Construction Works (Main Contractor) new build 1000 pupil post primary school for Naas Community College

Short description

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified building contractors who wish to be considered for the construction of a new 1 000 pupil post primary school building (approx. 10 500 m).

Description of the procurement

The development will consist of the construction of a 2 and 3-storey 1 000 pupil post primary school including general teaching, administration rooms, PE Hall and ancillary accommodation, car park, bus and car set down, hard play areas, 1 No all weather pitch flood mitigation works and general hard and soft landscaping works.

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Expressions of Interest are invited from suitably Qualified Building Contractors who wish to be considered for the Construction of a new 1 000 Pupil Post Primary school Building (approx. 10 500 m)

The envisaged number of operators to be short-listed to tender is as stated at II.2.9) above. All applicants having an equal suitability assessment score to the lowest qualifying candidate will also be deemed to be qualified.
Candidates will be pre-qualified on the basis of the information submitted in response to this notice (All criteria have a minimum standard). The submissions of the apparently successful applicants will be validated prior to completing the short-list.
Where a candidate having qualified for the short-list withdraws prior to the completion of the tender process or is subsequently found to have provided inaccurate information sufficient to justify exclusion (at any stage after the short-list is formed), the competition will proceed with the remaining number of candidates. Applicants who failed to be short-listed will not be subsequently added to the list.
The contract will be awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender.
The works requirements may be extended to include additional works of a similar nature including the provision of an additional school (on the same site or sites) at the discretion of the contracting authority. All additional works requirements are subject to the restrictions as set out in Article 31. 4 (a) or Article 31. 4 (b) of Directive 2004/18/EC.
There are no contractor or employer named specialists. All sub-contractors are domestic.
The successful applicant will be appointed works contractor and project supervisor for the construction Stage (PSCS) on the project in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations.
The project categorisation for assessment of H&S competence as works contractor and PSCS is Type 3.
The areas of work involving particular risks known to contracting authority at this time are: Existing 110 kV overhead ESB lines are traversing the site in close proximity to the proposed building. Existing derelict prefabricated site structures will be required to be removed.
Flood mitigation works are required as per of the works to mitigate against a flooding risk to the site. Roadworks will be required external to the site. Poor existing ground conditions require piling of foundations throughout.
Expressions of interest or tender competitions have been or are being conducted separately for: main contract, mechanical services and electrical services.
It is a condition precedent to the award of the Contract that the successful tenderer will provide:
1) A current tax clearance certificate or in the case of a non-resident contractor a statement of suitability on tax grounds from the revenue commissioners of Ireland;
2) Evidence showing that they are in compliance with the registered employment agreement (Construction industry pensions assurance and sick pay) including death in service.
The funding agency, the Department of Education and Skills is subject to the requirements of the Freedom of Information Acts, 1997 and 2003. If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied in response to this notice is either commercially sensitive or confidential, this should be highlighted and reasons for its sensitivity given. The relevant material will, in response to a request under the Act, be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.
(ET Ref:72802)