Flood Barriers

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

This procurement seeks the supply of flood barriers for interim flood protection measures across four locations in County Kilkenny. The contract will be divided into two lots, each resulting in a separate goods contract.

Lot 1: Involves the supply of inflatable water-filled dam flood barriers and associated equipment. The contractor will also provide training and demonstrations to Kilkenny County Council (KCC) staff on installation and dismantling operations.

Lot 2: Involves the supply of self-supporting, freestanding flood barriers and associated equipment. Similar to Lot 1, the contractor will provide training and demonstrations to KCC staff on installation and dismantling operations.

Key activities and requirements include:

• Product Supply: Provision of two distinct types of flood barriers:
• Inflatable water-filled dam flood barriers.
• Self-supporting, freestanding flood barriers.
• Associated Equipment: Supply of necessary ancillary equipment for each barrier type.
• Training and Demonstration: Delivery of practical training sessions to KCC staff covering the installation and dismantling procedures for the supplied barriers.
• Delivery Lead-time: Goods must be delivered no longer than 12 weeks from the date of order.
• Geographic Focus: The barriers are for use in Graiguenamanagh, Inistioge, Thomastown, and Freshford.

The estimated expenditure for the goods across both lots is €500,000 (excluding VAT) over the initial two-year term, with potential extensions.

3. Background & buyer context

Kilkenny County Council (KCC) is procuring flood barriers to implement interim flood protection measures in four specific locations: Graiguenamanagh, Inistioge, Thomastown, and Freshford. This procurement is driven by the need to enhance flood resilience in these areas. The estimated expenditure over the contract term is €500,000 (excl. VAT). The procurement is conducted under an open procedure, with the intention of awarding two separate contracts, one for each lot of flood barrier types. KCC policy aims to encourage participation by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and encourages larger enterprises to include SMEs in their proposals.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

Bidders must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered:

• Turnover requirement:
• Minimum average annual turnover for the 3 most recent years shall not be less than €750,000.
• Insurance:
• Employer’s Liability: €13m
• Public Liability: €6.5m
• Product Liability: €6.5m
• Professional Indemnity: Not specified for this tender
• Certifications: Not specified for this tender.
• Past experience:
• Evidence of experience as a supplier of 3 other projects of this type (or similar nature) within the last 5 years.
• This evidence must include examples of sales of water-filled dam flood barriers for Lot 1 and self-supporting barriers for Lot 2.
• Personnel: Not specified for this tender.
• Geographic / facility constraints: Not specified for this tender.

Bidders must also provide references from 3 previous customers.

5. Award criteria & scoring

The contract will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender.

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