Multiparty Framework Agreement for the Disposal of Repatriated Waste from Northern Ireland

Short description

Since 2000, thousands of tonnes of waste were illegally deposited at various sites in Northern Ireland which had origins in the Republic of Ireland. An agreement was reached between the 2 jurisdictions for the repatriation of this waste. Dublin City Council, as the competent authority for the Republic of Ireland, requires a service for the disposal of this waste from up to 5 of these sites to an authorised facility in the Republic of Ireland. This competition will involve the appointment of a number of participants who will each be required to execute a Framework Agreement. The disposal of waste from each site will be subject to individual mini-competitions (Call-Off Contracts). Each successful participant who executes a Framework Agreement will be invited to tender for the individual Call-Off Contracts. The Framework Agreement shall have a term of three years but may be extended at the discretion of the Contracting Authority by a period of 1 year.

Additional information

On Pages 16 and 17 of the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document for RFT 118663, repatriationtender@dublincity.ie is given as the e-mail address for submitting discrepancies and queries. This e-mail address should have read repatriation.tender@dublincity.ie

Due to this typographical error, the following dates and times now apply:

Last Date and time for receipt of Queries — 7.7.2017, 12:00 (Irish time),

Closing Date and Time for Receipt of Tenders — 14.7.2017 12:00 (Irish time).

Additional information

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 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 Act.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The framework agreement is primarily for use by the Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.

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

8. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to repatriationtender@dublincity.ie for the attention of Brian Heffernan. 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 12:00 on 30.6.2017 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

9. 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.

10. 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 (a) 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.

Additional information

8. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to repatriationtender@dublincity.ie for the attention of Brian Heffernan. 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 12:00 on 30.6.2017 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.