The development of a multifunctional venue of scale has been an objective of Cork City Council (the ‘Council’) since the 1990's. The existence of market failure has meant that without some level of public funding or subvention, potential investors would not proceed with the development of such a venue. In recognition of this the Irish Government has made up to 10 000 000 EUR available as part of the public sector support for this project and the Council will make further funding up to EUR4m available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget. The Event Centre must be capable of accommodating a range of events including concerts, festivals, family entertainment, cultural, sport, exhibitions, conferences and trade shows. On this basis, a PwC led team has been appointed to run a competitive process for public funding to part fund the construction of a multifunctional large scale Event Centre in Cork City (the ‘Project’). The award of the Project is subject to the availability of sufficient funding to the Developer (as herein defined) to meet the Project’s requirements. Initially a Competitive Dialogue procedure was undertaken however a contract was not awarded under that procedure and the Project is now subject to a Competitive Negotiated Procedure. The Project's funding requirements will be determined during this public procurement procedure. A Competitive Negotiated Procedure is being adopted to ensure that any initial tenders submitted are adapted to make provision for the delivery of the Project in a manner best suited to the Councils’ needs. Fundamental to the granting of any funding is that potential developers can demonstrate that they have the capacity to deliver an operating multi-functional event centre within a prescribed timeframe and within the budget as outlined in their proposal. Equally the capability to execute to the construction plans and deliver to the requirements will need to be clearly shown while also demonstrating the sustainability of the operation of the Event Centre over the long term.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-09-17.
The procurement was published on 2014-08-14.
Contract notice (2014-08-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Quantity or scope:
10 000 000 EUR of Government funding has been committed to this project however the expected value of the works associated with the development of the Centre is in the range of 25 000 000 EUR to 40 000 000 EUR. Cork City Council will make further funding up to 4 000 000 EUR available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget.10 000 000
10 000 000 EUR of Government funding has been committed to this project however the expected value of the works associated with the development of the Centre is in the range of 25 000 000 EUR to 40 000 000 EUR. Cork City Council will make further funding up to 4 000 000 EUR available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget.10 000 000
Total value of the procurement: 10 000 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Recreational, cultural and sporting 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: 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: john_mcgarry@external.corkcity.ie📧
Phone: +353 214966222📞
Fax: +353 214314238 📠
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The development of a multifunctional venue of scale has been an objective of Cork City Council (the ‘Council’) since the 1990's. The existence of market failure has meant that without some level of public funding or subvention, potential investors would not proceed with the development of such a venue. In recognition of this the Irish Government has made up to 10 000 000 EUR available as part of the public sector support for this project and the Council will make further funding up to EUR4m available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget. The Event Centre must be capable of accommodating a range of events including concerts, festivals, family entertainment, cultural, sport, exhibitions, conferences and trade shows. On this basis, a PwC led team has been appointed to run a competitive process for public funding to part fund the construction of a multifunctional large scale Event Centre in Cork City (the ‘Project’). The award of the Project is subject to the availability of sufficient funding to the Developer (as herein defined) to meet the Project’s requirements.
The development of a multifunctional venue of scale has been an objective of Cork City Council (the ‘Council’) since the 1990's. The existence of market failure has meant that without some level of public funding or subvention, potential investors would not proceed with the development of such a venue. In recognition of this the Irish Government has made up to 10 000 000 EUR available as part of the public sector support for this project and the Council will make further funding up to EUR4m available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget. The Event Centre must be capable of accommodating a range of events including concerts, festivals, family entertainment, cultural, sport, exhibitions, conferences and trade shows. On this basis, a PwC led team has been appointed to run a competitive process for public funding to part fund the construction of a multifunctional large scale Event Centre in Cork City (the ‘Project’). The award of the Project is subject to the availability of sufficient funding to the Developer (as herein defined) to meet the Project’s requirements.
Initially a Competitive Dialogue procedure was undertaken however a contract was not awarded under that procedure and the Project is now subject to a Competitive Negotiated Procedure. The Project's funding requirements will be determined during this public procurement procedure. A Competitive Negotiated Procedure is being adopted to ensure that any initial tenders submitted are adapted to make provision for the delivery of the Project in a manner best suited to the Councils’ needs. Fundamental to the granting of any funding is that potential developers can demonstrate that they have the capacity to deliver an operating multi-functional event centre within a prescribed timeframe and within the budget as outlined in their proposal. Equally the capability to execute to the construction plans and deliver to the requirements will need to be clearly shown while also demonstrating the sustainability of the operation of the Event Centre over the long term.
Initially a Competitive Dialogue procedure was undertaken however a contract was not awarded under that procedure and the Project is now subject to a Competitive Negotiated Procedure. The Project's funding requirements will be determined during this public procurement procedure. A Competitive Negotiated Procedure is being adopted to ensure that any initial tenders submitted are adapted to make provision for the delivery of the Project in a manner best suited to the Councils’ needs. Fundamental to the granting of any funding is that potential developers can demonstrate that they have the capacity to deliver an operating multi-functional event centre within a prescribed timeframe and within the budget as outlined in their proposal. Equally the capability to execute to the construction plans and deliver to the requirements will need to be clearly shown while also demonstrating the sustainability of the operation of the Event Centre over the long term.
Quantity or scope:
10 000 000 EUR of Government funding has been committed to this project however the expected value of the works associated with the development of the Centre is in the range of 25 000 000 EUR to 40 000 000 EUR. Cork City Council will make further funding up to 4 000 000 EUR available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget.
10 000 000 EUR of Government funding has been committed to this project however the expected value of the works associated with the development of the Centre is in the range of 25 000 000 EUR to 40 000 000 EUR. Cork City Council will make further funding up to 4 000 000 EUR available as a non repayable grant with any additional funding sought over this to be repayable on terms / timeframe as proposed by tenders at tender stage where agreeable to the Council having regard to the Council's budget.
Duration: 021 months
Reference number: EC02
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork City.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
A requirement to make a declaration as to the personal situation of the economic operators in compliance with Article 45 of the EU Directive 2004-18-EC is included in the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.
Economic and financial standing: Please see Suitability Assessment Questionnaire attached to this notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see Suitability Assessment Questionnaire attached to this notice.
Technical and professional ability: Please see Suitability Assessment Questionnaire attached to this notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see Suitability Assessment Questionnaire attached to this notice
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
Parent Company guarantees will be required if applicant is reliant on parent. Applicant will be required to ensure a performance bond is put in place by the Construction Entity.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Appropriate security will be required to secure the public funds.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract through a single entity with members having joint and several liability.
Other particular conditions:
Any preferred bidder will need to submit confirmations that the required funding has been secured including third party funding. Any preferred bidder will need to submit evidence that they have full title to, control over or are a licensee over the site being proposed for the development of a multifunctional Event Centre and that the Centre will operate to a satisfactory level.
Any preferred bidder will need to submit confirmations that the required funding has been secured including third party funding. Any preferred bidder will need to submit evidence that they have full title to, control over or are a licensee over the site being proposed for the development of a multifunctional Event Centre and that the Centre will operate to a satisfactory level.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅
Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection: Please see Suitability Assessment Questionnaire attached to this notice.
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2014-09-22 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Reference Dates
Publication date: 2014-01-10 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: EC02
Notice number in the OJ S: 2010/S 812-570000
Complementary information Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting authority will not conclude a reviewable public contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calender days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at the risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that reviewable public contract.
The contracting authority will not conclude a reviewable public contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calender days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at the risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that reviewable public contract.