Appointment for services of Acquisition Manager for School Sites

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Expressions of interest are invited from suitably experienced firms who wish to be considered for inclusion for consideration for a one-off contract to assist the Planning and Building Unit of the Department of Education and Skills (DES) with its Site Acquisition Programme.The Department of Education and Skills is currently engaged in delivering a 6 year school building programme. Many of the schools included in this plan will require new sites. In addition new sites will be required for other new schools announced to open in the coming years.http://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2015-Press-Releases/PR15-11-17.htmlWhere new school sites are required, the DES works closely with local authorities, other state agencies and stakeholders in the site acquisition process. The Planning and Building Unit of the DES comprises administrative and professional & technical staff. Negotiations regarding site acquisitions are primarily overseen by administrative staff while the professional & technical staff provide a range of professional advice with regard to technical site feasibility.It is proposed to place a contract for a specific number of site acquisitions for a minimum of 10 acquisitions and maximum of 20 acquisitions over the duration of this contract. This will entail per acquisition the identification of multiple potential sites and comparative analysis to arrive at the preferred site.Additional or alternative site acquisitions of a similar nature, and in disparate geographical locations, may be added under this contract.On the basis of this PQQ and applying the selection criteria set out in Section 12 of Attached PQQ, the Client will shortlist 5 applicants who meet the minimum criteria as stated in the PQQ document.On conclusion of the Prequalification Stage process, the successful 5 applicants will be invited to submit tenders under Secondary stage (ITT), and the successful tenderer will be chosen on the basis of the application of the award criteria that will be set out in the Invitation to participate under Secondary stage (ITT) of this restricted procedure.To apply for inclusion on the panels the Applicant mustComplete and sign Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) Appointment for services of Acquisition Manager for School Sites 2016-2018. with all the required documents as stated in the questionnaire.For the Attention:One hard copy of the application together with one copy on CD should be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked ‘PQQ for the Provision of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for appointment of services of Acquisition Manager for School Sites 2016-2018’.Addressed to:Owner Name: Ruairi SmythOwner Address:Department of Education & SkillsPortlaoise Road, TullamoreCo. Offaly, R35 Y2N5.Contact Name: As aboveContact Address As aboveContact Telephone No: 0579325428Contact Email Address: ruairi_smyth@education.gov.ieSubmissions should be delivered to the above address not later than 5 pm Irish local time as indicated in the contract notice. Submissions delivered after this time will not be accepted. They will be returned unopened to the sender.200 000