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    Direct Award of Contract to Equilibrant Ltd for the carrying out of underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and prepare reports

    Dublin City Council

    Direct Award of Contract to Equilibrant Ltd for the carrying out of underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and prepare reports

    1. Questions deadline

      Jan 20, 11:00 AMJanuary 20, 2026 11:00 AM

    2. Tender submission deadline

      Feb 3, 11:00 AMFebruary 3, 2026 11:00 AM

    3. Contract start date

      Apr 30, 10:00 PMApril 30, 2026 10:00 PM

    4. Tender validity period

      May 3, 10:00 AMMay 3, 2026 10:00 AM

    5. Result notice published

      May 14, 11:09 AMMay 14, 2026 11:09 AM

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    Ireland: Tenders/Dublin City Council/Direct Award of Contract to Equilibrant Ltd for the carrying out of underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and prepare reports

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    Brief

    Byggeteknisk konsulentvirksomhet

    Dublin City Council has directly awarded a contract to Equilibrant Ltd for the delivery of underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and the preparation of reports, with a final contract value of 118,250 EUR. The services are required due to extreme urgency following a circular from the TII advising inspections after severe rainfall events, as scour is a leading cause of bridge failures, particularly for Dublin City Council's bridges spanning rivers and canals.

    Result

    Winner
    Equilibrant Ltd
    Number of bids
    1
    Contract value
    €118,250

    About the bid

      Dublin City Council has invoked Article 32 Clause 3 (c) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior call for competition can be used in so far as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with. The circumstances invoked to justify extreme urgency shall not in any event be attributable to the contracting authority. A contract has been directly awarded to Equilibrant Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Unit 45, North City Business Centre, 2 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast, BT15 2GG to carry out underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and prepare reports in accordance with the specification prepared by AtkinsRéalis. On the 29th of January 2026 Dublin City Council received a circular from the TII (ref number 02/2026) advising that inspections of bridges and other road structures should be carried out following severe rainfall events. Scour is the leading cause of bridge failures in the last 100 years. Nearly all of Dublin City Council’s bridges span rivers & canals with the highest risk arising from collapse due to scour of foundations. Dublin City Council has many masonry arch bridges and bridges with piers that are located in the river beds on shallow pad foundations making the bridges vulnerable to scour damage. The main reason why masonry arch bridges collapse is due to scour of foundations as a result of increased water velocity and a high hydraulic head and involves the removal of material from the bed and banks of a channel and from around structure foundations by the action of water, leading to structural damage or failure. Due to climate change water levels are higher during floods and the frequency of flooding has got greater given rise to the risk of more scour to foundations.

      Contact phone
      01 222222
      Contact email
      joseph.kelly@dublincity.ie
      Address
      Civic Offices, Wood Quay, D08 RF3F Dublin

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    Contracting authority
    Dublin City Council
    Title
    Direct Award of Contract to Equilibrant Ltd for the carrying out of underwater scour inspections on 43 bridges and prepare reports
    Type
    ResultPrequalification
    Main code
    71310000Consultative engineering and construction services
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    Location
    Dublin
    Estimated value
    €118,250.00

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