Engineering services

Tender description

Establishment of a multi-operator framework agreement for structural and civil engineering consultancy services For project values in Lot 1 up to EUR 2 million and For project values in Lot 2 over EUR 2 million For Kildare County Council and Laois County Council. Open procedure is the process to be used by the contracting authority for the purposes of establishing the framework agreement. The Open procedure is a single stage process divided into two distinct parts. Tenderers are required to submit all information required for both parts in a single tender submission. Kildare County Council proposes to use the following projects as the initial project to be awarded under the framework agreement for Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will assess the tender submission based on that project; Lot 1: Technical Consultancy Services for the construction of 4 Social Houses and associated site-woks in Hillview Terrace, Narraghmore, Co. Kildare for Kildare County Council. The results of the tender process for the initial project will be the basis for establishing the framework agreement. The Open procedure will operate as follows: Part 1: Suitability Criteria (refer to Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2). Tenderer’s are required to complete and submit Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated appendices. Tenderers must Pass all Pass/Fail criteria in order to have their tender assessed further. Tenderers should carefully read and complete Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated appendices. In some circumstances tenderers are required to submit supporting documentation, or to submit this information only if requested. Part 2: Award Criteria (refer to Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2). Tenderers who Pass all of the Pass/Fail criteria set out in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed against the award criteria set out in Section 9 of the invitation to tender ITTS2 and as further explained below. Tenders will be based on a competition for the provision of the applicable design team consultancy services (technical) for the initial projects. The award criteria for this tender will be ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’ (MEAT) as set out in the invitation to tender. To establish the MEAT tenders will be assessed both for price and quality. The price/quality ratio will be 30%/70%. Price The maximum points available for Price are: 3 000 Points for price will be calculated as set out in Section 9 of the Instructions to tenderer’s and include a combination of the fixed fee and notional hours. Quality The maximum points available for Quality are: 7 000 Open procedure is the process to be used by the contracting authority for the purposes of establishing the framework agreement. The Open procedure is a single stage process divided into two distinct parts. Tenderers are required to submit all information required for both parts in a single tender submission. Kildare County Council proposes to use the following projects as the initial project to be awarded under the framework agreement for Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will assess the tender submission based on that project; Lot 2: Technical Consultancy Services for the construction of 10 Social Houses and associated site-woks in Coill Dubh/Blackwood, Co. Kildare for Kildare County Council. The results of the tender process for the initial project will be the basis for establishing the framework agreement. The Open procedure will operate as follows: Part 1: Suitability Criteria (refer to Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2). Tenderer’s are required to complete and submit Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated Appendices. Tenderers must Pass all Pass/Fail criteria in order to have their tender assessed further. Tenderers should carefully read and complete Suitability Assessment Questionnaire QC2 and associated appendices. In some circumstances tenderers are required to submit supporting documentation, or to submit this information only if requested. Part 2: Award Criteria (refer to Section 9 of the Invitation to Tender ITTS2). Tenderers who Pass all of the Pass/Fail criteria set out in Suitability Assessment Questionnaire will have their tenders assessed against the award criteria set out in Section 9 of the invitation to tender ITTS2 and as further explained below. Tenders will be based on a competition for the provision of the applicable design team consultancy services (Technical) for the initial projects. The award criteria for this tender will be ‘Most Economically Advantageous Tender’ (MEAT) as set out in the Invitation to Tender. To establish the MEAT tenders will be assessed both for price and quality. The price/quality ratio will be 30%/70%. Price The maximum points available for price are: 3 000 Points for price will be calculated as set out in Section 9 of the instructions to tenderer’s and include a combination of the fixed fee and notional hours. Quality The maximum points available for Quality are: 7 000