Request for Tender for Class B Fire Appliances

Longford County Council

Request for Tender to seek tenders for 4 fire-fighting water tender appliances for the Irish Fire Services. This RFT applies to medium class pumping appliances (Class B Appliances) — as defined in I.S. EN 1846 — operating within urban and rural districts, both on and off road and at speed. The minimum required life span of the appliance shall be 15 years. The appliance shall spend most of it's life in a laden condition and the design shall take this into account.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-12-31. The procurement was published on 2015-11-09.

Suppliers

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

• High Precision Motor Products

Who?

• Longford County Council

What?

• Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment › Firefighting equipment
• Platforms ladders › Fire ladders
• Pumps for liquids › Pumps for firefighting
• Vehicles for the emergency services › Firefighting vehicles › Fire engines
• Vehicles for the emergency services › Firefighting vehicles › Water-tender vehicles

Where?

• Border, Midland and Western

Procurement history

Date	Document
2015-11-09	Contract notice
2017-05-31	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2015-11-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Fire engines
Quantity or scope:

Request for Tender to seek tenders for 4 fire-fighting water tender appliances for the Irish Fire Services. This RFT applies to medium-class pumping appliances (Class B Appliances) — as defined in I.S. EN 1846 — operating within urban and rural districts, both on and off road and at speed. The minimum required life span of the appliance shall be 15 years. The appliance shall spend most of it's life in a laden condition and the design shall take this into account.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Fire engines 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Longford County Council
Postal address: Áras An Chontae, Great Water Street
Postal code: N39 NH56
Postal town: Longford
Contact
Internet address: http://www.longfordcoco.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 433347136 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-11-09 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-12-31 📅
Publication date: 2015-11-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 219-399214
OJ-S issue: 219

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Longford, N39 FW96.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Only those tenderers who have submitted compliant tenders pursuant to Part 2 of the RFT and have not been excluded under Article 45 of EU Council Directive 2004/18/EC, or any subsequent amendment to same, as implemented into Irish Law by Regulation 53 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006 (Statutory Instrument 329 of 2006), or any subsequent amendments to same, will be evaluated in accordance with the qualification and award criteria.

Economic and financial standing:

A) The tenderer shall have a minimum combined turnover of 3 000 000 EUR for a defined 3 year period namely 2012, 2013 and 2014. Proof of this shall be confirmed by the tenderer's financial auditors;

b) The tenderer must have the necessary cash flow to deliver the project within the tendered time scales. Proof of this shall be confirmed by the tenderer's financial auditors.

Technical and professional ability:

A) Supplied and delivered, or are in the process of supplying and delivering, a minimum of 2 No fire appliances of a similar size and nature to this Class B (either Class B water tender, emergency tender, aerial appliance or water tanker) in the past 2 years.

The Contracting Authority may request details of appliances supplied. As part of the tender evaluation process, the contracting authority may wish to inspect these fire appliances to satisfy themselves that the tenderer has the technical and professional ability to supply fire appliances in accordance with this RFT. In such cases, it shall be the responsibility of the tenderer to facilitate such visits.

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Payment Terms:

2 No stage payments shall be made for each appliance as follows:

a) 45 % of overall contract price for each appliance to be paid upon delivery and inspection of chassis;

b) Balance paid following delivery of each appliance and resolution of all snags on each appliance.

Other particular conditions:

Insurance:

The successful tenderer shall be required to hold the following insurances from the time of placement of the official order until delivery of all fire appliances.

Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit:

1. Employer’s Liability — 13 000 000 EUR,

2. Public Liability — 6 500 000 EUR,

3. Professional Indemnity — 6 500 000 EUR,

4. Product Liability — 6 500 000 EUR.

By signing the Statement of Tenderer in Appendix B, tenderers confirm, that if awarded the official order for the supply of Class B fire appliances, they will, obtain and hold the levels of insurance as specified above from the time of placement of the official order until delivery of all fire appliances. A formal confirmation from the Tenderer‘s insurance company or broker to this effect may be requested from the successful tenderer prior to placement of the official order.

The successful tenderer will during the period from placement of the official order until delivery of all fire appliances be required to:

a) Immediately advise the contracting authority of any material change to its insured status;

b) Produce proof of current premiums paid on request;

c) Produce valid certificates of insurance upon request.

Employment Law:

The successful tenderer shall be solely responsible in law for the employment, remuneration, taxes, immigration and work permits of all personnel retained for the purposes of constructing and delivering these fire appliances.

Tenderers must comply with any applicable statutory terms relating to minimum pay and to legally binding sectoral agreements and must take these into account when preparing tenders.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tomás Ó Maonaigh
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1128 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94105&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94105&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Source: OJS 2015/S 219-399214 (2015-11-09)

Contract award notice (2017-05-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Request for Tender to seek tenders for 4 fire-fighting water tender appliances for the Irish Fire Services. This RFT applies to medium class pumping appliances (class B appliances) — as defined in I.S. EN 1846 — operating within urban and rural districts, both on and off road and at speed. The minimum required life span of the appliance shall be 15 years. The appliance shall spend most of its life in a laden condition and the design shall take this into account.

Total value of the procurement: 1 118 454 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Firefighting vehicles 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Border, Midland and Western 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
E-mail: firestation@longfordcoco.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-05-31 📅
Publication date: 2017-06-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 105-209630
Refers to notice: 2015/S 219-399214
OJ-S issue: 105

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Conformity to specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Bodywork warranty
Vehicle systems and drive-line warranty
Availability of spare parts, technical assistance and back up
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Price weighting: 250

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-04-04 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2017/S 105-209630 (2017-05-31)

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