Engineering services

Tender description

Limerick City and County Council and Cork County Council in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland propose to carry out the planning and design of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme. The scheme will provide a high quality road connecting Cork and Limerick. Limerick City and County Council requires technical consultancy services from a multi-disciplinary engineering led consultancy team which will provide the engineering, environmental, economic and appraisal services required to successfully deliver the project through the planning and design phases. Limerick City and County Council and Cork County Council in partnership with Transport Infrastructure Ireland propose to carry out the planning and design of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick Road Improvement Scheme. The scheme will provide a high quality road connecting Cork and Limerick. Limerick City and County Council requires technical consultancy services from a multi-disciplinary engineering led consultancy team which will provide the engineering, environmental, economic and appraisal services required to successfully deliver the project through the planning and design phases. The services to be provided include but are not limited to all services necessary and desirable for the purposeful management and delivery of Phase 1 (Concept and Feasibility), Phase 2 (Options Selection), Phase 3 (Design and Environmental Evaluation) and Phase 4 (Statutory Processes) of the Transport Infrastructure Ireland Project Management Guidelines. The services will be provided in accordance with the Transport Infrastructure Ireland Project Management Guidelines and the project appraisal guidelines. The scheme will be appraised in line with the Government's Public Spending Code and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport's Common Appraisal Framework. The scheme will be designed to comply with the objectives outlined in the Government's Project Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework and National Development Plan 2018-2027. The Contracting Authority may undertake a separate procurement during the contract duration to appoint a contractor to assist with the planning and design of the scheme as part of an early collaboration contract. The consultant would then assist the Contracting Authority in this procurement and then collaborate with the client and contractor to bring the scheme through the statutory process.