15/001 — Regional New Connections Contracts

Ervia

Irish Water wishes to appoint Regional New Connections Contractors for a duration of three years with two annual options to extend the duration of the
contract by twelve months. The Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight
regional Lots. Each regional Lot will have a single supplier who will complete all
New Connections work in that region.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-02-10. The procurement was published on 2015-12-22.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Ervia

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-12-22	Contract notice
2020-06-30	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: General construction work for pipelines
Quantity or scope:

Irish Water wishes to appoint Regional New Connections Contractors for a duration of three years with two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by twelve months. The contractors will be contracted to carry out new connections work as outlined in the scope of works below in all regions to varying extents.Irish Water initially intends to allocate works to regional contractors only in areas where the current practice is for the customer to be asked to engage a contractor to carry out the connection works. Therefore the extent of work awarded to a contractor in a region will be largely dictated by the level of new connections work the relevant local authorities historically and currently carry out directly in that region. The appointment of Regional New Connections Contractors is not intended to reduce the involvement of Local Authorities in new connections works.The Contracting Entity does not make any guarantee in regard to any contract award and/or the volume or value of works to be procured.Scope of Works.1. The Regional New Connections Contractors will complete all works pertaining to standard new water and wastewater connections where network extensions are not required. These works will be located on public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for standard new connections works. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.Standard Connections will include but will not be restricted to the following;— New connections for new/existing rural/urban dwellings,— New agricultural connections,— New connection works for new/existing housing estates,— New connection works for new/existing retail/commercial/industrial/institutional premises, and— New temporary connections.2. The Regional New Connections Contractors will carry out network extension works where a new connection requires a water main or a foul/combined sewer to be extended/replaced/upsized to facilitate a new connection. These works will be located in public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for network extension projects. It is anticipated that the contractors will be supplied with a conceptual design of the proposed network extension works and will be expected to progress the design to detailed design stage with the necessary approvals. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.3. The Regional New Connections Contractors may be contracted to construct water and waste water infrastructure on privately owned development sites on behalf of Irish Water. The design responsibility for this scope item will be with the developer of the subject site, as opposed to Irish Water or the Regional New Connections Contractor. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works.4. The Regional New Connections Contractors will be contracted to provide connection related services such as;— Site Investigation Works and Reporting— Flow and load Surveys— Topographical Surveys— Minor water and waste water treatment plant works as required.— Water main network hydraulic design.— Gravity and Pressurized Hydraulic Design of foul/combined sewer networks.— Contaminated Ground Investigation and Reporting— Temporary Works Design— Geotechnical Design— Pumping Station Design and Construction— C.C.T.V. Surveying and Reporting— Diversions of water mains and foul/combined sewers.The contractor will assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS where necessary.RegionsThe Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight regions, which are each a separate Lot. Each region will have a single supplier who will complete new connections work in that regional Lot.(The regions are in most cases but not all cases as per the Local Authority defined regions)The eight lots are as follows:Lot 1 North West — Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo.Lot 2 West — Galway City and County, Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary North.Lot 3 North East — Longford, Monaghan, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan.Lot 4 South West — Cork City and County, Kerry.Lot 5 South East — Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow.Lot 6 Dublin City — Dublin City.Lot 7 Midlands — Laois, Kildare, Offaly, Wicklow.Lot 8 Dublin County — Dublin County.

Quantity or scope

Irish Water wishes to appoint Regional New Connections Contractors for a duration of three years with two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by twelve months. The contractors will be contracted to carry out new connections work as outlined in the scope of works below in all regions to varying extents.Irish Water initially intends to allocate works to regional contractors only in areas where the current practice is for the customer to be asked to engage a contractor to carry out the connection works. Therefore the extent of work awarded to a contractor in a region will be largely dictated by the level of new connections work the relevant local authorities historically and currently carry out directly in that region. The appointment of Regional New Connections Contractors is not intended to reduce the involvement of Local Authorities in new connections works.The Contracting Entity does not make any guarantee in regard to any contract award and/or the volume or value of works to be procured.Scope of Works.1. The Regional New Connections Contractors will complete all works pertaining to standard new water and wastewater connections where network extensions are not required. These works will be located on public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for standard new connections works. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.Standard Connections will include but will not be restricted to the following;— New connections for new/existing rural/urban dwellings,— New agricultural connections,— New connection works for new/existing housing estates,— New connection works for new/existing retail/commercial/industrial/institutional premises, and— New temporary connections.2. The Regional New Connections Contractors will carry out network extension works where a new connection requires a water main or a foul/combined sewer to be extended/replaced/upsized to facilitate a new connection. These works will be located in public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for network extension projects. It is anticipated that the contractors will be supplied with a conceptual design of the proposed network extension works and will be expected to progress the design to detailed design stage with the necessary approvals. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.3. The Regional New Connections Contractors may be contracted to construct water and waste water infrastructure on privately owned development sites on behalf of Irish Water. The design responsibility for this scope item will be with the developer of the subject site, as opposed to Irish Water or the Regional New Connections Contractor. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works.4. The Regional New Connections Contractors will be contracted to provide connection related services such as;— Site Investigation Works and Reporting— Flow and load Surveys— Topographical Surveys— Minor water and waste water treatment plant works as required.— Water main network hydraulic design.— Gravity and Pressurized Hydraulic Design of foul/combined sewer networks.— Contaminated Ground Investigation and Reporting— Temporary Works Design— Geotechnical Design— Pumping Station Design and Construction— C.C.T.V. Surveying and Reporting— Diversions of water mains and foul/combined sewers.The contractor will assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS where necessary.RegionsThe Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight regions, which are each a separate Lot. Each region will have a single supplier who will complete new connections work in that regional Lot.(The regions are in most cases but not all cases as per the Local Authority defined regions)The eight lots are as follows:Lot 1 North West — Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo.Lot 2 West — Galway City and County, Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary North.Lot 3 North East — Longford, Monaghan, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan.Lot 4 South West — Cork City and County, Kerry.Lot 5 South East — Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow.Lot 6 Dublin City — Dublin City.Lot 7 Midlands — Laois, Kildare, Offaly, Wicklow.Lot 8 Dublin County — Dublin County.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: General construction work for pipelines 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one lot only
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Ervia
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: tenders@ervia.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214239083 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-12-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-02-10 📅
Publication date: 2015-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 249-455948
OJ-S issue: 249
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 Shared Services Procurement Manager to tenders@ervia.ie The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 12:00 Wednesday 10.2.2016. 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 to this tender by email to tenders@ervia.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Irish Water wishes to appoint Regional New Connections Contractors for a duration of three years with two annual options to extend the duration of the

contract by twelve months. The Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight

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regional Lots. Each regional Lot will have a single supplier who will complete all

New Connections work in that region.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Lot 1 North West — Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo
Short description:

Irish Water wishes to appoint Regional New Connections Contractors for duration of three years with two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by twelve months. The Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight regional Lots. Each regional Lot will have a single supplier who will complete all New Connections work in that region.

Quantity or scope: Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire for further information.
Duration: 36 months
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 2 West — Galway City and County, Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary North
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Lot 3 North East — Longford, Monaghan, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Lot 4 South West — Cork City and County, Kerry
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Lot 5 South East — Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Lot 6 Dublin City — Dublin City
Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Lot 7 Midlands — Laois, Kildare, Offaly, Wicklow
Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: Lot 8 Dublin County — Dublin County
Quantity or scope:

Irish Water initially intends to allocate works to regional contractors only in areas where the current practice is for the customer to be asked to engage a contractor to carry out the connection works. Therefore the extent of work awarded to a contractor in a region will be largely dictated by the level of new connections work the relevant local authorities historically and currently carry out directly in that region. The appointment of Regional New Connections Contractors is not intended to reduce the involvement of Local Authorities in new connections works.

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The Contracting Entity does not make any guarantee in regard to any contract award and/or the volume or value of works to be procured.

Scope of Works.

1. The Regional New Connections Contractors will complete all works pertaining to standard new water and wastewater connections where network extensions are not required. These works will be located on public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for standard new connections works. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.

Standard Connections will include but will not be restricted to the following;
— New connections for new/existing rural/urban dwellings,
— New agricultural connections,
— New connection works for new/existing housing estates,

— New connection works for new/existing retail/commercial/industrial/institutional premises, and

— New temporary connections.

2. The Regional New Connections Contractors will carry out network extension works where a new connection requires a water main or a foul/combined sewer to be extended/replaced/upsized to facilitate a new connection. These works will be located in public roadways in the majority of cases. The Regional New Connections Contractors will have complete responsibility for civil engineering design and hydraulic design for network extension projects. It is anticipated that the contractors will be supplied with a conceptual design of the proposed network extension works and will be expected to progress the design to detailed design stage with the necessary approvals. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works. The contractor may assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS.

3. The Regional New Connections Contractors may be contracted to construct water and waste water infrastructure on privately owned development sites on behalf of Irish Water. The design responsibility for this scope item will be with the developer of the subject site, as opposed to Irish Water or the Regional New Connections Contractor. The contractors will be required to carry out all connection works in accordance with the Irish Water Code of Practice and Specifications for such works.

4. The Regional New Connections Contractors will be contracted to provide connection related services such as;

— Site Investigation Works and Reporting
— Flow and load Surveys
— Topographical Surveys
— Minor water and waste water treatment plant works as required.
— Water main network hydraulic design.
— Gravity and Pressurized Hydraulic Design of foul/combined sewer networks.
— Contaminated Ground Investigation and Reporting
— Temporary Works Design
— Geotechnical Design
— Pumping Station Design and Construction
— C.C.T.V. Surveying and Reporting
— Diversions of water mains and foul/combined sewers.
The contractor will assume the role of both PSDP and PSCS where necessary.
Regions

The Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight regions, which are each a separate Lot. Each region will have a single supplier who will complete new connections work in that regional Lot.

(The regions are in most cases but not all cases as per the Local Authority defined regions)

The eight lots are as follows:
Lot 1 North West — Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo.

Lot 2 West — Galway City and County, Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary North.

Lot 3 North East — Longford, Monaghan, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan.
Lot 4 South West — Cork City and County, Kerry.
Lot 5 South East — Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow.
Lot 6 Dublin City — Dublin City.
Lot 7 Midlands — Laois, Kildare, Offaly, Wicklow.
Lot 8 Dublin County — Dublin County.

Description of options: Two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by twelve months.
Duration: 036 months
Reference number: 15/001
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 Contract) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.

Economic and financial standing:

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

Technical and professional ability:

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

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

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Ervia considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Ervia also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Ervia considers appropriate.

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaeilge.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Janet Swayne
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏
Name: Ervia
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Tender Admin
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95049&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
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 2015/S 249-455948 (2015-12-22)

Contract award notice (2020-06-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines
Short description:

Irish Water wishes to appoint regional new connections contractors for a duration of 3 years with two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by 12 months. The Republic of Ireland will be divided into eight regional lots. Each regional lot will have a single supplier who will complete all new connections work in that region.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines 📦
Additional CPV: Water meters 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 214239000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-30 📅
Publication date: 2020-07-03 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 127-311685
Refers to notice: 2015/S 249-455948
OJ-S issue: 127
Additional information

A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who forward an expression of interest and send via email for the attention of the Shared Services Procurement Manager to Tenders@ervia.ie The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 12.00 Wednesday 10 February 2016.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Lot 1: North West — Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo
Short description:

Irish Water wishes to appoint regional new connections contractor(s) for duration of 3 years with two annual options to extend the duration of the contract by 12 months.

Additional information:

The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 12.00 Wednesday 10 February 2016.

Title of the lot: Lot 2: West — Galway City and County, Clare, Limerick City and County, Tipperary North
Lot 3: North East — Longford, Monaghan, Louth, Westmeath, Meath, Cavan
Additional information:

The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1). above not later than 12.00 Wednesday 10 February 2016.

Title of the lot: Lot 4: South West — Cork City and County, Kerry
Lot 5: South East — Tipperary South, Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Carlow
Lot 6: Dublin City — Dublin City
Lot 7: Midlands — Laois, Kildare, Offaly, Wicklow
Lot 8: Dublin County — Dublin County

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-09-05 📅
Name: Carty Contractors Ltd
Postal town: Sligo
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Name: Farrans Construction
Postal town: Belfast
Country: Northern and Western 🏙️
Name: Ward & Burke Construction Ltd
Postal town: Galway
Name: GMC Utilities Group Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Name: Shareridge Ltd
Postal town: Mayo
Name: Coffey Northumbrian Ltd
Coffey Construction Ireland Ltd
David Walsh Civil Engineering
Postal town: Kildare
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10

Contracting authority
Contact
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
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:

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 2020/S 127-311685 (2020-06-30)

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