Tender for treatment of giant hogweed on offer from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council

Giant Hogweed. Photo: s-ms_1989, Pixabay

Two treatments are to be scheduled and completed within 120 days of the tender being awarded

Landscape

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24 March 2022

At Growtrade, we highlight public procurement opportunities from around Ireland that would be suitable to landscapers, growers, turfgrass professionals, horticulturalists, and forestry professionals.

Here is one such tender from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, which is seeking tenders for the treatment of giant hogweed throughout Druid Valley Park along N11 Loughlinstown, Dublin.

Detailed description:

The objective of the works being tendered is:

1: To treat the invasive alien species (IAS) giant hogweed found throughout the Druid Valley environs.

2: Two treatments are to be scheduled and completed within 120 days of tender being awarded.

The first treatment to be complete by 13 May 2022
The second by 30 June 2022.

Type of contract: Works

Contracting authority: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, A96 K6C9 Contact: Lorraine O’Hara

Response deadline: 08/04/2022 12:00:00 (Irish time)

CPV codes

45262640-9  Environmental improvement works
71313000-5  Environmental engineering consultancy services
71313400-9  Environmental impact assessment for construction
71313450-4  Environmental monitoring for construction
90700000-4  Environmental services
90710000-7  Environmental management
90711500-9  Environmental monitoring other than for construction
90713000-8  Environmental issues consultancy services
90720000-0  Environmental protection
90722000-4  Environmental rehabilitation

You can view and apply for this contract here.

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