Walled City Lighting Project, Derry ~ Londonderry - Derry City Council

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4.9 Pre-Selection Interviews/Presentations
Tenderers are put on notice that they may be required to attend the Council Offices,
98 Strand Road, Derry, for procedural and technical presentations and/or interviews
during the process of tender evaluation at no charge to Council.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Monday 13 June 2011. Proposed key
team personnel shall be required to attend including the Lead Consultant and a
representative of each of the specialism within the project team.
4.10 Contract Commencement Date
It is envisaged that appointment of the Design Team will be made at the end of June
2011, but appointment may be delayed beyond this date. Derry City Council will
endeavour to achieve this timescale but cannot guarantee this commencement date
and cannot accept any liability if this contract date is not achieved. The consultant
should be prepared to defer the start date as necessary.
4.11 Questions/Visits to Site
All buildings/monuments/structures my viewed externally without request. requests
appointments to visit the site or other communications regarding this tender must in
the first instance be made in writing to the Head of Design & Project Management,
City engineer‟s Department, Derry City Council
4.12 Late Submissions
Tenders submitted after the closing date and time of 12.00 noon on Friday 3 June
2011will not be accepted irrespective of the circumstances.
4.13 Expenses and Losses/ Preparation of Tender
The Council shall not be responsible for, or pay for, any expenses or losses that may
be incurred by any tenderer in preparing their tender proposals.
It is the responsibility of prospective tenderers to obtain for themselves, at their own
expense, any additional information necessary for the preparation of their tenders.
4.14 Confidentiality
All information supplied by the Council in connection with this invitation to tender
shall be treated as confidential by prospective tenderers, except that such
information may be disclosed so far as is necessary for the purpose of obtaining
sureties, guarantees and quotations necessary for the preparation and submission of
the tender.
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