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TII499 Luas Finglas Main Infrastructure Design and Construction Works
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 14 December at 11:00 — 43 days left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- You submit on eTenders Ireland — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: English.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
Luas Finglas is a 4 km extension of the Luas Green Line, delivering a high-capacity light rail connection between Finglas and Dublin city centre to support sustainable transport and urban development. The scheme will serve communities including Charlestown, Finglas Village, Finglas West, St Helena’s, and the Tolka Valley, and will comprise four new stops at St Helena’s, Finglas Village, St Margaret’s Road, and Charlestown. It also includes a 350-space Park and Ride facility near St Margaret’s Road, as well as interchange opportunities with bus services and with mainline rail services at Broombridge. The Luas Finglas Main Infrastructure Design and Construction Works will be delivered under the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) Option C (Target Cost with Activity Schedule). The scope of this Contract (TII-499) includes, but is not limited to, the design and construction of…
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… the following principal elements: 1. Site clearance and demolitions. 2. Track (trackbed and rails). 3. Luas Stops at St Helena’s, Finglas Village, St Margaret’s Road and Charlestown. 4. Broombridge stabling site works. 5. Park and Ride facilities at St Margaret's Road. 6. Royal canal and rail overbridge at Broombridge. 7. Tolka Valley Park Bridge. 8. Fencing, retaining walls, boundary treatments and accommodation work. 9. Utility services realignment, diversion, replacement, and protection. 10. Road realignments and junction modifications. 11. Pedestrian and cycling facilities including cycle storage structures. 12. Road traffic signalling. 13. Landscape and urban realm upgrades. 14. Overhead Catenary System (OCS). 15. Power and Systems infrastructure. 16. Signalling, controls and other rail systems. 17. Working in live traffic environment on the busiest radial corridors in the greater Dublin area including property and business frontage reconfiguration. 18. Heritage / archaeology mitigation works. 19. Installation of stop furniture. 20. Installation of Validators and Ticket Vending Machines. 21. Other Ancillary works. The successful Contractor will also be responsible for: • Overall systems integration. • Interfacing and co-ordinating with other works packages to facilitate completion of works. • Interfacing and co-ordinating with stakeholders. • Testing and commissioning.
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Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 2 months (82 awards, most recently August 2026) — by that rhythm the next award was due around October 2026. The last award went to Lagan Operations and Maintenance Ltd.n = 82
- 39% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (465 awards since 2015, spread over 203 companies). 61% went to new names.n = 465 awards since 2015
- The median procedure drew 6 bids (382 procedures with a bid count); 8% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 5 bids.n = 382
- 11% of awards went to companies from abroad (465 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 2%.n = 465
- The award came in at a median 98% of the estimated value (6 awards with both estimate and value) — pricing at the estimate is usually about right here. Sector: 98%.n = 6
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in English.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| BAM Contractors | 14 | 2021–2023 |
| Jons Civil Engineering Company Limited | 11 | 2016–2025 |
| Arup | 9 | 2018–2024 |
| McCann FitzGerald LLP | 8 | 2024–2026 |
| Colas JV | 7 | 2016–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 7 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 73 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 48 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 876 procedures). Much more generous than usual — time for a thorough bid rather than a quick one.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Ireland · Construction work, 129 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 9,914 recorded awards) — mostly from United Kingdom, Greece, Germany.
Submission language: English.
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