WCCC24 44 Metropolitan Macadam Contract 2024

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Waterford City and County Council_103683 ran this procurement for “WCCC24 44 Metropolitan Macadam Contract 2024” 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:

• 517 Linear drainage systems Load test A minimum of 1 test and not less than 1 test per 1000m for each type and source ` Certification that the systems comply with Clause 517 is required
• ction Sweeper to clean all Public Roads within 500m of his operations
• Director of Service Roads, Customer Services Centre, Waterford City & County Council, Baileys New Street, Waterford
•  Minimum indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,000[5] for any one event, but this limit may be on an annual aggregate basis for products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and sudden and accidental pollution.
•  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 matters
• Utilities means conducting media and apparatus for water, sewage, electricity, gas, oil, telecommunications, data, steam, air, or other services, and associated apparatus and structures.
• The arbitration rules are the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) Arbitration Rules for use with Public Works and Construction Services Contracts (AR1) published on http://constructionprocurement.gov.ie/arbitrationrules/
• The arbitration rules are the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) Arbitration Rules for use with Public Works and Construction Services Contracts (AR1) published on http://constructionprocurement.gov.ie/arbitrationrules/ on the date 10 days before the latest date for submission of Tenders for this contract (disregarding any amendments posted on that date).
• The Contractor’s agent[17] in the Republic of Ireland for service of legal process is:
• The Contractor’s tendered percentage addition to costs of labour shall include all costs incurred by the Contractor (excluding VAT) for those workers engaged on additional or substituted work required as a result of a Compensation Event, that are additional to the basic hourly rate of pay for the relevant category of worker in an applicable sectoral employment order made under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2015. It shall include (but not be limited to) the following components of cost: All costs incurred with meeting legal requirements (including but not limited to PRSI), pension contributions, death in service contributions, sick pay contributions; and Plus Rates; and Allowances; and overheads; and profit and loss of profit. Plus Rates A Plus Rate is the balance remaining when the basic hourly rate of pay for the relevant category of worker under an applicable sectoral employment order made under the Industrial Relations Acts 1946-2015 is deducted from the basic hourly rate of pay paid to a worker in accordance with the workers terms and conditions of employment. It does not include Allowances. Allowances Allowances are payments made to workers that are additional to the basic rate of pay paid to a worker 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.

•  Property of the insured or in the insured’s custody or control other than existing premises and their contents temporarily occupied for the purposes of the Works
• The Employer shall not have the risk of loss of and damage to its existing facilities and parts of the Works it uses or occupies, in accordance with sub-clause 3.8.
• Waterford City & County Council to be indemnified on the Insurance Policy;
• 1. Delay Events, Compensation Events, Programme Contingency, Delay Costs, Adjustments

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: €6,500,000[5] for any one event, bu;  Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,000[6] for any one event
• 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 Public liability insurance: €6,500,000[5] for any one event, bu
•  Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,000[6] for any one event
•  Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,000~~[[8]](#foot [6] for an
•  Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,000~~[8]~~ in respect of pro
• The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for €0 1

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• rect item description and the difference for an item in, or that should have been in, the Pricing Document is more than €500.
• [RWP 2024-Leckaun Road.pdf] Leckaun Road
• We have examined and understand the Public Works Contract for Minor Building and Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer, the Works Requirements, the Pricing Document, all as amended by any supplemental information, for the above contract.
• We submit with this Tender the completed Pricing Document and Schedule which form part of this Tender.
• A Bill of Quantities measured in accordance with the: TII's Requirements for Measuring and Pricing (RMP) as included in Volume C.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 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)
• rect item description and the difference for an item in, or that should have been in, the Pricing Document is more than €500.
• Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 0.00 [13]
• Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 0
• The specified rate of spread for bond coats shall be a minimum of 0,30kg/m² of residual binder
• s Mixtures chippings Friction After Polishing Test (IS EN 12697-49) 1 test per property per source (source approval)*
• EN 295 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers 50
• EN 598 Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for sewerage appl

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: RWP 2024-Leckaun Road.pdf, WCC24-44-Tender & Schedule.docx, Where Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement 3 is selected from the drop down menu

[WCC24-44-Tender & Schedule.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: RWP 2024-Knockanduff Road.pdf, Tender and Schedule 2444.pdf, RWP 2024-Killea Road Dunmore.pdf.