Energy-efficiency consultancy services

Tender description

Engineering consultancy service for local authority public lighting energy efficiency project. Public lighting accounts for over 56 000 000 EUR in public expenditure annually and, uses 485 GWh of primary energy per annum, over half of the entire electricity consumption of Ireland’s Local Authorities. A large scale retrofit programme to replace existing public/street lighting to LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology is proposed for 27 Local Authorities in Ireland (excluding Dublin Local Authorities). LED technology has developed significantly in recent years for use in public/street lighting to provide a high-quality service with greater energy efficiency. LED lighting can incorporate additional technologies such as trimming and dimming to provide further energy savings. The next step in implementing the “RMO Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project” is to appoint a Consultant to deliver several key work packages: WP 1.1 RMO Public Lighting Asset Management Research Paper; WP 1.2 RMO Public Lighting Retrofitting Guidance Document; WP 1.3 RMO Public Lighting Specification; WP 2.1 Public Lighting LED Retrofitting Model Forms of Contract Documents; WP 2.2 Public Lighting Asset Condition Survey Specification; WP 3.1 Produce Tender Contract Documents for Region 1; WP 3.2 Regional (LED) Retrofit Contract Specification; WP 3.3 RMO Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project H&S File Specification; WP 4.1 Maintenance Contracts Report; WP 4.2 Public Lighting Maintenance Model Forms of Contract Documents; WP 5.1 Tender Evaluation for Region 1 (Retrofit); WP 5.2 Tender Assessment Report. It is expected that the successful tenderer will undertake the work during late 2018 and early 2019, during a 6-month period. All work packages require an in-depth consultation process with a wide range of stakeholders, including, Road Management Office, Local Authorities, Public Lighting Steering Group, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, ESB Networks, Institution of Lighting Professionals, Public Lighting Contractors in Ireland and UK and other relevant third parties by the consultant.