experience difficulties when trying to download attached documents should contact Ms. Tara Flanagan in Limerick City Council's Environment Department accordingly; 7) Queries may be made by telephone or e-mail to the Environment Department between 9:00 and 16:00 hours during normal business days up to and including Thursday, 24.2.2012. It is anticipated that tender responses will be opened in the presence of his worship, the mayor of Limerick sometime during the week commencing Monday 27.2.2012, after which a detailed examination and evaluation process will be undertaken by Environment Department staff; 8) Shortly after tenders have been opened, all parties who have submitted valid tenders will be advised accordingly, An accompanying table showing the relative value of bids but not the names of the bidders will be included; 9) It is anticipated that the preferred bidder(s) will be contacted by Limerick City Council in early March, 2012. Note however, that there may be delays incurred in seeking additional information; 10) Limerick City Council reserves the right to withdraw from the tendering process at any time. The publication of this invitation to tender does not compel Limerick City Council to award this contract; 11) Prospective contractors are urged to study carefully, the additional documentation attached to this posting. (ET Ref:365293).

Additional information

1) This invitation to tender is being advertised by Limerick City Council. In recent years, some tender correspondence has been addressed erroneously to Limerick County Council. The 2 local authorities are completely separate entities.

Tendering parties must ensure therefore, that all correspondence relating to this contract is addressed to Limerick City Council. Any correspondence addressed in error to Limerick County Council will be delayed in reaching Limerick City Council. Furthermore, Limerick City Council reserves the right to deem such correspondence invalid in the interests of fairness to all tendering parties;

2) Tendering parties must complete and submit the 'Pricing Form' spreadsheet as attached. This form must be printed off when completed, signed and stamped or affixed with a company seal. This printed spreadsheet must be placed at the front of the tender documentation so as to be immediately visible when the holding envelope is opened;

3) All tender submissions must be received by 12:00 hours on 24.2.2012. They must be enclosed within a sealed envelope clearly marked 'Tender for the provision of waste recovery & disposal services to Limerick City Council's Environment Department from March 2012'.

In order to prevent inadvertent premature opening of tender responses, this envelope must be placed in an outer envelope addressed to 'Ms. Liz Creamer SO (tender), C/O Management Services Department, Limerick City Council, City Hall, Merchant's Quay, Limerick'.

Any tender response not received in this manner may be deemed invalid in the interest of fairness to all tendering parties;

4) Tendering parties shall note that Limerick City Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Any tendering party may apply to Limerick City Council's Freedom of Information Officer to seek the release of copies of competitors' documents under this Act;

5) The progress of the tender evaluation process will not be discussed with tendering parties after the closing date for the receipt of tenders (24.2.2012) unless at the instigation of Limerick City Council. Unsolicited contact made in this regard will not be entertained and may be deemed prejudicial;

6) All relevant documentation is attached to this posting in electronic format. No additional information shall be provided by Limerick City Council in hard copy. It is the policy of Limerick City Council's Environment Department to print documents 'in hard copy' only when absolutely necessary. All prospective suppliers who register an interest in this contract using the 'e-tenders' web site will receive an automatically generated e-mail to which files relating to the relevant documents will be attached.

Where further information is required to be passed on to tendering parties, the same mode of communication will apply (i.e. electronic).

Furthermore, in the event of a query being received from a prospective supplier, the answer will be forwarded automatically to all parties who have registered an interest.

Interested parties who experience difficulties when trying to download attached documents should contact Ms. Tara Flanagan in Limerick City Council's Environment Department accordingly;

7) Queries may be made by telephone or e-mail to the Environment Department between 9:00 and 16:00 hours during normal business days up to and including Thursday, 24.2.2012. It is anticipated that tender responses will be opened in the presence of his worship, the mayor of Limerick sometime during the week commencing Monday 27.2.2012, after which a detailed examination and evaluation process will be undertaken by Environment Department staff;

8) Shortly after tenders have been opened, all parties who have submitted valid tenders will be advised accordingly, An accompanying table showing the relative value of bids but not the names of the bidders will be included;

9) It is anticipated that the preferred bidder(s) will be contacted by Limerick City Council in early March, 2012. Note however, that there may be delays incurred in seeking additional information;

10) Limerick City Council reserves the right to withdraw from the tendering process at any time. The publication of this invitation to tender does not compel Limerick City Council to award this contract;

11) Prospective contractors are urged to study carefully, the additional documentation attached to this posting.

(ET Ref:365293).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Limerick City Council's Environment Department invites tenders from interested parties for the recovery and disposal of waste from it's park road depot.

The waste consists of arisings from the department's routine street cleaning activities and the removal of illegally dumped waste.

The expected quantities of waste will be:

1) Wet - street sweeping waste: 1 400 tonnes per annum, and

2) Dry compacted - illeagally dumped and litter bin waste: 600 tonnes per annum.

(Waste types 1) and 2) above are non-recyclable and must be transported to a licensed landfill facility.

3) Wood - 20 tonnes per annum, and

4) Metal - 50 tonnes per annum.

The above figures are indicative only and Limerick City Council will not be bound by them.

Quoted rates must be independent of tonnage variation.

All prospective tenderers must possess a valid waste collection permit and all material must be disposed of at a licensed facility.

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=365293.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Duration: 24 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: 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 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;

(2) 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;

(3) 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;

(4) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register;

(5) 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;

(6) 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;

(7) 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;

(8) 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.

Minimum levels of insurance cover required:

a) Employer's liability - 13 000 000 EUR in respect of any one incident;

b) Public liability - 6 500 000 EUR in respect of any one incident.

Documentary proof of cover must be submitted.

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;

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

The contractor shall submit invoices with corroborating dockets on a monthly basis.

Other particular conditions:

In order to be eligible for consideration in the evaluation process, all tenderering parties:

1) Must possess a valid Irish Tax Clearance Certificate or 'C2' Certificate issued by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. Nonresident parties must submit a 'Statement of Suitability on Tax Grounds' as issued by the Irish Revenue Commissioners. Copies of such documents must be included with tender documentation but may be submitted in electronic format (e.g. CD or DVD);

2) Must submit written confirmation of compliance with statutory requirements in respect of PAYE and PRSI contributions. Copies of such documents must be included with tender documentation but may be submitted in electronic format (e.g. CD or DVD);

3) Must submit a valid 'Safety Statement' in full accordance with the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Acts, 1989 to 2005. A copy of this statement must be included with tender documentation but may be submitted in electronic format (e.g. CD or DVD);

4) Must submit satisfactory evidence of compliance with the minimum standard conditions and pay rates applicable to such service providers. Copies of such documents must be included with tender documentation but may be submitted in electronic format (e.g. CD or DVD);

5) Must submit satisfactory evidence of compliance with the appropriate registered agreement(s) as registered in the register of employment agreements including agreements relating to sick-pay and pensions. Copies of such documents must be included with tender documentation but may be submitted in electronic format (e.g. CD or DVD);

6) Must possess (and confirm details) of a valid waste collection permit for Limerick City Council functional area and the types of waste referred to in this notice;

7) Must provide contact details of 2 public service bodies for whom similar work is now, or has been undertaken in the past, and from whom references may be obtained.

In most cases, a company's financial controller or accountant should be able to source and provide the above information.

Prospective tendering parties should note that details relating to industrial agreement requirements will be forwarded to nominated representatives of the relevant trade unions who, along with Limerick City Council are signatories to the 'Procedural Agreement between management and the trade unions for the use of contractors by local authority and health service management' i.e. Impact, SIPTU the ATGWU and craft unions who are members of the ICTU craft group of unions.

In the interests of fairness to all tendering parties, Limerick City Council reserves the right to deem a tender submission invalid should any of the documents referred to above not be included.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender validity period: 2012-05-24 📅
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Price (70)
2. Experience (20)
3. Organisational structures (10)
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Environment Department
Ms. Tara Flanagan, Senior Executive Engineer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02066 🌏
Name: Limerick City Council
URL for further information: http://www.limerickcity.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.limerickcity.ie 🌏
Contact point: Management Services (for Environment Department)
Ms. Liz Creamer, Staff Officer
Phone: +353 61407100 📞
E-mail: info@limerickcity.ie 📧
Fax: +353 61415266 📠
URL for participation: http://www.limerickcity.ie 🌏
E-mail: pfoley@limerickcity.ie 📧

Reference
Additional information

Tendering parties must ensure therefore, that all correspondence relating to this contract is addressed to Limerick City Council. Any correspondence addressed in error to Limerick County Council will be delayed in reaching Limerick City Council. Furthermore, Limerick City Council reserves the right to deem such correspondence invalid in the interests of fairness to all tendering parties;

2) Tendering parties must complete and submit the 'Pricing Form' spreadsheet as attached. This form must be printed off when completed, signed and stamped or affixed with a company seal. This printed spreadsheet must be placed at the front of the tender documentation so as to be immediately visible when the holding envelope is opened;

3) All tender submissions must be received by 12:00 hours on 24.2.2012. They must be enclosed within a sealed envelope clearly marked 'Tender for the provision of waste recovery & disposal services to Limerick City Council's Environment Department from March 2012'.

In order to prevent inadvertent premature opening of tender responses, this envelope must be placed in an outer envelope addressed to 'Ms. Liz Creamer SO (tender), C/O Management Services Department, Limerick City Council, City Hall, Merchant's Quay, Limerick'.

Any tender response not received in this manner may be deemed invalid in the interest of fairness to all tendering parties;

4) Tendering parties shall note that Limerick City Council is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. Any tendering party may apply to Limerick City Council's Freedom of Information Officer to seek the release of copies of competitors' documents under this Act;

5) The progress of the tender evaluation process will not be discussed with tendering parties after the closing date for the receipt of tenders (24.2.2012) unless at the instigation of Limerick City Council. Unsolicited contact made in this regard will not be entertained and may be deemed prejudicial;

6) All relevant documentation is attached to this posting in electronic format. No additional information shall be provided by Limerick City Council in hard copy. It is the policy of Limerick City Council's Environment Department to print documents 'in hard copy' only when absolutely necessary. All prospective suppliers who register an interest in this contract using the 'e-tenders' web site will receive an automatically generated e-mail to which files relating to the relevant documents will be attached.

Where further information is required to be passed on to tendering parties, the same mode of communication will apply (i.e. electronic).

Furthermore, in the event of a query being received from a prospective supplier, the answer will be forwarded automatically to all parties who have registered an interest.

Interested parties who experience difficulties when trying to download attached documents should contact Ms. Tara Flanagan in Limerick City Council's Environment Department accordingly;

7) Queries may be made by telephone or e-mail to the Environment Department between 9:00 and 16:00 hours during normal business days up to and including Thursday, 24.2.2012. It is anticipated that tender responses will be opened in the presence of his worship, the mayor of Limerick sometime during the week commencing Monday 27.2.2012, after which a detailed examination and evaluation process will be undertaken by Environment Department staff;

8) Shortly after tenders have been opened, all parties who have submitted valid tenders will be advised accordingly, An accompanying table showing the relative value of bids but not the names of the bidders will be included;

9) It is anticipated that the preferred bidder(s) will be contacted by Limerick City Council in early March, 2012. Note however, that there may be delays incurred in seeking additional information;

10) Limerick City Council reserves the right to withdraw from the tendering process at any time. The publication of this invitation to tender does not compel Limerick City Council to award this contract;

11) Prospective contractors are urged to study carefully, the additional documentation attached to this posting.

(ET Ref:365293).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Limerick City Council
Postal address: City Hall, Merchant's Quay
Postal town: Limerick
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: pfoley@limerickcity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61407190 📞
Internet address: www.limerickcity.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 61407255 📠
Information about review deadlines: Two calendar weeks after notification of rankings to all tenderers.
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Recurrent procurement
2 years.
Source: OJS 2012/S 010-015509 (2012-01-13)

Contract award notice (2012-05-31)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-05-31 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 105-174653
Refers to notice: 2012/S 10-015509
OJ-S issue: 105
Additional information
(ET Ref:440192).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Perceived cost
2. Competence
3. References etc.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-04-05 📅
Name: Greenstar Ireland
Postal address: Unit 6, Ballyogan Business Park, Ballyogan Road
Postal town: Sandyford
Postal code: 000000
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.greenstar.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Source: OJS 2012/S 105-174653 (2012-05-31)

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