Works to be carried out under the Framework Agreement may include road works, public realm improvement works, cycle track works, and other engineering works in a live city and sub-urban environment. Contracts under the framework may be awarded using Public Works Form of Contract PW-CF3 Civil Engineering Works designed by the Employer or PW-CF5 Minor Works, Building and Civil Engineering Works. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie Resource ID 9044862. Please note that projects arsing from this Framework are you subject to funding and various project approval stages.

1. Suppliers must register their interest in the CfT on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. Suppliers are advised to check the Messaging box for broadcast messages and tender clarifications from the Contracting Authority which might have issued prior to the date that Supplier associated itself / expressed an interest in the CfT. 2. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 3. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. 4. Submission of Tenders Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTenders electronic tender facility on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Only Tenders submitted through the electronic tender facility will be accepted. Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to by email, post or hand delivery) will not be accepted. Please note that the eTenders electronic tender facility closes at the stated date and time precisely. It is the responsibility of Applicants / Tenderers to use the tender facility correctly, which includes taking responsibility for the safe and timely delivery of the tender. Tenderers must ensure that they give themselves enough time to upload and submit all required documentation before the closing date/time. Tenderers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary. In order to submit a response to the electronic tender facility, please note that you must ensure you have submitted the response completely. It is advisable to familiarise yourself with the new eTenders platform prior to the closing date. The Contracting Authority will not be responsible if an economic operator fails to upload their documentation or if the uploaded file(s) is/are corrupted and cannot be read by Dublin City Council. In order to facilitate assessment, Applicants / Tenderers are kindly requested to submit a single attachment inclusive of the completed questionnaire(s)/ tender(s) and all related appendices. Economic Operators should note the following when making their submission: • There is a maximum upload limit of 100MB per tender submission. • After submitting a response, the response may be modified and resubmitted as many times as may be necessary until the CfT deadline has expired. • The ‘Submit’ button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. Below we provide an overview of the key steps. Please note that the Contracting Authority take no responsibility for these steps being the totality of the steps required as different processes may require different actions. Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents or have any queries regarding the tender submission, please contact the eTenders helpdesk directly via phone +353 818001459, Email [email protected] or select ‘Contact Us’ on the home page. Accessing documents In order to download all documents associated with a particular Call for Tender, Economic Operators must express an interest in the Call for Tender by associating a user from your organisation with the CfT. It is important to note that you must ensure you ASSOCIATE your company with this tender competition. To do this you must do the following: (a) Login to the system; (b) Locate the competition using the Advanced Search by Contracting Authority or Resource ID (c) Click on the hyperlink for the competition which will bring you to the CfT Workspace (d) In the Show CfT Menu for the competition click on the “Expression of Interest” in the drop down menu (e) Complete the “Association with the CfT” tab. (f) This will then provide you with a link to “Tender” under the Show CfT Menu Submitting your Tender In responding to a tender without an electronic ESPD, a number of steps are required. The final step involves clicking on a Submit button and receiving the following status: Submitted 5. All queries regarding this expression of interest/tender must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. CFT ID: 9044862. Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 5pm (Irish time) on 11th November 2026 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties. 6. Refer to document 'Additional Information’ available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resource ID 9044862 for further information.