The provision of Interpretation and Exhibition Design for a proposed new visitor facility building adjacent to the Casino at Marino, Cherrymount Crescent (off Malahide Road), Marino, Dublin.

Tender description

Office of Public Works (OPW) wishes to appoint an Integrated Interpretation Team that shall be responsible for providing all the necessary consultancy services for Stage (I) Preliminary Design to Stage (V) Handover of Works. The following disciplines are relevant to this project: • Interpretive Design Services • Interpretive Research services • Project Management Services • Graphic Design Services • AV / Film Technical Design Services • Procurement services • Quantity Surveying/Cost Management Services • PSDP Services • Script Writing The Integrated Interpretative Team will be responsible for providing all interpretive and associated construction/fitout-related technical advice and design services to the OPW Client for the Project. The Consultant will be required to provide all necessary services including the Stage Services, described below and elsewhere in the contract. The Integrated Interpretation Team shall be required to consult and liaise with all affected stakeholders to facilitate timely design and construction/fitout of the works and to minimise impacts on those affected. The Integrated Interpretative Design Team shall comprise of all the disciplines necessary to achieve this objective. As noted in 4.3.9.1, It is expected that within the team there will be a Specialist AV / Film Advisor available to provide advice to the team during all stages of the design and fit out process. The Integrated Interpretative Design Team shall comprise of all the disciplines necessary to achieve this objective. The Team shall be led by an Interpretative designer with a track record of successfully carrying out similar works. Interpretive Research services need to include (a named) suitably qualified person able to collate/and or undertake subject matter research feeding into interpretative design, narrative development and Script Writing. The Team may be formed by a single consultant with in-house specialists or may be a group of consultants who have combined to form a team. In the latter case the Team Leader shall be an Interpretative designer who shall be clearly identified in their Tender Submission as the Lead Tenderer and shall be the entity that enters into a contract with OPW for the delivery of the Services. Other Team members shall be sub-consultants to the Lead Tenderer. Note - The cost of the works will be required to align with the available budgets. The consultant shall refine / revise designs as necessary during the lifetime of the project to achieve this, in consultation with OPW. Full list of requirements are contained within the tender documents.