interconsult bid

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

ASSIGNMENT ‘Interconsult’ Bid for Tender

Group Authors Conor Brandon

MacDarragh Fitzpatrick Katarzyna Kozlowska

John Morris Ross Cathmhaoil O Grugain

Christopher Dignam

Abstract The information regarding this file analyses a price, programme and method for the

completion of an Environmental Impact Statement on a proposed walking route in Killarney, Co. Kerry. This bid for tender is in support of an ‘Interconsult’ directed project.

Professional practice Assignment | Jack Hogan

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Table of Contents

1. INTERCONSULT: Contact information…………………………………………….pg. 2

2. Supporting Document………………………………………………………………..pg. 2 -

6

3. Issues and General Approach Statement………………………………………....pg. 7

4. Broad Outline of Approach………………………………................................pg. 7 – 14

5. Statement of ‘Price’………………………………………………………………pg. 14 – 15

6. Length of Time Statement…………………………………………………………..pg. 16

7. Statement of Tender Guarantee……………………………………………………pg. 17


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1. INTERCONSULT: Contact Information

Name ‘Interconsult’

Address Interconsult,

Exchequer Court,

33 St. Mary Axe,

London EC3A 8AA,

United Kingdom.

Telephone +442032065200

Email [email protected]/[email protected]

Fax 32065201

Third Parties Paul Middle – MIDCONSULT

F. Fox - MIDCONSULT

2. Supporting Documents

Interconsult

Our aim is to work with each client and to guide them through the planning and development

processes in order to achieve their planning objectives. The Company ethos is built around

client focus and efficiency and quality of delivery. We seek to exceed clients’ expectations by

providing thorough communication links and building strong working relationships with our

clients, along with the comprehensive provision of professional services which we also

provide. Interconsult is an internationally renowned and respected environmental

consultancy that has highly qualified staff with a vast amount of knowledge and experience

in their fields of expertise. Our consultants specialise in the ecological impact assessment

elements of the EIA/EIS process; however, we have extensive experience in managing

entire EIA and EIS projects. What’s more we can draw on the plethora of experience of our

close associations with other environmental consultants in specialist fields, who work on a

consulting basis with ourselves. Interconsult are a competitive company who can boast a

proven track record of providing the most comprehensive cost-effective tenders with great

time management record to boot. Interconsult has plenty of resources, providing ample

support for any of the specialists who are employed by Interconsult. Interconsult has been

contacted by numerous Government agencies and Local Authorities with requests for

tenders, which have been successfully won. On completion of the project, each of these

authorities has had great satisfaction with the outcomes which have been delivered on time

and on budget. Finally we, as a company seek to aid our clients in reaching their desired

outcomes as efficiently and pain-free as possible, by identifying potential hurdles at a

mailto:[email protected]/[email protected]


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preliminary stage of the process and providing practical solutions before issues can arise.

Interconsult demand professionalism, integrity and quality in all that we do on a daily basis.

Interconsult has a diverse client base including:

Semi-State Bodies and Public Sector Organisations

Major international Companies

Private Investors

Planning and Environmental Institutions

Training Bodies

Regional and Local Authorities

Local Community Partnerships

Local Private Clients

Interconsult offers the following EIA/EIS services:

Completion of full EIS projects with a track record of planning approvals.

Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) – specialist services for the preparation of

Flora, Fauna and Water Quality chapters within larger EIS projects.

Provision of Article 6 Appropriate Assessments for projects potentially affecting

designated Natura 2000 conservation sites.

Completion of Environmental and Ecological Scoping Studies for the early stages of

the EIS/EIA process.

Completion of full Baseline Environmental Constraints studies, prior to

commissioning of detailed EIS.

Provision of specialist consultancy with regard to mitigation measures and

compensation for significant impacts.

Previous Projects

Golf course developments

Interconsult has undertaken ecological impact assessments for a number of golf course

developments, where the proposal had potential to affect protected species or ecological

interests on the site. Examples of golf course projects in which we were involved are the new

Forrest Golf Course, Co. Westmeath and the Doonbeg Links Golf Course at Trump

International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland (formerly the Doonbeg Golf Club), Co Clare.


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Reference

Doonbeg golf links course at Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland (formerly the

Doonbeg Golf Club), Co Clare. Project was the expansion of the golf course on to mature

dunes along the coast. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland were very pleased

with Interconsult in the professional manner in which they carried out the EIS with positive

outcomes, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Received Planning Permission which was

badly needed to expand the business. Trump International Golf Links & Hotel thanks

Interconsult for their professionalism and would not hesitate in highly recommending

Interconsult to any interested party.

Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland.

Cycling & Walking Trails

Interconsult has undertaken numerous Environmental Impact Assessments on Walking

Trails in Ireland and the U.K. Recent examples of such work include an EIA Walking Trails,

Glenveagh National Park, Eire, an EIA of the Cycling Trail, Westport, Co Mayo and an EIA

on Walking Trails Project in the Lake District in the U.K and an EIA Strathclyde Lakeside

Walking Trails Project in the UK.

Reference

The National Parks and Wildlife Services, who are the governing body of Glenveagh

National Park, were extremely satisfied with the very comprehensive Environmental Impact

Assessment which was carried out on the Walking Trails in the National Park by Interconsult.

Interconsult worked extremely efficiently on delivering a high quality assessment of the

walking trails and the any issues that may arise in the future regarding the trails.

National Parks and Wildlife Services of Ireland.

Recent Experience in County Kerry

Interconsult have on recently finished work on a couple of projects within Co. Kerry namely

an EIA of Visitor Centre in Glengarrif National Park and an Upland Management Plan in

Killarney National Park. Both projects were delivered on time and on budget. The company

is currently awaiting feedback from the clients of both projects as the planning process of the

respective cases is currently ongoing.


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List of Staff

The following section List of Staff Selected for the proposed development of a walking route

between Tomies and the Old Weir Bridge at Killarney National Park, County Kerry.

Interconsult

Senior Staff

Discipline Name Cost (€) Qualifications Recent Experience

Principal Paul Middle €70,000 MSc [Davis] 1998 Guidelines on EIA of

Recreational Projects,

National Trust,

Northern Ireland.

EIA of Visitor Centre,

Glengarrif National

Park.

EIA of cycling trail,

Westport, Co Mayo.

Project

Director

Dr B

Moore

€60,000 PhD [Oxon] 1980 EIS Mumbai Metro,

India.

EIS 2 Rivers Project,

Chile

EIA Guidelines

USEPA, USA.

Specialists

Discipline Name Cost (€) Qualifications Recent Experience

Ecologist Dr F Fox €30,000 PhD [Dublin] 2000 EIA of Visitor Centre,

Glengarrif National

Park.

EIA of cycling trail,

Westport, Co Mayo.

Upland Management

Plan, Killarney

National Park

Landscape

Architect

Peter Field €40,000 MLA [Penn] 1985 EIA Walking Trails,

Glenveagh National

Park, Eire.

EIA Lake Districts

Walking Trails


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Project, UK.

EIA Norwegian Fjords

Trail System, Norway.

Engineer Fiona

Street

€40,000 M Eng. [Berlin]

1996

Erosion Control at

Hammerholt National

Park, Iceland.

EIA of car park and

road system in New

Forest national park,

UK.

EIA Lake Districts

Walking Trails

Project, UK.

Hydrologist Dr Brooke €35,000 PhD [London]

1980

Guidelines on

avoiding tourism

effects in national

parks - United

Nations.

EIA of car park and

road system in New


UK.

EIA Lake Districts

Walking Trails

Project, UK.

Archaeologist Anne Digg €30,000 MLitt [Oxon] 1998 EIA Lake Districts

Walking Trails

Project, UK.

EIA of car park and

road system in New


UK.

EIA Strathclyde

Lakeside Walking

Trails Project. UK.

3. Issues & General Approach Statement


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Interconsult hereby state that we fully understand the issues and general approach proposed

in the request for tenders by the NPWS of the DoEHLG and that we will comply with the

general conditions as they are set out in ‘Section 4: General Conditions of Tender’.

4. Broad Outline of Approach

STAGE DESCRIPTION TIME FRAME

1. START UP SCOPE

ISSUES

1 WEEK – 2 WEEKS

2. INCEPTION REPORT SPECIALISTS

TASKS

PROGRAMME

1 WEEK – 2 WEEKS

3. BRIEFS BIREFS SEND TO

SPECIALISTS

TOPICS TO BE

COVERED

1 WEEK

4. SPECIALISTS

AQ SPECIALIST

AB SPECIALIST

AC SPECIALIST

AD SPECIALIST

AE SPECIALIST

REPORTS

2 WEEKS – 3 WEEKS

5.DRAFT FINDINGS SHORT NOTES 1 WEEK

6. DRAFT REPORT FEEDBACK 2 WEEKS

7. FINAL REPORT COMPILATION OF ALL

COLLECTED

INFORMATION

10 DAYS

8. REPORT PRINTED DOCUMENT 2 DAYS

Table 1 Summary of the EIA method. (*1 week=5 working days)

4.1 Scope (2weeks)


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The scope of this project involves the preparation of a tender for a proposed Environmental

Impact Assessment for the development of a tourist walking route between Tomies and the

Old Weir Bridge at Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry.

The proposed EIA will be carried out by company Interconsult, who will prepare a bid for

tender to carry out the EIA on the planned development of the walking route in Killarney

National Park. Interconsult will examine the potential effects caused by this development on

the National Park through the use of range of specialists such as ecologists, geologists,

engineers, archaeologists and management team. Following the completion of the EIA, an

EIS will be published that will state the effects, if any, which the proposed development

would have on the protected habitats and wildlife that situated in the national park.

Fig.1 Map with the location of the walking route (area of proposed development).

4.2 Background to Killarney National Park and Proposed Development


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Killarney National Park is an expanse of large mountainous country managed mainly by the

National Parks and Wildlife Service. The broad area includes the McGilliuddy Reeks, the

highest mountain range in Ireland. At the foot of the mountains lies the lower slopes covered

in woodland, lies the 10, 236 hectares of National Park. Killarney National parks contains

numerous features of national and international importance. In 1981, Killarney National Park

was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) which is part of a world network of protected natural areas

which have conservation, research, education and training as the organisations main

objectives.

Killarney National Park contains numerous plant and animal species of scientific and

ecological importance. From the native oak woods and yew woods together with an

abundance of evergreen trees and shrubs to the native red deer which has been present in

Ireland since the last Ice Age. There are many different pieces of legislation that protects the

range of plant and animal species in the park. The National Park is the Wildlife Act

(Amendment in 2000), and the European Habitats Directive adopted in 1992. These

invaluable pieces of legislation protect over 1000 animal species, and over 200 different

habitat types, which many of can be found in Killarney National Park.

The proposed development of the walking route will require in depth analysis by Interconsult

who will use experienced management team and specialists to analyse the effects, the

proposed development would have on the environment through continuous consultation with

the NPWS and other relevant authorities.

It is critical that sufficient information is gathered to allow full constraints analysis to be

performed so that design options are not developed with inherent flaws which may be costly

to rectify or progress through later design or statutory process stages. The deliverable at the

end of the project definition stage will be the identification of a robust feasible design option

which can be further developed and progressed through the statutory and design processes.

Fig.2 Killarney National Park. (Source: www.killarney.ie)

4.3 Inception report (2 weeks)

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Design Studies should be carried out to help determine the basic layout, route selection,

location, environmental constraints, and other data relating to known functional requirements

needed to identify the preferred option.

Project program (to be produced/prepared by the architect) sets out the timeframe for

design, procurement and construction activities. This timeframe should be consistent with

the overall timeframe as set out in the Project Execution Plan.

DOCUMENT RESPONSIBLITY STAGE IN THE EIA

Schedule of Client Output Requirements

Establishes the scope of the project.

Architect / Engineer Scope (1)

Feasibility Study

Following best practice, this should address all of the

project parameters in the project process.

Architect / Engineer Scope (1)

Constraints

The Technical Experts’ report on any constraints

(known at the time) that will apply in relation to

design. Where constraints require further review, it

may be necessary to appoint specialist sub-

consultants in areas such as archaeology and

ecology to assist the Lead Consultant in the

identification of potential constraints.

Architect /

Engineer/ specialist

sub-consultant

Scope (1)

Project Budget

The approved budget of the project.

Cost advisor Inception Report (2)

Project Execution Plan

Indicates the overall timeframe within which the project should be delivered.

Architect/ engineer Inception Report (2)

Project Programme

This document sets out the timeframe for design, procurement and construction activities.

Architect Inception Report (2)

Site Suitability Report

This document evaluates all available sites for development, identifying the advantages and constraints for each site and identifying the preferred option. This report will include a statement of the purpose and need for the project, a description of the selected design, a discussion of the various alternative

Architect/ engineer/ specialist sub consultant

Scope (1)


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designs considered and a comparison of all of the options which explains the benefits of the preferred solution.

Briefs Individual brief send to specialists.

Architect Briefs (3)

Environmental Impact Statement

The Environmental Impact Statement should be prepared as specified in the relevant statutory instruments, laid out as specified and properly scoped. The EIS should inform the design process rather than being used as a tool to rationalise a design that has already been determined. It is likely that a number of specialist sub-consultants will be required to complete the EIS. However it is important that a single editor takes responsibility for the EIS to ensure that it is a coherent document.

Report (8) Engineer/ specialists sub -consultants

Drawings of the site Any drawings in relation to the site should be identified.

Agency Draft Report (6)

Table 2 EIA Breakdown of the EIA supporting tasks and responsibilities.

4.4 BRIEFS (1 week)

The Design Brief is the full and completed statement of the Sponsoring Agency’s functional

and operational requirements for a project. It defines all design requirements for a project

including performance standards and quality thresholds. It is the foundation on which design

will be developed and is the benchmark for measuring future design development. It also

should include a detailed outline of the preferred option, supported with design studies

where appropriate, and with reasons for the choice.

4.5 SPECIALISTS (4 weeks)

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process for anticipating the effects on the

environment caused by a development. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is the

document produced as a result of that process.

EIA requirements derive from European Communities Directive 85/337/EEC (as amended by

Directive 97/11/EC) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on

the environment. The primary objective of the EIA Directive is to ensure that projects which

are likely to have significant effects on the environment are subject to an assessment of their

likely impacts.


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The approach adopted in the Directive is that EIA is mandatory for all Annex I projects on the

basis that these project classes will always have significant environmental effects.

Thresholds are specified in respect of most project types in the Annex.

In the case of Annex II projects, Member States must determine on a case-by-case basis or

on the basis of thresholds or other criteria (such as site sensitivity), or a combination of both

approaches, whether or not a project should be subject to EIA.

The technical requirement for the specialists will have to cover the following topics:

Human Beings

Fauna and Flora

Soil

Water

Climatic Factors

The Landscape

Material Assets, including the Architectural and Archeological Heritage, and the

Cultural Heritage

The Inter-Relationship between the Above Factors

4.6 DRAFT FINDINGS (1 week)

This stage involves establishing whether or not the plan is likely to have a significant effect

on the conservation objectives of any Natura 2000 site. The screening process requires an

initial review the draft plan to identify any policies or objectives that might potentially have

impacts upon Natura 2000 sites. These might include for example policies and objectives

that include a requirement for new development land; policies or objectives that may result in

increases in disturbance to sensitive fauna and flora; policies and objectives that could result

in deterioration in water quality.

For definition purposes the Natura 2000 site(s) include Special Areas of Conservation

(habitats) and/ or Special Protection Areas (birds). With regard to SACs, Annex l refers to

habitats and Annex ll refers to species listed in the Habitats Directive. With regard to SPAs,

Annex l refers to the EU Birds Directive. Also land that could have a potential to contain

important bird areas that have not already been designated, as an SPA should be taken into

consideration.


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Table 3 Natura 2000 Sites within 15km of Killarney Town, Co Kerry

Draft findings will be gathered from the required specialists via email for the preparation of

the draft report.

4.7 Draft report (3 weeks)

The report considers key quantitative aspects of the project in sufficient detail to inform a

final and reasoned decision on whether or not to proceed.

Draft report will provide required feedback about the proposed development and will be

source of the information for designers and engineers.

Such design information is not intended to constitute formal design proposals at this stage –

it consists merely of illustrative drawings or sketches to allow decisions to be made.

As part of a feasibility study for this project, an examination of site options should be carried

out to establish the best location for the proposed development from the perspective of land

use, cost and planning considerations.


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4.8 Final report (2 weeks)

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will provide supporting information to accompany

a proposal for a development of the walking route between Tomies and the Old Weir Bridge

at Killarney National Park to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

The Environmental Impact Statement should deliver information on any significant likely

adverse impacts that the walking route would have on the National Park, and in particular its

habitats and species, and to explore the available measures to mitigate those impacts and if

should the project proceed.

The Natura 2000 Form indicated that whilst the site is within a National Park and is therefore

safe from most threats to its bird populations, recreational activity can nevertheless cause

disturbance to some species. The fact that the SPA is also a National Park also negates the

likelihood of any ‘in combination’ impacts on the SPA as no developments are allowed within

the park that would be likely to have negative impacts on flora and fauna. In addition, rural,

mainly upland, sparsely populated areas where major developments are unlikely surround

the SPA.

5. Statement of ‘Price’

The breakdown of cost total for each staff member and their total working days:

Table 5.1: Total coast of working days

Name Title description Working Days Cost

Paul Middle Principal 2 days € 6,334.84

B. Moore Project Director 16 days € 18,187.52

F. Fox Ecologist 25 days € 6, 382.75

Peter Field Landscape Architect 25 days € 8,532.50

Fiona Street Engineer 70 days € 23,891

Dr. Brooke Hydrologist 25 days € 7,466

Anne Dig Archaeologist 25 days € 6,521.50

Total = 77 days Total = € 77, 316.11 (exc. VAT)

VAT 23% (€ 7,731.61)

Total incl. 23% VAT = € 95,098.81


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Table 5.2: Total Cost Breakdown

The price excluding VAT @ 23% for professional services is €77,316.11.

After VAT @ 23% the total price of the Environmental Impact Statement is €95,098.82.


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6. Length of Time Statement

The preparation of the Environment Impact Statement will take 77 working days from

beginning to end (15 weeks & 2 days). This gives an appropriate amount of time for

Interconsult Specialists to prepare, visit and finalise all working procedures in the necessary

steps involved for the EIS.

Fig. 6.1: Gantt chart of timeframe


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7. Statement of Tender Guarantee

We hereby guarantee that this tender holds good for ’90 days’ after the closing date for

receipt of tenders (8th of January 2016).

XDr. B. Moore

Project Director

Group: INTERCONSULT

Group Authors

Conor Brandon C12343326

MacDarragh Fitzpatrick C12462478

John Morris C12394931

Ross Cathmhaoil O Grugain C12455962

Katarzyna Kozlowska C12750155

Christopher Dignam C12753631