Commercial Concession to Operate and Maintain the 3 Masted Barque Jeanie Johnston

Short description

Dublin City Council proposes to award a commercial concession for a period of 5 years subject to the conditions set out in this ITT. The successful tenderer shall have an exclusive right to provide services on the Jeanie Johnston, the primary use of which is that of a famine museum. The successful tenderer will be expected to achieve their earnings by maximising trade through pro-active and commercial management, and as such are expected to identify and put forward proposals best suited to the space to maximise return to both the successful tenderer and Dublin City Council. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the management and supervision of dry docking including the transfer (if applicable) of the ship to dry dock location, the management of marine certification during the course of this contract and the day to day maintenance of the ship. Please refer to ITT for further details available at www.etenders.gov.ie

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 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;

5) The contract agreement is primarily for use by the planning department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise;

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

7) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:

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— instead, use only the ‘Upload’ option, which will enable monitoring of the upload,

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— should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9:00 a.m. – 17:30 p.m. GMT).

8) All queries relating to this competition or to this ITT must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. Queries will be accepted no later than Monday 18.6.2018 at 12:00 noon unless otherwise published by the Contracting Authority. For the avoidance of doubt and with the exception of arranging site visits, tenderers may not contact the Contracting Authority directly regarding any aspect of this competition. Responses will be circulated to those candidates that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.

Short description

Dublin City Council proposes to award a commercial concession for a period of 5 years subject to the conditions set out in this ITT. The successful tenderer shall have an exclusive right to provide services on the Jeanie Johnston, the primary use of which is that of a famine museum. The museum plays a part in the overall visitor experience to the Docklands area. As such, the successful tenderer will not be permitted to change the use of the space without the prior consent of Dublin City Council. The successful tenderer will be expected to achieve their earnings by maximising trade through pro-active and commercial management, and as such are expected to identify and put forward proposals best suited to the space to maximise return to both the successful tenderer and Dublin City Council. The successful tenderer will be responsible for the management and supervision of dry docking including the transfer (if applicable) of the ship to dry dock location and management of marine certification during the course of this contract. The successful tenderer will be responsible for all day to day maintenance of the ship. The successful tenderer will be responsible for recruitment, employment and training of sufficient staff suitable for the effective operation of all aspects of the ship. Please refer to ITT for further details.