Multi-Party Framework Agreement for Dublin Port Ground Investigation Works

Short description

DPC proposes to establish a framework of ground investigations contractors, to facilitate the engagement of a competitive process for the award of call off contracts between 2018 and 2024. The scope of the works envisaged under this ground investigation’s framework are as follows:
— percussion boring,
— rotary drilling,
— pitting and trenching,
— sampling and monitoring during intrusive investigation,
— probing and cone penetration testing,
— geophysical surveying,
— in-situ testing,
— instrumentation,
— installation monitoring and sampling,
— geotechnical laboratory testing,
— geoenvironmental laboratory testing,
— reporting.

Description of the procurement

DPC proposes to establish a framework of Ground Investigations contractors, to facilitate the engagement of a competitive process for the award of call off contracts between 2018 and 2024. The scope of the works envisaged under this ground investigation’s framework are as follows:
— percussion boring,
— rotary drilling,
— pitting and trenching,
— sampling and monitoring during intrusive investigation,
— probing and cone penetration testing,
— geophysical surveying,
— in-situ testing,
— instrumentation,
— installation monitoring and sampling,
— geotechnical laboratory testing,
— geoenvironmental laboratory testing,
— reporting.

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. DPC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) The closing date for receipt of queries concerning this stage of the competition is 11.5.2018 at 12:00 (noon Irish-time). All queries should be sent through the e-Tenders messaging facility;
3) DPC will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, DPC reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to join the Framework Agreement as appropriate.
This shall be without prejudice to the right of DPC to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
5) At its absolute discretion, DPC may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreement or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreement at any time;
6) DPC reserves the right to successively reduce the number of operators during this negotiated procedure. DPC may gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated;
7)It is anticipated that 6 applicants will be invited to tender subject to the receipt of suitable PQQs;
8) This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) as the value of the contract falls below the works threshold value defined by the EU public procurement directives. Therefore, none of the rules of the directive apply to the award procedure for this project and that includes those relating to timescales, selection and award criteria and notifications to candidates and tenderers and all the other rules;
9) DPC reserves the right to award the contract on foot of the original tenders submitted without entering into negotiation stages.