Legal services

Tender description

TII has a requirement for legal services for the proposed Metrolink Project. This includes legal services necessary for the planning, consultation, construction and testing the system leading up to the operation of Metrolink. The services include but are not limited to the following areas: pre-railway order planning, environmental impact assessment, procurement, contract drafting and negotiation, railway order application / management / representation / oral hearing, property acquisition / CPO, judicial review, injunctions and claims, compliance with requirements of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 and other relevant legislation and general claims advice and other associated legal services until the project comes into operation. The services will also include advising on interfacing of various contracts including train control systems, communications, ticketing, rolling stock, operating and maintaining depots. See www.metrolink.ie for more project information. The National Transport Authority’s Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area, 2016-2035 identifies the Metrolink Scheme as the preferred public transport mode to address the transport needs of the Swords/Airport to City Centre corridor in Dublin. It also envisages the upgrading of the existing Luas Green Line between Ranelagh and Sandyford to a Metro level of service. The Irish Government’s seven-year investment plan, “Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016–2021” endorses this recommendation. The Scheme will provide a 26 kilometre high speed, high capacity, high frequency, modern and efficient public transport service for people travelling along the Swords/Airport to City Centre corridor in Dublin. It is intended that the Scheme will commence construction in 2021 and will be open to passenger services by 2026/27. The anticipated indicative programme for delivery of the Scheme, which has an overall estimated value of circa €3 billion (indicative estimate and subject to finalisation of design), is as follows: Stage Name Start Date Completion Date Stage (i): Preliminary Design Q3 2018 Q1 2019 Stage (ii): Reference Design Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Stage (iii): Detailed Design Q4 2019 Q1 2021 Stage (iv): Construction Stage Q1 2021 Q1 2027 Stage (v): Handover Q1 2027 Q1 2028 The winning Tenderer will provide all legal services required for the purposes of the Scheme, which may include, but not be limited to the following: — Contract advice for all contracts as may be required by the Scheme, including legal advice for the purposes of planning, constructing and the putting into operation of Metrolink (all aspects including risk allocation, procurement, negotiation etc.); — Competition law, general litigation and dispute resolution services; — Planning and Environmental law, Railway Order and other statutory and regulatory advices; — Property and compulsory acquisition advices; and — Any other legal advisory services that might not fit within the scope of the above list, as may be required by the Client for the purposes of the Scheme, including advices on PPPs. Applicants are invited to provide details of reference projects completed in the 10 years prior to the submission of the Pre-Qualification Submission or if not yet completed where the main construction contract has been signed. If the Applicant is a Group and intends to rely on the experience of individual Member(s) or any other entity, the Applicant shall provide details of the role in the project that each Member or other entity held and the services completed by it.