Hydro Water Control Equipment Maintenance and Overhaul Framework for Hydro Stations in Ireland

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Hydro water control equipment maintenance and overhaul framework for hydro stations in the republic of Ireland only.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-09. The procurement was published on 2019-12-09.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-12-09 Contract notice
2020-07-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-12-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Repair and maintenance services
Reference number: GWM9768
Short description:
Hydro water control equipment maintenance and overhaul framework for hydro stations in the republic of Ireland only.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Repair and maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Scaffolding ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
South-West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Border ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: aisling.horgan@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 659080418 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158346&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158346&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-12-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-01-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-12-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 239-587729
Refers to notice: 2019/S 094-228346
OJ-S issue: 239
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title of the lot: Western
Lot number: 1
Short description:
This contract involves the specified overhaul and maintenance works for the water control equipment of the ESB hydro stations as detailed in the dam safety manuals. The stations are all located in Ireland (the Republic of Ireland) and are located in 3 geographic locations:
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Western (Ardnacrusha and Shannon), Southern (Lee Stations, Cork) and North Eastern (Erne and associated Stations, Donegal).
The scope of works compromises of 5-yearly, 10-yearly and 20 yearly mechanical inspections and overhaul works on both spillway, crest and intake gates located on ESB's dams and rivers.
The disassembly, visual inspections and component assessment/overhaul of the hydro water control equipment in the following areas; mechanical and electrical repair, NDT, functional testing, scaffolding, paint work and surface preparation (grit blasting) if required.
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Includes (but not limited to) Bridge structures, spillway/intake gates, gear boxes, chains, clutches, seals, rollers, headstocks, etc.
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
3-year framework subject to annual renewal with option to extend for further 2 years.
Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488
Title of the lot: Southern
Lot number: 2
Short description:
This contract involves the specified overhaul and maintenance works for the water control equipment of the ESB hydro stations as detailed in the Dam Safety manuals. The stations are all located in Ireland (the Republic of Ireland) and are located in 3 geographic locations:
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Title of the lot: North Eastern
Lot number: 3
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
Ardnacrusha.
Lee Stations, Cork.
Erne and associated Stations, Donegal.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 161488.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire and at least the top scoring 8 firms will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.
Number of participants to be contemplated: 3
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2020-12-09 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Aisling Horgan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=158346&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 5 years.
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
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2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant;
6) 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, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework;
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de-facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words โ€˜or equivalentโ€™ will always be appended;
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition;
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10) At Section II.2.9) we have indicated that 8 to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 8 to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis subject to that number qualifying.
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Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting entity will not conclude this framework agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. Review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement / contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement/contract.
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Source: OJS 2019/S 239-587729 (2019-12-09)
Contract award notice (2020-07-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Hydro water control equipment maintenance and overhaul framework for hydro stations in the Republic of Ireland only.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-07-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 132-324919
Refers to notice: 2019/S 239-587729
OJ-S issue: 132

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-07-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Atlantic Projects Company Ltd
National registration number: 276990
Postal address: 3 Marine Road, Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dunlaoghaire
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 12301843 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: pomalley@atlanticprojects.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Country: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Internet address: http://www.atlanticprojects.com ๐ŸŒ
Name: Buttimer Engineering
National registration number: IE6393606M
Postal address: Cahir Business Park
Postal town: Cahir
Postal code: Tipperary
Phone: +353 527441377 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: fintan.lowney@buttimer.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Country: Midland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Internet address: http://buttimer.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Reference
Additional information
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this portal is free of charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
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2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) 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, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to the framework.
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words โ€˜or equivalentโ€™ will always be appended.
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting entity will not conclude this framework agreement/contract until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. Review procedures are available in the high court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement/contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement/contract.
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Source: OJS 2020/S 132-324919 (2020-07-06)