Resident Engineer role for Mweelin Works

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

This tender seeks a Resident Engineer to provide full-time site supervision and contract monitoring for the construction of new carpark and walking trail development works within Connemara National Park, Mweelin, Co. Galway. The contract period comprises a 28-week construction phase followed by a 12-month defects liability period.

The Resident Engineer's responsibilities include:

• Routine Inspection: Conducting regular inspections of workmanship and materials used during construction.
• Contract Compliance: Monitoring the contractor's adherence to project drawings, specifications, and the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP).
• Quality Assurance: Witnessing hold-points and required tests to ensure quality standards are met.
• Record Keeping: Maintaining comprehensive site records, including daily diaries and the development of as-built documentation.
• Site Instructions: Issuing site instructions to the contractor and documenting any verbal directions received.
• Progress Reporting: Providing regular reports to the Contracting Authority on project progress, quality of work, and environmental compliance.
• Environmental Management: Ensuring strict adherence to the CEMP, including measures for silt fencing, controlled dewatering, and refuelling protocols.
• Ecological Oversight: Working with an ecological clerk of works and adhering to Natura Impact Statement mitigation measures due to the site's location within a Special Area of Conservation.
• Ground Conditions Management: Overseeing works in challenging ground conditions, including peat, bog, and soft ground, and ensuring appropriate temporary works and construction methods are employed.
• Archaeological Monitoring: Ensuring licensed archaeological monitoring for all ground-disturbing works and immediate notification of any finds.
• Public Interface Management: Safeguarding pedestrians and park operations while the site remains operational to the public.
• Traffic Management: Overseeing compliance with the Traffic Management Plan, including wheel wash facilities and road condition surveys.
• Structural and Temporary Works: Reviewing and monitoring temporary works designs for excavations, dewatering, and access in unstable ground.
• Specific Structures: Supervising the construction of timber footbridges, viewing platforms, boardwalks, and a prefabricated timber frame toilet block.
• Services and Utilities: Ensuring the protection and potential diversion of existing buried services.
• Borehole Drilling: Overseeing borehole drilling operations for water supply.

The project involves works within a Special Area of Conservation, with potential for siltation, water pollution, and the presence of protected species. Ground conditions are challenging, including peat and soft ground. Archaeological potential is high, and the site remains operational to the public. Specific construction elements include timber structures, drainage, and borehole drilling.

3. Background & buyer context

This procurement is for engineering consultancy services to provide resident engineering staff for the supervision of construction works. The project, titled "Engineering Consultancy Services for the provision and management of Resident Engineering staff to supervise construction work for The New Carpark & Walking Trail Development Works at Connemara National Park, Mweelin, Co. Galway," is being managed by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The National Parks & Wildlife Service is the client. The project falls under the remit of public sector construction procurement, guided by the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF). The estimated cost of the construction works is approximately €3.78 million, excluding VAT. The procurement is conducted under an Open Procedure.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement: Not specified for this tender.
• Insurance:
• Professional Indemnity Insurance: Minimum €1,250,000 each and every claim, or €1,500,000 annual aggregate. Maximum excess: 2% of turnover or €5,000, whichever is greater. Jurisdiction must include Ireland.
• Public Liability Insurance: Minimum €6,500,000 in respect of any one occurrence. Maximum excess for property damage: €10,000. No excess permitted for death, personal injury, or illness. Applicants must confirm no public liability claims exceeding €50,000 in the past 3 years.
• Employer's Liability Insurance: Minimum €13,000,000 in respect of any one accident. No excess permitted.
• Certifications: Not specified for this tender.
• Past experience:
• Resident Engineer Role: Minimum 5 years' relevant post-qualification experience in resident engineering, site supervision, or contract administration on civil engineering or building projects.
• Alternative Resident Engineer Route: Where no Level 7 qualification is held, a minimum of 8 years' relevant experience in resident engineering on civil engineering projects of similar nature and complexity is required.
• Site-Based Experience: A minimum of 2 years' relevant site-based experience in civil engineering or building works supervision is required for those with a minimum Level 6 qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• Setting Out Experience: A minimum of 3 years' relevant setting out experience on civil engineering projects is required for those with appropriate surveying qualifications (minimum Level 6 in Geomatics, Civil Engineering, or equivalent) or equivalent competency.
• Desirable Experience: Experience in the supervision of timber boardwalks, footbridges, or pedestrian trail construction is desirable.
• Personnel:
• Directly Employed Persons: Minimum average of 8 directly employed persons over the past 3 financial years, with at least 2 in managerial/supervisory positions (Project Director, Project Manager, Resident Engineer, Graduate Engineer).
• Qualifications: A degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related built-environment discipline (minimum Level 7 in the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent) is required.
• Geographic / facility constraints: Not specified for this tender.

5. Award criteria & scoring

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