Form of tender

[Date]
Contractor Name

Contractor Address


Re: Invitation to Tender for Construction Works (Restricted/Open Procedure)

For: [Project Name]

A Dhaoine Uaisle

The Employer invites you to tender for construction works for the above, as detailed below.

Form of Contract

The Form of Contract will be:

PW-CF1 Public Works Contract for Building Works Designed by the Employer/PW-CF5 Public Works Contract for Minor Building & Civil Engineering Works Designed by the Employer/ PW-CF6 Public Works Short Form of Contract

(Delete as appropriate)

Tender Returns

The latest time and date for return of Tenders is: [17:00hrs, XXth Month Year]

The address for submission of Tender is:

For the Attention of:

Contact Name

Address

Tender submissions must be sent (by Hand or by Registered Post) to arrive at the above address not later than the latest time and date stated above. Email and Fax submissions are not permitted. Tenders sent to any other address will be deemed to be invalid tenders. Unsigned or incorrectly signed Forms of Tender will likewise be deemed to be invalid tenders.

Tenders must be in the format prescribed in the Instruction to Tenderers.

Return envelopes must be clearly marked with the name of the Tenderer, the name of the Contract, and the content for example "Tender of ABC Limited for XYZ...Project – Form of Tender”.

Queries

Queries must be submitted by email to: [state one or more email addresses (See also Note 2 below)]

All queries must be submitted as soon as possible and in any event not later than 8 working days before latest time for receipt of Tender although the Employer may at its discretion respond to queries raised after that date. If the Employer responds to a query, it will send the response to each Tenderer, unless the Tenderer asking the query has clearly designated the query as confidential and the Employer agrees that it should be treated as confidential.

Basis of Assessment for Award Criteria

The basis of assessment of the Tenders is detailed in the Instructions to Tenderers.

Tender Documents

Documents to be included in the Contract:

Volume A: Works Requirements (as stated in Project Particulars)

Volume B: Form of Tender and Schedule

Volume C: Pricing Document

Documents not forming part of the Contract:

This invitation to Tender

Additional Information as referred to in Appendix 3 of the ITT and listed in Summary of Additional Information

Site Visit Details

[Insert contact details, dates and times for site visits, if applicable]

Is mise, le meas,

Signed

On behalf of [Name of Employer],

[Note 1: Please ensure that the information above does not conflict with information contained in the Form of Tender or Instructions to Tenderers.]
[Note 2: If it is proposed to use the eTenders query facility this should be stated.]