Meath Co Co - MH-TRA-24-13 - Navan Cycle Scheme Ground Investigation Contract

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Meath County Council ran this procurement for “Meath Co Co - MH-TRA-24-13 - Navan Cycle Scheme Ground Investigation Contract” 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:

• The Contractor shall photograph and supply a minimum of 4 no
• supports and accidental pollution.)
• Public Works and Construction Services Contracts (AR1) published on
• Privately and Publicly Owned Services or Supplies
• The contractor shall include in his rates and prices for taking measures for the support and full protection of pipes,
• cables and other apparatus during the progress of site operations and for keeping the Investigation Supervisor
• informed of all arrangements he makes with the owners of privately-owned services, statutory undertakers and public
• b. The supply of materials, goods, storage, facilities and services and all costs in connection therewith,
• On completion, removal of all equipment and services from site and disposal of arisings.
• 2. Unless identified as Not required, all items in section A of the Bill of Quantities (general items, provisional services
• [5214376DG0096 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - BOQ.pdf] general items, provisional services
• Unless otherwise detailed in Schedule S1.8.2, the onsite professional attendance services provided by the technical 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.

• The Contractor shall allow in his rates and prices for taking measures to deal with the existing flow of water, sewage
• c. Changes in the programme of working
• In addition to the existing paragraphs and clauses and sub clauses:
• Advance borehole between existing ground

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.; ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 12; 4 Professional Indemnity Insurance is required Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €750,000 12
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• 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.
• ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 12
• 4 Professional Indemnity Insurance is required Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €750,000 12
• 5 Maximum levels of excess for  insurance of Investigation €10,00010  public liability €6,50011  employer’s liability €6,50012 7 If no percentage specified, 10% applie
• 6 17/07/2023 6  professional indemnity €70,00013 13

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• 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:
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] Tender and Schedule
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] consideration of your providing us with the contract documents, we agree not to withdraw this offer until the
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] authorised
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] any one event
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] CWMF) Arbitration Rules for use with
• [5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf] 1.6 17/07/2023

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 months. 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)
• accordance with IS EN ISO 22475-1 and BS10175:2011 from standpipes after they have been installed and
• within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative must give the above
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• 14 days before latest time for receipt
• 8 days before latest time for receipt
• When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
• 14 days of receiving the payment claim notice,

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.
• 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 — not clearly specified in extract.
• 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: 5214376DG0094 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - FoTS.pdf, 5214376DG0096 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - BOQ.pdf, 5214376DG0103 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - PHSP.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: 5214376DG0095 rev 1 - Navan Cycle Scheme GI Contract - ITT..pdf, Schedule, Schedule for Public Works Investigation Contract.