MetroLink, Dublin – PMC for the MetroLink M400 civil infrastructure contract packages

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This Preliminary Market Consultation and corresponding Periodic Indicative Notice is issued for registration of interest in the M400 Contracts for the purpose of receiving future market updates and possible market consultation(s) within the meaning given in the Regulation 65 of the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. The scope of each of the three M400 civil infrastructure contracts is expected to comprise: Contract M401 - Southern section comprising 9.6km long, single 8.5m internal diameter (9.2m external diameter) bored and concrete-lined railway tunnel, tunnel portal, emergency access and ventilation shafts and ten underground metro stations excavated at a depth of up to [35m] together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. Contract M402 - Central section comprising a 2.3km long, single 8.5m internal diameter (9.2m external diameter) bored and concrete-lined railway tunnel, single parallel 5.65m internal diameter bored emergency evacuation and ventilation tunnels (with cross over connections) under Dublin Airport, tunnel portals, two metro stations (one below-grade and one underground), a viaduct over the M50 motorway, earthworks and civil structures to provide a connecting rail roadway from the maintenance depot to the main metro line, together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. Contract M403 - Northern section comprising four metro stations in retained cutting, permanent way on surface and in retained cut, road over bridges and major viaduct crossing the Broadmeadow river, accommodation works for a temporary railhead at the terminus station at Estuary, local road diversions and upgrades, together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. The M400 contracts will interface with the M500 contract (which will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1370/2007). The M500 Contract is expected to comprise the delivery, through a DBFOM contract with a Service Delivery Partner, of an integrated public transport passenger service for MetroLink under an availability-based DBFOM arrangement. The scope of the M500 Contract will include the following interfaces with the scope of the three civil infrastructure contracts: the design and delivery of the station fit out works and of the mechanical and electrical plant equipment and associated services within sixteen stations within the shell and core structure that has been designed and built under the M400 contract; and the integrated operation and life-cycle maintenance of the metro system and all civil engineering structures (including as designed and constructed under the M400 Contracts) for an anticipated service period of at least 25 years (following completion of the MetroLink works). Any interested parties wishing to respond to this market consultation are are requested to confirm via the eTenders messaging system their intention to complete the Market Consultation Questionnaire by confirming a designated representative, e-mail address and contact number from their firm. This Preliminary Market Consultation and corresponding Periodic Indicative Notice is issued for registration of interest in the M400 Contracts for the purpose of receiving future market updates and possible market consultation(s) within the meaning given in the Regulation 65 of the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016. The scope of each of the three M400 civil infrastructure contracts is expected to comprise: Contract M401 - Southern section comprising 9.6km long, single 8.5m internal diameter (9.2m external diameter) bored and concrete-lined railway tunnel, tunnel portal, emergency access and ventilation shafts and ten underground metro stations excavated at a depth of up to [35m] together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. Contract M402 - Central section comprising a 2.3km long, single 8.5m internal diameter (9.2m external diameter) bored and concrete-lined railway tunnel, single parallel 5.65m internal diameter bored emergency evacuation and ventilation tunnels (with cross over connections) under Dublin Airport, tunnel portals, two metro stations (one below-grade and one underground), a viaduct over the M50 motorway, earthworks and civil structures to provide a connecting rail roadway from the maintenance depot to the main metro line, together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. Contract M403 - Northern section comprising four metro stations in retained cutting, permanent way on surface and in retained cut, road over bridges and major viaduct crossing the Broadmeadow river, accommodation works for a temporary railhead at the terminus station at Estuary, local road diversions and upgrades, together with required ancillary civil and accommodation works. The M400 contracts will interface with the M500 contract (which will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 1370/2007). The M500 Contract is expected to comprise the delivery, through a DBFOM contract with a Service Delivery Partner, of an integrated public transport passenger service for MetroLink under an availability-based DBFOM arrangement. The scope of the M500 Contract will include the following interfaces with the scope of the three civil infrastructure contracts: the design and delivery of the station fit out works and of the mechanical and electrical plant equipment and associated services within sixteen stations within the shell and core structure that has been designed and built under the M400 contract; and the integrated operation and life-cycle maintenance of the metro system and all civil engineering structures (including as designed and constructed under the M400 Contracts) for an anticipated service period of at least 25 years (following completion of the MetroLink works). Any interested parties wishing to respond to this market consultation are are requested to confirm via the eTenders messaging system their intention to complete the Market Consultation Questionnaire by confirming a designated representative, e-mail address and contact number from their firm.