13/098 - A Multi-Supplier Framework for the provision of Minor Civil Engineering Works to Irish Water

Bord Gais Eireann

IW is requesting tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of all required works and services associated with Minor Civil Engineering
Works to support the provision of water services capital investment. It is envisaged that these Minor Civil Engineering Works will be carried out in a planned manner where work packages are identified in advance of each call off.
The works will be sub-divided into five separate Lots detailed below.
Lot 1: All works and services associated with laying of new potable watermains.
Lot 2: All works and services associated with laying of new sewers.
Lot 3: All works and services associated with connection works to existing potable watermains and sewers.
Lot 4: Minor building works associated with water and wastewater facilities /infrastructure.
Lot 5: All works and services associated with planned watermain leak repairs.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-11-27. The procurement was published on 2013-10-24.

Who?

• Bord Gais Eireann

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2013-10-24	Contract notice

Contract notice (2013-10-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Construction work for water and sewage pipelines
Quantity or scope: See Section II: Object of the contract.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Construction work for water and sewage pipelines 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gais Eireann
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: rahern@bge.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214534984 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-10-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-11-27 📅
Publication date: 2013-10-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 209-363075
OJ-S issue: 209
Additional information

A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of The Procurement Manager to rahern@bge.ie The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 17:00 hrs Wednesday 27.11.2013. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure. To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender by email to rahern@bge.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

IW is requesting tenders to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of all required works and services associated with Minor Civil Engineering

Works to support the provision of water services capital investment. It is envisaged that these Minor Civil Engineering Works will be carried out in a planned manner where work packages are identified in advance of each call off.

+ 6 more

The works will be sub-divided into five separate Lots detailed below.
Lot 1: All works and services associated with laying of new potable watermains.
Lot 2: All works and services associated with laying of new sewers.

Lot 3: All works and services associated with connection works to existing potable watermains and sewers.

Lot 4: Minor building works associated with water and wastewater facilities /infrastructure.

Lot 5: All works and services associated with planned watermain leak repairs.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: All works and services associated with laying of new potable watermains
Short description:

Minor Civil Engineering works and services associated with laying of new potable watermains may include, but not be limited to;

i. Laying of new Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC), Polyethylene (PE) and Ductile Iron watermains of up to 300mm diameter in size

+ 8 more

ii. Replacement of existing watermains with new uPVC, PE and Ductile Iron watermains of up to 300mm diameter in size

iii. Installation of associated fittings and valves
iv. Construction of valve chambers
v. Connections to existing watermains
vi. Crossing of existing services, streams and ditches
vii. Installation of suitable bedding, surround and backfill

viii. Provision of temporary and permanent road reinstatement works of various surface types and reinstatement of grass verges and agricultural lands

ix. Any ancillary works associated with the above

Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: All works and services associated with laying of new sewers
Short description:

Minor Civil Engineering works and services associated with laying of new sewers may include, but not be limited to;

i. Construction of new sewers, of various material types, in field and road by offline and online methods

+ 6 more

ii. Construction of new manholes or chambers in fields and road by offline and online methods

iv. Connections to existing sewers
v. Crossing of existing services, streams and ditches
vi. Installation of suitable bedding, surround and backfill

vii. Provision of temporary and permanent road reinstatement works of various surface types and reinstatement of grass verges and agricultural lands

viii. Any ancillary works associated with the above

Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: All works and services associated with connection works to existing potable watermains and sewers
Short description:

Minor Civil Engineering works associated with connection works to existing watermains and sewers may include, but not be limited to;

i. Laying of new uPVC, PE and Ductile Iron watermains of up to 300mm diameter to provide potable water supply to new developments and/or new customers

+ 2 more

ii. Construction of new sewers of up to 300mm diameter in size and associated concrete manhole chambers to connect to new developments and/or new customers

vii. Provision of temporary and permanent road reinstatement works in various surface types and reinstatement of grass verges and agricultural lands

Additional information about the lots:

Each Lot is further sub-lotted into City and County Councils (34 nr. districts) as identified on the map set out in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants are required to indicate which district they are applying for if successfully prequalified. Applicants may apply for up to six districts per lot. IW will limit the number of successful tenderers to be appointed in any one district to ten. IW reserves the right to appoint less than ten contractors in any one district.

Lot 3 Transitional Panels - Irish Water will take responsibility for the management of new connections for both water and wastewater on 1st January 2014. However, it is anticipated that the framework agreement for Lot 3 (works and services associated with connection works to existing potable watermains and sewers) will not be established until end of February 2014. For the transitional period between 1st January 2014 and the end of February 2014 or such time as the framework agreement becomes operational, Irish Water intends to operate sub-lot panels comprised of the entities that pre-qualify for each sub-lot under Lot 3 from this tender competition. IW intends to conduct mini-competitions among applicants on sub-lot panels for any works and services associated with connection works to existing potable watermains and sewers required during the transitional phase.

Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Minor building works associated with water and wastewater facilities/infrastructure
Short description:

Works and services associated with minor building works in connection with water and wastewater facilities/infrastructures may include, but not be limited to;

i. Carpentry works

+ 6 more

ii. Insulation works
iii. Windows, Doors and Glazing works
iv. Surface Finishing, Lining and Partition works
v. Building Services, Cabling and Ducting works
vi. Blockwork, brickwork, plasterwork
vii. In- situ reinforced concrete chambers

Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: All works and services associated with planned watermain leak repairs
Short description:

It envisaged that the watermain leak repair works will be carried in a planned manner to reduce leakage within existing water supply networks. The leak repair works may include, but not be limited to;

i. Leakage Repair up to 300mm nominal bore including excavation, temporary works, traffic management, leak repair

+ 2 more

ii. Valve replacement
iii. Ancillary Works such as chamber construction, backfilling, reinstatement

Description of options:

This is an eighteen (18) month contract with an option to extend for two (2) twelve (12) month periods.

Minimum number of possible renewals: 1
Maximum number of possible renewals: 2
Reference number: 13/098
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:

If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.

Economic and financial standing:

A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Technical and professional ability:

A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As per contract documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per contract documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A consortium/joint venture will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a Pre-Qualification Submission, but may be required to do so prior to award of the Framework Agreement. IW may:

i. contract with the prime contractor only;

+ 3 more

ii. contract with each member of the consortium/joint venture on the basis of joint and several liabilities;

iii. contract with one member of the consortium/joint venture as prime contractor to whom the other members will be sub-contractors; or

iv. at its discretion, require the consortium/joint venture to enter into any other contracting arrangement.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 18
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaelige

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement
The Procurement Manager

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:

Interested parties are referred to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2).

Source: OJS 2013/S 209-363075 (2013-10-24)

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