DPS for the provision of Recreation Trail Construction and Maintenance Services 2023 – 2028

The Dynamic Purchasing System will be used to procure a range of trail construction and maintenance services contracts across six geographic areas/Business Area Units (BAUs). Recreation Trail and Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance Contracts will involve the supply of suitable machine/plant hire, with driver, for general civil engineering operations, there is also a requirement for manual work elements. Tasks involved may include but are not limited to the following: 1) The construction of new recreation trails including but not limited to; walking, equestrian, multi-access and family friendly cycling trails.

2) Upgrading of existing recreation sites and recreation trails including but not limited to; walking, equestrian, multi-access, family friendly cycling trails and mountain bike trails. 3) Maintenance of existing and new recreation sites and recreation trails including but not limited to; walking, equestrian, multi-access, family friendly cycling trails and mountain bike trails. 4) Preventative trail repair/upgrade in particular but not limited to water management and resurfacing.

5) Surveying where relevant. 6) Culvert and pipe installation. 7) Special construction works to include: bridges, kissing gates, bog bridges, board walks etc.

8) Construction of carparks unbound and bound. 9) Upgrade of car-parking facilities - unbound and bound. 10) Traffic management works in carparks e.

g. ramps, bollards etc. 11) Fencing of recreation sites (handrails where applicable) 12) Stone wall work at recreation sites where relevant.

13) Supply and/or installation of recreation furniture e. g. , benches, picnic tables.

14) Installation of recreation signage e. g. , trail heads, threshold signage, way-mark route markers, advisory signage etc.

15) Installation of natural play areas. 16) Erection of wildlife measures e. g.

bat boxes and Owl boxes where relevant. Please note not all trail locations will be accessible by machine e. g.

upland areas. To access the tender documentation for this competition please log on to Coillte’s Supplier Management System (SMS) – Proactis Portal by going to (http://www. coillte.

ie/), click on ‘Our Business’ – ‘Forestry’ – ‘Suppliers’ - ‘SMS Portal’, or use the link below: LINK to SMS Portal: https://supplierlive. proactisp2p. com/Account/Login Please note that information relating to this tender, including clarifications and changes, will be published on Coillte’s Supplier Management System (SMS) - Proactis Portal.