River Weed Cutting Boat with โ€˜Tโ€™ type cutting head

Office of Public Works (OPW)

A weed cutting boat is required for various vegetation management works relating to OPW Arterial Drainage Maintenance Operations in Ireland. The weed cutting boat will be required to operate on river and estuarial networks, which have strong and challenging currents.
In particular, the weed cutting boat must be of a size and construction that will enable it to operate safely and productively on narrow river channel networks.
Up to 2 (Two) units may be required.
Price must be inclusive of training and delivery to Headford, Co. Galway.
Note: All equipment must be supplied with Manufacturer approval and compliance.
โ€œLake or canal type weed cutting boats are not acceptableโ€

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-02-23. The procurement was published on 2023-01-06.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-01-06 Contract notice
2023-02-28 Additional information
Contract notice (2023-01-06)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal town: Trim
Postal code: Co. Meath, C15 NX36
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Anthony Devine
Phone: +353 469422000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: anthony.devine@opw.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1126 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231725&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=231725&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: River Weed Cutting Boat with โ€˜Tโ€™ type cutting head
Products/services: Specialised boats ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œA weed cutting boat is required for various vegetation management works relating to OPW Arterial Drainage Maintenance Operations in Ireland. The weed...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Boats ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: River regulation and flood control works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Riverbank protection works ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Weed-clearance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œA weed cutting boat is required for various vegetation management works relating to OPW Arterial Drainage Maintenance Operations in Ireland. The weed...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 240 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-02-23 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-02-23 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: 4 Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2023/S 008-018349 (2023-01-06)
Additional information (2023-02-28)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2023/S 008-018349

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV 2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2023-02-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2023-03-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
Tender specifications under review, deadline extended by 2 weeks accordingly.
Source: OJS 2023/S 045-132488 (2023-02-28)