Castletownbere Small Craft Harbour - Pontoons

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

This tender seeks the fabrication and installation of pontoons at Castletownbere Small Craft Harbour. The project is located at Dinish Island, Castletownbere, Co. Cork. The scope includes the supply and fitting of pontoon systems, associated services, and navigation aids. Dredging, land reclamation, breakwater structures, rock armour revetment, and landside infrastructure are explicitly excluded as they have been completed by others under separate contracts.

The contractor will be responsible for:

• Pontoon Fabrication and Installation: This involves the manufacturing and on-site installation of pontoon structures. The drawings indicate a berthing capacity for various vessel sizes, including:
• 2 No. 18m LOA vessels with 4.0m draft.
• 4 No. 16m LOA vessels with 4.0m draft.
• 4 No. 12m LOA vessels with 2.3m draft.
• 12 No. 12m LOA vessels with 1.8m draft.
• 8-12 No. 10m LOA vessels with 1.8m draft.
• 2-4 No. 8m LOA vessels with 1.8m draft.
• Services Integration: The contractor will connect to existing service chambers for electrical supply and non-potable water (from Rainwater Harvesting - RWH). This includes:
• Connecting to electrical supply service chambers.
• Connecting to RWH water supply service chambers.
• Installing services pedestals for pre-payment of water and power.
• Providing electrical supply to pontoons, connecting at precast electrical chambers.
• Navigation Aids and Safety Equipment: Installation of navigation lights on piles and pile guides. Provision of typical lifebuoys and fire extinguishers.
• Ancillary Structures: Installation of proposed fingers, main walkways, typical escape ladders, cleats, SOS stands, and double gates. This also includes the installation of a proposed fixed landing platform and associated access gangways.
• Pile Installation: Installation of steel tubular restraint piles, painted black, with Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) pile caps, painted white. Piles are to extend to the bottom of rock sockets.
• Site Compound and Storage: Provision of a temporary site compound and storage area, approximately 6235 m².
• Compliance with Standards: All works must comply with relevant European (EN) and Irish (IS) standards, including but not limited to EN 1997-1:2004, EN 1992-1-1:2004, EN 1993-1-1:2005, EN 1993-5:2007, EN 206, EN 12350-1, IS EN 12390, ISO 12944-9, BS EN 1340:2003, BS EN 8110-1:1997, BS 8500-1, BS EN 206-1, BS EN 124-1:2015, and BS EN 13808:2013.
• Health and Safety: Adherence to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 is mandatory.

The contract drawings provide detailed layout plans, berthing capacity, service plans, and section details for the proposed pontoon installation.

3. Background & buyer context

This procurement is for the installation of pontoons at Castletownbere Small Craft Harbour, located on Dinish Island, Co. Cork. The project is part of a broader development aimed at enhancing maritime infrastructure. Previous works, including dredging, land reclamation, breakwater construction, rock armour revetment, and landside infrastructure, have been completed by others under separate contracts. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the contracting authority. The project is situated on land owned by the Department. The drawings indicate a bathymetric survey was carried out by HydroMaster Ltd and issued on 2nd April 2026. The project aims to provide enhanced berthing facilities for small craft.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

Bidders must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered:

• Turnover Requirement:
• A combined total turnover of €5,000,000.00 arising from the area of work specified (Pontoon Fabrication and Installation) for all members of a consortium.
• Insurance:
• Public Liability Insurance: Minimum cover of €6,500,000.00 for any one event. Maximum excess of €10,000.00 in respect of property damage only.
• Employer's Liability Insurance: Minimum cover of €13,000,000.00 for any one event.
• Professional Indemnity Insurance: Minimum cover of €1,500,000.00. Maximum permissible excess is the greater of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover or €5,000.00.
• Certifications:
• Not specified for this tender.
• Past Experience:
• A minimum of 5 contracts carried out over the past 7 years that are of a similar nature and complexity to the Works required for this project.
• CVs for key personnel must include details of experience for a minimum of three (3) projects of a similar nature and complexity.
• CVs for project team personnel must include details of experience for a minimum of four (3) projects of a similar nature and complexity.
• Personnel:
• Project Director: Recognised FETAC Level 7 Degree in Engineering or equivalent; 5 years' experience as a Company Director; 10 years' experience in similar construction/engineering works.
• Contracts Manager: Recognised FETAC Level 7 Degree in Engineering or equivalent; 5 years' experience as Contracts Manager; 10 years' experience in similar construction/engineering works.
• Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS): Minimum 5 years' experience acting as PSCS; formal externally accredited training in Health and Safety relevant to the role within the last 5 years.
• Site Foreman: 10 years' experience in civil engineering works construction; 5 years' experience in supervision and construction of similar civil engineering works.
• Site Engineer: Recognised Level 7 Degree in Engineering or equivalent; 2 years' experience in supervision and construction of similar civil engineering works.
• Geographic / facility constraints:
• Not specified for this tender.

5. Award criteria & scoring

The award criteria are not explicitly detailed with scoring weights in the provided text. However, the tender specifies that all health and safety selection criteria are pass/fail. The evaluation will likely follow a standard procurement process where bids are assessed against technical and financial proposals. The primary focus appears to be on the bidder's ability to meet the stringent health and safety requirements and demonstrate technical capability and past performance. The contract value is €950,000.00, suggesting a significant portion of the evaluation will be based on price, but technical compliance and safety competence are mandatory prerequisites.

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