Offshore Geotechnical Surveys
AI Summary
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) seeks to establish a Qualification System for companies specializing in offshore geotechnical survey services. This procurement aims to identify qualified providers capable of delivering comprehensive surveys to support the development of offshore wind farm (OWF) projects in Ireland and the UK.
Successful bidders will be required to conduct surveys that generate sufficient data to characterize sub-seabed strata and create a three-dimensional soils model of the OWF site. This detailed geotechnical information is essential for designing wind turbine generator (WTG) and substation foundations, as well as analyzing suitable installation methodologies. The survey outputs will directly support Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) activities for the OWF project.
The place of performance for these services is Ireland (NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland). All communication and information regarding this tender will be handled through the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Interested parties are required to register on the e-Tenders website to participate in the Qualification System process.
Description
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Qualification System to procure the scope of services pertaining to offshore geotechnical surveys for the development of its offshore wind farm (OWF) project(s) in Ireland and the UK.
The scope of services pertaining to the geotechnical surveys are intended to provide sufficient geotechnical data to allow the characterisation of the sub-seabed strata in order to refine a three-dimensional soils model of the offshore windfarm site. These details will be used to initiate the design of the WTG and sub-station foundations and to carry out a comprehensive analysis of the installation methodology. The output from the survey will directly support the subsequent Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) activities for the OWF site.
The qualification system may include projects developed by ESB, ESB Joint Venture companies (existing or yet to be formed), ESB subsidiary companies or companies ESB Group has a minority interest in.
Place of performance
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Interested parties must register their interest on the e-Tenders website. Registration is free of charge. All information relating to and including the qualification documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.Further information on this procurement process is set out in the Qualification documentation.This is the sole call for competition for this service.Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition
Notice type: Qualification system with call for competition