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4.4.2 The contract will be between the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the contractor. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, in the case of tender by a consortium, will not enter into a contract with individual members of the consortium; a lead contractor must be designated. 4.4.3 Tenderers should note that a copy of any proposed contract or details of standard contractual arrangements, if available, should be included as an appendix to their tender proposal. Any terms and conditions in the proposed contract does not imply acceptance by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. 4.4.4 The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government may cancel the tender process at any time prior to a contract being entered into and is bound neither to accept the lowest proposal/tender nor any tender offered. 4.4.5 All works carried out shall be governed by the Laws of Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Ireland. 5. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENDER. 5.1. Tenders should be prepared in English and are subject to the following: 5.2. This Request for Tender shall form part of the contract documents. 5.3. Tenderers should be aware that national legislation applies in other matters such as Official Secrets, Data Protection and Health and Safety. All time references should be interpreted as referring to local time. 5.4. Tenderers must have regard to statutory terms relating to minimum pay and to legally binding industrial or sectoral agreements in preparing tenders. 5. 5. Information supplied by tenderers will be treated as contractually binding. However, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government reserves the right to seek clarification or verification of any such information. 5.6. Any conflicts of interest involving a tenderer must be fully disclosed to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Persons or companies engaged in or possessing a relationship with any service or operation which relates or may relate in any direct way to the outcome of the study may be excluded from applying or being involved in the undertaking of this study. Any decision of the Department in this regard shall be final. 5.7. Any registerable interest involving the tenderer and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, members of the Government, members of the Oireachtas or their relatives must be fully disclosed in the response to this RFT, or should be communicated to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government immediately upon such information becoming known to the tenderer, in the event of this information only coming to their notice after the submission of a bid and prior to the award of the ` contract. The terms 'registerable interest' and 'relative' shall be interpreted as per section 2 of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1994. 5.8. Before a contract is awarded the successful tenderer (and agent, where appropriate) will be required to promptly produce a Tax Clearance Certificate, or in 28
the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement from the Revenue Commissioners confirming suitability on tax grounds. Non-residents should contact the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Revenue Residence Section, Government Offices, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. In addition, contractors must retain records of tax reference numbers for any subcontractors where payments exceed €650 (incl. VAT). 5.9. Tenderers should note that the provisions of Department of Finance Circular 22/95 apply and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government may require sight of Tax Clearance Certificates for any subcontractor where payments exceed €2,600. Forms are attainable from the following address: Office of the Revenue Commissioners, Sarsfield House, Limerick. Where a Tax Clearance Certificate expires within the course of the contract, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government reserves the right to seek a renewed certificate. All payments under the contract will be conditional on the contractor(s) being in possession of a valid certificate at all times. 5.10. Before commencement of appointment, the successful tenderer shall take out a policy or policies with an approved insurance company completely indemnifying all persons and /or organisations carrying out the study and the State from any claims by third parties for injuries to them or their property and by the consultancy team or any of their employees (Under the Social Welfare (Occupational Injuries) Act, 1996, Employer’s Liability Act, or any Statute, or at Common Law) arising out of work done or in progress in accordance with this contract. 5.11. In the event of a group of respondents jointly submitting an acceptable offer, the contract will be awarded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to one contractor who acts as the agreed lead contractor. The lead contractor is responsible for the delivery of all services provided for under the terms of the contract and shall assume all the duties, responsibilities and costs associated with the position of lead contractor. 5.12. The successful tenderer shall be responsible for the delivery of all services provided for within the contract on the basis of a fixed price agreement set at the beginning of the contract. Prices quoted in the tender cannot be increased during the currency of the tender. Similarly, terms and conditions cannot be altered. 5.13. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government retains the right to withhold payment where a contractor has failed to meet his/her contractual obligations in relation to the delivery of services to an acceptable level of quality. 5.14. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will not be liable in respect of any costs incurred by tenderers in the preparation of tenders or any associated work effort. 5.15. Responses to this RFT will be evaluated in their own right. No recognition will be given to information previously submitted. 5.16. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender submitted. 6. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. 6.1. Personnel responsible for the management and execution of each part of the contract shall be clearly identified and the specific duties to be completed by each nominated person shall be stated and entered in Schedule 1. 29
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