N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme
Deadline
17 May
17 May 2024
Deadline
17 May
Pavement improvement works on the N24 Knockagh over a 5-year contract
Pavement improvement works on the N24 Knockagh over a 5-year contract
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector tenders and civil engineering projects.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Tipperary County Council |
| Title | N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 5 years |
| Submission deadline | 2024-05-17T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Tipperary County Council ran this procurement for “N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme” 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:
- 6 Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works)
- 50X75mm Tanalised Timber Edge Support at all free
- 8 Bituminous Footway, Type 2, with timber edge support, to CC-SCD-01104, 200mm total thickness made up of 50mm SMA10 Surf 7
- Bituminous Footway, Type 2, with timber edge support, to CC-SCD-01104,
- Communication System for the Employer's Representative for 8 weeks after completion of the works as per Ap
- Traffic Management Designer and Temporary Traffic Management Operations Supervisor.
- annual aggregate basis for products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports
- Persons under a contract of service or apprenticeship with the insured
- Persons under a contract of service or apprenticeship with the insured.
- Effecting or maintenance of insurance of or in connection with the provision of finance or advice on financial
- steam, air, or other services, and associated apparatus and structures.
- Works and Construction Services Contracts (AR1 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.
- Contractor's Outline Works Programme;
- Property of the insured or in the insured’s custody or control other than existing premises and their contents
- Delay Events, Compensation Events, Programme Contingency, Delay Costs, Adjustments
- The programme contingency is 20 Site Working Days of delay caused by Compensation Events.
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 Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be; Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Certifications — not specified for this tender
- Past experience — not specified for this tender
- Personnel — 0 28/07/2023 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Civil Engineering category17 € 2,000,000 CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: N/A Wher
- 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 Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be
- Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,00010 in respect of property damage only
- 0 28/07/2023 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Civil Engineering category17 € 2,000,000 CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: N/A Wher
- fessional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor and as PSCS € N/A19 The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Works Contractor and as PSCS 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 cl
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| fessional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor and as PSCS € N/A19 | 2% | not stated | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- the Pricing Document is more than €500.
- Provision of post CCTV Survey Report in accordance with IS EN 13508-1:2001 as per Appendix 29/1 of the Specification Item
- 22 Set of 30 monthly progress photographs as per Appendix
- [FTS-5-v2.6 N24 Knockagh PI Scheme - Tender Issue.pdf] Tender and Schedule for Public Works Contract for MINOR Building or Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer
- Designed by the Employer, the Works Requirements, the Pricing Document, all as amended by any supplemental
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2024-05-17T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-05-17T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 17 July 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | July 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Act 2010 |
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)
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 50,000.00 14
- 11 CA Note: Where an IPI Measure is in place and works are greater than €15m in value, the CA must select “Yes”
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 50,000
- Full height prEN 1317-7 compliant terminals to be
- NaN Take up or down and remove to tip off site chamber covers and frames and the like NaN NaN NaN NaN NaN
- Full height prEN 1317-7 compliant terminals to be provied at locations
- Take up or down and remove to tip off site chamber covers and frames and the like
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: FTS-5-v2.6 N24 Knockagh PI Scheme - Tender Issue.pdf, Appendix 29/1 of the Specification Item, Appendix.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule for Public Works Contract for MINOR Building or Civil Engineering Works Designe, Schedule, Schedule for Public Works Contract for Building Works Designed by the Employer.
This tender has been awarded
- Tony Kirwan Civil Engineering · 19 Nov 2024
- Tony Kirwan Civil Engineering · 23 Oct 2024
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Health and Safety Certification
Minimum turnover
€2,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Lots (1)
Road improvement works including pavement construction, safety barriers, and associated infrastructure.
Documents (79)
FTS-5-v2.6 N24 Knockagh PI Scheme - Tender Issue.docx
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FTS-5-v2.6 N24 Knockagh PI Scheme - Tender Issue.pdf
395.2 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
ITT-W2-v2.5-01-08-2023-1-Tender Issue.pdf
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Knockagh_Vol C Pricing Doc (Excel) Final 9-04-24.xlsx
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Knockagh_Vol C Pricing Doc Master Copy - Tender Issue.pdf
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3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
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3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
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Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
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Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
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Appendix-E-Declaration-in-relation-to-Russian-Sanctions.docx
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Appendix-F-Declaration-re-International-Procurement-Instrument.docx
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QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2.docx
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QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023-Tender Issue.pdf
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N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme Cover.pdf
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N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme Drawing Index.pdf
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N24 Knockagh-000 - 01.pdf
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N24 Knockagh-000 - 02.pdf
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N24-Knockagh -100-01.pdf
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N24-KNOCKAGH-1100-01.pdf
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N24-knockagh-1200-01.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-3000-01.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-500-01.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-700-101.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-700-102.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-700-104.pdf
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N24-Knockagh100-08.pdf
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plot.log
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N24-Knockagh-100-02.pdf
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N24-Knockagh-700-01.pdf
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Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
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Appendix-C-Bankers-Letter.docx
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Appendix-D2-QW2-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond.docx
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N24-Knockagh-100-03.pdf
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Original notice text
This tender involves the N24 Knockagh Pavement Improvement Scheme, focusing on building and integrating pavement improvements with compliance reporting and operational execution over a 5-year period.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
17 May
Buyer
Tipperary County CouncilLocation
Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
10 May 2024
eTenders ID
3262165
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