Carrigrennan WWTW - Carrigrennan Wastewater Treatment Works Upgrade - Consultant Contract Planning Stage

Cork City Council

Carrigrennan WWTP (Wastewater Treatment Plant) is located at Little Island, Co. Cork. The plant treats wastewater from Cork City and surrounding areas in the County.
The plant was commissioned in 2004 with a design organic load capacity of 413 000 population equivalent (p.e.).
The plant was designed to ensure compliance with the Urban Wastewater Directive. It provides primary and secondary treatment. Secondary treatment is achieved by means of a cyclical activated sludge system which is
carried out in Sequence Batch Reactors.
Treated wastewater from the plant is discharged through a 500 m long outfall pipe to Cork Harbour at Lough Mahon.
The design of the existing plant did not include for nutrient removal or disinfection.
Since the plant was commissioned the upper harbour, was designated a sensitive area under the Urban Wastewater Treatment (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 440/2004).
Current discharges from the plant do not comply with these regulations.
Furthermore, there are several shellfish waters designated within Cork Harbour. Discharges from the proposed upgraded plant should take these waters into account.
Cork City Council now requires a consultant to identify what works are necessary to ensure that discharges from Carrigrennan WWTP comply with:
- Environmental Protection Agency Wastewater Discharge Licence D0033-01
- SI 440/2004 and
- SI 268/2006 European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) Regulations 2006
It should be noted that Carrigrennan WWTP was procured using a Design, Build and Operate (DBO) approach. The successful contractor was a consortium of five companies.
This Contractor is currently in year 8 of a 20 year operate contract.
Cork City Council now requires the services of a competent Consultant, with experience of major civil engineering works in the wastewater field, for the following stage:
- Stage (i) - Preliminary Report

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-04-15. The procurement was published on 2013-03-05.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-03-05 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-03-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Engineering services
Quantity or scope:
The detailed scope of services required is outlined in the Carrigrennan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrade, Brief for Appointment of Consulting Engineers for the Preliminary Report Stage, which will be issued to shortlisted Tenderers. The following non exhaustive list outlines the main services that may be required:- Prepare a preliminary Report for the Scheme. This report will provide a detailed analysis on the optimum means of upgrading Carrigrennan WWTP. It will take into account the operation of the existing plant and the fact that there is an existing operate contract in place. The Preliminary Report will provide specialist legal advice on procurement and contract law.- Prepare a Report on the ecological and archaeological aspects of the scheme;- Provide water quality and hydraulic modelling of the existing and proposed treatment process;- Provide detailed cost estimates;- Identify any statutory procedures required;- Prepare a Water Pricing Policy Report;- Prepare a Public Private Partnership Report.200 000
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Total value of the procurement: 200 000 💰
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: Engineering services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Cork City Council
Postal address: City Hall, Co Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.corkcity.ie 🌏
E-mail: liam_murray@corkcity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214924679 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-03-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-04-15 📅
Publication date: 2013-03-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 049-079845
OJ-S issue: 49
Additional information
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 on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=62989&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE Applicants shall submit 5 bound copies of their completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, including the original. Completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaires should be submitted in a sealed envelope or box clearly marked: 'Suitability Assessment Questionnaire for the Appointment of a Consultant fo Carrigrennan Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade'. The time limit for the receipt of completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaires and the address they must be sent to are outlined in this Contract Notice. Emailed/faxed/or late submissions will not be accepted. Late submissions will be returned without opening. Candidates shall include their contact details (name and return address) on the outer packaging of their submissions to facilitate this. Cork City Council undertakes to use it best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided by you in this Tender subject to the Council's obligations under Law including the Freedom of Information Act, 1997. Should you wish that any of the information supplied by you in this tender should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify same and specify reasons for its sensitivity. Cork City Council will consult with you about this sensitive information before making any decision on any Freedom of Information request received. In the event that the City Council decides to release particular information relating to you, you will have the option of appealing this decision to the Information Commissioner. Please note that in the event that no information is identified by you as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Applicants shall note that the successful Tenderer for this Contract can tender for subsequent stages (eg contract documents preparation, construction etc.) if the project proceeds to detailed design, tender and construction. Applicants shall note that the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire comprises of seven electronic documents which are attached to this Contract Notice. Applicants shall complete and submit all of these seven documents. Failure to submit all sections of the Suitability Assessment questionnaire will result in elimination from the competition. Applicants shall note that the Design Brief and Instructions to Tenderers will only be sent to applicants that are short listed based on the submitted Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Cork City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) possess a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (as substituted or amended) and that the certificate be maintained for the duration of the contract on a 12 month rolling basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Carrigrennan WWTP (Wastewater Treatment Plant) is located at Little Island, Co. Cork. The plant treats wastewater from Cork City and surrounding areas in the County.
The plant was commissioned in 2004 with a design organic load capacity of 413 000 population equivalent (p.e.).
The plant was designed to ensure compliance with the Urban Wastewater Directive. It provides primary and secondary treatment. Secondary treatment is achieved by means of a cyclical activated sludge system which is
carried out in Sequence Batch Reactors.
Treated wastewater from the plant is discharged through a 500 m long outfall pipe to Cork Harbour at Lough Mahon.
The design of the existing plant did not include for nutrient removal or disinfection.
Since the plant was commissioned the upper harbour, was designated a sensitive area under the Urban Wastewater Treatment (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 440/2004).
Current discharges from the plant do not comply with these regulations.
Furthermore, there are several shellfish waters designated within Cork Harbour. Discharges from the proposed upgraded plant should take these waters into account.
Cork City Council now requires a consultant to identify what works are necessary to ensure that discharges from Carrigrennan WWTP comply with:
- Environmental Protection Agency Wastewater Discharge Licence D0033-01
- SI 440/2004 and
- SI 268/2006 European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) Regulations 2006
It should be noted that Carrigrennan WWTP was procured using a Design, Build and Operate (DBO) approach. The successful contractor was a consortium of five companies.
This Contractor is currently in year 8 of a 20 year operate contract.
Cork City Council now requires the services of a competent Consultant, with experience of major civil engineering works in the wastewater field, for the following stage:
- Stage (i) - Preliminary Report
Quantity or scope:
The detailed scope of services required is outlined in the Carrigrennan Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrade, Brief for Appointment of Consulting Engineers for the Preliminary Report Stage, which will be issued to shortlisted Tenderers. The following non exhaustive list outlines the main services that may be required:
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- Prepare a preliminary Report for the Scheme. This report will provide a detailed analysis on the optimum means of upgrading Carrigrennan WWTP. It will take into account the operation of the existing plant and the fact that there is an existing operate contract in place. The Preliminary Report will provide specialist legal advice on procurement and contract law.
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- Prepare a Report on the ecological and archaeological aspects of the scheme;
- Provide water quality and hydraulic modelling of the existing and proposed treatment process;
- Provide detailed cost estimates;
- Identify any statutory procedures required;
- Prepare a Water Pricing Policy Report;
- Prepare a Public Private Partnership Report.
Duration: 13 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Carrigrennan, Little Island, Co. Cork.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
All requirements relating to the personal situation of economic operators are outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. Applicants are required to submit a completed Declaration in accordance with Articles 45 and 51 of Directive 2004/18/EC (and Regulation 53 of SI No 329 of 2006).
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Economic and financial standing:
All requirements relating to the required economic and financial standing of economic operators are outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. Applicants shall note that the requirements of Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC (and Regulation 55 of SI No 329 of 2006) apply.
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Minimum level(s) of standards:
All minimum requirements are outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability:
All requirements relating to the required technical capacity of economic operators are outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire. Applicants shall note that the requirements of Article 48 of Directive 2004/18/EC (and Regulations 56, 59, and 63 of SI No 329 of 2006) apply.
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Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
A fixed price lump sum tender proposal is required (at tender stage) in accordance with the Department of Finance Standard conditions of Engagement of Consulting Services (Technical). Cork City Council operates in accordance with the European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations 2002.
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Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
It is a requirement that if a consortium is awarded the Contract, it must form a legal entity before entering into the Contract.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection:
The shortlisted Consultants will be chosen on the basis of III.2.1, III.2.2 and III.2.3 above and in accordance with the Qualitative Assessment Weighting outlined in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ).
It is envisaged that 5 applicants will be invited to tender for this contract based on their completed SAQs.
Applicants that submit fully completed SAQs that meet all of the minimum criteria and pass all of the pass/fail criteria will have their SAQs qualitatively assessed. The 5 applicants that receive the highest marks under the qualitative assessment will be shortlisted and invited to tender. All other applicants will not be invited to tender.
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Applicants that submit partially completed SAQs or SAQs that do not meet one or more of the various minimum criteria will not have their SAQs qualitatively assessed. These applicants will be eliminated from the competition and will not be invited for tender.
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Date of dispatch of invitations: 2013-05-31 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Environment and Recreation Directorate
Liam Murray
Name: Cork City Council
Postal address: Reception Desk, New Civic Offices, City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork
Contact point: City Manager
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧

Reference
Additional information
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 on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=62989&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Applicants shall submit 5 bound copies of their completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaire, including the original. Completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaires should be submitted in a sealed envelope or box clearly marked: 'Suitability Assessment Questionnaire for the Appointment of a Consultant fo Carrigrennan Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade'. The time limit for the receipt of completed Suitability Assessment Questionnaires and the address they must be sent to are outlined in this Contract Notice.
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Emailed/faxed/or late submissions will not be accepted. Late submissions will be returned without opening. Candidates shall include their contact details (name and return address) on the outer packaging of their submissions to facilitate this.
Cork City Council undertakes to use it best endeavours to hold confidential any information provided by you in this Tender subject to the Council's obligations under Law including the Freedom of Information Act, 1997. Should you wish that any of the information supplied by you in this tender should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify same and specify reasons for its sensitivity. Cork City Council will consult with you about this sensitive information before making any decision on any Freedom of Information request received. In the event that the City Council decides to release particular information relating to you, you will have the option of appealing this decision to the Information Commissioner. Please note that in the event that no information is identified by you as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Applicants shall note that the successful Tenderer for this Contract can tender for subsequent stages (eg contract documents preparation, construction etc.) if the project proceeds to detailed design, tender and construction.
Applicants shall note that the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire comprises of seven electronic documents which are attached to this Contract Notice. Applicants shall complete and submit all of these seven documents. Failure to submit all sections of the Suitability Assessment questionnaire will result in elimination from the competition.
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Applicants shall note that the Design Brief and Instructions to Tenderers will only be sent to applicants that are short listed based on the submitted Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.
It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Cork City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) possess a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (as substituted or amended) and that the certificate be maintained for the duration of the contract on a 12 month rolling basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2013/S 049-079845 (2013-03-05)
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