Public Realm and Mobility Plan for Mountshannon

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Clare County Council ran this procurement for “Public Realm and Mobility Plan for Mountshannon” 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:

• Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works) ↑
• Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works)
• 1850 372 999 (24 HOUR/7 DAY SERVICE)
• For Faults/Emergencies (24 hours/7days service) Ring 1850 372 999 or
• mergencies (24 hours/7days service) Ring 1850 372 999 or
• 1 As a result of the introduction of the new electronic Relevant Contracts tax (e-RCT) system by the
• existing services or working hours, statutory consents and conditions attached thereto.
• are not construction operations subject to Relevant Contracts Tax (and 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 may visit the site prior to submitting their tender in order to fully ascertain the existing
• existing services or working hours, statutory consents and conditions attached thereto.
• be refundable to all tenderers that submit bona fide tenders that are not

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.; ssional Indemnity Insurance required for € CA Entry[18] The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate; Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000[20] Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost: € 10,000 *No excess is permitted in respect
• 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.
• Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Building Works / Pavings / Public Realm Works[16] € 750,000 *
• ssional Indemnity Insurance required for € CA Entry[18] The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000[20] Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost: € 10,000 *No excess is permitted in respect
• Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000[21] Entitles issuing
• 3 Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance: €6,500,000 for any one event

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:
• [Invitation to Tender.pdf] Chartered Quantity Surveyors
• Suitability Assessment Questionnaire
• The Contractor may visit the site prior to submitting their tender in order to fully ascertain the existing
• Competitive tenders comprising the Schedule & Form of Tender, Suitability Assessment Questionnaire
• and the fully rated Pricing Document must be returned via the Etenders portal. Contractors shall refer
• [Invitation to Tender.pdf] , understanding or appreciation of the nature and complexities of

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 5 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)
• CA Note: Where an IPI Measure is in place and works are greater than €15m in value, the CA must select “Yes”
• lace arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative will give the above certificate to
• the Works within 12 months after the termination, the Contractor’s payment under this clause
• e Schedule says that a performance bond is required, within 7 days after the Employer sends
• When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
• Within 14 days of receiving the payment claim notice,
• n to put in place arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s R

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: Invitation to Tender.pdf, Instructions to Tenderers.pdf, where

[Instructions to Tenderers.pdf.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice for the Works to etenders.2.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule says that a performance bond is required, within 7 days after the Employer send, Schedule and Form of Tender, scheduled to commence in May 2024..