Marine Civil Engineering Consultancy Services for Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) seeks a marine civil engineering consultancy firm to conduct the Appraisal Stage and Stage 1 services for a project addressing wave resonance and seiching issues at Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre. The successful consultant must assemble a multidisciplinary team including a specialist financial and economic advisor and a qualified Quantity Surveyor to prepare cost estimates and life cycle analyses compliant with International Cost Management Standards 3 (ICMS3) and the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF). DAFM has completed extensive preparatory work including computational modelling, site investigations, engineering designs, and cost estimations for various options. The consultant's responsibilities include: reviewing all existing data; conducting a Strategic Assessment in full compliance with Infrastructure Guidelines; preparing a Preliminary Business Case for Approval-in-Principle and progression through Approval Gate 1; developing Stage 1 reports and a Definitive Project Brief per CWMF Guidance Note 1.2 to serve as the basis for subsequent Stage 2 Detailed Design; and engaging with key stakeholders throughout to incorporate their input into all deliverables. This engagement covers the planning and business case development phases only, with detailed design to be commissioned separately.