19/038 – Provision of Engineering Design Services Framework Agreement (FWA) (GNI)

The framework agreement for engineering services will be to support Gas Network Ireland’s growth agenda, price control(s) and decarbonisation agenda.
The scope is divided out between three (3) sub-sections as detailed below.
6 Engineering Service Providers (ESP’s) are on the framework.
Sub-section 1: Refurbishment & New Build Assets (end to end) - CNG, C&I, Biogas, Pipeline Diversions, Landfall Modifications, City Gate Stations Modifications, Network Entry Points, Pressure Restoration and Uprating, Hot Taps & Stopples, Decommissioning, Construction Supervision, PSDP, and telecommunications Infrastructure including new Co-Location sites or modification of existing Co-Location sites.
Sub-section 2: Network Modifications, Refurbishment, Reinforcement, New Connections for Tx and Dx (end to end) - Capacity Upgrades, Construction Supervision, Refurbishment, New Towns, Reinforcement, High Volume Programmes, ATEX, C&I, New AGI's, Surveys, Specification development, Construction Supervision, PSDP, and telecommunications Infrastructure including new Co-Location sites or modification of existing Co-Location sites.
Sub-section 3: Design & Estimation of New Connection Projects & Mains Alteration Projects – Design and Estimation of all New Connection Projects & Mains Alteration Projects for both DX & TX Networks including but not limited to the following GNI Project Categories: Residential (DR), Large scale Industrial (DL), Industrial (DI), Small scale Commercial (DC), Feeder Mains (FM), Main Extensions (ME), Non-Gas Estates (NGE), Mains Alterations (MA), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Bio-methane Projects, Innovation Projects, Design Services, PSDP & Infill Projects.

Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
GNI has significant ongoing requirements for engineering services. A new tender process is currently being prepared to establish a new framework agreement for the provision of engineering services. There would be significant time and cost involved in changing contractors during the interim period between expiry of the current multi-supplier framework agreement, and the commencement of the new framework agreement.
​​☐​ Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority / entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)© of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)© of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)© of Directive 2014/25/EU)
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances: