Refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Divisional HQ

Office of Public Works (OPW)

Refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing An Garda Síochána (AGS) Station on the existing main Garda barracks’ site and adjacent site rear to existing Garda Station site, hereinafter referred to as the ‘PSSB’ site. Construction of a new Defence Forces facility on a separate site in the Portlaoise area is part of the overall project (works currently underway)..
The development works will consist of:
a) Demolition to existing buildings to 2 storey office block, detention facilities, out-buildings and PSSB building at the rear of the Garda Station.
b) A refurbishment of the existing 2 storey Garda Station building on the Garda barracks’ site in Portlaoise;
c) Construction of a new 3 storey extension to the existing Garda Station building with a level link to the existing building, forming the new external courtyard, on main Garda barracks’ site;
d) Construction of a new proposed standalone building on the PSSB site.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-03. The procurement was published on 2023-06-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-06-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-06-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Construction work
Reference number: 2023 - Portlaoise Garda Div HQ
Short description:
Refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing An Garda Síochána (AGS) Station on the existing main Garda barracks’ site and adjacent site rear to existing Garda Station site, hereinafter referred to as the ‘PSSB’ site. Construction of a new Defence Forces facility on a separate site in the Portlaoise area is part of the overall project (works currently underway).. The development works will consist of: a) Demolition to existing buildings to 2 storey office block, detention facilities, out-buildings and PSSB building at the rear of the Garda Station. b) A refurbishment of the existing 2 storey Garda Station building on the Garda barracks’ site in Portlaoise; c) Construction of a new 3 storey extension to the existing Garda Station building with a level link to the existing building, forming the new external courtyard, on main Garda barracks’ site; d) Construction of a new proposed standalone building on the PSSB site.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Works
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Construction work 📦
Additional CPV: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Midland 🏙️

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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Office of Public Works (OPW)
Postal address: Jonathan Swift Street
Postal code: Co. Meath, C15 NX36
Postal town: Trim
Contact
Internet address: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/office-of-public-works/ 🌏
E-mail: mark.moraghan@opw.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16476000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=245111&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=245111&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-07-03 📅
Publication date: 2023-06-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 108-338690
Refers to notice: 2022/S 056-145555
OJ-S issue: 108
Additional information
* Please consult the associated pre-qualification documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submissions required for this competition. *Submissions are to be made via e-tenders only. No hard copies are required.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Refurbishment, extension and alteration of the existing An Garda Síochána (AGS) Station on the existing main Garda barracks’ site and adjacent site rear to existing Garda Station site, hereinafter referred to as the ‘PSSB’ site. Construction of a new Defence Forces facility on a separate site in the Portlaoise area is part of the overall project (works currently underway)..
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The development works will consist of:
a) Demolition to existing buildings to 2 storey office block, detention facilities, out-buildings and PSSB building at the rear of the Garda Station.
b) A refurbishment of the existing 2 storey Garda Station building on the Garda barracks’ site in Portlaoise;
c) Construction of a new 3 storey extension to the existing Garda Station building with a level link to the existing building, forming the new external courtyard, on main Garda barracks’ site;
d) Construction of a new proposed standalone building on the PSSB site.
There will be demolition, construction and refurbishment works to buildings within the existing Garda Station and ‘PSSB’ site. Both the Garda Station development and Defence Forces facility development will be progressed through a phased process (refer to drawing No.1 Site Plan-Existing Structures).
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The development of the new Defence Force’s facility is part of this project (Note: The contract has been awarded for this project and the works have commenced). The entire project will progress as two inter-related and dependent sub-projects. One project team will have responsibility for the entire project and will be involved throughout all project phases.
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e) Construction of a new Defence Forces facility in Portlaoise area (separate contract).
The existing main Garda Station building is positioned centrally on the site. It is surrounded by the historic high army barracks’ walls with attached guard houses, entrance gate, 4 no. projecting defensive corners, one and two-storey contemporary additions.
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Duration: 36 months
Additional information:
* Please consult the associated pre-qualification
documentation, which contains full instructions
regarding the submissions required for this
competition.
*Submissions are to be made via e-tenders only. No hard copies are required.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire document
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Mark Moraghan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1126 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=245111&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland
Postal address: OPW, Trim
Postal town: Trim
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: portlaoisegs2018@opw.ie 📧
Internet address: www.opw.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 108-338690 (2023-06-02)