UCD Residential Masterplan — Phase 1 — Enabling Works

Short description

University College Dublin wishes to appoint a competent organisation to carry our the enabling works for its Residential Master plan Phase 1. Full details can be found on www.etenders.gov.ie and the attached documents.

Additional information

The Enabling Works will be carried out within a live university campus environment, with open access to students, staff and the general public.

The works are subject to detailed design, but may typically comprise of the following:

— Construction of new construction entrance, including signalling, site entrance barrier and street lighting;

— Construction of 2 compacted stone (hardcore) zones, for temporary contractor parking and set down areas for Main Contract staff;

— Resurfacing of existing compacted stone haul road from contractor entrance to near site entrance;

— Laying of new watermain along haul road, typically HDPE pipe, circa 500m long;

— Realignment works associated with existing road, and construction of new UCD campus road, including permanent surface, lighting, footpaths, junctions etc.;

— Works to existing UCD Roebuck Hall access route, including realignment of fencing, repositioning structures and installation of grasscrete surface;

— Diversion and realignment of existing services to facilitate future basement ramp construction;

— Construction of 2 temporary carparks for campus usage (with circa 350 No spaces), with blacktop to circulation routes and hardcore finish to spaces; to include lighting, kerbs, road markings etc. and associated soft landscaping;

— Extension to existing foul sewer (typically 375mm Diameter, circa 300m long);

— Works to existing surface water system, including pond inlet interface works with existing pond, petrol interceptor and modifications to existing pond outfall;

— Works to ESB services including; construction of new ESB sub-station adjacent existing substation including tying-in to existing, re-routing existing ESB mains cables and provision for new ESB cable ducting;

— Rerouting of UCD power and lighting cables;

— Works to existing 4 bar high pressure gas mains, including; laying of new gas mains and provision of capped connections for future Phase 1 Main Contract works;

— Works to existing fibre optic and communication cables adjacent Phase 1 site;

— Construction of circa 700m of hoarding to perimeter of Phase 1 Main Contract site; to include 1 vehicle entrance gate and 1 pedestrian entrance gate;

— Construction of hard standing area for site compound with Phase 1 Main Contract site.

Co-ordination of and liaising with all services utility providers, including ESB Networks, Irish Water, Gas Networks Ireland, UCD private utility services etc.