Refurbishment Programme for Student Residences

Additional information

(a) The Authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2014. 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) Candidates should note that this is a two (2) stage selection process. Stage 1 involves Candidates submitting information required by this notice and the suitability assessment questionnaire attached to this notice to the stipulated address and by the stipulated time. For Stage 2 it is envisaged that a maximum of nine (9) suppliers will be invited to tender for the ‘Call off Contract’ depending on the quality of the pre-qualification submissions received.

(f) Applicants should be aware that each project will be executed using the Public Works Contract for Building Works designed by the Employer

(g) All times set out in this contract notice are in local Irish time.

(h) All monetary amounts shall be quoted in Euro.

(i) For further information on the procedures governing the competition, candidates' attention is drawn to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire and Project Information Memorandum.

(j) Candidates must register their interest on the etenders website (www.e-tenders.gov.ie) or the OJEU website (https://irl.eu-supply.com) in order to be included on the mailing list for correspondence in relation to the competition. Documents are available on line at www.e-tenders.gov.ie or https://irl.eu-supply.com.

(k) 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).