2023CCC Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme - Expression of Interest (2nd Call)

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

The Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme is a fund to support the building of apartments for sale to owner-occupiers. The Scheme aims to bridge the current “Viability Gap” between the cost of building apartments and the market sale price (where the cost of building is greater). A key national policy objective under Housing for All, the Government’s national housing plan to 2030, is to build more homes within our cities and towns, resulting in compact growth and vibrant, liveable cities. Funding for Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme will only be made available for suitable apartment developments where there is a demonstrated viability gap. Unless bridged, this gap will lead to the apartments not being built or being built but not available for purchase by owner-occupiers. Open book accounting will be required for all developments to make sure that the funding support provided only targets the viability gap in question resulting in a reduction of cost for home-buyers and increased supply into the market. The Scheme will be managed and administered by The Housing Agency on behalf of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The Housing Agency will now receive Stage One expressions of interests for developments via e-tenders to identify suitable proposals. Proposals which are assessed as suitable in Stage One will be ranked in Stage Two in accordance with the ranking criteria. Expressions of Interest (EOI) are invited from developers with planning permission to build apartment blocks (proposers). Proposers are required to submit a range of information and detail about the development that they are proposing for funding. Please refer to the nine-part ‘EOI Application Form’ and accompanying ‘EOI Excel Document’ in the documents section. Submissions must be made online. To be eligible, apartment blocks must be: • located within one of the following cities: Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway or Waterford • four storeys or higher and have a net density of at least 35 dwellings per hectare • A submission must include a minimum of 40 apartments • close to public transport • for sale to owner-occupier households only • be able to demonstrate a viability gap, where the cost of building the apartments is higher than the market sale price • have full grant of planning approval but must not have commenced construction at the time of submission (For clarity, un-commenced apartment blocks in multi-phased developments, where phases are under construction or partially completed, will be eligible.) Eligible apartment developments will then be ranked based on density, date of delivery of the apartments, the quality of the development, the delivery cost per apartment and proximity to core services and amenities. Proposals will then be subject to detailed due diligence and an open book assessment. Submissions should be returned via eTenders no later than 5pm on Friday 22nd September 2023. Each city will be allocated a ‘Lot’ on eTenders, and proposers should ensure that they are submitting their EOI documents to the correct ‘Lot’. Proposers who wish to propose more than one development must submit separate EOI documents for each development. It is the sole responsibility of the proposer to ensure their submission is received by the stated deadline. Queries seeking clarification on any aspect of the Scheme may be submitted through eTenders no later than 5.00pm on Friday 22nd September 2023. For more information on the call for Expressions of Interest visit: www.housingagency.ie (http://www.housingagency.ie).

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-22. The procurement was published on 2023-07-06.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-06 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-07-06)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency
Postal address: 53 Mount Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin D02
Postal code: D02 KT73
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16564100 📞
E-mail: tenders@housingagency.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 2023CCC Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme - Expression of Interest (2nd Call) 23 44
Products/services: Construction work 📦
Short description:
“The Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme is a fund to support the building of apartments for sale to owner-occupiers. The Scheme aims to bridge the current...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 - Dublin
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 📦
Additional products/services: Building construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Houses construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Multi-dwelling buildings construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Flats construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Multi-functional buildings construction work 📦
Additional products/services: Urban development construction work 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme is a fund to support the building of apartments for sale to owner-occupiers. The Scheme aims to bridge the current...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 120

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 - Cork City
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰
Description
Duration: 12

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 3 - Limerick City
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 4 - Galway City
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 5 - Waterford City
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 000 💰

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 093-252500
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-09-22 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
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: 2023-09-22 17:30 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 131-417994 (2023-07-06)