14/013 — Water Quality Survey for the Water Supply Project — Dublin Region

Bord Gais Eireann

Irish Water is to appoint a Water Quality Survey Specialist to Erect, maintain and then remove a range of instrumentation; whilst undertaking a range of water quality sampling with supporting lab analysis.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-03-03. The procurement was published on 2014-02-14.

Suppliers

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

• Water Technology Limited.

Who?

• Bord Gais Eireann

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2014-02-14	Contract notice
2022-09-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2014-02-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Subsurface surveying services
Quantity or scope: Please refer to Section II.1.5.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Subsurface surveying services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: cwhite@bge.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214230930 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-02-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-03-03 📅
Publication date: 2014-02-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 034-056342
OJ-S issue: 34
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 to cwhite@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 Monday 3.3.2014. 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. Applicants should note that due to the urgent need to award the Contract Agreement, Irish Water is using the Accelerated Negotiated procedure. Please note that Applicants that are issued with an Invitation to Tender must therefore be in a position to submit tender responses to Irish Water within 10 days of receipt of the Invitation to Tender.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 12
Short description:

The survey will be within the Lough Derg and Parteen Basin area (of surface area approx. 140 km

The scope of services of the Water Quality Surveyor may include:-

(a) Water flow and current surveys using 3 No. Acoustic Current Profilers;

(b) Water level surveys using 8 No. automatic water level recorders;

automated nutrient analysers (5 No);

(d) Fortnightly water quality sampling and lab analysis from 8 locations within the

lough;

(e) Fortnightly water quality sampling and lab analysis from 6 major inflowing

rivers;

(f) Fortnightly Water treatability sampling from 5 locations within the lake

(12month period only)

(g) Water temperature monitoring using 20 No. thermistor chains (4 sensors per chain);

(h) Meteorological monitoring using 2 no. meteorological station;

(i) Factual and interpretative reporting on the above; and

(j) Maintenance and servicing of survey instrumentation/equipment as required to

maintain accuracies and 100 % data continuity over the survey period.

Applicants should note that due to the urgent need to award the Contract Agreement, Irish Water is using the Accelerated Negotiated procedure. Please note that Applicants that are issued with an Invitation to Tender must therefore be in a position to submit tender responses to Irish Water within TEN days of receipt of the Invitation to Tender.

Please do not register an expression of interst on etenders.

Please forward an expression of interest to cwhite@bge.ie.

Description of options:

This is a contract for a period of thirty-six (36) months with an option to extend annually for a further period of up to one (1) year.

Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 1
Reference number: 14/013

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 Qualification Submission, but may be required to do so prior to award of the Framework Agreement. Irish Water may:

i. contract with the prime contractor only;

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 memberswillbe sub-contractors; or

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

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaelige

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Shared Services Procurement Department
The Shared Services 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 2014/S 034-056342 (2014-02-14)

Contract award notice (2022-09-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Irish Water is requesting tenders to appoint a Survey Specialist to undertake a water quality survey to aid in the development of 3D hydrodynamic model of the Lough Derg and Parteen Basin area in order to assess the most appropriate sustainable water abstraction regime. The survey results and data obtained from the investigation will be used by the main consultant’s team to develop the model for the area.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Subsurface surveying services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Ervia
Postal address: P.O.Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal code: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@gasnetworks.ie 📧
Phone: +353 0214239065 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-09-26 📅
Publication date: 2022-09-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 189-536502
Refers to notice: 2014/S 034-056342
OJ-S issue: 189
Additional information

PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER ON ETENDERS FOR THIS COMPETITION. In order to receive the Pre Qualification please forward an expression of interest with the company name, address and contact number to cwhite@bge.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Irish Water is requesting tenders to appoint a Survey

Specialist to undertake a water quality survey to aid in the

development of 3D hydrodynamic model of the Lough Derg

and Parteen Basin area in order to assess the most

appropriate sustainable water abstraction regime. The

survey results and data obtained from the investigation will

be used by the main consultant’s team to develop the

model for the area.

Applicants should note that due to the urgent need to award

the Contract Agreement, Irish Water is using the

Accelerated Negotiated procedure. Please note that

Applicants that are issued with an Invitation to Tender must

therefore be in a position to submit tender responses to

Irish Water within TEN days of receipt of the Invitation to

Tender.

PLEASE FORWARD AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO

cwhite@bge.ie

Description of options:

This is a contract for a period of thirty six (36) months with an option to extend annually for a further period of up to one (1) year.

Additional information:

PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER ON ETENDERS FOR THIS

COMPETITION. In order to receive the Pre Qualification

please forward an expression of interest with the company

name, address and contact number to cwhite@bge.ie

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Lough Derg & Parteen Basin, adjacent to Co. Clare & Tipperary

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-12-09 📅
Name: Water Technology Limited.
Postal address: Togher Industrial Estate
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Admin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal code: 7
Information about review deadlines:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please refer 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 2022/S 189-536502 (2022-09-26)

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