An Ghearmáin – Footbridge construction work – Neuordnung/Neubau Errichtung, Vorhaltung und Rückbau einer provisorischen Fußgängerbrücke

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**Bridging the Gap**

**Contracting Authority**

**Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport**

**Tendering Authority**

**Transport Infrastructure Ireland**

**Tender Number**

**TII/11/2023**

**Contract Title**

**Errichtung, Vorhaltung und Rückbau einer provisorischen Fußgängerbrücke**

**Contract Description**

**The purpose of this contract is to provide a temporary pedestrian bridge to facilitate safe pedestrian access across the River Shannon at Athlone during the construction of a new bridge.**

**The contractor will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, maintenance, and removal of the temporary pedestrian bridge. The bridge must be designed to accommodate a minimum of 100,000 pedestrians and have a minimum width of 3.00 meters. The bridge must also be accessible to people with disabilities, including wheelchair users, and comply with all relevant Irish and EU regulations and standards.**

**The contract will commence on 01/01/2024 and is expected to run for a period of 24 months. The estimated value of the contract is €5,000,000 (exclusive of VAT).**

**Tenderers are invited to submit their tenders electronically via the eTenders website (https://etenders.gov.ie) by 12:00 noon on 15/12/2023. Late tenders will not be accepted.**

**Further information and tender documents can be obtained from the Transport Infrastructure Ireland website (https://www.tii.ie) or by contacting the Tendering Authority directly.**

**Tenderers must comply with all the requirements set out in the tender documents, including the completion of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and the submission of a valid Tax Clearance Certificate.**

**The award of the contract will be based on the most economically advantageous tender, as determined by the Tendering Authority, in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 284 of 2016).**

**Transport Infrastructure Ireland reserves the right to accept or reject any tender, or to cancel the procurement process at any time, without giving any reason.**

**All tenders must be submitted in the English language. However, any tender submitted in the Irish language will also be accepted, provided that a translation into the English language is also submitted.**

**Tenderers are advised to read the tender documents carefully and to seek clarification from the Tendering Authority if necessary, before submitting their tenders.**