CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE - 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 Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Repair/Refurbishment of Oil Storage Tank K1

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

AES Kilroot Power Station, Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, BT38 7LX

II.1.3)

This notice involves

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Repair/Refurbishment of an Oil Storage Tank built in the mid to late 1970's to BS 2654 which is currently being used to store heavy fuel oil (HFO). The tank is 60 m diameter x 14 m high with a 40 000 m³ capacity. It is of a fixed cone roof design with a slope of 1 in 5 and a raised cone floor with a slope of 1 in 20.

The tank will be handed over to the successful contractor in a clean state and is currently being inspected to API 653/EEMUA 159. The contractor will be issued with a full report detailing the extent of the repairs upon handover and will be expected to repair the tank to EEMUA 159/ API 653 or equivalent European standard. The Applicant and/or consortium members must be able to provide/carry out the following:

— Scaffolding required for carrying out the necessary repairs as well as any temporary structures used to maintain the structural strength during the repair work;

— Repairs to the roof, shell and annular floor as specified in the inspection report;

— Repairs to the access stairs, platforms and handrails;

— Replacement of nozzles, steam coils and connecting pipe work; Non destructive testing (NDT) of welding;

— Hydrostatic testing of repaired tank;

— Installation of lighting and instrumentation;

— Full documentation pack including records of all repairs;

— Design calculations for all repairs, new nozzles/tank fittings and temporary structures.

The estimated value of the contract is between GBP 800 000 to GBP 1 200 000.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.I.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s) awarded

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

V.1)

Award and Contract Value

Contract No:

 Title: 

Lot No:

V.1.1)

Date of contract award

V.1.2)

Numbers of offers received

V.1.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.1.4)

Information on value of contract

V.1.5)

The contract likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

V.1.6)

Price paid for bargain purchases

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The contracting entity will commence standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will contain the information specified in Regulation 32 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Pursuant to Regulation 45D, legal proceedings must generally be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen, although a Court can extend the period for bringing proceedings to up to 3 months (after the date when the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so. A longer limitation period of 6 months can apply to any claim for a declaration of ineffectiveness (although this can in certain circumstances, specified in the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, be reduced to 30 days). The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court of Northern Ireland.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice