Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme - Site Investigation works
Deadline
20 Feb
20 Feb 2024
Deadline
20 Feb
Site investigation works for the Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme by Laois County Council
Site investigation works for the Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme by Laois County Council
Bidder profile
Firms with experience in public sector tenders and site investigation works.
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 | Laois County Council |
| Title | Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme - Site Investigation works |
| 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 | 6 months |
| Submission deadline | 2024-02-20T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Laois County Council ran this procurement for “Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme - Site Investigation works” 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:
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- operations: Explosives must not be used within 400 metres of gas transmission pipelines (30
- operations: Explosives must not be used within 400 metres of a gas transmission pipeline (30 metres
- pend cl_niah_build "E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\national\niah_national
- 4 Long 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cl\niah_cl
- 0 Text 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cl\niah_cl
- Double 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cl\niah_cl
- 4 Long 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cw\niah_cw
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- Double 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cw\niah_cw
- E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\cw\niah_cw
- 4 Long 0 0 ,First,#,E:\ESRI DATA Migration April 2012\National GIS Data\migration\dg\dg_niah_build 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.
- within 15 metres of an existing gas pipeline
- Installation of new services near existing services
- on new developments and in existing roads and streets
- Excavation carried out in the vicinity of underground services includes work associated with a new or existing
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.; 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000 ,500,000 for any one event; 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 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.
- 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000 ,500,000 for any one event
- 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 12
- 4 Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €6,500,000 12
- 5 public liability public liability €6,500 12
- 5 employer’s liability employer’s liability €6,500 professional indemnity professional indemnity €70,000 13
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | 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)
- [Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] Code of Practice
- [Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] 11
- [Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] and instruction
- Appendix 4 Telecommunications cables
- Appendix 5 Suggested job aid for workers on a safe system of work for digging
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2024-02-20T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-02-20T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 1 May 2016 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Natura 2000 |
| Date surfaced in documents | May 2016 |
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)
- The maximum liability of the Surety under this Bond will not exceed € . This amount will be reduced by half on issue of the certificate of the date the
- nt and continues for as long as, under the Construction Regulations, the Client is required to have a project supervisor for the construction stage for the Project, unless the appointment is terminated earlier
- it is insured by insurances in the same terms as the insurances the Contractor is required to have under clauses 12
- d in steel pipes, or a covering of tiles, bricks, slabs, timber boards or
- Transmission gas pipelines are generally between 150mm and 1000mm in diameter and coated in yellow
- g the sampling equipment and procedures as described in BSENISO 22475-1 and BS 5930
- within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative must give the above
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 — 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: Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf, subsection (2) shall have effect with respect to that code of practice in relation to those proceedings. (2) (a) Where a code of practice referred to in subsection (1) appears to the court to give practical guidance as to the observance of the requirement or prohibition alleged to have been contravened, the code of practice shall be admissible in evidence. (2) (b) Where it is proved that any act or omission of the defendant alleged to constitute the contravention— (i) is a failure to observe a code of practice referred to in subsection (1), or (ii) is a compliance with that code of practice, then such failure or compliance is admissible in evidence. (3) A document bearing the seal of the Authority and purporting to be a code of practice or part of a code of practice published or approved of by the Authority under this section shall be admissible as evidence in any proceedings under this Act. Dr. Marie Dalton Secretary to the Board Health and Safety Authority Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Underground Services
1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background This Code of Practice (COP) replaces the Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Underground Services issued by the Authority in 2010 and is the result of a joint initiative between the Health and
[Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf, Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] Code of Practice.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] 11, Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf] and instruction, Appendix 1 Electricity cables.
This tender has been awarded
- Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd · 04 Mar 2025
- Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd · 28 Mar 2024
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Required certifications
- BS 5930
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€6,500,000
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Lots (1)
Ground investigation works for the Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme.
Documents (100)
123161-BUK-ZZ-00-SP-GE-00001 Site Investigation Specification.docx
114.0 KB · Specification
123161-BUK-ZZ-00-SP-GE-00001 Site Investigation Specification.zip
107.1 KB · Specification
123161-BUK-ZZ-00-BQ-GE-00001 BoQ - Annex 1.zip
64.8 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
3.CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT.zip
495.6 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
MF-1.25-09-04-2020 Portarlington.docx
38.8 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
PW-CF7-v1.6-19-07-2023 Investigation Contract Conditions.pdf
397.4 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
40.2 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
30.7 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
MF-1.24-09-04-2020 Portarlington.docx
41.0 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
MF-1.26-09-04-2020 Portarlington.docx
39.3 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
123161-BUK-ZZ-00-DR-Z-00002 - Environmental Constraints.pdf
3.8 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
123161-BUK-ZZ-00-DR-Z-00003 - Site Investigation Works.pdf
3.8 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Borehole.dbf
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Borehole.prj
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Borehole.qmd
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Borehole.qml
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Borehole.shx
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS SHAPEFILES.zip
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InvasiveNonNativeSpecies.prj
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.prj
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.qml
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NIAH_and_RPS_Offaly.prj
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NIAH_and_RPS_Offaly.qml
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Observation_Pit.dbf
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Observation_Pit.prj
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Observation_Pit.qmd
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Observation_Pit.qml
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Proposed_Scheme_Area.dbf
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Proposed_Scheme_Area.prj
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Proposed_Scheme_Area.qmd
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Proposed_Scheme_Area.qml
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River_Barrow.prj
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River_Barrow.qmd
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River_Barrow.qml
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RMP_Laois.prj
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RMP_Laois.qml
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RMP_Offaly.prj
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RMP_Offaly.qml
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SITE INVESTIGATION WORKS SHAPEFILES.zip
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Special_Areas_of_Conservation.prj
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Special_Areas_of_Conservation.qml
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Trial_Pit.dbf
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Trial_Pit.prj
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Trial_Pit.qml
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Tributaries_AMR.prj
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Tributaries_AMR.qml
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Tributary_Blackstick.prj
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Tributary_Blackstick.qmd
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Tributary_Blackstick.qml
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WSDP.prj
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WSDP.qml
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1.ITT.zip
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123161-BUK-ZZ-00-RP-EN-00034 - Portarlington FRS - AA Screening Report for GI Works Final.pdf
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2.SAQ.zip
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ART69105-1356-01 (01) Portarlington GI AIA issued _compressed.pdf
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Borehole.cpg
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InvasiveNonNativeSpecies.cpg
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InvasiveNonNativeSpecies.dbf
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.cpg
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.dbf
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.sbx
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NIAH_and_RPS_Laois.shx
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NIAH_and_RPS_Offaly.cpg
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NIAH_and_RPS_Offaly.sbn
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NIAH_and_RPS_Offaly.sbx
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Observation_Pit.cpg
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PHSP.zip
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Proposed_Scheme_Area.cpg
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River_Barrow.cpg
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RMP_Laois.cpg
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RMP_Laois.dbf
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RMP_Laois.sbn
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RMP_Offaly.cpg
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RMP_Offaly.dbf
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RMP_Offaly.sbn
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SCREENING REPORTS.zip
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Special_Areas_of_Conservation.cpg
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Special_Areas_of_Conservation.dbf
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Special_Areas_of_Conservation.sbn
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Trial_Pit.cpg
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Tributaries_AMR.dbf
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Tributary_Blackstick.cpg
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WSDP.cpg
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WSDP.dbf
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123161-BUK-ZZ-00-BQ-GE-00001 BoQ - Annex 1_Rev4.xls
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3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023-Supplement.doc
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3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023-Supplement.doc
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Appendix B. 603864 R01(01) - Binnies Portarlington - PSA.pdf
20.1 MB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix C. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Overhead Electricity Lines.pdf
1.9 MB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix D. Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger.pdf
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Appendix E. Code of Practice for Working in the Vicinity of the Transmission Net.pdf
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Appendix F. 123161-BUK-ZZ-00-RP-C-00004-Portarlington - Historic Records of Util.pdf
5.5 MB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
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Appendix-D-QW2.docx
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Appendix-D2-QW2-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond.docx
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FA320_33 PSHP Portarlington.pdf
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FTS7-v1.6-19-07-2023 Tender & Schedule - Portarlington.docx
50.5 KB · Appendix / Annex
ITT-W3-v1.3-01-08-2023 -Instruction_to_Tender - Portarlington.doc
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QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2 Applicant Details and Declaration.doc
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QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023 Suitability Assessment Questionnaire.doc
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Original notice text
This tender involves site investigation works as part of the Portarlington Flood Relief Scheme, focusing on compliance with safety regulations and operational execution.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
20 Feb
Buyer
Laois County CouncilLocation
The works will take place in Portarlington, Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
31 Jan 2024
eTenders ID
2973177
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