Project Opera, Limerick City and County Council โ€” Request to Participate

Limerick City and County Council

Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) hereby seeks expressions of interest to undertake a development of the Opera Site (the โ€˜Siteโ€™). This Request to Participate (RTP) is the first stage in a competitive dialogue procedure. This stage of the process will consist of an assessment of the suitability of applicants to participate in the process. Those applicants who are deemed suitable will then be invited to participate in the dialogue stage of the process. It is anticipated that the dialogue stage will consist of 2 phases. The successful applicant following completion of the competitive dialogue procedure will be granted a long leasehold interest (the โ€˜Interestโ€™) in the Site being a right to develop, manage and realise the Site under an Agreement for Lease. The interest will be granted to the tenderer who has submitted the most economically advantageous tender based on the contract award criteria to be set out in the tender documents. It is LCCC's intention to retain the freehold interest in the Site.
Further information regarding the operation of this process can be found in the Request to Participate document (also available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie). To register their interest, applicants are required to complete the Request to Participate (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=??

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-04-29. The procurement was published on 2015-03-25.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-03-25 Contract notice
Contract notice (2015-03-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Urban development construction work
Quantity or scope:
The development of the site is proposed as a mixed use development with an emphasis on educational and private / public sector uses including small scale retail. The completed development is projected to accommodate approximately 50 000 mยฒ (538 000 sq.ft) of building accommodation.80 000 000
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Total value of the procurement: 80 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Urban development construction work ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Limerick City and County Council
Postal address: Customer Services, Merchant's Quay, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Limerick
Contact
Internet address: http://www.limerick.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: economicdev@limerick.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 6140700 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-03-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-04-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-03-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 062-107271
OJ-S issue: 62
Additional information
(a) The Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate / Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. (b) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. (c) All costs incurred by candidates in preparing submissions must be borne by them. The contracting authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. (d) 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 contract by alternative means if it appears that it can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. (e) All times set out in this contract notice are in local Irish time. (f) All monetary amounts shall be quoted in Euro. (g) For further information on the procedures governing the competition, candidates' attention is drawn to the Request to Participate document. (h) Candidates must register their interest on the OJEU and etenders website (https://irl.eu-supply.com and www.e-tenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available on line at https://irl.eu-supply.com and www.e-tenders.gov.ie (i) The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate/Tenderer in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) hereby seeks expressions of interest to undertake a development of the Opera Site (the โ€˜Siteโ€™). This Request to Participate (RTP) is the first stage in a competitive dialogue procedure. This stage of the process will consist of an assessment of the suitability of applicants to participate in the process. Those applicants who are deemed suitable will then be invited to participate in the dialogue stage of the process. It is anticipated that the dialogue stage will consist of 2 phases. The successful applicant following completion of the competitive dialogue procedure will be granted a long leasehold interest (the โ€˜Interestโ€™) in the Site being a right to develop, manage and realise the Site under an Agreement for Lease. The interest will be granted to the tenderer who has submitted the most economically advantageous tender based on the contract award criteria to be set out in the tender documents. It is LCCC's intention to retain the freehold interest in the Site.
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Further information regarding the operation of this process can be found in the Request to Participate document (also available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie). To register their interest, applicants are required to complete the Request to Participate (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
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Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=??
Quantity or scope:
The development of the site is proposed as a mixed use development with an emphasis on educational and private / public sector uses including small scale retail. The completed development is projected to accommodate approximately 50 000 mยฒ (538 000 sq.ft) of building accommodation.
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Duration: 072 months
Reference number: ED1
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Limerick.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Economic and financial standing:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Technical and professional ability:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).

Procedure
Objective criteria for selection:
Please see the Request to Participate document (available to download from https://irl.eu-supply.com or www.etenders.gov.ie).
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2015-08-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 3267368TH
Contact
Contact point: Mr Pat Daly
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/103432 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86754&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86754&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: ED1
Additional information
(a) The Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003. The Candidate shall state if any of the information supplied by it in response to this notice is confidential or commercially sensitive or should not be disclosed in respect of a request for information under the aforementioned Acts. The Candidate shall state why it considers the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive. The Authority will consult with any Candidate / Tenderer about sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received.
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(b) Any contract award is subject to production of a current tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland.
(c) All costs incurred by candidates in preparing submissions must be borne by them. The contracting authority accepts no liability for these costs, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.
(d) 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 contract by alternative means if it appears that it can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.
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(e) All times set out in this contract notice are in local Irish time.
(f) All monetary amounts shall be quoted in Euro.
(g) For further information on the procedures governing the competition, candidates' attention is drawn to the Request to Participate document.
(h) Candidates must register their interest on the OJEU and etenders website (https://irl.eu-supply.com and www.e-tenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available on line at https://irl.eu-supply.com and www.e-tenders.gov.ie
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(i) The Authority accepts no liability for any costs and/or expenses incurred by any Candidate/Tenderer in connection with the competition (including the application and/or attendance interview, if required).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2015/S 062-107271 (2015-03-25)