Water Supply Project - Dublin Region

Quantity or scope

To provide consultancy services with respect to data collection, modelling, water abstraction, technical, environmental, planning and communication services for the Water Supply Project - Dublin Region.To prepare a Planning Application for submission to An Bord Pleanala (ABP) under the Strategic Infrastructure Act (SI No. 27 of 2006), in order to attain satisfactory planning consent from An Bord Pleanala (ABP) to facilitate the timely implementation of the project. The application submission is to include:1. An Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment2. Strategic Infrastructural Development Application3. Water Abstraction Licence Application4. Acquisition of Sites and Wayleaves including Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) if required.Please also refer to "Introduction to Suitability Assessment Questionnaire on www.etenders.gov.ie.".

Additional information

Submissions shall be returned to the Address in Annex A.III of the Notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) by the time and date in Section IV.3.4 of the Notice.

Applicants are reminded that failure to provide the requested information, or the provision of incomplete, false or misleading information will result in their exclusion from the procurement process.

Applicants are advised to retain a full and accurate copy of their submission.

Applicants for pre-qualification must return four (4) hard copies and one (1) soft copy on CD, of their Pre-qualification Submission which shall be in a sealed envelope clearly marked " Water Supply Project - Dublin Region.".

Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Acts 1997 and 2003. If an Applicant considers that any information supplied is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases the relevant material may, subject to the provisions of the Act, be protected from access in response to a FOI request.

It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer, must submit a signed statement that the company and all proposed sub-Contractors (if applicable) are able to produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

It will also be a condition for the award of any works contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all sub-contractors are tax compliant with regard to Relevant Contract Tax (RCT).

Suppliers must register their interest on the etenders web site in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

This notice and the Pre-Qualification and Protocol Documents, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge.

Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

(ET Ref:422212).

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

Expressions of Interest may be submitted by a consortium of economic operators. Should the contract be awarded to a consortium of consultants, each member of the consortium may be required to accept joint and several liability to the Contracting Authority for the fulfilment of the terms of the contract or the Contracting Authority may require that a single consortium member takes primary liability for the contract as the prime contractor and that the other members of the consortium are sub-consultants. Collateral warranties from any sub-consultants to the prime contractor will be required in this case. The identity of each member of the consortium and the legal form to be assumed by the consortium must be advised to the Contracting Authority. Any consortium shall be required to have a designated lead consultant.