4 November 2024
Today the Office of Government Procurement has published amended template documents for the procurement of Construction Technical Professionals or Contractors with design responsibility. Templates amended include Suitability Assessment Questionnaires (QC1 & QC2), SAQ Appendices, a new SAQ Supplemental Annex, and Instructions to Tenderers (ITT-S1a, 1b, 2a & 2b). Continue reading
14 October 2024
The OGP has published amended versions of Model Form 1.12- Collateral Warranty for Sub- Contractors (PW-CF1 to 5 inclusive), and Model Form 2.3- Collateral Warranty for Sub-Consultants. This follows the introduction of the Limitation of Liability into the Conditions of Contract for Main Consultants on 31 March 2023 and the Public Works Contract for Main Contractors on 17 July 2023. Continue reading
30 September 2024
Following the announcement from the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on 12-09-2024, the OGP has today published amended forms of the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Technical Services and Archaeological Consultancy Services (COE1 & COE2 respectively). Continue reading
24 September 2024
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) have published an Editor’s Note regarding the rebasing of the Wholesale Price Index, which is used to calculate inflation in the OGP’s Price Variation Workbooks. Continue reading
12 September 2024
The Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform has today announced the introduction of a new Fee Adjustment Mechanism for Inflation into the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical) (COE1) and the Standard Conditions of Engagement for Archaeology Services (COE2). Continue reading
Build Digital and the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) are partnering to host an in-person event for clients (particularly public sector) and their supply chain. This conference will inform the attendees on the Building Information Modelling (BIM) mandate for the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) that came into effect in January 2024. Continue reading
21 August 2024
The Construction Procurement Policy unit of the OGP have set up a new subscription service for the CWMF website. Continue reading
28th May 2024
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke will soon write to public bodies to advise them of new guidance when designing public projects, and procuring cement and concrete products in particular. The guidance ensures a consistent approach to reducing the embodied carbon – emissions associated with extracting and producing construction materials – in construction projects procured by government departments and their agencies. Continue reading
13 May 2024
The OGP has published a sustainability information section on the CWMF website.
01 May 2024
Amendments have been made to align the NN Subcontract price variation clause with the Public Works Contract PW-CF1 to PW-CF5
The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) have published a revised suite of template contract documentation relating to the appointment by a main Contractor of a Reserved Specialist using Public Works Contract forms PW-CF1 to PW-CF5. Continue reading