Foynes to Limerick Road (including Adare Bypass) - Adare Bypass Design and Construction Contract

Tender description

Limerick City and County Council is seeking tenders for the Foynes to Limerick Road (including Adare Bypass) - Adare Bypass Design and Construction Contract, which will be procured under the NEC4 Option C form of Contract. The Adare Bypass Design and Construction Contract includes but is not limited to: - approximately 7km of new motorway construction from Croagh to Adare; - associated connections to and realignment of existing National and Local Roads; - 2No. grade-separated junctions at Adare and Croagh; - in excess of 200m long 3-span bridge with a central clear span of approximately 95m over the river Maigue at Adare; - 4no. river bridges (over Clonshire, Greanagh and Maigue); 3no. signage gantries; 7no. overbridges/underbridges; and various accommodation underpasses, retaining walls and culverts; - extensive earthworks; various drainage works including provision of attenuation ponds and wetlands various accommodation works, side roads and accesses; and various ancillary works; - various Authority and Utility diversions including diversion of electricity, eir, broadband and water apparatus; - ITS provision; and traffic management. The project includes 2no. railway bridges which are being procured by LCCC under separate contract(s). Work to complete these railway bridges is included in the Contract. Certain works including selected utility diversions are being procured as advance works. The Croagh to Adare section of the Project, including the 2 grade separated junctions, is required to be fully operational by June 2027, in advance of the 2027 Ryder Cup. The Environmental Impact Assessment Report and other planning documents associated with the project can be found at the following link: https://www.foyneslimerick.ie/ Tenderers should note that the following works are currently in progress and that data will be made available to Tenderers during the tender period. These are; • Topographical survey • Archaeological survey work • Geotechnical investigation • Ecological survey • Utility GPR survey • Water quality survey. The above paragraphs are a summary only and Tenderers are directed to read and formulate their Tenders based on all of the provisions of the Contract as detailed in the Scope and other Tender Documents that can be found in the Virtual Data Room (VDR). The Adare Bypass Design and Construction Contract is part of Section D of the Foynes to Limerick Road (including Adare Bypass) Project.