Provision of Professional Services for Property Valuations Services via Non Statutory Procedures (Negotiation and Agreement) and Statutory Procedures (CPO) and Strategic Advice for LCCC

Short description

Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of property (Note: within this document property means both buildings and land) and valuation services. Professional Services for Property Valuation, Sales and Acquisition (via non statutory procedure (negotiation and agreement). The successful tenderers will provide all services required for property market valuations, negotiation of property market price, sales of property and the property acquisition via the non-statutory procedures (negotiation and agreement). Professional Services for Property Valuation, Sales, Acquisition (via statutory and/or non-statutory procedure (Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)) and Strategic Advice. The successful tenderers will provide all services required for the property acquisition via the statutory or non-statutory procedures. Services will include but are not limited to property acquisition by agreement, CPO, property transfer/swap and business relocations. The successful applicant will provide all services required for the acquisition by agreement/CPO, assessment of claims, making of initial offers, all negotiations with landowners and/or their agents, settlement of claims and compensation amounts, and preparation of property acquisition agreements including details of any special conditions including accommodation works, assessment of business lease impact, relocation expenses, lease/tenancy agreement buyout etc. In the event that it is not possible to reach a settlement the successful applicant will provide all services necessary for or associated with the referral of claims for Assessment (CIArb/IFA or similar) or for Arbitration. It is at LCCC’s sole discretion which supplier is engaged. It is emphasised that a framework agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of services from a particular economic operator. The Contracting Authority intends to use the framework for the procurement of requirements falling within its scope during the specified period; however, it reserves the right to go outside the framework for the procurement of any requirement without reference to the Framework Member(s). Admission to a framework does not guarantee the award of any contract to any Economic Operator, nor does it give the member(s) the right to be consulted in respect of, or tender for, any contract. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.

Description of the procurement

Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of property (Note: within this document property means both buildings and land) and valuation services. Professional Services for Property Valuation, Sales and Acquisition (via non statutory procedure (negotiation and agreement). The successful tenderers will provide all services required for property market valuations, negotiation of property market price, sales of property and the property acquisition via the non-statutory procedures (negotiation and agreement). Professional Services for Property Valuation, Sales, Acquisition (via statutory and/or non-statutory procedure (Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)) and Strategic Advice. The successful tenderers will provide all services required for the property acquisition via the statutory or non-statutory procedures. Services will include but are not limited to property acquisition by agreement, CPO, property transfer/swap and business relocations. The successful applicant will provide all services required for the acquisition by agreement/CPO, assessment of claims, making of initial offers, all negotiations with landowners and/or their agents, settlement of claims and compensation amounts, and preparation of property acquisition agreements including details of any special conditions including accommodation works, assessment of business lease impact, relocation expenses, lease/tenancy agreement buyout etc. In the event that it is not possible to reach a settlement the successful applicant will provide all services necessary for or associated with the referral of claims for Assessment (CIArb/IFA or similar) or for Arbitration. It is at LCCC’s sole discretion which supplier is engaged. It is emphasised that a framework agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of services from a particular economic operator. The Contracting Authority intends to use the framework for the procurement of requirements falling within its scope during the specified period; however, it reserves the right to go outside the framework for the procurement of any requirement without reference to the Framework Member(s). Admission to a framework does not guarantee the award of any contract to any Economic Operator, nor does it give the member(s) the right to be consulted in respect of, or tender for, any contract. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive queries and submit a tender response. All responses must be submitted in a ZIP FILE format.

Additional information

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(8) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie 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
(9) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
(10) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
(11) Where applicable, 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.
(12) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.