UK-Belfast: construction work

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Contact: Mr George McClean
Belfast Metropolitan College
Gerald Moag Campus, 125 - 153 Millfield
Belfast
BT1 1HS
UK
Email: construct.info@dfpni.gov.uk
Tel: +44 2890816555
Fax: +44 2890816555

Further information can be obtained at:

Department of Finance and Personnel, CPD , Contracts Branch, Clare House, 2nd Floor, 303 Airport Road West , UK -Belfast BT3 9ED . Tel. +44 800112470 . E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk . Fax +44 2070600480 . URL: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.com .

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:

Department of Finance and Personnel, CPD , Contracts Branch, Clare House, 2nd Floor, 303 Airport Road West , UK -Belfast BT3 9ED . Tel. +44 800112470 . E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk . Fax +44 2070600480 . URL: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.com .

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

Department of Finance and Personnel, CPD , Contracts Branch, Clare House, 2nd Floor, 303 Airport Road West , UK -Belfast BT3 9ED . Tel. +44 800112470 . E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk . Fax +44 2070600480 . URL: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.com .
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Body governed by public law.

Education.

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION
- II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
  
  Belfast Metropolitan College New Building, Environmental Improvements, Car Parking and Landscaping at Springvale (E3 Campus).
- II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
  
  Works.
  
  Execution.
  
  Main site or location of works: 400 Springfield Road,
  
  Belfast,
  
  Co Antrim.
  
  Northern Ireland.
  
  NUTS code: UKN01.
- II.1.3) The notice involves:
  
  A public contract.
- II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
  
  Not provided
- II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
  
  Construction of new college campus building on three floors to include environmental improvements, car parking, landscaping and class 1 FF&E. The gross area of the new building is 4 500 sqm.
- II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
  
  45000000, 45315000, 45314320, 45314300, 45313100, 45312200, 45312100, 45312000, 45311000, 45112600, 45112500, 45112700, 45111200, 45100000, 45316100, 45330000, 45331000, 45331100, 45331110, 45331200, 45331220, 45332000, 45332200, 45332300, 45332400, 45351000, 45410000, 45420000, 45430000, 45440000, 45450000.
- II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
  
  Yes.
- II.1.8) Division into lots:
  
  No.
- II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:
  
  No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
- II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
  
  Construction of approx. 4 500 sqm new college facility plus environmental improvements, car parking, landscaping and class 1 FF&E.
  
  Estimated value excluding VAT: 11 900 000 GBP.
- II.2.2) Options:
  
  No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract).

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
- III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
  
  None.
- III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
  
  None.
- III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
  
  Where a successful tender is submitted by a group, a lead contractor must be nominated who will be responsible for providing the works and with whom the awarding authority will sign the contract.
- III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
  
  Yes.
  
  See section IV following.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
- III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
  
  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Must meet the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
- III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
  
  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Must meet the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
  
  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Must meet the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
- III.2.3) Technical capacity:
  
  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
  
  Must meet the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
  
  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
  
  Must meet the requirements set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
- III.2.4) Reserved contracts:
  
  No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
- III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
  
  Not provided
- III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
  
  Not provided

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
- IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
  
  Restricted.
- IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
  
  Envisaged number of operators 5
  
  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in he requirements of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for this project tender.
- IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
  
  Not provided
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
- IV.2.1) Award criteria:
  
  The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
- IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:
  
  No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
- IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
  
  CB005/09.
- IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
  
  No.
- IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
  
  Payable documents: no.
- IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
  
  11.9.2009 - 15:00.
- IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
  
  Not provided
- IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
  
  English.
- IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
  
  Not provided
- IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:
  
  Not provided

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise.

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure);

2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box;

3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
- VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
  
  Not provided
- VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
  
  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
- VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
  
  Not provided
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

4.8.2009.

Summary

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

II.1.3) The notice involves:

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

II.1.8) Division into lots:

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2) Options:

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

III.2.4) Reserved contracts:

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1) Type of procedure:

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1) Award criteria:

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

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