Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Tender description

This project involves the development of 22 km of greenway along the route of the Ulster Canal between Smithborough, County Monaghan and Middletown, County Armagh. Tenders are invited from a suitably qualified Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) for the design and management of the project, including route selection, detailed design, statutory procedures, tender action, construction and close-out. A multi-disciplinary Integrated Consultant Team is required to deliver this project. The ICT will be an experienced, qualified and multi-disciplinary team of professionals. The list below identifies the key tasks to be provided by the ICT for this appointment, however it is the ICT’s responsibility to include for all other tasks it deems necessary to fully meet the Employer’s requirements. Waterways Ireland, Monaghan County Council, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and East Border Region Ltd. has secured INTERREG VA funding to deliver approximately 20km of greenway along the route of the Ulster Canal between Smithborough, County Monaghan and Middletown, County Armagh. A further 2 km of greenway is proposed along the route of the N2 Monaghan Town Bypass. The greenway will tie-in to an existing 4 km greenway constructed in 2013 in Monaghan Town. This project is supported by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Monaghan County Council (MCC) has taken on the role of the Contracting Authority for this cross-jurisdictional project, and is co-ordinating the design and implementation of the project. MCC seeks tenders from a suitably qualified Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) for the design and management of the project, including route selection, detailed design, statutory procedures, tender action, construction and close-out. A multi-disciplinary Integrated Consultant Team is required to deliver this project. The ICT will be an experienced, qualified and multi-disciplinary team of professionals. The list below identifies the key tasks to be provided by the ICT for this appointment, however it is the ICT’s responsibility to include for all other tasks it deems necessary to fully meet the Employer’s requirements. The range of disciplines required for the project shall include but is not limited to: — Project Management, — Project Supervisor Design Process / Principal Designer, — Civil/Structural Design, including structural and geotechnical design (The Civil / Structural Designer will act as Team Leader), — Environmental Designer / Ecologist, — Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor, — Conservation Architect (Grade 2), — Archaeologist (licensed), — Road Safety Audit Team, — Site Engineering Staff (during the construction phase), — Clerk of Works (This is an option which may or may not be utilized).