QUALIFICATION SYSTEM - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the qualification system

II.1)

Title attributed to the qualification system by the contracting entity

Harbour Deepening, Quay Wall Strengthening and Associated Works.

II.2)

Type of contract

II.3)

Description of the works, services or goods to be procured through the qualification system

The project consist of the deepening of the existing inner harbours consisting of rock (granite)dredging and where necessary associated drilling and blasting pre-treatment.

Quay wall strengthening involving the installation of secant piles and reinforced concrete re-facing of existing masonry walls.

The demolition of a steel cantilever bridge structure and associated abutment.

Extension and re-alignment of 2 No jetty structures.

Formation of land reclamation using dredged material recovered from the inner harbour works.

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Contracts covered by this qualification system are covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Qualification for the system

Prospective tenderers should submit details which demonstrate experience in the following areas:

1. Rock dredging, particularly dredging in granite and pretreatment / blasting.

2. Formation of reclamations including rock armour revetments.

3. Quay wall strengthening involving the installation of secant piles and the re-facing of existing quay walls using reinforced concrete.

4. Details of recent related projects (< 5 years) including testimonials and client references and client contact details.

In addition financial records, accounts, etc. should be submitted to demonstrate the ability to fund a project with a likely value in excess of £20 million for a duration of circa 18 months.

Submissions can be made by a single contracting organisation or by a formal consortium.

Each submission will be reviewed and where necessary clarification and or additional information will be requested.

Contractors may be requested to attend an interview.

Submissions will be scored out of 25 in accordance with the criteria set out in Section IV of this Notice.

III.1.2)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Award Criteria

IV.1.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Reference number attributed by the contracting entity

IV.2.2)

Duration of the qualification system

IV.2.3)

Renewal of the qualification system

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

One of more contracts covered by the qualification systems are related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds

European Maritime Fisheries Fund.

VI.2)

Additional Information

(SC Ref:314118)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

5 working days within receipt of non inclusion.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact point from which further documentation can be obtained

III)

Address and contact point to which requests to participate and candidatures must be sent