Preparation of the Dromore River Blueway Detailed Design and Supervision of Construction

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Monaghan County Council ran this procurement for “Monaghan County Council wishes to tender for: The Preparation of the Dromore River Blueway Detailed Design (Lisnalong to Ballybay), Co Monaghan and Supervision of Construction (Stages (iib) to (v))” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• ich the Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level
• cialist Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000 Maximum level of excess for propert
• y only* for any one incident below which the Service Provider will bear the cost: € 10,000 Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000 3
• 0% of gross fee turnover, or €5,000 whichever is greater From start to completion of the Services; and six years
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• Maximum level of excess in any one claim below which the Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest
• um level of excess in any one claim below which the Specialist Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest
• Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Service Provider will bear the cost: € 10,000
• They meet the minimum requirements given in the Project Brief & Service Requirements, the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (QC2), and Instruction to tenderers (ITT-S2b) documents in relation to the capacity available and availabi
• CA Note: If stating a minimum turnover threshold for the services take care that the standard is not set at a level that discriminates against otherwise suitable service providers
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

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• In this Form of Tender and Schedule, the reference to “Treaties” means the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
• Annually renewable Professional Indemnity policy, against liability for losses due to professional negligence.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic; Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the
• Certifications — The minimum levels of cover for each and every claim, unlimited in the period of insurance, shall be: Public Liability (PL) € 6,500,000 Employers Liability (EL) € 13,000,000 Professional Indemnity (PI) € 1,000,000 9 TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE It is a con
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the
• Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: € € 1,000,000 Maximum level of excess in any one
• ich the Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level
• cialist Service Provider will bear the cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000 Maximum level of excess for propert

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• They meet the minimum requirements given in the Project Brief & Service Requirements, the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire (QC2), and Instruction to tenderers (ITT-S2b) documents in relation to the capacity available and availabi
• and meeting any other minimum requirements in the relevant Suitability Assessment Questionnaire criterion
• on submitted with respect to Step 2 should not exceed 30 number A4 pages
• [005.White Lough- Site Location & Layout Map-Details.pdf] Na hEanaigh
• [005.White Lough- Site Location & Layout Map-Details.pdf] urers instructions.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• cant as a whole and not to each discipline) €200,000 for each of the previous 3 years (this minimum requirement applies to the Appli
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED, in consideration of the payment of €5 (five Euro) from the Client to the Sub-Consultant, receipt and sufficiency of w
• Engineering €200,000 for each of the previous 3 years (this minimum requirement applies to the Applicant as a whole and not to each discipline) €200,000 for each of the previous 3 years (this minimum requirement applies to the Applicant as a whole and not to each discipline)
• expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• first day of the 25th month falling after the date that is 10 days before the last date of receipt of the

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: 005.White Lough- Site Location & Layout Map-Details.pdf, 002.Ballybay Wetlands-Site Location Map & Details.pdf, 2.1_Schedule_of_Stage_Services_Project_Mgr.docx.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: 007.Ballynascarva Bridge-Site Location and Layout Map.pdf, ~$nder and Schedule.docx, Tender and Schedule.docx.