Ireland – Hydrographic surveying services – Multi-Party Framework for Port Hydrographic Survey Works

DPC intends to establish a multi-party framework for Port Hydrographic Survey Works, to: a. provide hydrographic, geophysical, and associated marine survey services across DPC’s operational and capital programme requirements; b. support DPC in fulfilling its statutory duties as a client in respect of health and safety coordination during the design process, across a range of civil, structural, marine, building and infrastructure projects throughout the framework term. Framework Members shall be capable of providing, as a minimum, the following survey services whether in-house or through an approved consortium: DPC requires firms with strong health and safety design coordination experience across a range of construction project types, including civil engineering, marine structures, port infrastructure, buildings, and utilities works. A. Core Survey Services Non-Exhaustive The required expertise includes, but is not limited to: • Multi-Beam EchoSounder MBES monitoring surveys of all navigation channels, berth facilities, docks, and anchorage areas; • MBES measurement surveys in association with capital and maintenance dredging works, including pre-, interim, and post-dredge surveys; • Assessment of seabed characteristic information from backscatter returns where MBES equipment is used; • Single-Beam EchoSounder SBES monitoring surveys where required, particularly at Dundalk Port and in shallow areas; • Assistance with archaeological and obstruction identification, including geophysical, magnetometer, side scan sonar SSS, and drop-down video DDV services; • Acquisition of intertidal areas and adjacent structures using LIDAR-based methods; • Establishment of new and existing berth fender lines and quay features; • Calibration and validation of port tide gauges and tide boards; • Establishment and/or validation of temporary benchmarks; • Provision of post-processing, quality control, and data management, including delivery of survey data in agreed formats XYZ, LAS, CARIS