Tenders Are Invited For ESB Telecoms Tower Build & Maintenance Framework Agreement

ESB Telecoms Ltd (ESBT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Electricity Supply Board (ESB) operating in the commercial wholesale telecoms market. which builds and maintains both fibre and towers assets and sells services utilising these assets to wholesale telecoms customers in Ireland, intends to establish a multi-provider framework agreement for the ESB Telecoms Tower Build and Maintenance services. The scope of the ESBT Tower Build and Maintenance Contract shall be divided into 2 Lots • Lot 1: The first Lot will deal with new tower installation and existing tower replacements. Tower Build shall be specified by ESBT as the construction of a new tower site or the replacement of an existing tower site on ESB or a 3rd party premises. The requirements for Tower Build will be divided into Design and Build categories. • Lot 2: The second Lot will deal with existing ESBT Tower site maintenance which shall be specified by ESBT as the ongoing upkeep and repair of ESBT infrastructure and assets. This work involves various forms of expertise and can vary from fence repairs, access track repair to full tower structural strengthening or foundation upgrades/enhancements. The requirements for Tower site maintenance will be divided into two categories Tower upgrades/Strengthening programme and Reactive site maintenance The duration of the framework is expected to be 3+2+2 years (7 years) with review periods after the initial three- and following two-year period. Successful Applicants will be appointed to the framework to various scopes of work within the Lots