1) Dublin City Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied is either commercially sensitive or confidential, this should be highlighted and the reasons specified. In response to an FOI request, the relevant material will 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 DCC that the successful tenderer & sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the revenue commissioners. 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 at
www.etenders.gov.ie to be included on the mailing list for clarifications;
4) Where reference is made to a particular standard, make, trademark, etc. that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In such cases it should be understood that “or equivalent" will always be appended;
5) Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on
www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
6) Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted;
7) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission:
— to enable submission of multiple documents concurrently, download and install the “Upload Manager ActiveX” facility to your eTenders user profile,
— when using the “Upload Manager” facility do not use the “Schedule” option,
— instead, use only the “Upload” option, which will enable monitoring of the upload,
— suppliers who do not use the upload manager can upload individual files, however please ensure to allow sufficient time for upload,
— there is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload,
— 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)212439277 (9:00 a.m–7:30 p.m GMT).
8) Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language;
9) Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);
10) All queries regarding this tender requirements or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:141465) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on
www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12:00 noon on 14.12.2018 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties;
11) Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence;
12) 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.