Multi Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Active Travel Design Services

Tender description

To assist in accelerating the delivery of active travel infrastructure, primarily in the DCC Area, but also elsewhere in the adjoining Local Authorities when DCC has an Agreement to deliver the project, DCC wishes to establish two Active Travel Design Offices to assist the Active Travel Programme Office in the delivery of these active travel projects. This framework agreement will be for a duration of 3 years with an option to extend for 2 additional years. A total of 3 economic operator will be accepted into this framework. The core objective of the Services is the provision of two Active Travel Design Offices providing design services to assist in the delivery of Active Travel projects, predominately in DCC area, and across the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin, and Fingal when the project is being delivered by DCC. It is intended that the two Active Travel Design Offices will be based in DCC’s offices with the DCC Active Travel Programme Office team in Dublin’s City Centre. Each Active Travel Design Office will comprise of several personnel provided by the Service Provider and based in these offices (the “Core Design Team”), supplemented by off-site resources also provided by the Service Provider. The primary role of each Active Travel Design Office will be to develop various active travel schemes through the design and planning stages of each project, together with the development of tender documents for construction plus the management of the tender process for construction. It is envisaged that only limited design related services will be required during construction. The Service Providers will also be required to undertake the role of Project Supervisor Design Process in relation to the design stages of the projects that are undertaken by the Service Provider. In addition to the primary role of design development of projects, the Service Provider will also be expected to undertake other work related to sustainable transport provision.