FCC/011/23 - Solar Power Signage Contract 2023

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Fingal County Council_371 ran this procurement for “FCC/011/23 - Solar Power Signage Contract 2023” 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:

• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Mary T Daly, Director of Services, Operations Department
• 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
• [FTS-5-v2.5-07-01-2022.pdf]  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) published on http://constructionprocurement.gov.ie/arbitration
• The Contractor’s agent18 in the Republic of Ireland for service of legal process is: 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.

• indicative programme for completing the works.
•  Property of the insured or in the insured’s custody or control other than existing premises
•  Property of the insured or in the insured’s custody or control other than existing premises and their contents
• The Employer shall not have the risk of loss of and damage to its existing facilities and parts of the Works it uses or

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: €6,500,0006 for any one event, but this limit may be;  Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0007 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: €6,500,0006 for any one event, but this limit may be
•  Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0007 for any one event
•  Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,0009 in respect of property damage only
• 5 07/01/2022  There is no excess permitted for Employers’ liability insurance no amount stated, €10,000 applies
• If required, the minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance shall be € . Note: Delete one of the two form fields

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)
• the Pricing Document is more than €500.
• It is expected that a minimum of a 60W solar panel and 2 No 12V 22Ah batteries should be supplied with the sign, however the contractor may submit their own battery and solar panel design suitable for their particular sign and requi
• [FTS-5-v2.5-07-01-2022.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
• [FTS-5-v2.5-07-01-2022.pdf] County Council Solar Powered Traffic Signs

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)
• Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 15,
• Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 15,000.00 14
• Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 15,000
• Specification & Equipment - (Quality 2,000 marks – Criteria must receive a minimum of 1,000 marks to Pass)
• nt and continues for as long as, under the Construction Regulations, the Client is required to have a project supervisor for the 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 3
• Within 3 months after receipt of the Contractor’s final statement, the Employer’s

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: FTS-5-v2.5-07-01-2022.pdf, Where Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement 3 is selected from the drop down menu above it shall be the 3rd Edition as amended in accordance with Section 5.2 of Guidance Note GN 1.5.3 of the Capital Works

[FTS-5-v2.5-07-01-2022.pdf, Schedule and.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule, part 3D is, Schedule, part 3D is* *“1, Schedule for Public Works Contract for MINOR Building or Civil Engineering Works Designe.