Published
TEN2600148 - CfT for Creation of a Biodiversity Garden within Con Smith Park in Cavan Town, Co. Cavan for Cavan County Council
Notice number: 00554401-2026
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Contracting authority
- Cavan County Council
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Works
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Aug 11, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender seeks a contractor for the creation of a biodiversity garden within a 1-hectare site at Con Smith Park in Cavan Town, Co. Cavan. The scope of work encompasses preliminaries, site clearance, the installation of hard landscaping elements such as gravel pathways, boundary fencing, natural limestone paving, Corten Steel-edged raised planting beds, street furniture, pedestrian gates, and biodiversity signage, alongside extensive soft landscaping including mixed hedge, woodland, birch cluster, and entrance tree planting, and the seeding of wetland wild flora and biodiversity mixes. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum annual turnover of €500,000 from building/construction activities for the past three financial years, supported by financial statements and a recent bank letter. All tender submissions, ordering, invoicing, and payments must be electronic and in English, with strict adherence to the Public Works Contract, Construction Regulations, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, and BC(A)R. The contract has a tight completion timeline of 90 calendar days from the effective date, with works commencing before the end of October 2026, and a decision on contract award…
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline includes the following:
- Contract Start Date: The contract comes into effect when the Employer sends the Contractor written acceptance of the Contractor's tender for the Works. For the purpose of the tender submission, the commencement date is 8 weeks after the tender closing date. Separately, for a specific project (Con Smith Park Biodiversity), the contractor must commence works before the end of October 2026.
- Total Duration (Time for Completion): 90 calendar days, starting on the day the Contract comes into effect.
- Decision on Contract Award: Q3 2026.
- Defects Certificate Issued: Between 12 and 13 months after the date on which the Works are certified substantially complete.
- Key Milestones/Phases: The project involves phases such as Mobilisation, Pedestrian Management, Vegetation removal, Installation of Drainage, Surfacing, Reinstatement, Topsoiling & Seeding, and Demobilisation from site.
Sources
- 1PW-CF6_Contract_v1.15_25-11-2025.pdf — “between the documents describing the Works, it must notify the other as soon as practicable, and the Employer's Representative will resolve the discrepancy by an instruction. 1.5 This Contract comes into effect when the…”
- 2ITT-W4-v2.0-18-11-24 Bio.docx — “identify any particular challenges/constraints associated with the proposed works and how they intend to deal or mitigate any challenges/constraints.(400 marks) (iii) Tenderers should provide a detailed Works Contract Pr…”
- 3Con Smith Park Biodiversity Preliminary Safety & Health Plan.docx — “Schedule: 3 weeks duration 2.5.1 | Intended commencement date of project: Contractor must commence works before end October 2026 . 2.5.2 Programme details of each phase of the project Description The scope of the works r…”
- 4FTS-6_v1.7_06-11-2025.docx — “| SCHEDULE Clause | 1.1 | Employer’s Representative | Martin Quigley | Time for Completion | 90 | days, starting on the day this Contract comes into effect or as stated in another contract document 1.3 | Other documents…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves the creation of a biodiversity garden within a 1-hectare site at Con Smith Park in Cavan Town.
The high-level summary of the Statement of Work and core deliverables includes:
- Preliminaries and Site Clearance: This encompasses mobilisation, insurance, demobilisation, acceptance of the role of Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS), taking possession of the site, securing it with temporary fencing and gates, and vegetation clearance as required.
- Infrastructure and Hard Landscape: Deliverables include the construction of a gravel pathway, installation of a boundary fence, supply and installation of natural limestone paving for entrance plaza areas (including excavation, sub-base preparation, bedding, paving, and jointing), creation of raised planting beds edged with Corten Steel, provision of street furniture, pedestrian gates, and biodiversity finger post signage.
- Planting: This involves mixed hedge planting, woodland planting, birch cluster planting, entrance trees, wetland wild flora seed mix, and a woodland and biodiversity planting mix.
The time for completion is 90 calendar days from the contract's effective date.
Sources
- 1ITT-W4-v2.0-18-11-24 Bio.docx — “Response | The response to the Suitability Assessment Questionnaire submitted by the Tenderer Tender | A tender for the Contract, including the completed Form of Tender and Schedule (FTS6) and completed pricing document…”
- 2Con Smith Park Tender BOQ Pricing Document REV 1.xlsx — “"Tenderers are to enter Unit Rates (€) in Column J only. All totals and summary values are automatically calculated. All other cells are protected.",,,,,,,,,, Works Description - Preliminaries ,,,,,,,,Total Measurement,U…”
- 3Appendix 1 Con Smith Park Biodiversity.docx — “Metre (lm) 310 m B3 Limestone Natural Paving Description Supply and install natural limestone paving to the entrance plaza areas as indicated on the drawings, complete with all excavation, sub-base preparation, bedding,…”
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DIRECTORY • 27 FILES
- ITTW4_Invitation_to_Tender Bio.docx26 KBDOCX
- 510-04-01 Con Smith Biodiversity Park Plan 130226.pdf8.2 MBPDF
- Construction Site Safety Rules 2020.docx48 KBDOCX
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