Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services

Dublin City Council

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a multiparty framework agreement for civil and structural engineering consultancy services for projects within the functional area of Dublin City Council. The projects for which services will be procured under this Framework will be in excess of €5million project value.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-12-02. The procurement was published on 2022-10-26.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-10-26	Contract notice
2023-10-12	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-10-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Structural engineering consultancy services
Reference number: 222165
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Structural engineering consultancy services 📦
Additional CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dublincity.ie 🌏
E-mail: peter.finnegan@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 2225095 📞
Fax: +353 2222999 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-10-26 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-12-02 📅
Publication date: 2022-10-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 210-602901
OJ-S issue: 210
Additional information
Please see SAQ and Competition Summary Document for full details.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The projects will be varied in size and nature and may include demolition and enabling works projects, as well as new build and refurbishment projects of social housing, civic, community, commercial, libraries, sports and recreation, public realm. Framework members will be required to provide full Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services for stages (i)-(v) of the Capital Works Management Framework or a subset thereof or comparable construction contract suites.

As part of the service delivery, framework members will also be required to provide the following skills:

-Ancillary Certification for BC(A)R in accordance with the Code of Practice for inspecting and certifying buildings 2013-2016

-Designer under the SHWW Act 2005 and Construction Regulations 2006-2013 plus amendments.

The following specialist skills are envisaged to be required as part of the civil and structural engineering services on larger projects. These may be delivered in-house or by a sub-consultant or specialist employed by the Civil and Structural engineer:

- Transport Planning

- Flood risk assessment

- Environmental assessment of sites

- Geotechnical engineering

It is envisaged that the framework will be established with 6 operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to shortlist approx. 10 No candidates following assessment of the expressions of interest, subject to a number of satisfactory applications, to be invited to tender at stage 2 of the competition.

The framework will be established for a period up to a maximum of 4 years, subject to satisfactory annual performance and review.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information: Please see SAQ and Competition Summary Document for full details.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin City Council Administrative Area

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Please consult Suitability Assessment Questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 222165

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Please note that this is Stage 1 of a Restricted Procedure and Price will not be considered at this stage. Criteria for assessment will be quality only, with a combination of Pass/Fail and qualitative marks. Please see Procurement documents for full details - RFT ID 222165.

Number of participants to be contemplated: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2023-01-05 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Finnegan
Internet address: www.dublincity.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=222702&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that 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 on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. 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 "or equivalent" will always be appended.

5. Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The framework agreement is primarily for use by the Technical Support Division, Environment and Transportation Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.

7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

8. All queries regarding this tender must be submitted through the etenders messaging facility, RFT ID 222165. Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 16th November 2022 at 12.00 noon to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

9. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

The Framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.

Source: OJS 2022/S 210-602901 (2022-10-26)

Contract award notice (2023-10-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-10-12 📅
Publication date: 2023-10-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 200-627862
Refers to notice: 2022/S 210-602901
OJ-S issue: 200

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): A. Proposed Approach & Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 2500
Quality criterion (name): B. Technical Merit of Human Resources
Cost criterion (name): Price
Cost criterion (weighting): 5000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-10-11 📅
Name: DBFL Consulting Engineers
National registration number: IE6355828Q
Postal address: Ormond House
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: Upper Ormond Quay
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14004000 📞
E-mail: leonie.lawler@dbfl.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 5 000 000 EUR 💰
Name: Garland
National registration number: 029152
Postal address: Garland House
Postal town: Dublin 6
Postal code: 28-30 Rathmines Park
Phone: +353 14964322 📞
E-mail: info@garlandconsultancy.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.garlandconsultancy.com 🌏
Name: JB Barry & Partners Ltd
National registration number: IE4814578J
Postal address: Classon House, Dundrum Business Park
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dundrum, Dublin 14
Phone: +353 14851400 📞
E-mail: tenders@jbbarry.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.jbbarry.ie 🌏
Name: Punch Consulting Engineers
National registration number: 4804875J
Postal address: 97 Henry Street
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Limerick
Phone: +353 12712200 📞
E-mail: jhayes@punchconsulting.com 📧
Country: South-West 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.punchconsulting.com 🌏
Name: RPS Group Limited
National registration number: 4692126V
Postal address: West Pier Business Campus,
Postal code: Dun Laoghaire
Phone: +353 14882900 📞
E-mail: clionnaidh.kelly@rpsgroup.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.rpsgroup.com/ireland 🌏
Name: TOBIN Consulting Engineers
National registration number: IE8D22574O
Postal address: Fairgreen House, Fairgreen Road
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Galway
Phone: +353 91565211 📞
E-mail: brian.carroll@tobin.ie 📧
Country: West 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.tobinconsultingengineers.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your solicitor
Source: OJS 2023/S 200-627862 (2023-10-12)

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