Consultative engineering and construction services

Tender description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of civil and structural engineering design services for projects of an estimated construction value in excess of 5 000 000 EUR (ex. VAT). The projects will be located within the Councils administrative area and will include new build and refurbishment residential projects as well as civic, community, recreational and public realm projects. The Framework Agreement will be established with between 5 and 8 operators subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders. For further information please refer to documentation available at www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 111 743. The Contracting Authority is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of civil and structural engineering design services for projects of an estimated construction value in excess of 5 000 000 EUR (ex. VAT).The projects will be located within the Councils administrative area and will include new build and refurbishment residential projects as well as civic, community, recreational and public realm projects. The Framework Agreement will be established with between 5 and 8 operators subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders. Framework members will be required to provide civil and structural engineering design services for stages (i)-(v) of the capital works management framework or a subset thereof. As part of the service delivery framework members will be required to provide the specialist skills as described in section 1.4 of the attached SAQ. The maximum estimated value of services over the lifetime of the framework is in the region of 5 000 000 EUR (ex VAT).It is emphasized that the above mentioned volume is provided strictly for indicative purposes only and there is no guaranteed expenditure or contracts under the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will be established on foot of an initial contract for civil and structural design engineering services for stages (i) to (v) of the capital works management framework. Specialist skills required will be Design Certifier, Assigned Certifier (under the Building Control Amendment Regulations 2014) and project supervisor for the design process. (Note – for the initial contract, the role of project supervisor for the design process will be fulfilled by separate appointment). The initial contract is for a development which comprises circa 70 dwellings over partial basement as well as public realm works, including a new street, a high a quality "boulevard" and general public realm renewal works. The estimated construction value of the initial contract is approximately 9 000 000 EUR (excl VAT). For further information please refer to documentation available at www.etenders.gov.ie RFT ID 111743.