Construction of the UCD Confucius Institute for Ireland

Quantity or scope

The proposed building principally consists of a 2 058,9 m² 3 storey building which will include teaching spaces, Library, an Exhibition space, a restaurant facility, ancillary areas such as office spaces and associated site works and Landscaping carried out within a fully operational University campus / Live environment which allows open access to students, staff and the general public. Works may include an element of contractor design in accordance with the above.

Additional information

1) University College Dublin proposed to invite tenders from candidates who have been successfully selected / shortlisted at the ‘Suitability Assessment’ stage. Candidates are advised that contracts will be awarded on the basis of the ‘Public Works Contract for Building Works Designed by the Employer’ issued by the Department of Finance.

(2) The successful tenderer will be required to comply with the Conditions of Contract / Instructions to Tenderers in regard to the following:-

(a) Production of a ‘Tax Clearance Certificate’. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement from the ‘Revenue Commissioners’ in lieu of a ‘Tax Clearance Certificate’ will be required.

(b) Details of Employer Liability, Public Liability and other insurance policies as required by the Conditions of Contract.

(c) Evidence of membership of a ‘Sick Pay’ and ‘Pension Scheme’ in accordance with the Construction Industry Federation Guidelines.

(d) Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation and the submission of appropriate documentation.

(e) Other requirements specified in the Conditions of Contract.

(3) Tenderers may be required to attend clarification meetings in Dublin, at their own expense.

(4) No tenderer will be reimbursed for any expense incurred in this competition. The Contracting Authority accepts no liability for any costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, even if the competition is postponed or cancelled at any state of the process.

(5) The Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 apply to this contract. Tenderers shall state if any of (and the reasons why) information supplied by them in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003.

(6) The successful tenderer to whom it is proposed to award the contract will be required, before acceptance of his tender, to comply with the tax clearance procedures for the public sector as set out in circular 22/95 ‘Tax Clearance Procedures’ ‘Public Sector Contracts’ issued by the Department for Finance, Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

(7) The Contracting Authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageous procured. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award a Contract under this competition.

(8) The Contracting Authority reserves the right to phase / stage the works and may proceed with the works, in whole or in part and which may:

(a) run concurrently with all / other phases of building works during the educational term period or outside of the education term, out of hours and over consecutive years.

(b) proceed with some / part of the phases or stages of the building works during the educational term period or outside of the education term, our of hours and over consecutive years.

(c) not proceed with parts of the buildings works at all.

(9) Tenderers must register their interest in the competition on the e-tenders website (www.e-tenders.gov.ie) in order to obtain the ‘Suitability Assessment’ form and to be included on the mailing list for documentation in relation to the competition.

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

Contract is intended to be awarded to a single main contractor. If a number of contractors apply as a group or joint venture and are successful, either a lead contractor must be nominated who will be responsible for providing the service or a Joint Venture must be formed or have been in existence prior to the date of the contract notice with whom the Awarding Authority will sign the contract.

Information about review deadlines

In accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010, the Contracting Authority will not establish this contract for a period of 14 calendar days from the date upon which all tenderers are formally notified of the outcome of their tender submissions. This 14 day period will commence on the day following notification.