Mechanical Specialist for Pobailscoil Rosmini, (Rosmini Community School), New Post Primary School and PE Hall

Short description

The development consists of Mechanical installation for development at Pobalscoil Rosmini (Rosmini Community School). The development consists of construction of a new 3-storey post-primary school of 6,786 sqm to provide general classrooms, specialised classrooms, PE Hall, general purpose area, a unit for pupils with multiple disability visual impairment, ancillary accommodation. Photovoltaic panels, at roof level are to be provided to the new school building. The development will also consist of demolition of the existing school building, including specialist removal of asbestos. The development will include new pedestrian, vehicle exits on to Grace Park Road to provide a one-way vehicle route with set down zone, 3 new hard play courts, site landscaping, cycle paths, bicycle parking spaces, 48 car park spaces including accessible parking spaces, connections to public utility and drainage services, boundary treatments, alterations to existing drainage layout and associated works.

Description of the procurement

This project consists of the Mechanical installation for development at Pobalscoil Rosmini (Rosmini Community School). The development consists of the construction of a new part single-storey, part 2-storey and part 3-storey post-primary school of 6,786 sqm to provide general classrooms, specialised classrooms, PE Hall, general purpose area, a unit for pupils with multiple disability visual impairment, ancillary teaching and staff accommodation. Photovoltaic panels, at roof level are to be provided to the new school building.
The development will also consist of the demolition of the existing single-storey and part 2-storey post-primary school building, including specialist removal of asbestos. The development will include a new pedestrian and vehicle exit on to Grace Park Road to provide a one-way vehicle route with a bus/vehicle set down zone, 3 new hard play courts, site landscaping, cycle paths, bicycle parking spaces, additional 15 car park spaces including accessible parking spaces to provide 48 car park spaces, connections to public utility and drainage services, boundary treatments, alterations to existing drainage layout, and associated site development works.

Contract performance conditions

Evidence of Turnover, Public and Employer Liability Insurance, and capacity to obtain Performance Bond all as stated in As DoES-QW4 Suitability Assessment Questionnaire and Declaration Restricted Procedure Reserved Specialists for use with Public Works Contract — CF1 (available at www.education.ie or by e-mail to the Contact person listed). Average turnover 806 000 EUR.

The envisaged number of operators to be short-listed to tender is as stated at IV.1.2 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.
The Reserved Specialist will be subcontracted to the main building contractor under the PWCF1 Form of Contract.
The Project categorisation for assessment of H&S competence as Works Contractor and PSCS is Major Type 3.
The Areas of work involving Particular Risks known to Contracting Authority at this time are: none.
Expressions of interest or tender competitions have been or are being conducted separately for: none.
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 are 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.
Stage 2 Electronic Issue of Tender Documents:
Where the candidate has qualified for the shortlist, the tender documents will be issued electronically.
One hard copy of the completed tender package will be available for inspection, during office hours, at the offices of NMA Architects, 11–12 Baggot Court, Dublin 2.
This hard copy will be deemed to be the official tender documents.
Viewing of these documents will be by prior appointment only.
A4 and A3 sized Tender Documents will be issued electronically in Word or PDF format. Any larger drawings (A2 or greater) will be issued in PDF format.
The onus rests on the Tenderer to check the completeness of the documents received by electronic means. Where such documents are incomplete or illegible, the Tenderer must immediately contact the party issuing the documents.
Tenders must be returned to the Contracting Authority in hard copy as described in the instruction to Tenderers.