Architect Led Integrated Design Team for Renovation of Market House in Castlepollard

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Westmeath County Council ran this procurement for “Architect Led Integrated Design Team to deliver Detailed Design, Tender Action, Construction and Handover Works for the Renovation of the Existing Market House at Castlepollard Co. Westmeath” 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:

• 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 € 6,500 From start to completion of the Service
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000.0011 € 1,500,000
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 260000013 Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Service Provider will bear the cost: € 10,000 * No excess is permitted in respect of d
• Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 15 Where the Principal Service Provider is relying on the services of external specialist skills providers the minimum level of public liability insurance of the specialist skills providers in respect of any one accident shall be €2,600,000.00 Entitles issuing public liability insura
• Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000.0014 Where the Principal Service Provider is
• relying on the services of external specialist skills providers the minimum level of Employer's Liability Insurance insurance of the specialist skills providers shall be €13,000,000.00 Entitles issuing employers liability ins
• services equivalent to €250,000 (exclusive of VAT) per year for the three year period 2021,
• services of a comparable nature and scale over the past five (5) years on a minimum of two (2)
• onsultant’s tender for the Services, or, if there was none, 10 days
• confirm that for those Qualification Criteria in the Questionnaire, where the response type is marked “Declaration Required”, supporting documentation to substantiate the declaration made at b) above
• confirm that for those Qualification Criteria in the Questionnaire, where the response type is marked “Declaration Required”, supporting documentation to substantiate the declaration made at b) above will, where requested, promptly and within the timeframe specified, be provided;
• declare that the Applicant is not guilty of misrepresentation in supplying or failing to supply the information requested in response to the Questionnaire. 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.

• Title: Architect Led Integrated Design Team to deliver Detailed Design, Tender Action, Construction and Handover Works for the Renovation of the Existing Market House at Castlepollard Co. Westmeath
• Architect led Integrated Design Team to deliver Detailed Design Tender Documents, Tender Action, Construction Adminstration & Supervision and Handover or Works for the Renovation and Development of the Existing Market House at Castlepollard Co. Westmeath
• Renovation and development of the Existing Market House at Castlepollard Co. Westmeath.
• [09 Existing Building Survey.pdf] FFL=86.62

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 € 6,500 From start to completion of the Service; Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the S
• Certifications — f or by an insurance intermediary; or 14 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is permitted on Employer’s Liability Insurance SECTION 3: SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 16 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is p
• Past experience — e cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest (ii) Level of cover and excess as stated below for Specialist Skill Providers; Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Specialist Skill Provider Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis Project Manager € 1,250,000.00 € 1,500,000
• Personnel — e cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest (ii) Level of cover and excess as stated below for Specialist Skill Providers; Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Specialist Skill Provider Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis Project Manager € 1,250,000.00 € 1,500,000
• Geographic / facility constraints — f or by an insurance intermediary; or 14 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is permitted on Employer’s Liability Insurance SECTION 3: SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 16 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is p 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 € 6,500 From start to completion of the Service
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the S
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000.0011 € 1,500,000
• e cost: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest (ii) Level of cover and excess as stated below for Specialist Skill Providers; Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Specialist Skill Provider Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis Project Manager € 1,250,000.00 € 1,500,000
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 260000013 Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Service Provider will bear the cost: € 10,000 * No excess is permitted in respect of d

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) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• 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)
• Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 15 Where the Principal Service Provider is relying on the services of external specialist skills providers the minimum level of public liability insurance of the specialist skills providers in respect of any one accident shall be €2,600,000.00 Entitles issuing public liability insura
• f or by an insurance intermediary; or 14 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is permitted on Employer’s Liability Insurance SECTION 3: SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 16 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is p
• The final report shall be submitted to the Client within 1 week
• [06 Site Location Map.pdf] s permission.
• [Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 2.docx]

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 10 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 € 6,500 From start to completion of the Service
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000.0011 € 1,500,000
• Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 15 Where the Principal Service Provider is relying on the services of external specialist skills providers the minimum level of public liability insurance of the specialist skills providers in respect of any one accident shall be €2,600,000.00 Entitles issuing public liability insura
• Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000.0014 Where the Principal Service Provider is
• f or by an insurance intermediary; or 14 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is permitted on Employer’s Liability Insurance SECTION 3: SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 1 16 If no value is entered it shall read as €13,000,000 (Thirteen million Euro) – No excess is p
• WATER PIPE FEED TO PUMP CHAMBER CULVERT
•  expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender

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: or the equivalent in Lots (€125m)
• Type 1 applies to projects that have a value of <€500,000; Type 2 applies to projects that have a value of > €500,000 and
• < €5,000,000; and Type
• < €5,000,000; and Type 3 applies to projects that have a value > €5,000,000. However considerations in relation to the
• services equivalent to €250,000 (exclusive of VAT) per year for the three year period 2021,
• equivalent to €250,000 (exclusive
• the equivalent of €125,000 (exclusive
• of €125,000 (exclusive
• €250,000.00
• € 1,250,000.0011
• € 1,500,000.0012 Maximum level of excess in any one claim below
• 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greatest
• € 1,250,000.00
• € 1,500,000.00
• € 1,500,000.00 Mechanical

Minimum-level / mandatory phrases

• Tenderers MUST provide an average minimum turnover relating to Architectural consultancy
• MUST meet the average minimum turnover specified, i
• Minimum level of Professional Indemnity
• Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below:
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one
• providers the minimum level of public liability insurance of the specialist skills providers in
• Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any
• providers the minimum level of Employer's Liability Insurance insurance of the specialist skills
• RIAI Senior Architect with a minimum of 10 years experience in the design and project
• Architect/Chartered Engineer with a minimum of 10 years experience in the design and project
• Requirements: Chartered Engineer with a minimum of 10 years experience in the design and
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor with a minimum of 10 years experience in the preperation and
• Architect Accredited in Conservation at Grade 3 with a minimum of 5 years experience in
• Engineer with a minimum of 5 years experience in the role as Assigned Certifier for
• Chartered Senior Engineer / RIAI Senior Architect with a minimum of 10 years experience of
• Requirements: Chartered Senior Engineer/ RIAI Senior Architect with a minimum of 10
• Chartered Senior Engineer with a minimum of 10 years expeience in the design and delivery
• Architect with a minimum of
• er with a minimum of 5 years experience in the role as Assigned Certifier for
• Architect with a minimum of 10 years experience in the design and delivery of construction
• Engineer/ RIAI Senior Architect with a minimum of 10 years experience in the design and
• services of a comparable nature and scale over the past five (5) years on a minimum of two (2)
• should be given to reducing external ground levels to the recommended minimum of
• minimum of 6no
• minimum requirements set out in the Particulars

Regulations and standards cited

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• months May and September and prior to the commencement of development works) to
• Timber ceilings
• Timber electrical backing board
• CHAMBER AS SHOWN
• EXG CHAMBER CL = 86
• MANHOLE CHAMBER CATCH PIT CHAMBER
• WATER PIPE FEED TO PUMP CHAMBER CULVERT
• Damp and timber condition report
• Figure 56 – Previous removed decayed timber disposed on oversite
• It is important to note that the exposure of timber elements was limited to representative
• sampling of the timber elements as all walls have original wall plaster/wainscoting which
• This report is solely a condition report on the various timber elements inspected within the building and is not a substitute for a Structural E
• pane timber sliding sash windows to the north façade and timber casement windows elsewhere
• Round-headed doorcase to projecting porch having timber double-doors and a plain overlight above
• ving access to court room at first floor level, having a timber door
• ventilation pathways between sound timber and wet masonry through the use of
• Decay was observed to the timber fascia boards and the rafter tails also (fig
• Decay was observed to the timber fascia boards and the rafter tails also (figs
• o access the floor joists within the main room area as a timber floor has
• the removed decayed timber disposed of within the void beneath the staircase on the
• Remove timber from the masonry such as joists, wall plates, levellers, binders, plugs
• It is normal to find timber binders and wall plugs built into the wall at various levels
• These timber binders should be taken out and the voids rebuilt in masonry and

Geographic constraints

• This report identified 16 sites within 15km of the subject site and in
• Bat records within 8 km radius of site

Deadline phrases

• r was carried out during daylight hours on 24th August 2022

Scale / volume phrases

•  180days after the end of the last day for submi
•  expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• 2 Consultant’s Representative
• 4. Consultant's Tender Quality Submission
• 12 Consultant has no authority –
• (Subject to booking 2 weeks in advance)
• first day of the 25th month falling after the date that is 10 days
• onsultant’s tender for the Services, or, if there was none, 10 days
• Quarter means a period of 3 months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 Septemb
• ie/arbitration-rules/ on the date 10 days before the
• 9 Months
• assume 12 days in total
• 4 weeks of the receipt by us of the relevant ap
• C/o Cooney Architects, 32 The Coombe, The Liberties Dublin 8 Location: Market House,
• 2.1 Location
• Report to be provided within 3 weeks of appointment
• Provision of a Clerk of Works on site for 2 days per week, 8hrs per/day for the duration
• fortnightly basis for the duration of the engagement until 2 months
• Consultant no later than 2 days after each meeting
• presentations/workshops over 6 days
• workshops over 6 days
• be issued within 3 weeks of the signing of the contract and incl
• The final report shall be submitted to the Client within 1 week
• Clerk of Works for 2 days a week, 8hrs per day for the duration o
• 8 days preparation and 4 days attendance at hearing

TENDER DOCUMENTS [06 Site Location Map.pdf, 06 Site Location Map.pdf, Suitability Assessment Questionnaire Part 2.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: 09 Existing Building Survey.pdf, 21 Market House Facade Lighting.pdf, CE Report Castlepollard Market House LA(M) 21042022.pdf.