Environmental and Planning Consultancy Services for the College Green traffic management measures and Civic Plaza

Dublin City Council

The introduction and operation of Luas Cross City (LCC) in College Green introduces a new mode of transport into an already busy and congested area. The development of traffic management plans in order to allow LCC to operate safely and efficiently and to cater for pedestrians, and cyclists requires a fundamental rethink of the ‘use’ of College Green. The Environment and Transportation Department have proposed the removal of all East West transport movements through College Green, except for pedestrians and cyclists, in order to allow the safe and efficient movement of all transport modes in this area.
Dublin City Council (DCC) wish to invite suitably qualified consultants to tender for a contract to provide an Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement for the College Green traffic management measures and Civic Plaza, and Project Management & Co-ordination of Statutory Planning Processes.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-11-08. The procurement was published on 2016-09-29.

Suppliers

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

• Arup (Ove Arup & Partners Ireland Ltd t/a Arup)

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2016-09-29	Contract notice
2017-01-10	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2016-09-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
Reference number: DCC160003
Short description:

The introduction and operation of Luas Cross City (LCC) in College Green introduces a new mode of transport into an already busy and congested area. The development of traffic management plans in order to allow LCC to operate safely and efficiently and to cater for pedestrians, and cyclists requires a fundamental rethink of the ‘use’ of College Green. The Environment and Transportation Department have proposed the removal of all East West transport movements through College Green, except for pedestrians and cyclists, in order to allow the safe and efficient movement of all transport modes in this area. Dublin City Council (DCC) wish to invite suitably qualified consultants to tender for a contract to provide an Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement for the College Green traffic management measures and Civic Plaza, and Project Management & Co-ordination of Statutory Planning Processes.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction 📦
Additional CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Block 2 Floor 6, Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dublincity.ie 🌏
E-mail: traffic@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12222251 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103324&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-09-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-11-08 📅
Publication date: 2016-10-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 191-343372
OJ-S issue: 191
Additional information

The time and date for the opening of tenders may change at Dublin City Council's discretion.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Dublin City Council (DCC) wish to invite suitably qualified consultants to tender for a contract to provide an Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Impact Statement for the College Green traffic management measures and Civic Plaza, and Project Management & Co-ordination of Statutory Planning Processes.

Estimated total value: 300 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

This removal of the East West traffic movement allows for the creation of a civic space in this area as per the objective of Dublin City Council's City Development Plan 2011-2017. Dublin City Council Environment and Transportation Department, in collaboration with the National Transport Authority, propose to progress the delivery of the traffic management measures and in doing so facilitate the creation of a civic plaza area in College Green.

The scheme comprises of the traffic management measures as a result of the removal of all East West traffic movements, in the College Green Area except pedestrians and cyclists, which in turn allows for the creation of a civic space.

Dublin City Council has determined that it will be necessary to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment and prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Project.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 109348.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 109348.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2017-11-08 📅
Tender opening date: 2016-11-08 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: Dublin City Council.
Additional information:

The time and date for the opening of tenders may change at Dublin City Council's discretion.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Executive Manager
Internet address: www.dublincity.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103324&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Awarding authority name: Mary Hussey
Postal address: Block 2 Floor 7, Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Contact point: Mary Hussey
Phone: +353 12222759 📞
E-mail: mary.hussey@dublincity.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️

Reference
Additional information

1. Dublin City Council (DCC) is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by DCC that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The contract is primarily for use by the Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of DCC as requirements arise.

7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

8. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

9. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to mary.hussey@dublincity.ie for the attention of Mary Hussey. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 8.11.2016 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

12. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

13. For each criterion marked as Response: Declaration Required, applicants must initially provide the Appendices referenced under each criterion no later than the date set for return of the forms, and, where appropriate, confirm in the box provided that it is included with the completed Questionnaire. Failure to do so could invalidate the submission.

Applicants may also satisfy this requirement by submitting an ESPD completed in accordance with EU Regulation 2016/7. By completing Part IV (α) of the ESPD titled: Global Indication for all Selection Criteria, applicants will be taken to declare that they meet the standards set for all criteria where the response is Declaration Required. Supporting documentation should be provided promptly upon request from the Contracting Authority.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines: Please contact your solicitor.
Source: OJS 2016/S 191-343372 (2016-09-29)

Contract award notice (2017-01-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 179 950 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-01-10 📅
Publication date: 2017-01-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 009-013662
Refers to notice: 2016/S 191-343372
OJ-S issue: 9

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 7000
Price weighting: 3000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-12-15 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Source: OJS 2017/S 009-013662 (2017-01-10)

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