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GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
13 de septiembre de 2012 
 (12-4907) 
Comité de Contratación Pública Original:   inglés 
  
 
LISTA RECAPITULATIVA DE PREGUNTAS PARA LA 
PRESENTACIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN RELATIVA A 
LA ADHESIÓN DE LA REPÚBLICA DE MOLDOVA 
AL ACUERDO SOBRE CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA 
 
Segunda revisión de las respuestas de 
la República de Moldova* 
 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 29 de a gosto de 2012, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de la República de Moldova. 
 
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I. INTRODUCCIÓN 
 En los últimos años ha seguido aumentando la contratación pública en la República de 
Moldova, tanto en lo que respecta a los fondos asignados a la contratación como a su participación en el presupuesto público nacional y en el producto inte rior bruto (PIB).  Así, el volumen de la 
contratación pública ha pasado de 30,3 millones de  dólares EE.UU. en 2000 a unos 600 millones de 
dólares EE.UU. en 2007 (el máximo valor regist rado) y en 2011 fue de unos 480 millones de 
dólares EE.UU., lo que representa casi el 27 por ciento  de los gastos públicos totales y más del 8 por 
ciento del total del PIB. 
 El Gobierno de la República de Moldova consid era la adhesión al Acuerdo sobre Contratación 
Pública (ACP) de la OMC un paso importante en el establecimiento y el mantenimiento de un sistema eficaz de contratación pública, cuyo resultado, se gún las previsiones, podría suponer el ahorro de 
sumas importantes (entre un 20 y un 25 por ciento) en los gastos totales asumidos en este ámbito. 
 El principal objeto de este documento es el de presentar el nuevo marco normativo de la 
contratación pública establecido por la nueva Ley de  la República de Moldova Nº 96-XVI de 13 de 
abril de 2007 sobre Contratación Pública (véase el texto completo de esta Ley en el anexo al 
presente documento (página 21)) .  Nota:  para facilitar la lectur a, los artículos pertinentes del 
texto revisado del Acuerdo (documento GPA/113,  de fecha 2 de abril de 2012) figuran entre 
paréntesis después de cada referencia a los ar tículos correspondientes del ACP de 1994 sin 
modificar.  
                                                      
* Las respuestas originales a la lista recapitulativ a de preguntas (documento GPA/35 de 21 de junio 
de 2000) fueron facilitadas por Moldova en el documento GPA/W/177, de fecha 9 de enero de 2002, y las 
respuestas revisadas, en el documento GPA/ACC/MDA/1, de fecha 11 de noviembre de 2011. GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  II. MARCO LEGAL 
1. ¿Existe una única ley general sobre contrata ción?  En ese caso, sírvanse especificar cuál. 
2. ¿Qué otras leyes, reglamentos, decretos, resoluciones administrativas, decisiones, 
directrices de política u otros instrumentos rige n la contratación pública?  Sírvanse presentar 
un resumen de las esferas a que se refiere cada uno  de estos instrumentos.  Sírvanse también 
explicar las diferencias principales (en caso de que las haya) entre su aplicación al nivel central 
y subcentral del Gobierno y de otros tipos de entidades. 
3. ¿En qué medida las disposiciones del Acuerdo son de aplicación directa o han de ser 
incorporadas a la legislación pertinente?  En caso de aplicación directa del Acuerdo con 
preferencia a disposiciones de la ley nacional en  conflicto con él, sírvanse indicar el fundamento 
legal pertinente. 
 Antes de la entrada en vigor de la nueva Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007 sobre 
Contratación Pública
1, las relaciones en este ámbito seguían estando reguladas por la 
Ley Nº 1166-XIII de 30 de abril de 1997 sobre la contratación de bienes, obras y servicios para 
atender las necesidades del Estado y por algunos re glamentos del Gobierno, los más importantes de 
los cuales son los siguientes: 
 a) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 747 de 24 de noviembre de 2009 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento relativo a la organización y el funcionamiento y la plantilla del 
Organismo de Contratación Pública (Bole tín Oficial Nº 171-172/826 de 27 de 
noviembre de 2009); 
 b) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 44 de 13 de enero de 2006 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento de contratación de servicios para la ejecución de obras de diseño para 
inversiones públicas (Boletín Oficial Nº 25-27/142 de 10 de febrero de 2006); 
 c) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 105 de 30 de enero de 2006 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento del procedimiento de preparaci ón y examen de la Lista de vendedores 
(contratistas) cuya participación en pro cedimientos de contratación pública está 
prohibida (Boletín Oficial Nº 21- 24/138 de 3 de febrero de 2006); 
 d) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 278 de 16 de marzo de 2006 sobre recursos especiales de 
contratación pública del Organismo de C ontratación Pública (Boletín Oficial 
Nº 47-50/314 de 24 de marzo de 2006); 
 e) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 50 de 27 de en ero de 1999 sobre la contratación de bienes, 
obras y servicios para atender las n ecesidades del Estado para 1999 (Boletín 
Oficial Nº 10-11/91 de 4 de febrero de 1999); 
 f) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 595 de 25 de juni o de 1999 sobre la gestión y supervisión 
del procedimiento de contratación pública (Bol etín Oficial Nº 67-69/626 de 1º de julio 
de 1999); 
 g) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 1123 de 15 de septiembre de 2003 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento de contratación pública de  obras (Boletín Oficial Nº 204-207/1181 
de 26 de septiembre de 2003); 
                                                      
1 Véase el anexo al presente documento.  La Ley entró en vigor a los tres meses de su publicación 
(artículo 76), esto es, el 27 de octubre de 2007.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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   h) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 832 de 13 de agosto de 2001 sobr e la aprobación del 
Reglamento de contratación de bienes y ser vicios mediante convocatoria de licitación 
(Boletín Oficial Nº 104-105 de 24 de agosto de 2001); 
 i) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 782 de 30 de junio de 2003 sobre las medidas principales 
para lograr una contratación pública más ef icaz (Boletín Oficial Nº 135-137/819 
de 4 de julio de 2003); 
 j) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 951 de 4 de  agosto de 2003 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento de contratación pública con un solo proveedor Boletín Oficial Nº 182-185 
de 19 de agosto de 2003); 
 k) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 98 de 31 de enero de 2005 sobre la aprobación del 
Reglamento de generación y uso de recurs os especiales de las instituciones públicas 
provenientes para la entrega del pliego de  condiciones (Boletín Oficial Nº 20-23/150 
de 4 de febrero de 2005); 
 l) Decisión del Gobierno Nº 1312 de 28 de diciembre de 2000 sobre valoración, 
homologación y adquisición de obras literari as, dramáticas y musi cales y obras de 
bellas artes para completar las coleccion es del Estado (Boletín Oficial Nº 1-4/11 
de 11 de enero de 2001); 
 m) Reglamento del grupo de trabajo para la contratación de bienes, obras y servicios, 
aprobado por el Organismo Nacional de Cont ratación Pública el 5 de marzo de 2003 
(Boletín Oficial Nº 62-66 de 4 de abril de 2003); 
 n) Reglamento relativo a los contratos de adquisición de bienes y servicios para 
organismos públicos beneficiarios (contra tos públicos), aprobado por el Organismo 
Nacional de Contratación Pública el 17 de noviembre de 999 (Boletín Oficial Nº 1-4 
de 6 de enero de 2000), etc. 
 Dada la adopción de la nueva Ley de Contratación Pública Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007, 
en el plazo de seis meses contados desde su publicación deben armonizarse con sus disposiciones 
(artículo 76 de la Ley) los reglamentos del Gobierno  arriba mencionados.  Además, para asegurar el 
futuro desarrollo de la base jurídica en este campo, la Ley prevé la elaboración y aprobación de varios 
reglamentos, relativos a las siguientes cuestiones en particular: 
 a) procedimiento para la contra tación de poco valor (artículo 2); 
 b) lista de operadores económicos  calificados (artículo 17); 
 c) lista de operadores económic os prohibidos (artículo 18); 
 d) procedimiento de contratación b asado en un acuerdo marco (artículo 50); 
 e) procedimiento de contratación c on un solo proveedor (artículo 53); 
 f) procedimiento de contratación basado en convocatorias de licitación (artículo 54); 
 g) procedimiento de contratación basa do en un sistema dinámico (artículo 55); 
 h) procedimiento de contratación basado en la licitación electrónica (artículo 56); GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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   i)  estructura y contenido de las solicitud es de ofertas de servicios de consultoría 
(artículo 61); 
 j) etc.  De manera similar a la anterior Ley de C ontratación Pública, la nueva Ley dispone la 
supremacía de los tratados internacionales sobre la legislación nacional.  Así, si el tratado 
internacional en el que es parte la República de Moldov a, en particular el ACP,  contiene disposiciones 
que se apartan de lo estipulado en la legislaci ón nacional sobre contratación pública, serán de 
aplicación las disposiciones internaci onales (artículo 7 de la Ley). 
III. ÁMBITO DE APLICACIÓN  
4. Sírvanse resumir cómo se organiza el Gobierno en cada nivel en su país. 
5. Sírvanse presentar una lista de todas las en tidades del Gobierno central (ministerios, 
departamentos, organismos, etc.) que contraten bienes, servicios y servicios de construcción. 
6. ¿Qué entidades a nivel subcentral del Gobi erno (estados, provincias, municipios, etc.) 
contratan bienes y servicios? 
7. ¿Qué empresas controladas por el Gobierno, o de su propiedad, están sometidas a las 
reglas sobre contratación pública?  ¿Qué otras en tidades o categorías de entidades (entidades 
del Anexo 3) controladas por el Gobierno, o de su propiedad, contratan?  Sírvanse 
especificarlas. 
8. ¿Aplican las entidades indicadas en las respuest as a las preguntas 5, 6 y 7 en su proceso 
de contratación la ley general (en caso de que  exista) u otra legislación establecida a nivel 
central o federal, o son autónomos del Gobierno ce ntral o federal en sus normas y prácticas de 
contratación?  En caso de que no estén sujeta s a la ley general sobre contratación, sírvanse 
presentar una lista de esas entidades e indicar a qué leyes, reglamentos, etc., están sujetas.  
¿Cómo se asegurará su Gobierno de que las entidad es de esa naturaleza a nivel inferior al nivel 
central o federal de Gobierno aplican el Acuerdo? 
9. ¿Existe alguna excepción general con respecto al ámbito de aplicación de las normas 
nacionales de contratación, por ejemplo por razones de seguridad o defensa nacional?  Sírvanse 
dar una respuesta detallada. 
10. Sírvanse presentar las estadísticas disponib les sobre contratación realizada por las 
entidades gubernamentales de su país en los últi mos dos años, incluyendo, en la medida de lo 
posible, un desglose por entidades y po r categorías de productos y servicios. 
 La administración del territorio de la Repúbli ca de Moldova está organizada en dos niveles:  
el primero está formado por las aldeas, las comun as, las ciudades y los municipios, y el segundo, por 
los "rayons" (Ley Nº 123-XV de 18 de marzo de  2003 sobre la Administración Pública).  La 
administración pública del municipio de Chisinau y de  la unidad territorial autónoma de Gagauzia se 
rigen por leyes especiales.  El estatuto jurídico de la  región de Transnistria, en la que las autoridades 
moldovas no ejercen actualmente su poder, se definirá en el marco de las negociaciones que están 
teniendo lugar entre la República de Moldova y Transn istria bajo los auspicios de la  OSCE, con la 
mediación de Ucrania y de la Federación Rusa y la participación de los Estados Unidos y la UE (el 
denominado "formato 5+2"), de conformidad con lo dispuesto en la Ley de la República de 
Moldova Nº 173-XVI de 22 de julio de 2005 sobre las disposiciones básicas del estatuto jurídico 
especial de los asentamientos en la margen izquierda del Río Nistru (Transnistria).  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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   La autoridad pública central generalmente encarga da de la supervisión y la coordinación en el 
ámbito de la contratación pública es el Organismo de Contratación Pública (PPA), entidad autónoma 
que depende del Ministerio de Haci enda de la República de Moldova.  Las actividades y la gestión del 
Organismo se rigen por el Reglamento aprobado mediante Decisión del Gobierno Nº 747 de 24 de 
noviembre de 2009.  De conformidad con lo dispuest o en la nueva Ley de Contratación Pública, el 
Organismo ejerce sus facultades a través de sus s ubdivisiones locales, (artículos 8 y 9 de la Ley 
Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007) a condición de que se disponga de fondos suficientes. 
 Todos los contratos de adquisición en los que participe una " autoridad contratante " se regirán 
por la Ley de Contratación Pública.  A los efec tos del artículo 12 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI, se otorga 
capacidad de " autoridad contratante " a las " autoridades públicas ", según la definición de la 
legislación de la República de Moldova, a las " personas de interés público " y a las " asociaciones de 
tales autoridades o personas ".  De conformidad con el párrafo  2 del artículo 12 de la Ley, por 
"persona jurídica de interés público " se entiende cualquier entidad que disfrute de personalidad 
jurídica y se haya creado para satisfacer un interés púb lico, y no con fines de lucro.  Al mismo tiempo, 
se exige que la actividad de la entidad se financie  principalmente con cargo a fondos públicos, que sus 
resultados sean supervisados por autoridades públicas,  o que su consejo de administración, ejecutivo o 
de supervisión esté compuesto en más del 50 por ciento por representantes del Estado. 
 Conviene indicar que el Gobierno podría decidi r la aplicación de la Ley de Contratación 
Pública a personas jurídicas que actúen en mer cados donde por reglam ento o disposición 
administrativa, o porque exista un monopolio, esté excl uida la competencia (párrafo 4 del artículo 12 
de la Ley Nº 96-XVI).  A este respecto, cabría c itar, en primer lugar, a algunas empresas que son 
estatales o cuyo principal accionista es el Estado.  Este aspecto no ha sido contemplado por la 
Ley Nº 1166-XIII de 30 de abril de 1997 sobre la contratación de bienes, obras y servicios para 
atender las necesidades del Estado.  La lista de  estas empresas será aprobada por el Gobierno. 
Con respecto a la administración central y a la administración pública local de segundo nivel, 
las siguientes autoridades estatal es principales actúan como " autoridad contratante " en la adquisición 
de bienes, obras y servicios: 
A. Autoridades públicas centrales: 
 
 1. Oficina del Presidente de la República de  Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a ella 
o bajo su supervisión; 
 2. Oficina del Parlamento de la Repúbli ca de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a 
ella o bajo su supervisión; 
 3. Oficina del Gobierno de la República de  Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a ella 
o bajo su supervisión; 
 4. Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores e Inte gración Europea de la República de Moldova e 
instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 5. Ministerio del Interior de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o 
bajo su supervisión; 
 6. Ministerio de Agricultura y de la Industr ia Alimentaria de la República de Moldova e 
instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 7. Ministerio de Defensa de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o 
bajo su supervisión; GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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   8. Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o 
bajo su supervisión; 
 9. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de  la República de Moldova e instituciones 
subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 10. Ministerio de Hacienda de la Repúblic a de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él 
o bajo su supervisión; 
 11. Ministerio de Educación de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él 
o bajo su supervisión; 
 12. Ministerio de Justicia de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o 
bajo su supervisión; 
 13. Ministerio de Trabajo, Protección Soci al y Familia de la República de Moldova e 
instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 14. Ministerio de Sanidad de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o 
bajo su supervisión; 
 15. Ministerio de Economía de la República de Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él 
o bajo su supervisión; 
 16. Ministerio de Tecnologías de la In formación y Comunicaciones de la República de 
Moldova e instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 17. Ministerio de Desarrollo Regional y C onstrucciones de la República de Moldova e 
instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 18. Ministerio de Transportes e Infraestructuras Viales de la República de Moldova e 
instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 19. Ministerio de Juventud y Deportes de  la República de Moldova e instituciones 
subordinadas a él o bajo su supervisión; 
 20. Banco Nacional de Moldova; 
 21. Tribunal de Cuentas; 
 22. Tribunal Supremo de Justicia; 
 23. Tribunal Constitucional; 
 24. Fiscalía General; 
25. Comisión Nacional del Mercado Financiero; 
26. Organismo Nacional para la Protección de la Competencia; 
27. Organismo para la Propiedad Pública; 
28. Organismo de Protección del Consumidor; 
29. Organismo Nacional de Ef iciencia de la Energía; 
30. Organismo de Contratación Pública;  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  31. Servicio Fiscal del Estado; 
32. Servicio de Aduanas; 
33. Organismo Nacional de Reglamentación de las Telecomunicaciones e Informática; 
34. Organismo Nacional de Reglamentación de la Energía; 
35. Organismo Estatal de Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual (AGEPI); 
36. Organismo Estatal de In spección de Construcciones; 
37. Organismo de Intervención y Pagos para la Agricultura; 
38. Organismo de Vigilancia  Sanitaria y Veterinaria; 
39. Inspección Estatal de Ecología; 
40. Servicio Hidrometeorológico del Estado; 
41. Organismo de Geología y Recursos Minerales; 
42. Organismo Nacional de Reglamentación de las Actividades Nucleares y Radiológicas; 
43. Organismo "Apele Moldovei"; 
44. Servicio de Pesca; 
45. Organismo Nacional de Empleo; 46. Inspección de Trabajo; 
47. Oficina de Relaciones Interétnicas; 
48. Oficina Nacional de Estadística; 
49. Servicios de Frontera; 
50. Organismo "Moldsilva"; 
51. Organismo Agroindustrial "Moldova-Vin"; 
52. Organismo de Re servas Materiales; 
53. Organismo del Catastro y de Relaciones Territoriales; 
54. Centro de Represión de los De litos Económicos y la Corrupción; 
55. Servicio de Información y Seguridad; 
56. Cámara de Licencias; 
 57. Organismo de Turismo;  
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  B. Autoridades públicas locales: 
 1) Consejo del municipio de Chisinau e instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su 
supervisión; 
 2) Consejo del municipio de Balti e instituciones subordinadas a él o bajo su 
supervisión; 
 3) Consejo de la unidad territorial autónom a de Gagauzia e instituciones subordinadas a 
él o bajo su supervisión; 
 4) 32 consejos de los "rayons" e institucion es subordinadas a ellos o bajo su supervisión. 
CUADRO 1:  CONTRATACIONES PÚBLICAS REGISTRADAS POR EL PPA EN 2011 
 
Procedimiento de 
contratación Nº de contratos En % Cuantía en 
MDL En % 
Licitación 16.537 38,9 3.659.074.792,34   66,8 
Convocatoria de licitación 23.190 54,8 1.513.165.462,05   27,60 
Con un solo proveedor 2.734 6,3 305.236.962,73 5,6 
Total: 42.461 100 5.477.477.217,12   100 
Fuente :  PPA. 
 
 La ratione materiae  de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abr il de 2007 sobre Contratación Pública 
se define sobre la base de dos criterios centrales: 
 a) un umbral mínimo para el valor estimado de 20.000 lei moldovos 
(1.600 dólares EE.UU.) en la contratación pública de bienes y de 25.000 lei moldovos (2.000 dólares EE.UU.) en la de obras y servicios;  en el valor estimado del contrato 
de adquisición no estará incluido el IVA; 
 b) el contrato de adquisición pública no está excluido del ámbito de aplicación de la Ley 
de Contratación Pública. 
 Los contratos de adquisición pública cuyo valo r estimado, excluido el IVA, no supere el 
umbral antes mencionado se regirán por el proced imiento previsto en el Reglamento sobre la 
contratación pública de poco valor.  Tienen condi ción especial los contratos de adquisiciones públicas 
que superen los 2,5 millones de lei moldovos (200. 000 dólares EE.UU.), en el caso de los bienes y 
servicios, y los 99 millones de lei moldovos (8,25 millones de dólares EE.UU.) en el de las obras. 
En la actualidad están excluidos del ámbito de  aplicación de la Ley 16 tipos de contratos, 
algunos de los cuales son contratos para la con cesión de obras públicas y servicios y contratos cuyo 
objetivo es la contratación pública de bienes para su  reventa (párrafos g) e i) del artículo 4 de la 
Ley Nº 96-XVI). 
También se excluyen de su ámbito de aplicaci ón:  los contratos de acceso restringido por 
razones de seguridad si su ejecución conlleva me didas de seguridad establecidas en disposiciones 
legislativas, y los contratos de adquisición de bienes, obras y servi cios relacionados con la producción 
y el comercio de armas de fuego, municiones y sistemas de armamento (párrafos j) y k) del artículo 4 
de la Ley Nº 96-XVI).  En los demás contratos de  adquisición, las autoridades responsables de la 
seguridad nacional y el orden público están obligadas a aplicar las disposiciones de la Ley Nº 96-XVI 
de 13 de abril de 2007.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  CUADRO 2:  CONTRATACIONES PÚBLICAS REALIZADAS POR 
AUTORIDADES PÚBLICAS LOCALES EN 2011 
 
 
Unidad 
administrativa 
territorial 
Distrito (rayon)  Mercancías Obras Servicios Total  
Cuantía 
en MDL  Nº de 
contratos  Cuantía 
en MDL  Nº de 
contratos  Cuantía 
en MDL  Nº de 
contratos  Cuantía 
en MDL  Nº de 
contratos  
Anenii Noi 13.520.863,00 340 5.347.179,00 69 1.230.928,00 18 20.098.970,00 427 
Basarabeasca 6.584.454,25 96 1.374.681,71 18 0,00 0 7.959.135,96 114 
Briceni 11.059.675,65 232 2.233.465,30 30 2.066.472,00 41 15.359.612,95 303 
Cahul 16.115.568,43 536 6.429.427,68 84 1.292.703,45 32 23.837.699,56 652 
Cantemir 6.456.092,00 122 2.641.254,00 38 917.559,00 12 10.014.905,00 172 
Călăraşi  12.697.213,06 253 4.038.618,41 50 1.513.153,27 29 18.248.984,74 332 
Căuşeni 15.440.904,00 368 5.291.609,00 72 521.510,00 15 21.254.023,00 455 
Cimişlia 9.879.701,12 166 2.897.924,09 39 1.813.531,32 29 14.591.156,53 234 
Criuleni  14.315.553,00 303 15.719.532,00 97 1.809.678,00 36 31.844.763,00 436 
Donduşeni  7.138.608,84 215 1.437.323,23 20 634.274,66 13 9.210.206,73 248 
Drochia 13.224.813,71 520 3.739.577,44 57 671.219,53 28 17.635.610,68 605 
Dubăsari 7.561.337,42 152 2.563.416,69 40 769.146,00 13 10.893.900,11 205 
Edineţ 12.754.769,00 275 2.463.129,00 38 1.562.581,00 33 16.780.479,00 346 
Făleşti 8.749.082,11 139 2.636.921,78 36 794.755,09 11 12.180.758,98 186 
Floreşti 16.421.242,32 507 7.654.587,27 93 871.085,54 17 24.946.915,13 617 
Glodeni 7.553.892,00 117 1.726.422,00 26 664.970,00 10 9.945.284,00 153 
Hînceşti  29.469.645,00 637 9.027.232,00 125 3.455.859,00 82 41.952.736,00 844 
Ialoveni  12.027.472,66 204 11.882.454,51 102 2.878.877,40 42 26.788.804,57 348 
Leova  18.436.243,00 1.171 3.666.766,00 93 3.847.229,00 272 25.950.238,00 1.536 
Nisporeni 15.587.648,00 247 5.532.037,00 68 1.258.381,00 19 22.378.066,00 334 
Ocniţa 8.895.969,00 178 3.541.824,00 48 1.144.596,00 20 13.582.389,00 246 
Orhei 4.425.837,00 189 2.046.013,00 38 234.686,00 10 6.706.536,00 237 
Rezina 10.643.345,00 282 2.292.240,00 31 494.331,00 9 13.429.916,00 322 
Rîşcani 13.581.327,00 384 3.262.281,00 44 1.914.936,00 50 18.758.544,00 478 
Sîngerei 13.845.958,00 237 9.524.024,00 86 1.172.631,00 22 24.542.613,00 345 
Soroca 13.884.902,00 315 3.511.043,00 46 3.927.462,00 54 21.323.407,00 415 
Străşeni 13.494.430,41 234 2.205.764,53 29 1.080.151,66 17 16.780.346,60 280 
Şoldăneşti 10.169.773,85 326 449.902,00 9 1.884.510,28 31 12.504.186,13 366 
Ştefan Vod ă 18.589.166,00 739 4.490.255,00 71 1.385.071,00 36 24.464.492,00 846 
Taraclia 5.132.384,98 131 1.849.779,95 24 575.251,97 10 7.557.416,90 165 
Teleneşti 9.866.549,47 239 5.382.284,60 64 896.542,00 13 16.145.376,07 316 
Ungheni 16.108.529,63 257 4.936.167,92 70 1.907.951,86 23 22.952.649,41 350 
Municipiul 
Chişinău 55.163.418,24 751 16.821.920,94 209 13.896.496,96 210 85.881.836,14 1.170 
Municipiul 
Bălţi 2.271.123,00 46 777.227,00 10 1.141.052,00 20 4.189.402,00 76 
UTA Gagauzia 26.887.868,00 808 4.843.045,00 63 3.362.585,00 76 35.093.498,00 947 
TOTAL: 477.955.360,15 11.716 164.237.330,05 2.037 63.592.167,9 1.353 705.784.858,2 15.106 
 
Fuente :  PPA. 
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  IV. TRATO NACIONAL Y NO DISCRIMINACIÓN 
11. Sírvanse indicar las disposiciones específicas de  su legislación en las que se reflejen los 
compromisos en materia de trato nacional y no discriminación del artículo III del Acuerdo 
(párrafos 1, 2 y 7 del artículo IV del texto revisado). 
12. Sírvanse facilitar detalles sobre cualquier disp osición de la legislación nacional que 
conceda a los suministros y proveedores nacionales un trato más favorable que el concedido a 
los suministros y proveedores extranjeros;  o qu e conceda a los suministros o proveedores de un 
determinado país un trato más favor able que a los de otro país. 
13. Sírvanse facilitar detalles de cualquier disposic ión de la legislación nacional que conceda 
a un proveedor establecido en el país un trato me nos favorable que a otro proveedor establecido 
en él por razón de su condición de filial de una  empresa extranjera o por ser propiedad de ella;  
o que discrimine a los proveedores establecidos en el  país en función del país de producción del 
bien o servicio que ha de suministrarse o prestarse. 
14. Sírvanse especificar en qué medida se conced e, en su caso, un trato más favorable a 
algún sector de la economía, alguna región o alguna categoría específica de suministros o 
proveedores. 
15. Sírvanse especificar las disposiciones, po r ejemplo prescripciones en materia de 
contenido nacional, cesión de tecnología mediante licencia, inversiones, comercio de compensación u otras similares, en la calificac ión o selección de los proveedores, productos o 
servicios, o en la evaluación de las ofertas y la  adjudicación de contratos, que, en su caso, 
requieran o permitan el uso de compensaciones o medidas de efectos similares. 
Todo operador económico que tenga la condi ción de empresa, sea o no residente moldovo 
(persona física o jurídica), tiene derecho a partic ipar en los procedimientos de adjudicación de 
contratos de adquisiciones públicas.  No obstante,  la autoridad contratante podrá decidir, de 
conformidad con la legislación, si limita los participantes sólo a l as entidades nacionales. 
Es obligatorio otorgar el trato naciona l a un operador económico que no sea residente 
moldovo cuando las contrataciones públicas superen los 2, 5 millones de lei moldovos en el caso de la 
contratación de bienes y servicios, y los 99 millones de  lei moldovos, en el caso de la contratación de 
obras (párrafo 3 del artículo 2 de la Ley Nº 96- XVI de 13 de abril de 2007), siempre que tengan 
derecho a ello en el marco de las leyes de su jurisdicción.  Además, la Ley garantiza que las condiciones relativas a las garantías financieras, la s calificaciones técnicas y la información necesaria 
para establecer la condición de bien financiero no serán menos favorables para los residentes no 
moldovos que para los residentes moldovos y que di chas condiciones no discriminarán de ningún otro 
modo a los residentes no moldovos (párrafo 5 del artículo 15 de la Ley 96-XVI de 13 de abril 
de 2007). 
 De conformidad con lo dispuesto en la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007, se tratará por 
igual a todos los bienes y servicios con independenc ia de la región.  Además, el Gobierno podrá 
reservar el derecho a participar en el procedimient o de adjudicación de los contratos de adquisiciones 
públicas, en una proporción que no su perará el 20 por ciento de la cuantía de las contrataciones, a la 
Sociedad de Ciegos y Discapacitados, el Taller de Producción del Hospital Psiquiátrico de la 
República, las instituciones penitenciarias y demá s personas desfavorecidas, o podrá establecer las 
condiciones de participación en estos procedimient os en el marco de programas de empleo con 
sujeción a lo que disponga la legislación (párrafo 2 del artículo 5 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril 
de 2007).  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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   En el campo de la contratación pública, la  legislación de la República de Moldova no 
especifica criterios ambientales o relacionados con la seguridad de los trabajadores, aunque éstos 
están comprendidos en gran medida en el ámbito de aplicación de la legislación ambiental y laboral.  Por tanto, en el proceso de contratación las part es están obligadas a observar estas disposiciones del 
régimen normativo nacional. 
V. ELEMENTOS ESPECÍFICOS DEL PROCEDIMIENTO DE CONTRATACIÓN 
16. Sírvanse hacer una descripción general de sus procedimientos y métodos de 
contratación existentes, indicando los métodos de  contratación que se utilizan principalmente y 
haciendo una breve descripción de  cada uno de ellos.  Sírvanse también indicar, con respecto a 
cada uno de los niveles de Gobierno, en qué me dida se utiliza la calificación de los proveedores y 
las licitaciones públicas, selectivas y restringidas. 
17. Sírvanse indicar qué disposición de la legislació n de su país exige la no discriminación en 
lo que respecta a la calificación de los proveedores en el sentido del artículo VIII (artículo IX del 
texto revisado) y a la selección de los proveedores en el sentido del artículo X (artículo IX del texto revisado).  Indiquen, por favor, cualquier ex cepción a este requisito.  ¿Qué disposiciones 
aseguran el acceso en condiciones no discrimina torias de nuevos proveedores a las listas de 
calificación existentes? 
18. En las situaciones en las que pueden utilizar se procedimientos de calificación y una 
licitación selectiva, ¿en qué medida permiten las entidades a los proveedores adquirir la 
condición de proveedores calificados durante el  proceso de contratación?  ¿En qué medida 
mantienen las entidades listas permanentes de proveedores? 
19. ¿Cuáles son las condiciones y circunstancia s en las que su legislación prevé la 
posibilidad de recursos a la licitación restring ida con arreglo al artículo XV del Acuerdo 
(artículo XIII del texto revisado)?  ¿Qué medida s existen para asegurar que este método no se 
utilice con miras a evitar que la competencia sea la máxima posible;  o de modo que constituya 
un medio de discriminación entre suministro s/proveedores extranjeros, o en favor de 
suministros/proveedores nacionales? 
20. El artículo XIV del Acuerdo (artículo XII del texto revisado) prevé la celebración de 
negociaciones bajo ciertas condiciones.  ¿Se perm ite a las entidades celebrar negociaciones?  De 
ser así, ¿a qué categorías y en qué condiciones? 
21. El artículo XI (artículo XI del texto revisa do) estipula los plazos mínimos de licitación y 
entrega.  ¿Cuáles son las normas y prácticas rel ativas a los plazos de su legislación?  ¿Se 
recogen en esa legislación los diversos plazos mínimos, establecidos en el Acuerdo?  Si la 
respuesta es negativa, sírvanse dar información sob re cualquier plazo distinto establecido en su 
legislación nacional. 
22. Sírvanse describir brevemente los procedimientos de presentación, recepción y apertura 
de ofertas y de adjudicación de contratos, en particular los procedimientos y condiciones que 
garantizan la regularidad de la apertura y su compatibilidad con las disposiciones sobre no 
discriminación del Acuerdo.  ¿Cómo mantie nen las entidades la información de los 
procedimientos relacionados con la recepción, apertura y evaluación de las ofertas? 
23. Sírvanse identificar las disposiciones de su le gislación que estipulan los parámetros para 
el establecimiento de especificaciones técnicas po r las entidades como parte de los criterios de 
evaluación. GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  24. Sírvanse identificar las medidas establecidas po r su legislación nacional para asegurarse 
de que las adjudicaciones se realicen de conf ormidad con los criterios de evaluación y los 
requisitos esenciales especificados en el pliego de condiciones. 
El procedimiento básico de adjudicación de un contrato de adquisición pública es el de la 
licitación pública.  Además, los contratos de a dquisiciones públicas pueden adjudicarse utilizando los 
siguientes procedimientos: 
 a) licitación restringida;  b) acuerdo marco;  c) diálogo competitivo;  d) procedimientos negociados; 
 e) contratación con un solo proveedor; 
 f) convocatoria de licitación;  g) sistemas de contratación dinámicos;  h) licitación electrónica;  i) contratación en caso de planes de vivienda social;  
La manera de realizar los tipos específicos de contratación se regirá por reglamentos 
especiales promulgados por el Gobierno. 
Por " licitación pública " se entiende un procedimiento que co mprende las ofertas de todos los 
operadores económicos que quieran participar en la lic itación.  Previamente, la autoridad contratante 
publicará, siguiendo las prescripciones legales, la de bida convocatoria de lic itación y facilitará el 
acceso de los operadores económicos al pliego de  condiciones (artículo 35 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI 
de 13 de abril de 2007).  La estructura y el cont enido del pliego de condiciones están determinados 
por la documentación tipo aprobada por el Gobierno.   La tasa que la autoridad contratante pueda 
percibir por el pliego de condiciones comprende úni camente los gastos relacionados con su impresión 
y su entrega al operador económico (artículos 36-37 de  la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007).  En 
la actualidad, la tarifa del conjunto de los doc umentos que componen el pliego de condiciones (el 
alcance de los trabajos) está fijada en 200 lei moldovos (16 dólares EE.UU.).
2 
La oferta del operador económico es válida hasta la  fecha límite especificada en el pliego de 
condiciones.  A menos que en éste se contemple otra cosa, el licitador podrá modificar su oferta o retirarla antes de que expire el plazo de su presen tación, sin que pierda la cantidad depositada al 
presentar la oferta.  Esta cantidad no superará el tr es por ciento del valor estimado del contrato de 
adquisición pública.   
En la adquisición de bienes y de obras, la au toridad contratante solicitará que el licitador 
presente, en el momento de la celebración del contrato, un seguro de su ejecución.  El monto de este seguro no será superior al 15 por ciento del valor es timado del contrato de a dquisición pública.  En la 
adquisición de bienes por valor inferior a 200. 000 lei moldovos y de obras por valor inferior 
                                                      
2 Párrafo 4 del Reglamento sobre generación y uso de recursos especiales de las instituciones públicas 
para la entrega del pliego de condiciones (Decisión del Gobierno Nº 98 de 31 de enero de 2005).  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  a 1 millón de lei moldovos, la autoridad contra tante está facultada para  no solicitar al operador 
económico un depósito por la oferta  o un seguro por su ejecución. 
La autoridad contratante adjudicará la " oferta económicamente más ventajosa ", tomando en 
consideración los márgenes preferenciales del 20 por ci ento previstos en el párrafo 2 del artículo 5 de 
la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007.  De conf ormidad con el artículo 45, para decidir cuál es la 
"oferta económicamente más ventajosa " se aplicarán los criterios siguientes: 
 a) en el caso de la contratación pública de  bienes, el precio, los plazos de entrega, las 
condiciones de pago, la rentabilidad, la ca lidad, la estética, las características 
funcionales y técnicas, las posibilidades y los costos de prestación de servicios técnicos y apoyo técnico; 
 b) en el caso de la contratación pública de obras, la calidad ofrecida, el costo de un 
operador del producto del licitador  al final de las obras, el precio total, la experiencia 
del licitador, etc.;  la proporción de la im portancia concedida al precio en la 
evaluación total de las ofertas no será inferior al 80 por ciento; 
 c) en el caso de la contratación pública de ser vicios, la calidad ofrecida, el costo de un 
operador del producto del licitador , el precio total, la experiencia del licitador, etc.;  la 
proporción de la importancia concedida al precio en la evaluación total de las ofertas no será inferior al 40 por ciento. 
Al adjudicar un contrato se dará priorida d a los operadores económicos que, de manera 
directa o indirecta, fomenten el perfeccionamiento profesional, el empleo de personas discapacitadas o con necesidades especiales, la lucha contra el desem pleo y la seguridad ambiental, inclusive durante 
la ejecución del contrato, el empleo de desemplea dos o la aplicación de medidas de perfeccionamiento 
profesional para los desempleados o los jóvenes, la mejora de las condiciones laborales y de la 
seguridad en el trabajo, el desarrollo rural y el d esarrollo de la agricultura profesional, la protección y 
el apoyo a las pequeñas y medianas empresas, inclui das las que participan en la subcontratación.  
Tales preferencias se especificarán siempre en la invitación a participar (artículo 66 de la 
Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
La asignación de los contratos de las ofertas ga nadoras entrará en vigor en el momento de su 
registro en el PPA y en una de las agencias de la  Hacienda Estatal.  Los contratos no registrados 
carecen de fuerza legal (párrafo 4 del artículo 47 y párrafo 8 del artículo 67 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 
13 de abril de 2007). 
Por " licitación restringida " se entiende el procedimiento utilizado en la contratación de 
bienes, obras y servicios que tienen un carácter comp lejo o en los que son muchos los operadores 
económicos activos en el mercado.  La licitación restringida se rige por las mismas normas que la 
licitación pública y está sujeta a procedimientos de  preselección basados en las calificaciones de los 
operadores económicos mencionadas en el artículo 16 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007, en 
particular:  competencia en materia de gestión, experiencia, buena reputación, personal cualificado, 
situación financiera, base técnica, otras compet encias que son necesarias para la calidad de la 
ejecución del contrato durante todo el período de validez de éste etc.  No es obligatorio inscribirse 
previamente en la Lista de operadores económicos calificados que administra el Organismo de 
conformidad con el reglamento aprobado por el Gobierno (párrafos 2 y 3 del artículo 17 de la 
Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
Además, al evaluar las calificaciones de cad a operador económico que haya presentado una 
solicitud de preselección, sólo se aplicarán los criterios de preselección especificados en los 
documentos correspondientes.  Por otro lado, a los efec tos de lo dispuesto en los artículos VIII y X del GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Acuerdo sobre Contratación Pública de la OMC (ar tículo IX del texto revisado), el párrafo 5 del 
artículo 15 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI garantiza la  no discriminación en tales calificaciones. 
Por " licitación basada en un acuerdo marco " se entiende el procedimiento realizado mediante 
la celebración de un acuerdo por una o más auto ridades contratantes y uno o varios operadores 
económicos en el que se convienen las condicion es de los contratos que se adjudicarán durante 
determinado período de tiempo, partic ularmente en lo que respecta a lo s precios y, si procede, a las 
cantidades previstas (artículo 50). 
Por " licitación basada en un diálogo competitivo " se entiende un procedimiento de licitación 
pública realizado en dos etapas, aplicable en cas o de contratos de adquisición "especialmente 
complejos" (párrafo 2 del artículo 51) en el que cualquier persona con una actividad económica puede 
solicitar la participación y en el que la autorida d contratante entabla un diálogo con los candidatos 
admitidos a la licitación, con el fin de encontrar una o más soluciones que satisfagan los requisitos, 
sobre cuya base se invitará a los candidatos seleccionados a presentar ofertas (artículo 51).  
Por " licitación basada en procedimientos negociados " se entiende un procedimiento de 
licitación en el que las autoridades contratantes negocian con los licitadores las ofertas presentadas 
con el fin de adaptarlas a las nece sidades manifestadas en el anuncio  de participación, el alcance de 
los trabajos y otros documentos, en su caso, y de de terminar cuál es la oferta más ventajosa.  Los 
casos de utilización de la licitación basada en pro cedimientos negociados se contemplan en el 
párrafo 1 del artículo 52 de la Ley Nº  96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007.  
Por " contratación con un solo proveedor " se entiende un procedimiento de contratación 
utilizado en los casos especiales que determine la legislación aplicable, particularmente en caso de 
"urgencia máxima " debida a acontecimientos imprevisibles que hacen imposible el cumplimiento de 
los plazos especificados para los procedimientos  abiertos o negociados , publicando un anuncio de 
participación.  Las situaciones invocadas para justificar una " urgencia máxima " no deben ser 
atribuibles a las partes contratantes (artículo 53).  El modo de realizar la contratación con un solo 
proveedor se establece en el Reglamento aprobado  mediante Decisión del Gobierno Nº 951 de 4 de 
agosto de 2003. 
Por " contratación basada en un c onvocatoria de licitación " se entiende el procedimiento de 
contratación en el que cada operador económico puede  presentar una sola oferta, sin tener derecho a 
modificarla.  Entre la autoridad contratante y el  licitador no podrá mediar ninguna negociación sobre 
las condiciones de la oferta.  Este procedimiento puede utilizarse para los contratos de adquisición de 
bienes, obras y servicios que tengan una especificaci ón definida, a condición de que el valor estimado 
de la contratación no supere los 200.000 lei moldovos en el caso de los bienes y los servicios ni el 
millón de lei moldovos en el de las obras.  La ma nera de realizar la contratación a través de la 
convocatoria de licitación se establece en el Reglamento aprobado mediante Decisión del Gobierno Nº 832 de 13 de agosto de 2001. 
Por " licitación basada en el sistema de contratación dinámico " se entiende un procedimiento 
de uso corriente totalmente electrónico cuyas caract erísticas, generalmente disponibles en el mercado, 
satisfacen las necesidades de la autoridad contratante;  su duración es limitada en el tiempo y está abierto durante todo el período a cualquier operador económico que re úna los criterios de selección y 
que presente una oferta estimada conforme a las nec esidades solicitadas.  La licitación basada en el 
sistema de contratación dinámico se realiza atendi endo a los requisitos exigidos para las licitaciones 
públicas en todas sus etapas hasta la adjudicación del cont rato en el marco de dicho sistema.  Se invita 
a participar y se admite en el sistema a todos los licitadores que reúnan los criterios de selección y que 
hayan presentado una oferta estimada compatible con el  alcance de los trabajos y, en su caso, los 
documentos adicionales;  las ofertas pueden ser mejo radas en cualquier momento, a condición de que 
sigan siendo compatibles con el alcance de los trabajos.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Por " licitación electrónica " se entiende el procedimiento de contratación en el que media un 
dispositivo electrónico que muestra en orden descende nte nuevos precios o nuevos valores en relación 
con determinados elementos de la  oferta, que se hacen tras una prim era evaluación completa de las 
ofertas, lo que permite clasificarlas utilizando méto dos automatizados de evaluación.  No podrán ser 
objeto de licitaciones electrónicas determinados contra tos de servicios y determinados contratos de 
obras que tienen que ver con actividades intelectuales,  como obras de diseño.  La manera de realizar 
la contratación mediante licitación electrónica se establece en un Reglamento aprobado por el Gobierno. 
Por " contratación en caso de planes de vivienda social " se entiende un procedimiento 
especial de adjudicación utilizado en las contrataci ones públicas para el diseño y el desarrollo de un 
servicio de viviendas sociales cuyo fin es identificar a los miembros del equipo encargado de realizar 
los trabajos (artículo 57). 
Por " procedimiento de contratación de servicios de consultoría " se entiende el procedimiento 
contemplado en el capítulo VII (a rtículos 60-64) de la Ley Nº 96- XVI de 13 de abril de 2007.  En 
general, la contratación de servicios  de consultoría tiene lugar a través de anuncios, publicados en el 
Boletín de Contratación Pública y en medios de difusión de alcance internacional, de ofertas de 
servicios o de convocatorias de preselección.  En los casos en que sea dudoso si el objeto de la contratación es un bien o un servicio, la contrataci ón recibirá el trato de contratación de bienes.  
En general, el plazo para presentar y recibi r solicitudes y ofertas de participación será 
suficiente para que los operador es económicos, tanto moldovos como extranjeros, puedan preparar y 
presentar ofertas antes de que termine el procedimient o de licitación (artículo 26 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI 
de 13 de abril de 2007).  En la  determinación de ese plazo, las autoridades contratantes tendrán en 
cuenta la complejidad de las contrataciones previst as, el ámbito previsto de la subcontratación y el 
tiempo que exige habitualmente el envío por correo, desde el país y el extranjero, de las ofertas. 
Además, en caso de licitaciones públicas o restringidas, el plazo para la presentación y la 
recepción de solicitudes y ofertas de participación,  contado desde la public ación del anuncio de 
participación, será de al menos 15 días naturales, y en caso de contrataciones públicas directamente 
subvencionadas en más de un 50 por ciento por las autoridades contratantes (párrafo 3 del artículo 2 
de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007), de al menos 40 días naturales.  En los casos de 
repetición de contrato y de urge ncia, el plazo para la presentación de ofertas podrá reducirse a un 
período no inferior a 10 días naturales. 
En caso de procedimientos mediante convocatoria  de licitación, el plazo para la presentación 
y recepción de las ofertas, contado desde la fecha de  publicación de la invitación a participar, será de 
al menos 10 días naturales para las obras y los servici os y de tres días naturales para los bienes, y en 
caso de contrataciones públicas directamente subve ncionadas en más de un 50 por ciento por las 
autoridades contratantes (párrafo 3 del artículo 2 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007), de al 
menos 25 días naturales.  En los casos de contra taciones secundarias y repetición de contrato y de 
urgencia, justificada por la autoridad contratante, el plazo de presentación de ofertas podrá reducirse a 
un período no inferior a cinco días naturales, si se tr ata de obras o servicios, y de dos días naturales, si 
se trata de bienes. 
Las ofertas se abrirán en la fecha que en el  pliego de condiciones se especifique como fecha 
límite para la presentación de ofertas o en la que se especifique como fecha límite del período de prórroga, y en el lugar y de c onformidad con el procedimiento que se establezcan en el pliego de 
condiciones.  En la apertura de las ofertas tienen derecho a participar los licitadores o sus 
representantes (párrafo 2 del artículo 43 de la  Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  El nombre y la información de contacto de cada lic itador cuya oferta se abra y el costo de la 
oferta se comunicarán a los presentes en el acto de  la apertura así como a los no presentes o no 
representados en dicho acto que lo soliciten, y se ha rán constar en el informe del procedimiento de 
contratación (párrafo 3 del artículo 43 de la  Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
VI. INFORMACIÓN (TRANSPARENCIA DE LA CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA) 
25. El párrafo 1 del artículo XIX del Acuerdo (artículo VI del texto revisado) prevé la 
publicación de todas las leyes, reglamentos, d ecisiones judiciales y resoluciones administrativas 
de aplicación general y los procedimientos relati vos a los contratos públicos.  Sírvanse facilitar 
el nombre de las publicaciones pertinentes e indica r los medios de comunicación utilizados para 
este fin.  Sírvanse también facilitar, si es posible, la dirección de la página de Internet en la que 
pueda ser consultada la legislación a la que hacen referencia las preguntas 1 y 2. 
26. El párrafo 1 del artículo IX del Acuerdo (pá rrafo 1 del artículo VII del texto revisado) 
prevé que las entidades publicarán una invitación a participar en todos los casos en que prevean 
concertar un contrato.  Sírvanse facilitar el nomb re de las publicaciones pertinentes e indicar el 
medio de comunicación utilizado para este fin.  Sírvanse también facilitar, si es posible, la 
dirección de la página de Internet en las que se hagan públicas dichas invitaciones. 
27. Sírvanse especificar qué tipo de información exige su legislación que se incluya en las 
invitaciones a licitar o en los pliegos de condicion es, e indicar las disposiciones pertinentes de su 
legislación. 
28. El párrafo 1 del artículo IX del Acuerdo (pá rrafo 7 del artículo IX del texto revisado) 
prevé la publicación de listas permanentes de proveedores calificados por las entidades que 
mantengan ese tipo de listas.  Sírvanse facilitar  el nombre de la publicación o publicaciones 
pertinentes e indicar los medios utilizados para est e fin.  Sírvanse también facilitar, si es posible, 
la dirección de la página de Internet en que se publican dichas listas. 
29. El párrafo 1 del artículo XVIII del Acuerd o (párrafo 2 del artículo XVI del texto 
revisado) prevé la publicación por las entidades de  los detalles de los anuncios de adjudicación 
de contratos.  Sírvanse facilitar el nombre de la publicación o publicaciones pertinentes e 
indicar qué medios se utilizan para este fin.  Sí rvanse también facilitar, si es posible, la dirección 
de la página de Internet en que se publican dichos anuncios. 
30. Sírvanse especificar los tipos de informació n que deben figurar en los anuncios de 
adjudicación de contratos en su país e identifica r las disposiciones pertinentes de su legislación. 
31. Sírvanse especificar las disposiciones pertinen tes de su legislación que hacen posible, 
conforme a lo previsto por el párrafo 2 del artí culo XVIII (párrafo 1 del artículo XVI del texto 
revisado), facilitar a las demás Partes y a los licitadores cuya oferta no haya sido elegida 
información acerca de las razones por las que no fue elegida una oferta. 
Todas las leyes, decretos, decisiones del Gobierno y demás documentos normativos de la 
República de Moldova se publicarán, de conformidad con la Ley Nº 173-XIII de 6 de julio de 1994 
sobre el modo de publicación y la entrada en vigor de documentos oficiales, en el Boletín Oficial de la 
República de Moldova  y también en los sitios Web oficiales del Parlamento, el Gobierno y los 
ministerios y departamentos competentes.  La publi cación se realiza en el idioma oficial, acompañada 
de una traducción al ruso.  El Gobierno proporciona acceso gratuito e ilimitado por Internet a todas las leyes y reglamentos debidamente publicados, así co mo acceso a las actualizaciones en caso de que 
sean objeto de enmiendas, cuando éstas se producen (párra fo 1 del artículo 10 de la Nº 173-XIII).  Los 
documentos oficiales, con la salvedad de los que constituyen secreto de Estado, no podrán entrar en  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  vigor sin ser oficialmente publicados (párrafo 5 de l artículo 1 de la Ley Nº 173-XIII).  Las leyes y 
reglamentos que modifiquen las condiciones de importación o de exportación no podrán entrar en 
vigor antes de que pasen 30 días contad os desde la fecha de su adopción. 
La autoridad contratante está obligada a publi car todos los anuncios de la intención de 
contrataciones públicas previstas así como todas las i nvitaciones a presentar ofertas tanto en el Boletín 
de Contratación Pública como en el sitio Web del Organismo (artículos 19-20 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI 
de 13 de abril de 2007).  Una vez publicados en el  Boletín de Contratación Pública, también podrán 
publicarse en otros medios de difusión, tanto nacion ales como internacionales.  Si entre la fecha de 
publicación de la convocatoria de licitación y la fecha lí mite fijada para la aper tura o la recepción de 
ofertas fuera necesario corregir o volver a publicar  la convocatoria, la convocatoria corregida se 
publicará en los mismos medios de difusión y tend rá el mismo valor que la convocatoria original. 
Los anuncios de la intención de organizar una  licitación deben publicarse por separado para 
los bienes, las obras y los servicios en un plazo máxi mo de 30 días naturales contados desde la fecha 
de aprobación del propio presupuesto de la autorida d contratante competente.  En el anuncio de la 
intención se incluirán todos los contratos de a dquisiciones públicas que se espera adjudicar antes de 
que finalice el ejercicio presupuestario.  En el caso  de los contratos públicos cuyo valor se estime en 
menos de 200.000 lei moldovos, si se trata de bien es y servicios, y en menos de 1 millón de lei 
moldovos, si se trata de obras, no es obligatorio publi car el anuncio (párrafo 3 del artículo 19 de la 
Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2006). 
En el alcance de los trabajos, la autorida d contratante podrá especificar la entidad o las 
entidades de las que los candidatos o los licitadores podr án obtener la información pertinente sobre las 
obligaciones en materia de impuestos, protección del medio ambiente y condiciones laborales en la 
República de Moldova que se observarán en el lugar de las obras o en la prestación de los servicios 
durante el período de ejecución del contrato. 
Los anuncios de adjudicación de contratos de  adquisiciones públicas se publicarán en un 
plazo de 30 días naturales contados desde la fech a de la celebración del contrato de adquisición 
pública (artículo 21 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
La autoridad contratante informará a los licitadores que participen en el procedimiento de 
contratación y que lo soliciten de todas las d ecisiones relativas a la adjudicación del contrato.  
Además, a petición de los candidatos y los licitadores, la autoridad contratante está obligada a explicar 
el procedimiento de contratación aplicado, las razones del rechazo de ofertas no seleccionadas y las características y ventajas relativas de la oferta adjudicada así como el nombre completo de la empresa 
licitadora adjudicataria (artículo 22 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
VII. PROCEDIMIENTOS DE IMPUGNACIÓN DE LA LICITACIÓN 
32. Sírvanse facilitar información sobre los pr ocedimientos de impugnación existentes. 
33. ¿Existen disposiciones específicas que permit an el acceso de los proveedores extranjeros 
al procedimiento de impugnación? 
34. Si esa información no responde plenamente a los siguientes puntos, sírvanse facilitar la 
información adicional necesaria a tal efecto: 
 i) El plazo para presentar la reclamación prevista en el Acuerdo "en ningún caso 
será inferior a 10 días" desde el momento en que se conocieran, o debieran haberse razonablemente cono cido los hechos que den lugar a la reclamación.  
¿Cuáles son los plazos establecido s en la legislación nacional? GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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 ii) ¿Cuál es el órgano responsable del procedimiento de impugnación?  ¿Es un 
"tribunal" o un "órgano de examen imparcial e independiente"?  En este último caso: 
 
  - ¿Cómo se selecciona a sus miembros? 
 
  - ¿Están sus decisiones sujetas a revisión judicial? 
 
  - De no ser así, ¿cómo se tienen en  cuenta las prescripciones del párrafo 6 
del artículo XX (párrafo 6 del artículo XVIII del texto revisado)? 
 
 iii) ¿Cuál es la legislación aplicable con referencia a la cual el órgano de 
impugnación examinará las reclamaciones? 
 
 iv) ¿Qué medidas provisionales rápida s están previstas para corregir las 
infracciones del Acuerdo y preservar las oportunidades comerciales? 
 
  - ¿Está incluida entre esas medidas la  posibilidad de suspender el proceso 
de contratación?  ¿En qué condiciones? 
 v) ¿Cómo corrige el procedimiento de impugnación las infracciones del Acuerdo?  
¿Qué tipos de compensación por los daño s o perjuicios sufridos puede establecer 
el órgano de impugnación? 
  vi) Sírvanse facilitar la información disp onible sobre los plazos de las distintas 
etapas del proceso de impugnación, incluida la obtención de medidas 
provisionales y de una decisión definitiva. 
 vii) ¿Cuáles son habitualmente los cost es de un procedimiento de impugnación?  
¿Está prevista la posibilidad de que tales procedimientos sean gratuitos? 
 
El procedimiento de contratación puede ser su spendido por las autoridades contratantes o a 
petición del Organismo tras una auditoría.  Puede procederse a la anulación antes de la fecha de 
publicación de la comunicación relativa a los resu ltados de la aplicación del procedimiento de 
contratación pública y, en todo caso, antes de la fecha de celebración del contrato, por los motivos 
especificados en el párrafo 1 del artículo 59 de la Ley. 
Además, todo operador económic o que alegue que en el marco del procedimiento de 
contratación la autoridad contratante, en virtud de su decisión o del procedimiento aplicado, ha 
infringido la ley o un derecho reconocido por ésta al operador económico, ocasionándole o pudiendo 
ocasionarle una pérdida, podrá impugnar ante el PPA la decisión o el procedimiento aplicado por la 
autoridad contratante, en la manera prevista en la Ley Nº 96 de 13 de abril de 2007.  La Ley de 
Contratación Pública no prescribe el pago de derec hos de timbre por iniciar el procedimiento de 
impugnación. 
La Ley prevé el reembolso de la pérdida causada por las actuaciones ilegales de las 
autoridades contratantes, con excepci ón de la pérdida de beneficios o de la posibilidad de obtenerlos.  
La compensación de daños y perjuicios se basará única mente en el fallo judicial definitivo (párrafo 7 
del artículo 72 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007).  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  No podrá ser objeto de impugnación: 
 a) la elección del procedimiento de selección  de ofertas de servicios de consultoría; 
 b) la limitación de la participación en el procedimiento de contratación, resuelta de 
conformidad con la legislación aplicable (p árrafo 1 del artículo 15 de la Ley Nº 96 
de 13 de abril de 2007); 
 c) la decisión de rechazar todas las ofertas; 
 d) la omisión de la referencia a est a Ley o a otros documentos normativos sobre 
contratación pública, así como la falta  de información sobre el derecho de 
impugnación. 
En general, el plazo para la presentación de impugnaciones es de hasta 10 días naturales 
contados desde la fecha en que el operador económic o tuvo conocimiento de las circunstancias en que 
se fundamente su impugnación de la decisión del proced imiento aplicado por la autoridad contratante.  
Las impugnaciones de invitaciones a participar en licitaciones o de los pliegos de condiciones se 
podrán presentar antes de que la autoridad contrata nte proceda a la apertura de las propuestas de 
ofertas. 
Tras un primer examen de la impugnación, el  Organismo podrá decidir (párrafo 4 del 
artículo 72 de la Ley Nº 96 de 13 de abril de 2007) lo siguiente: 
 a) iniciar el procedimiento de solución amigable de la reclamación;  b) estimar total o parcialmente la reclamación;  c) desestimar total o parcialmente la reclamación;  d) solicitar que vuelvan a ser evaluadas las ofertas; 
 e) tomar otras medidas resolutorias de conformidad con la legislación aplicable. 
En general, la legislación aplicable al fondo de la impugnación será la Ley Nº 96-XVI 
de 13 de abril de 2007, así como los demás doc umentos normativos oficiales aplicables en este 
ámbito.  De ser necesario, el Organismo y el tribunal administrativo podrán aplicar además las normas del derecho privado internacional en  materia de conflicto de legislaciones que figuran en el Código 
Civil de la República de Moldova. 
En un plazo de 20 días laborables contados desde la presentación de la impugnación, el 
Organismo la examinará y en el mismo plazo de tiempo publicará su decisión sobre la base de los documentos presentados o tras el examen de la impug nación en sesión abierta, invitando por escrito, y 
con la participación de al menos el representante de l Organismo, a la parte impugnadora, la autoridad 
competente y el adjudicatario de la licitación, de  haberlo.  En el proceso de examen de la 
impugnación, el Organismo podrá invitar a expertos en la materia, que en las audiencias de las 
impugnaciones presentarían informes escritos y/o verbales (párrafo 6 del artículo 73 de la Ley Nº 96 
de 13 de abril de 2007). GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  El Organismo podrá, de oficio o a petición del operador económico in teresado, ordenar la 
suspensión de la celebración/ejecución del contra to de adquisición pública si la impugnación es 
procedente y contiene la declar ación probada confirmatoria de que: 
 a) sin dicha suspensión el operador económico registrará pérdidas;  b) existe la posibilidad de que se satisfaga la impugnación; 
 c) la suspensión no perjudicará a las partes que intervienen en el procedimiento de 
contratación. 
A propuesta del Organismo y/o el operador económ ico participante en el procedimiento de 
impugnación de la contratación, las impugnaciones podr án solucionarse amigablemente (párrafo 5 del 
artículo 72 de la Ley Nº 96 de 13 de agosto de 2007). 
En caso de que el Organismo no emita su decisión en el plazo especificado o de que esté 
disconforme con la decisión del Organismo, el ope rador económico podrá iniciar actuaciones ante el 
tribunal administrativo competente.  Una vez inicia da tal actuación, el Organismo dejará de ser 
competente para resolver la impugnación (párrafo 10 del artículo 73 de la Ley Nº 96 de 13 de abril 
de 2007). 
La autoridad contratante está obligada a preparar  y mantener el expediente de contratación 
pública durante los cinco años siguientes a la inici ación del procedimiento de contratación (párrafo 1 
del artículo 32 de la Ley Nº 96-XVI de 13 de abril de 2007). 
VIII.  OTROS ASUNTOS 
35. ¿En qué medida se utiliza la tecnología de la información en el proceso de contratación 
pública?  ¿Se publican los anuncios de invitación a la licitación y/o los anuncios de adjudicación 
de contratos en formato electrónico?  Sírvanse facilitar la dirección de dichas publicaciones 
electrónicas. 
36. ¿Existe en su país un servicio de info rmación que responda a las preguntas de los 
proveedores, de otros gobiernos y del público en general sobre las leyes, reglamentos y 
procedimientos y prácticas relativos a la contra tación pública a nivel central y/o subcentral?  
Sírvanse facilitar la dirección. 
Moldova utiliza ampliamente la tecnología de la información en el ámbito de la contratación 
pública.  Para más información sobre la actividad del Organismo de Contratación Pública en el campo 
de la contratación pública, véase:  www.tender.gov.md.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  ANNEX* 
 
THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 
 
LAW 
ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS 
No. 96-XVI of 13 April 2007  
 
Official Gazette "Monitorul Oficial"  No. 107-111/470 of 27July 2007 
 
* * * 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
Chapter I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 1. Definitions 
Article 2.  The coverage of the law 
Article 3.  Calculation of the estimated value of public procurement contracts and 
planning of such contracts 
Article 4. The exceptions 
Article 5. The special regime 
Article 6. The principles regulating the public procurement relationships 
Article 7. The legal framework 
 
Chapter II 
STATE REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS 
 
Article 8.  The Public Procurement Agency 
Article 9. The Agency's principal functions in the sphere of public procurements 
Article 10. The Agency's operation and administration 
Article 11. The Agency's budget 
 
Chapter III 
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Section 1 
The Contracting Authorities 
 
Article 12.  The status of the Contracting Authority 
Article 13.  The functions of the Contracting Authorities in the sphere of public 
procurements 
Article 14. Performing of the Contracting Authority's functions 
                                                      
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  Section 2 
The Supplier 
 
Article 15.  The Suppliers' participation in the public procurement procedures 
Article 16. The Supplier's qualifications 
Article 17. The list of qualified suppliers 
Article 18. The list of prohibited suppliers 
 
Chapter IV 
PUBLICITY AND TRANSPARENCY 
 
Article 19.  The notice of intended procurement  
Article 20. General rules regarding the draft and publication of a request for offers 
Article 21. The notice regarding the award of the public procurement contract 
Article 22.  Informing the bidders 
 
Chapter V 
THE PRINCIPAL (MAIN) REQUIREMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Article 23. The rules regarding notices 
Article 24. Communication forms 
Article 25. The requirement to confirm the documents 
Article 26.  The timing for the submission and receipt of the applications for participation 
and bids 
Article 27. The rules for the description of  the goods, works and services 
Article 28. The language of the standardized documentation 
Article 29. The rejection of all bids 
Article 30.  Acts of corruption from the part of suppliers 
Article 31. The conditions regarding taxes, environmental issues and labor safety 
Article 32.  The public procurements file 
 
Chapter VI 
THE PUBLIC PROCUREM ENT PROCEDURES 
 
Section 1 
The types of the public procurement procedures 
 
Article 33.  Public procurement procedures 
 
Section 2 
The open tender 
 
Article 34. The initiation of an open tender 
Article 35. The invitation to participate in the open tender 
Article 36. The conditions regarding the offer of tender documents 
Article 37.  The tender documents 
Article 38. The explanations regarding the tender documents and their modifications  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Article 39. The bid submission terms and conditions 
Article 40. The bid validity term, amendments and withdrawal 
Article 41. Alternative bids 
Article 42. The guarantee to secure the bid and the execution of the contract 
Article 43.  Opening of the bids 
Article 44.  Examination, evaluation and comparison of the bids 
Article 45.  The most advantageous bid in the economic terms 
Article 46.  A bid with an abnormally low price 
Article 47.  Bid acceptance, awards and conclu sion of the procurement contract 
 
Section 3 
The closed tender 
 
Article 48. The conditions for holding a closed tender 
Article 49. Pre selection (short-listing) procedure 
 
Section 4 
Other public procurement procedures 
 
Article 50. The framework agreement 
Article 51. The competitive dialogue 
Article 52.  The negotiation procedure 
Article 53. Procurements from a single source 
Article 54.  The request for price quotations 
Article 55.  The dynamic procurements system 
Article 56.  An electronic auction 
Article 57.  Procurements in the case of the social housing construction schemes 
Article 58.  Procurements via Universal Commodity Exchange 
Article 59. Cancellation  of the results of procurement procedures 
 
Chapter VII 
THE SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES 
 
Article 60.  The request of bids for consultancy services 
Article 61. The RFP for the consultancy services 
Article 62.  The evaluation criteria for the bids for consultancy services 
Article 63.  The procedure for the selection of the consultancy service bids 
Article 64.  Confidentiality 
 
Chapter VIII 
THE PUBLIC PROCUR EMENTS CONTRACT 
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE REPORTS 
 
Article 65.  The principles of awarding a public procurements contract 
Article 66.  Preferences in the awards of public procurement contracts 
Article 67.  The public procurements contract 
Article 68.  Subcontracts GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Article 69.  The ban on the procurements fragmentation or increase 
Article 70. The report on the procurements procedure 
 
Chapter IX 
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY 
 
Section 1 
Dispute Settlement  
 
Article 71.  The right of appeal 
Article 72.  Submission and examination of appeals 
Article 73.  Claim examination procedures 
Article 74.  Suspension of the procurements procedure 
 
Section 2 
Responsibility for the infringement of the public procurement law 
 
Article 75.  The forms of responsibility 
 
Chapter X 
THE CONCLUDING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 76.  Coming into effect. Terminations . The Government's obligations 
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   The Parliament hereby adopts this organic law. 
 
CHAPTER I:  GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 1. Definitions 
 
For the purposes of this law, the following definiti ons shall be used in the following meaning: 
 
Public procurements:   Acquisition of goods, works performed or services provided for the 
needs of one or more Contracting Authorities; 
 
The Public Procurement Agency:   the central specialized administrative authority 
subordinated to the Ministry of Finance, with th e functions of government regulation, supervision, 
control and inter-industry coordination in  the sphere of public procurements; 
[Art. 1, the definition as in the PL 109 of 04.06.2010, MO 131-134/30.07.10 art. 443 ] 
 
The contracting authority:  Public administration authorities, legal entities under public law 
as well as associations of such authorities or entities;  
Public funds:   The funds from the state budget, local budgets of administrative territorial 
units, the public social insurance budget, speciali zed foundations, specialized provisions of public 
institutions, the Statutory Medical Insurance Fund,  external loans accounted for as direct or 
guaranteed state debt;  
Public procurement contract:   A remunerative contract concluded in writing between one or 
several suppliers and one or more Contracting Authorities and having as its subject matter the 
acquisition of goods, works performed or services provided within the meaning of this law; 
 
Standardized documentation:   The documents which comprise all information regarding the 
subject matter of the public procurements contr act and the procedures for its awards, including the 
terms of reference or description, as the case may be;  
Bid guarantee:   An amount of money or a guarantee to provide such amount, which is 
presented by the Bidder to the Contracting Authorit y together with the bid and which secures the 
validity of such bid;  
Contract execution guarantee:   The guarantee securing the execution of the contractual 
obligations provided for in the public procuremen ts contract concluded between the Contracting 
Authority or authorities and the bidder awarded the contract;  
The procurements workgroup:   The group of professionals within the Contracting 
Authority, which implements th e public procurement procedures; 
 
Open Tender:   The public procedure, under which any interested supplier may submit a bid; 
 
Closed Tender:   The public procedure, under which any interested supplier may apply for the 
participation and under which only the suppliers short-listed (pre -selected) by the Contracting 
Authority may submit their bids; 
 
Electronic means:   The means which uses electronic data procession equipment, including 
digital compression and storage of data, which can be diffused, transmitted and received via cable, radio, optical devices or other electromagnetic devices;  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  The bid most advantageous in economic terms:   The bid selected as the winning bid 
according to the criteria laid down in this law and in the procedure of awarding a public procurements 
contract;  
A bidder:   The supplier who has submitted a bid according to the procedure of awarding a 
public procurements contract; 
 
A supplier:   Supplier of goods, works and/or services , who can be an individual or an entity, 
or a public law entity, or an association of such  persons and/or entities which supply goods, works 
and/or services at the market. 
 
Article 2. The scope of the law 
 
(1) This law shall apply to public procurement c ontracts, which are not covered in Article 4 and 
which have an estimated value without value-adde d tax (VAT) no less than the threshold levels 
below: 
 
(a) for public procurement contracts to procure goods:  MDL 20,000;  (b) for public procurement contracts to procure  
works and services:      MDL 25,000. 
 
(2) This law shall apply also to public procur ement contracts directly subsidized by the 
Contracting Authority by more than 50 per cent, where they are not covered by the exceptions specified in Article 4.  
(3) This law shall provide also for the specific de tails regarding the public  procurement contracts, 
which are not covered in Article 4 and which have an estimated va lue without value-added tax (VAT) 
no less than the threshold levels below:  
(a) for public procurement contracts to procure  goods and services:      MDL 2,500,000; 
 
(b) for public procurement contracts to procure works:  MDL 99,000,000. 
 (4) The public procurement contracts which have an estimated value without VAT less than the 
threshold levels specified in Paragraph (1) shall be  dealt with in conformity with the Government-
approved Regulation on low value public procurements. 
 (5) The present law is applied in the appropriate  manner to different types of public-private 
partnership that are not forbidden by the law. 
[Art. 2 par. (5) introduced by PL 181 of 15.07.10, MO 155-158/03.09.10 art. 559] 
 
Article 3. Calculation of the estimated value of  public procurement contracts and planning of 
such contracts 
 
(1) The estimated value of a public procurement contract shall be calculated based on the total 
amount payable, without VAT, as assessed by the Contracting Authority.  The structure of the total 
amount payable shall include all types of re muneration, including eventual bonuses, fees, 
commissions, obtained income and/or premiums or payments to the benefit of the bidders, with account at all times of possible options and eventual contract extensions.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (2) The exact methods for calculation of the estimat ed value of public procurement contracts and 
their planning shall be laid down in a separ ate regulation approved by the Government. 
 
Article 4. The exceptions 
  The provisions of this law shall not apply to: 
 
(a) R&D service contracts, under which the Cont racting Authority is the sole beneficiary, 
where the deliverables are u sed for in-house purposes and to exercise its functions, 
provided the supplied services are paid solely  by the Contracting Authority and the 
prices for the provided services do not exceed or are within the range of the market 
prices for similar services; 
 (b) public procurement contracts which have arbitration and/or reconciliation services as 
their subject matter; 
 
(c) public procurement contracts in respect of the issue, purchase, sale or transfer of titles 
or other financial instruments, and in pa rticular in respect of the operations to 
accumulate the Contracting Authorities' funds or capital; 
 
(c¹) the contracts of printing the banknotes and minting coins, as well as their 
transportation; 
[Art. 4 letter (c¹) introduced by the PL 41-XVI of 06.03.08, MO 63-65/28.03.08 art. 
205] 
 
(c²) contracts of adhesion nature, signed by National Bank of Moldova with international 
financial institutions, with non-resident economic agents, according to which are 
delivered goods, services, a nd construction services that ensure the service of 
automated interbank payment system, st ate securities market and inter-banking 
securities market, administrating the state' s currency reserves, administration of 
state's currency operations, including the external debt, the external audit of the annual financial reports, accounts and registers of National Bank; 
[Art. 4 letter (c²) introduced by the PL  124 of 18.06.10, MO 121-123/16.07.10 art. 
380] 
 
(d) the services provided by the National Bank of Moldova;  
(e) public procurement contracts declared secret under the applicable legislation, where 
their execution necessitates special secu rity measures required by the law; 
 (f) public procurement contracts which have employment contracts as subject matter;  (g) concession contracts for public services and works; 
 
(h) public procurement contracts awarded by  a Contracting Authority to any other 
Contracting Authority or an association of Contracting Authorities based on the 
exclusive rights they are holding according to the law; 
 
(i) public procurement contracts which have  as their subject matter the acquisition of 
goods for subsequent resale; 
 (j) contracts for the procurement of goods by the Contracting Authority from the state 
provisions of tangible resour ces and emergency provisions; GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (k) contracts for the procurement of goo ds, works and services connected with the 
manufacture of or trade in armaments, ammunition and armament systems; 
 (l) public procurement contracts regulated  by different norms and procedures and 
awarded according to: 
 
- the international agreements conclude d by Moldova and one or more third 
countries in respect of the goods or services required for joint implementation or operation of a certain venture by the signatory states, or regarding the services necessary for the joint implementation or operation of a certain 
project by the signatory states; 
 - the international agreements rega rding the deployment of troops and 
connected with the engagements of Moldova or a third country; 
 
- the specific procedures of an international organization. 
 
(m) contracts of printing the voting-papers and other electoral documents, of supplying 
with materials and equipment designated fo r electoral institutions in the electoral 
period. 
[Art. 4 let. (m) introduced by PL 216 of 17.09.10, MO 191-193/01.10.10 art. 634] 
 
(n) the public procurement contracts signed be tween Diplomatic missions and Consular 
offices of Republic of Moldova and suppliers residents of the State in which the first 
ones activate. 
[Art. 4 let. (n) introduced by PL 267 of  23.12.11, MO 13-14/13.01 .12, in force from 
13.01.12] 
 
Article 5. The special regime 
 
(1) The Contracting Authorities operating in the s phere of the national defense, public order and 
national security shall be obliged to apply the provis ions of this law, excepting the situations covered 
in Article 4. 
 (2) The right to participate in the procedures to award public procurement contracts may be 
reserved by the Government - to the extent not to exceed 20 per cent of the total volume of the 
procurements - for the Association of the Blind; th e Association of the Handicapped;  the Association 
of the Deaf;  the production facility of the Natio nal Psychiatric Hospital;  penitentiary system 
institutions and other disadvantaged parties; altern atively such parties may enjoy preferential terms 
and conditions for the participation in such pr ocedures within the framework of employment 
programs, as provided for in the legislation.  
Article 6. The principles regulating th e public procurement relationships 
 
The relations arising in connection with the public procurements shall be regulated on the 
basis of the following principles:  
(a) the efficient use of public funds and mi nimization of the risks for the Contracting 
Authorities; 
 (b) transparency of the public procurements;   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (c) ensuring of the competition and prevention of unfair competition in the sphere of 
public procurements; 
 (d) environment protection and promotion of the sustainable development principles via 
public procurements; 
 
(e) maintenance of the public or der, morale and security;  pr otection of human health and 
human life, flora and fauna; 
 (f) liberalization and expansio n of international trade; 
 
(g) free circulation of goods, liberty to establish and provide services;  (h) equal treatment, impartiality and non-di scrimination for all bidders and suppliers; 
 
(i) support for the suppliers resident in Mol dova - to the extent which does not come in 
conflict with the international laws  to which Moldova is a party; 
 (j) responsibility within the framework of the public procurement procedures. 
 
Article 7. The legal framework 
 
(1) The relations arising in connection with the public procurement are regulated by this law and 
other laws and Government resolutions a dopted in conformity with this law. 
 (2) Should an international agreement or treaty to which Moldova is a party establish the norms 
different from those provided for in this law, the pr ovisions of the international treaty shall prevail. 
 
CHAPTER II 
STATE REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS 
 
Article 8. The Public Procurement Agency 
[Art. 8 title in the revision of PL 109 of 04.06.10, MO 131-134/30.07.10 art.443] 
 
(1) The Public Procurement Agency, further " the Agency" , is a public authority with the legal 
status of a specialized administrative authority, wh ich is subordinated to the Ministry of Finance and 
established with the objective to exercise state re gulation, supervision, control and inter-sector 
coordination in the sphere of pub lic procurements.  The Agency is an independent functional unit. 
[Art. 8 par. (1)amended by the PL 109 of 04.06.10, MO 131-134/30.07.10 art.443]  
 
(2) The Agency shall have its own balance sh eet, bank account(s), the stamp bearing the State 
Ensign of Moldova and the name of the Agency in the state language.  Article 9. The Agency's principal functions  in the sphere of public procurements 
 
(1) The Agency shall perform the following principal functions:  
(a) develop and submit to the Government fo r approval the draft regulations necessary to 
exercise this law; develop suggestions regarding the introduction of modifications 
and amendments to the public  procurements legislation; GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (b) coordinate, monitor, assess and contro l compliance of the Contracting Authorities 
with the public procurement procedures a nd procedures for the awarding of public 
procurement contracts; 
(c) produce, update and maintain the list of qualified supplies and supplier 
disqualification lists; 
(d) develop and implement standardized documentation for the public procurement 
procedures; 
(e) examine and register the tender doc umentation submitted by the Contracting 
Authorities during 15 calendar days starting with the date of presentation and registration of these at the Agency; [Art.9 par. (1) let. e) amended by PL 65 of 30.03.12, MO 92/15.05.12 art. 308] 
(f) examines reports on the public procurement procedures; 
(g) examine and register public procurement contracts concluded as result of 
implementing the procurement procedures dur ing 15 calendar days from the date of 
deposit and registration at the Agency of tender documents (excepting the contracts 
concluded as result of implementing the request for price quotations procedure); 
[Art.9 par. (1) let. g) amended by PL 65 of 30.03.12, MO 92/15.05.12 art. 308] 
(h) request re-examination or cancellation, as the case may be, of the results of public 
procurement procedures; 
(i) maintain the automated public procurements register; (j) examine and settle disputes between th e parties participating in the public 
procurement procedures; 
(k) provide methodology assistance and advice regarding the public procurements to the 
Contracting Authorities, initiate and suppor t training efforts for the Contracting 
Authority staff involved in the preparation and implementation of the public procurement procedures and awarding of  the public procurement contracts; 
(l) issue the public procurements bulletin; deve lop and place in the Internet the web page 
"Moldova's Public Procurements", which is the formal venue for publication of invitations to tender, requests for proposals and information on the public procurements and awards of public procurement contracts; 
(m) submit to the Government quarterly a nd annual reports and st atistical analysis on 
public procurements; 
(n) request and obtain from the relevant authorities the information on the suppliers 
participating in the public procurement procedures as well as any other information 
required by the Agency to perform its functions; 
(o) collaborate with internatio nal agencies and similar foreign entities operating in the 
sphere of public procurements; 
(p) coordinate the use of foreign technical assi stance in the sphere of public procurement; 
(q) perform other functions provided for in this law and other applicable laws and 
regulations. 
(2) The Agency shall perform its functions at the regional level via its territorial offices. 
[Art.9 par. (2) amended by PL 267 of 23.12.11, MO 13-14/13/01.12 art. 32, in force 13.01.12] 
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  Article 10. The Agency's operation and administration 
 
The Agency's operation and administration shall follow the Regulations approved by the 
Government.  Article 11. The Agency's budget 
 
(1) The Agency's budget shall be comprised of:  
(a) own income resulting from activities wh ich are not contrary to this law; 
 
(b) allocations from the state budget; 
 
(c) other additional lawful sources. 
 
(2) The Agency's budget shall be developed, ex amined, approved and reported in compliance 
with the law.  
CHAPTER III 
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
SECTION 1.  THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES 
 
Article 12. The status of the Contracting Authority 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority may be any public  authority within the meaning of the term 
defined in the legislation of Moldova, including  legal entities under the public law, associations of 
such authorities or persons.  (2) A legal entity under the public  law shall mean any entity: 
 
(a) established exclusively to satisfy public n eeds, without any profit targets (industrial 
or commercial); 
 (b) with a separate legal identity;  (c) whose operations are secured to a ma jor extent with public funds, or whose 
management is subject to the controls exer cised by a public authority or another legal 
entity under the public law, or whose Admi nistrative, Management or Supervision 
Board has more than 50 per cent of the members appointed by the above entities. 
 (3) Furthermore, the Contracting Authority ma y be an association of several Contracting 
Authorities, whose members appoint a legal entity from their midst by a civil law act to represent 
them as a single buyer in the relationships with an y Supplier, contractor to perform works or service 
provider.  (4) Other legal entities with an obligation to pe rform public procurements may be qualified as the 
Contracting Authorities by a Government decision acco rding to this law, where they operate at the 
markets in which the competition is excluded on the fo rce of a regulation or an administrative ruling 
or due to the existence of a monopoly.  (5) Any other entity, which does not satisfy th e aggregate of the requirements specified in 
Paragraph (2) hereof, may be qualif ied upon request or decision of a competent governance body as a GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Contracting Authority subject to the performance of the procurements in strict compliance with this 
law.  (6) A Contracting Authority may be a public aut hority appointed by the Government to organize 
and perform in a centralized way the public proc urement procedures with the objective to satisfy 
certain needs in the respective goods, works or services for some other Contracting Authorities. 
 
Article 13. The functions of the Contracting Au thorities in the sphere of public procurements 
 
(1) The Contracting authorities shall perform th e following actions in the sphere of public 
procurement: 
 
(a) establish work groups in charge of impl ementing the public procurements within the 
Contracting Authority; 
 
(b) develop annual and quarterly public procurement plans; 
 (c) issue requests for proposals / invitations to  tender within the framework of the public 
procurement procedures; 
 (d) develop tender documentation packages a nd other documents applicable within the 
framework of the procurement procedures; 
 (e) initiate and perform the pub lic procurement procedures; 
 (f) ensure the extensive participation of Supp liers in the public procurement procedures; 
 
(g) examine, assess and compare the bids s ubmitted by Suppliers within the framework 
of the public procurement procedures; 
 (h) conclude public procuremen t contracts with Suppliers; 
 
(i) produce reports on the results of the pub lic procurement procedures and submit them 
to the Agency; 
 (j) execute and manage public procuremen t contracts according to their terms and 
conditions; 
 
(k) keep records of all documents produced and applied within the framework of the 
public procurement procedures. 
 (2) The Contracting Authority shall:  
(a) ensure the efficiency of the public procurements; 
 (b) ensure the objectivity and impartial ity within the framework of the public 
procurement procedures; 
 
(c) ensure the transparency and publicity of the public procurement procedures; 
 (d) submit upon the Agency's request any in formation regarding the conclusion and 
execution of the public procurement contracts. 
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  Article 14. Performing of the Contracting Authority's functions 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority shall exercise its functions through the procurements work group, 
established for that purpose of the Contracting Aut hority's officers and expe rts with the relevant 
professional experience and expertise in the sphere of public procurements, which are selected from 
among the listed staff.  Depending on the subject of  the procurements, the Contracting Authority may 
establish one or more procurements work groups.  (2) The Contracting Authority may invite, if necess ary, professionals and experts in the sphere of 
particular procurements to act as advisors in the procurements work group.  In special cases provided 
for in the law, such professionals and experts ma y be granted a voting right in the work group. 
 (3) A member of the work group must sign (at his/her personal responsibility) a declaration in writing regarding the confidentiality and impartia lity, in which he/she undertakes to observe 
unconditionally the provisions of this la w and presents furthermore that he/she: 
 
(a) is not a spouse, relative or in-law (to the third degree inclusive) of any of the bidders; 
 (b) has not been within the last three year s a party to an employment contract or a 
cooperation contract concluded with any of the bidders, as shown in the labor record 
book, or has not been a member of the bidder's administrative board or any other of 
the bidder's governance or management bodies; 
 (c) does not hold a stake or shares in the author ized and subscribed capital of any of the 
bidders. 
 
(4) Should a work group member present prior to the bid opening meeting to fall into one or 
several of the categories listed in Paragraph (3), he/she must request promptly his/her immediate 
removal from the work group and replacement with another person.  (5) The Agency may cancel the procurement pr ocess in the case of non-compliance with the 
provisions of the Paragraphs (3) and (4) above. 
 
(6) The procurements work group shall be guided in  its activities by this law and the Regulations 
approved by the Government.  
SECTION 2.  THE SUPPLIER 
 
Article 15. The Suppliers' participation in  the public procurement procedures 
 
(1) Any Supplier with the status of a reside nt or non-resident business company (including 
individuals as well as legal entities) has the right to participate according to the stipulations of the 
present law, to the procedures of awarding the public procurement contract. [Art. 15 par. (1) amended by PL 267 of 23.12.11,  MO 13-14/13.01.12, art.  32, in force 13.01.12] 
[Art. 15 par. (1) amended by the PL 124 of 18.06.10, MO 121-123/16.07.10 art. 380]  
(2) Non-resident suppliers shall enjoy the rights an d remedies similar to those granted to resident 
suppliers under this law solely in the case of the public procurements provided for in Article 2 
Paragraph (3) subject to compliance with the requirements of Paragraph (3) hereof. 
 (3) A foreign supplier shall enjoy in Moldova the rights in respect of the participation in the 
procedures of awarding public procurement contract s similar to the rights enjoyed by the Moldovan 
suppliers in the foreign supplier's home country. GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (4) Suppliers may form associations for the purpo ses of submitting their bids and/or act as joint 
bidders.  An association (a group of suppliers) might be obliged to obtain a certain legal status - where 
such transformation is necessary for the proper execution of the contract.  (5) The participation terms and conditions set fo r the suppliers (which may include financial 
guarantees, technical qualifications and the inform ation necessary to assess the supplier's financial, 
commercial and technical capacity and to check hi s qualifications) may not be less favorable for non-
resident suppliers that those required from resident  suppliers or otherwise discriminatory for the non-
resident supplier.  Article 16. The supplier's qualifications 
 
(1) To confirm the supplier's qualifications for the purposes of the public procurement 
procedures, the supplier must submit the documents issued by the competent authorities indicated by 
the Contracting Authority for th e purposes of the public procurem ent procedures and evidencing: 
 
(a) the Supplier's managerial competencies, experience, good repute, availability of the 
skilled staff and equipment, financial cap acity and other capaci ties necessary for 
adequate execution of the public procurem ents contract throughout the lifetime of 
such contract; 
 
(b) authority to conclude the public procurements contract; 
 (c) good standing, implying the availability of certificates confirming that the supplier is 
not in the process of liquidation or bankruptcy, its assets are not under sequestration and its business operations are not suspended; 
 
(d) payment of taxes and other statutory charges in compliance with the laws of the 
supplier’s home country; 
 (e) non-application during the last three years of any disciplinary, administrative or penal 
sanctions to the supplier's managers in c onnection with their professional activities or 
submission of erroneous data for the purpo ses of concluding a public procurements 
contract; 
 (f) the list of founders/shareholders and affiliates (affiliated persons). 
 
(2) The Contracting Authority shall take into account the Supplier's rights connected with the 
protection of its intellectual property and commercial secrets.  (3) The Contracting Authority shall assess the S upplier's qualifications, using the criteria and 
procedures described in the request for proposals/invitation to tender. 
 
(4) The Contracting Authority may disqualify the bidder at any stage of the procurement process 
in case it is found that the information submitted by the supplier for the qualification purposes is 
untrue or incomplete, or in other cases provided fo r in this law and other applicable laws and 
regulations.  
(5) The Bidder may be disqualified if he do es not present the supplementary information 
requested by the Contracting Authority within the requested term.  (6) The bidder may not be disqualified due to the fact that the qualification information presented by him is inaccurate or incomplete to an immaterial degree.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (7) The Contracting Authority may request the bi dders to present the documentary evidence, if 
necessary, and should it have any doubts regarding the bidder's and supplier's personal situation, it 
may request cooperation and the necessary informa tion from the competent authorities, including 
foreign ones.  
(8) The competent authorities and the authorities protecting and enforcing the law and order 
should present upon request of the Contracting Aut hority and free of charge within 10 calendar days 
the systematized information or any other info rmation regarding the s upplier's legal status, 
involvement/non-involvement in criminal associations  or groups as well as other information about 
the respective bidder and supplier, specified in this law.  In the case of non-resident suppliers such 
information may be sought from the competent foreign authorities according to the accepted 
international practices.  
Article 17. The list of qualified suppliers 
 (1) The list of qualified suppliers is a formal lis t maintained to ensure the suppliers' accessibility 
during the public procurement procedures.  (2) The inclusion in the List of qualified supplie rs may not be an obligatory requirement;  it is 
performed upon the supplier's request with the issuance of the confirming certificate upon such 
inclusion. 
 
(3) The list of qualified suppliers shall be deve loped, maintained and updated by the Agency 
according to the Regulations approved by the Government.  
Article 18. The list of prohibited suppliers 
 
(1) The list of prohibited suppliers is a formal list developed and maintained by the Agency for 
the purpose to restrict for three years the participation of prohibited suppliers in the public procurement procedures covered by this law.  (2) The list of prohibited suppliers shall be de veloped, maintained and updated by the Agency 
according to the Regulations approved by the Government. 
 
CHAPTER IV 
PUBLICITY AND TRANSPARENCY 
 
Article 19. The notice of intended procurement   
 
(1) The Contracting Authority must publish a notice of intended procurement in the Public Procurements Bulletin regarding the scheduled pu blic procurements.  In the case of the public 
procurements covered by Article 2 Paragraph (3), the announcement of  intent shall be published also 
in "The Official Journal of the European Community". 
 
(2) The notice of intended procurement shall be  published separately for the goods, works and 
services within 30 days upon approval of the respective Contracting Authority's budget.  (3) The notice of intended procurement shall cover all public procurement contracts scheduled to 
be awarded prior to the end of the budgetary y ear.  It shall not be necessary to publish an 
announcement of intent in respect of the procur ement contracts for goods and services with the 
estimated value of up to MDL 200,000 and for works - up to MDL 1,000,000.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (4) The publication of the notice of intended pr ocurement shall not create an obligation for the 
Contracting Authority to perform the respective public procurements. 
 
Article 20. General rules regarding the developm ent and publication of a request for proposals 
 (1) The Contracting Authority must publish a requ est for proposals (further "RFP") in the Public 
Procurement Bulletin and on the Agency's web pa ge in all cases provided for by this law in 
accordance with the applied procurement procedures.  In the case of the public procurements covered 
by Article 2 Paragraph (3), the RFP shall be publishe d also in "The Official Journal of the European 
Community". 
 
(2) The RFP shall be published in the stat e language and, if necessary, in one of the 
internationally used languages.  (3) Standardized formats approved for the purpose sh all be used to develop and adjust the RFP, 
making it possible to publicize the public procurements. 
 (4) To ensure the maximum tr ansparency, the Contracting Authority may publish the RFP in 
other national or international mass media;  how ever, it may be done solely upon publication of the 
respective RFP in the Public Procurements Bulle tin and on the Agency's web page.  The RFP 
published in the other local, national or internationa l mass media should make reference to the issue 
number and date of the Public Procurements Bulleti n where the RFP has been first published, and it 
may not contain any information additional to that published in the Public Procurements Bulletin. 
 (5) The RFP shall be published well in advance to provide a realistic possibility for any interested 
supplier to participate without discrimination in the procedures of awarding the public procurements 
contract. 
 (6) Should it become necessary to adjust or publis h anew the RFP after its initial publication, but 
prior to the deadline specified for the opening or su bmission of the bids, the adjusted RFP must be 
published in the same media and indicate the same value as the initial RFP.  Article 21. The announcement regarding the aw ard of the public procurement contract 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority must publish the announcement regarding the award of the public 
procurements contract in the Public Procurements  Bulletin and on the Agency's web page within 30 
calendar days after the conclusion of such contract. 
 
(2) The announcement regarding the award of the public procurements contract shall contain at 
least the following information:  
(a) the nature and quantity of  the goods, works or services forming the subject matter of 
the awarded contract; 
 
(b) the name and address of the Contracting Authority which has awarded the contract; 
 (c) the day of awarding the contract;  
(d) the name and other information identifying the winning supplier; 
 (e) the value of the awarded contract;  (f) the legal grounds for the use of the respective contract award procedure;  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (g) the used procedure. 
 
Article 22. Notices to the bidders 
 
(1) Upon request of the bidders, the Contracting Authority must provide: 
 
(a) explanations regarding the applied procurement procedures; 
 (b) to the rejected bidders – the reasons for choosing a different bid as well as the relative 
characteristics and advantages and full name of the winning bidder. 
 
(2) The Contracting Authority shall notify th e bidders participating in the procurement 
procedures, upon their request, about all contract award decisions.  (3) Such information on the awarded contract shal l not be provided, the disclosure of which is 
contrary to the law or public interest. 
 (4) The rejected bidder may request the inform ation, which evidences the impartiality of the 
procurement process.  For that purpose the Contrac ting Authority shall provide free of charge the 
information regarding the relative characteristi cs and advantages of the winning bidder and the 
contract price, excepting the cases where the discl osure of such information might prejudice the 
competition at future tenders. 
 
CHAPTER V 
THE PRINCIPAL REQUIREMENTS TO  THE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Article 23. The rules regarding notices 
 
(1) The notices, amendments to the information and their storage shall ensure  the integrity of the 
data and the confidentiality of bids and applica tions for participation as well as the possibility of 
scrutiny and analysis in substance of the bids and applications for participation by the Contracting 
Authority solely after the deadlin e specified for their submission. 
 
(2) The tools used for electronic communications  and their technical characteristics must be 
continuously available to the public and compat ible with the generally used information and 
communication technologies.  
(3) The use of devices for electronic transmission and reception of the bids as well as the devices 
for electronic reception of the applications for par ticipation should satisfy the following requirements: 
 
(a) the information regarding the specificati ons necessary for the submission of bids and 
applications for participation via electronic channels, including their 
coding/encoding, must be available to the interested parties; 
 
(b) the bids submitted electronically must be confirmed with a digital signature. 
 
Article 24. Communication forms 
 (1) All notices may be given and all excha nge of information may take place, upon the 
Contracting Authority's choice, by mail, by fax, electronically, by phone or using a combination thereof.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (2) The chosen communication means should be generally accessible and they must not limit the 
suppliers' access to the procedure of awarding the public procurements contract.  
Article 25. The requirement to confirm the documents 
  The Contracting Authority may request the bi dder to provide the evidence confirming the 
documents presented by him – according to the c onditions laid down for the relevant document 
category.  
Article 26. The timing for the submission and recei pt of the applications for participation and 
bids 
 
(1) The deadline for the submission and receipt of th e applications for participation and bids must 
be established sufficiently well in advance to enab le the domestic as well as foreign suppliers to 
prepare and submit their bids prior to the completion of the tender procedures. 
 
(2) Establishing the deadline, the Contracting Authority must take into consideration the 
complexity of the scheduled procurements, the an ticipated subcontracted areas and the time normally 
required to receive the bids sent by the domestic and international mail. 
 (3) The Contracting Authority shall be respons ible for the establishmen t of deadlines for the 
submission and receipt of applica tions for participation and bids. 
 (4) In the case of an open or cl osed tenders, the term for the submission and receipt of the 
applications for participation and bids may be no less than 15 calendar days after the day on which the 
RFP is published, and in the case of the public proc urements covered by Artic le 2 Paragraph (3) – no 
less than 40 calendar days.  In the case of repeated contracts and in emergency situations (which must 
be substantiated by the Contracting Authority) th e term for the submission of bids may be reduced, 
however, it may not be less than 10 calendar days.  (5) In the case of the procedures implying the request to submit price quotations, the time for the submission and receipt of the bi ds may be no less than three calendar days for the goods and 10 
calendar days for the works and services after the RFP is circulated.  In the case of auxiliary 
procurements, repeated contracts and in the emergenc y situations (which must be substantiated by the 
Contracting Authority) the term for the submissi on of bids may be reduced, however, it may be no 
less than two calendar days for the goods and five calendar days for the works and services. 
 
(6) The hour and date of opening the bids will coincide with the dead line for submission of 
applications for participati on and receipt of the bids. 
[Art. 26 par. (6) introduced by the PL 77 of 12.04.12, MO 103/29.05.12 art. 347] 
 
Article 27. The rules for the descrip tion of the goods, works and services 
 (1) The characteristics of the goods, works and ser vices requested by the Contracting Authority 
shall be an exact and complete description of the subject matter for the procurements, making it possible to comply with all requirements and crite ria established by the Contracting Authority. 
 (2) The characteristics of the subject matter for the procurements must correspond to the 
Contracting Authority's requirements regarding the quality, efficiency, testi ng, security, dimensions, 
symbols, terminology, packaging, transportati on, marking, labeling, production processes and 
techniques as well as conformity assessment procedures, as specified in the tender documents.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (3) Upon adjustments to the technical characteris tics, projects, technical designs, drawings and 
descriptions requested by the Contracting Authority:  
(a) physical description of the requested  goods, works and services shall be provided on 
the basis of the objective and relevant  technical specifications and quality 
characteristics; 
 (b) the characteristics shall be provided in terms of the operational performance of the 
goods and the efficiency of works and servi ces in cases where phys ical description is 
impossible or where the efficiency or performance is of primary significance; 
 
(c) the standardized characteristics, requirements, symbols and terms or the international 
and national standards accepted interna tionally and approved by the national 
standardization body shall be used for the purposes of describing the requested goods, 
works and services. [Art. 27 par. (3), let. c) amended by the PL 109 of 04.06.10, MO 131-134/30.07.10 art. 443] 
 
(4) The technical characteristics shall make no reference to a certain trade mark, brand or 
company, patent, drawing or type of the goods, works and services;  no specific place of origin, manufacturer or supplier shall be indicated.  S hould it be impossible to detail the procurement 
requirements with sufficient exactness without such  references, the wording of the characteristics 
shall include the words "or their equivalent".  (5) Technical specifications shall be based on th e international or national standards, national 
technical regulations or construction codes, if applicable. 
 
Article 28. The language of the standardized documentation 
 
(1) The short-listing or tender documents and ot her public procurement documents shall be 
produced and published in the state language.  
(2) The documents covered by Paragraph (1) may be produced furthermore in one of the 
internationally used languages where:  
(a) the nature of the requested goods, work s and services implies the involvement of 
foreign suppliers, resources or technologi es, provision of foreign professional 
services or involvement of foreign competitors; 
 (b) the estimated price of the requested goods, works and service is in excess of the 
threshold levels specified in  Article 2 Paragraph (3). 
 (3) The bids shall be submitted in the state la nguage.  Any supplier may make reference to the 
tender documents and formulate request s in the language of the bid. 
 
Article 29. The rejection of all bids 
 
(1) Contracting Authority may reject all bids at any time prior to their receipt.  Such action may 
be justified by the absence of effective competition, the impossibility of funding or non-compliance of 
the bids with the requirements sp ecified in the tender documents. 
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  (2) The notice regarding the rejection of all bids sh all be given to all bidders within no more than 
three calendar days.  The Contracting Authority shall communicate the grounds for the rejection upon inquiry of any bidder.  
Article 30. Acts of corruption on the part of suppliers 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority shall reject the bid in the case the supplier submitting it offers or agrees to offer, directly or indirectly, a favor in any form or to extend an employment offer, or to provide any other service to any of the Contracting Authority's former or current officers or employees as remuneration for certain actions, decisi ons or use of certain procurement procedures to 
his advantage. 
 (2) The rejection of the bid and the grounds for th e rejection shall be indicated in the report on 
the procurement procedure and communicated  promptly to the relevant suppliers. 
 
(3) The Agency shall report promptly each case of  corruption or attempted corruption acts on the 
part of the supplier or a representative of the C ontracting Authority to the competent authorities. 
 (4) The public procurement contracts awarded as result of the corruptive acts confirmed by the 
definitive court decision shall be considered null and void. 
 Article 31. The conditions regarding taxes,  environmental issues and labor safety 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority may indicate in th e terms of reference (TOR) an authority or 
authorities where the bidders can obtain pertinent information regarding the obligations connected 
with taxes, environment protection, labor safety and labor legislation in Moldova, which would be 
applied to the works performed on site or the ser vices provided during the execution of the contract. 
 (2) The Contracting Authority which provides the information as per Paragraph (1) shall request 
the bidders to mention that they took into account during the preparation of the bid the obligations 
ensuing from the applicable labor safety norms and la bor regulations effective in the location of the 
works or services. 
 
Article 32. The public procurements file 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority must produce th e public procurements file and ensure its 
safekeeping for five years after the initiation of the procurement procedure. 
 
(2) The documents which should be included in the public procurements file as well as those 
which should be transmitted to the Agency are specified in the Regulations approved by the 
Government.  
CHAPTER VI 
THE PUBLIC PROCUREM ENT PROCEDURES 
 
SECTION 1.  THE TYPES OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Article 33. The public procurement procedures 
 
(1) The award of the public procurements cont ract may be performed using the following 
procedures:  
(a) open (public) tender;  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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(b) closed tender;  (c) framework contract;  
(d) competitive dialogue; 
 (e) negotiations;  (f) procurement from a single source; 
 
(g) request for price quotations;  (h) dynamic procurement system;  
(i) electronic auction/tender; 
 (j) procurements for the social housing construction schemes; 
[Art. 33 par. (1), let. k) repealed by PL 124 of 18.06.10, MO 121-123/16.07.10 art. 
380] 
 (2) The open tender shall be the basic procedure fo r the awards of public procurement contracts.  
Other procurement procedures may be used solely on conditions expressly provided for in this law. 
 
SECTION 2.  THE OPEN TENDER 
 
Article 34. The initiation of an open tender 
 
(1) The open tender procedure involves the recepti on of bids from all suppliers who are willing to 
participate in the tender.  (2) The Contracting Authority shall publish acco rding to the provisions of Article 26 a prior 
invitation to participate in the open tender in orde r to notify the potential participants and to enable 
them to prepare their bids.  
Article 35. The invitation to participate in the open tender 
 
The invitation to participate in the open tender shall indicate: 
 
(a) the Contracting Authority's name and address;  (b) the goods, their quantities and the address fo r their delivery;  the works and their 
location;  the services and the location for their provision; 
 
(c) the term for the supply of the goods or completion of the works, the time schedule for 
the provision of the services; 
 (d) the suppliers' qualification criteria and assessment procedures; 
 
(e) the provision which cannot be amended at a later stage, stating that:  either the 
suppliers may participate in the procurement procedure irrespective of their country of residence, or the circle of partic ipants is limited according to Article 15 
Paragraph (1); GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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(f) the procedure and address for obtaining the tender documents; 
 (g) the fee payable for the tender documents, if applicable;  
(h) the currency and procedures to pay the fee for the tender documents; 
 (i) the language(s) of the tender documents;  (j) the address and deadline for the submission of bids. 
 
Article 36. The conditions regarding  the offer of tender documents 
 
The Contracting Authority shall offer the tende r documents to the suppliers on the terms and 
conditions specified in the invitation to participate in the tender (RFP).  The fee which the Contracting 
Authority might choose to request for the tender documents may include only the costs of their 
multiplication and delivery to the suppliers.  The tende r documents shall be offered free of charge to 
the Association of the Blind, the Association of the Handicapped, the Association of the Deaf, the 
production facility of the National Psychiatric Hospital,  the penitentiary system institutions and other 
disadvantaged parties.  Article 37. The tender documents 
 
The structure and contents of the tender documen ts shall be established in the standardized 
documents approved by the Government.  Article 38. The explanations regarding th e tender documents and their modifications 
 
(1) Any supplier may request explanations rega rding the tender documents from the Contracting 
Authority.  The Contracting Authority shall provide  an answer to any such request/inquiry, which is 
received prior to the deadline for the submission of the bids, within the term which gives the supplier 
the possibility to submit his bid on time.  Without indicating the source of the inquiry, the Contracting 
Authority shall provide the respective explanations  to all suppliers who have obtained the tender 
documents.  (2) The Contracting Authority may modify the tender documents prior to  the deadline for the 
submission of the bids at its sole discretion or as the reaction to the inquiry to provide explanations 
received from a supplier.  The information on any such modifications shall be communicated without 
delay to all suppliers who have b een offered the tender documents by  the Contracting Authority, thus 
enabling them to take it into account during the preparation of the bids, and the Agency.  (3) In the case a meeting of the suppliers is c onvened, the Contracting Authority shall produce 
the meeting minutes, including the inquiries and requests expressed at the meeting to provide 
explanations in connection with the tender documents and the answ ers to such requests, without 
indication of the source.  The Contracting Author ity shall distribute the meeting minutes without 
delay to all suppliers who have obtained the tender documents, t hus enabling them to take the 
document into account during the preparation of th e bids, and notify the Agency accordingly.  The 
meeting minutes shall form an integral part of the tender documents and due reference shall be made 
to their respective provisions where the Contracti ng Authority intends to introduce modifications or 
amendments.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Article 39. The bid submission terms and conditions 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority shall specify the ve nue and the deadline for the submission of bids, 
indicating the exact day and time.  This deadline sh all be established in conf ormity with Article 26. 
 
(2) Where the Contracting Authority provides e xplanations or introduces amendments to the 
tender documents or where it conven es a meeting of the suppliers, the deadline for the submission of 
the bids may be postponed, if necessary, to give th e suppliers sufficient time to take into account the 
relevant explanation, amendment or  provisions of the meeting minutes. 
 
(3) The Contracting Authority may extend the period for the preparation of the bids at its sole 
discretion prior to the deadline for the submission of the bids. 
 (4) The Contracting Authority shall give the notice regarding the extension of the preparation period without delay to all supp liers who have obtained the tender documents and the Agency. 
 
(5) The bids shall be submitted in writing, st amped, in a sealed envelope.  The Contracting 
Authority must issue the supplier a receipt indicatin g the day and time of receiving the respective bid. 
 (6) The bids received by the Contracting Author ity after the deadline for the submission of the 
bids shall be returned to the respective suppliers unopened. 
 
Article 40. The bid validity term , amendments and withdrawal 
 
(1) The bid shall be valid for the term  specified in the tender documents. 
 
(2) Prior to the expiry of the bid the Contracting Authority may request the bidder to extend its 
validity term.  The Bidder may:  
(a) refuse to comply with the request, reta ining the right to withdraw the guarantee 
deposited for his bid; 
 
(b) accept the request, either extending the va lidity term of the guarantee deposited to 
secure the bid or providing a new bid gua rantee to cover the extended bid validity 
term.  The bidder which does not extend th e validity term of the guarantee deposited 
to secure the bid or provide a new bid guarantee shall be deemed to reject the request to extend the bid validity term. 
 
(3) Unless the tender documents provide otherwi se, the bidder may amend or withdraw the bid 
prior to the deadline for the submission of bids, w ithout losing the right to withdraw the guarantee 
deposited for his bid.  Such amendment or a notice re garding the withdrawal of the bid shall be valid 
provided it is received by the Contracting Authority prior to the deadline for the submission of bids. 
 Article 41. Alternative bids 
 
(1) The bidder may submit additionally other bids termed as "alternative bids" – solely provided 
the bid assessment criterion is " the most advantageous bid in technical and economic terms" .  Only 
alternative bids may deviate to a certain extent from the requirements specified in the documentation 
regarding the development and submission of bids. 
 (2) The Contracting Authority must specify the minimum obligatory requirements in the tender 
documents, with which the alternativ e bids should comply in order to be considered.  Therefore where GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  the Contracting Authority does not intend to permit th e submission of alternative bids, it must state 
that ban expressly in the RFP/invitation to tender. 
 (3) The Contracting Authority may not reject an alternative bid solely on grounds that:  
(a) it is prepared using technical specifications differing from those given in the TOR – 
provided the bidder is able to show that the proposed solution ensures the adequate 
fulfillment of all technical requirements put forward by the Contracting Authority; 
 (b) in the case where it can be declared a winning bid: 
 
- the public procurements contract fo r the goods, which should be awarded in 
the tender, is transformed in the pub lic procurements contract for the 
services;  or 
 
- the public procurements contract for the services, which should be awarded in 
the tender, is  transformed in the pub lic procurements contract for the goods. 
 
Article 42. The guarantee to secure the bid and the execution of the contract 
 
(1) In case of the procurements of goods or works,  the supplier shall submit the bid together with 
the guarantee securing the bid. 
 (2) The tender documents may specify the requirements of the Contracting Authority regarding the admissibility of the party issuing the guarantee to secure the bid or, if applicable, the party backing 
the guarantee;  the form, terms and conditions of the guarantee to secure the bid.  The Contracting 
Authority may not reject the bid on the grounds that the guarantee is issued by a foreign resident, 
where it is not contrary to the legislation, provid ed the bid guarantee and the guarantor comply with 
the requirements specified in the tender documents.  (3) Prior to the submission of the bid, the supplier may request the Contracting Authority to confirm the admissibility of the guarantor issuing the bid guarantee or the party backing it.  The 
Contracting Authority shall respond to such request promptly.  Such confirmation may not prevent the 
Contracting Authority from the rejection of the bid gu arantee, if the guarantor or the party backing the 
guarantee becomes insolvable  or loses its credibility. 
 (4) The Contracting Authority shall specify the requirements in the tender documents regarding 
the guarantor, format, amount and other basic re quirements of the guarantee securing the bid as well 
as the requirements to the supplier submitting th e bid guarantee for the following situations: 
 
(a) the supplier withdraws or amends the bid after the deadline for the submission of the 
bids; 
 
(b) the winning bidder refuses to sign the procurement contract; 
 (c) the bidder does not agree to correct mistakes in calculations;  (d) the winning bidder refuses to secure the execution of the contract upon acceptance of 
his bid or does not fulfill any of the prerequisites for signing of the procurement 
contract, which are specified in the tender documents. 
 (5) The Contracting Authority may refrain from the request to the supplier to provide a bid 
guarantee in the case of the procurements of goods with the total estimated value below MDL 200,000  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  and works with the total estimated value below MD L 1,000,000.  Where the Contracting Authority 
requests such guarantee, the supplier shall comp ly with the provisions of this Article. 
 (6) The amount of the bid guarantee should not  exceed three per cent of the value of the 
submitted bid. 
 
(7) The Contracting Authority may not claim paym ent on the bid guarantee and it shall return the 
bid guarantee without delay upon occurren ce of any of the below circumstances: 
 
(a) expiry of the bid guarantee validity term; 
 
(b) signing of the procurement contract a nd provision of the guarantee securing its 
execution, where such guarantee is required by the tender documents; 
 (c) suspension of the tender procedures wit hout awards of the procurement contract; 
 
(d) withdrawal of the bid prior to th e bid submission deadline - unless the tender 
documents prohibit expressly such withdrawal. 
 (8) In the procurement of goods and works, the C ontracting Authority shall request the bidder to 
provide the security for the contract execution at the time of its signing. 
 
(9) Contracting Authority shall specify the requi rements in the tender documents regarding the 
guarantor, format, amount and other basic terms a nd conditions of the requi red guarantee securing the 
execution of the contract.  
(10) Prior to the provision of the guarantee securing the execution of the contract, the supplier may 
request the Contracting Authority to confirm the ad missibility of the proposed guarantor issuing the 
guarantee or the party backing it.  The Contracti ng Authority shall respond to such request without 
delay.  (11) In the procurements of goods to the estim ated value below MDL 200,000 and works to the 
estimated value below MDL 1,000,000 the Contracti ng Authority may refrain from the request to the 
bidders to provide a guarantee securing the execution of the contract.  If the Contracting Authority chooses to request such guarantee, it shall comp ly with the provisions of this Article. 
 (12) The amount of the guarantee securing the execution of the contract may not exceed 15 per 
cent of the nominal value of the procurement contract. 
 
Article 43. Opening of the bids 
 
(1) Opening of the bids and their subsequent ex amination, evaluation and comparison shall fall 
within the powers and responsibility of the Contracting Authority. 
 
(2) The bids shall be opened on the day and at th e time specified in the tender documents as the 
deadline for the submission of the bids or on the da y and at the time specified as the new deadline in 
case of an extension, in the venue and accordi ng to the procedures established in the tender 
documents.  The bidders or their representatives may participate in the opening of the bids. 
 
(3) The name and contact details for each bidder whose bid is opened and the bid price shall be 
notified to the parties present at the bid opening pr ocedure and, upon their request, to those who were 
absent or had no representative at the opening proce dure;  and the respective information shall be 
entered in the report on the procurement procedure. GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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Article 44. Examination, evaluation and comparison of the bids 
 
(1) The examination, evaluation and comparison of the bids shall be performed in the absence of 
the bidders or their representatives.  To facilitate  the examination, evaluation and comparison of the 
bids, the Contracting Authority may request the bi dder to provide additional explanations in writing 
regarding the bid.  No amendments, including pric e amendments, shall be allowed for the purpose to 
bring the bid in compliance with the requirement s with which it did not comply initially.  The 
Contracting Authority shall correct only arithmetic errors found in the bid during its examination, 
notifying the bidder accord ingly without delay. 
 
(2) The Contracting Authority may consider th e bid as complying if it contains immaterial 
deviations from the provisions of the tender documen ts, errors or omissions which can be corrected 
without affecting the essence of the bid.  Any de viation of that kind sh all be given quantitative 
assessment – to the extent possible – and taken in consideration during the evaluation and comparison 
of the bids. 
 (3) The Contracting Authority sh all not accept the bid where: 
 
(a) the bidder does not comply with the qualification requirements;  
(b) the bidder does not agree to correct an arithmetic error; 
 (c) the bid does not comply with the requireme nts specified in the tender documentation; 
 (d) the corruptive acts are shown to take place. 
 
(4) The Contracting Authority shall evaluate a nd compare the submitted bids to determine the 
winning bid, using the procedures and criteria described  in the tender documents.  It may not use any 
criteria not mentioned in the tender documents.  (5) The winning bid shall be the bid found to be the most advantageous economically according 
to Article 45. 
[Art. 44 par. (6) repealed by PL 267 of 23.12.11,  MO 13-14/13.01.12 art. 32, in force 13.01.12] 
 
(7) Where the bid prices are expressed in two or more currencies, the prices of all bids shall be 
recalculated in a single currency acco rding to the exchange rate speci fied in the tender documents in 
order to facilitate the evaluation and comparison of the bids. 
 (8) If the bidder does not fulfill the requirement of the Contracting Authority to re-confirm the qualification data for the conclusion of the contract , the bid shall be rejected and the second best bid 
shall be selected as winner from among the remaining va lid bids.  However, the Contracting Authority 
may reject all other bids. 
 
(9) The information regarding the examination, ev aluation and comparison of the bids may not be 
disclosed to the bidders or other persons not i nvolved formally in those procedures or in the 
determination of the winning bid.  Article 45. The bid most advantageous in the economic terms 
 
The bid most advantageous in the economic te rms shall be the bid identified as the winning 
bid based on the following criteria:   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (a) in the case of public procurement cont racts for the goods: price, delivery terms, 
payment terms, profitability, quality, aesthetic and functional characteristics, 
technical characteristics, availability and costs of service maintenance, technical 
assistance; 
 
(b) in the case of public procurement contracts for the works: the proposed quality, price 
per unit of bidder's products upon completion of the works, total price, the bidder's experience, etc.  The significance of the price in the total bid evaluation shall be no less than 80 per cent; 
 
(c) in the case of public procurement contracts for the services:  the proposed quality, 
price per unit of bidder's products, total pr ice, the bidder's experience, etc.  The 
significance of the price in the total bid evaluation shall be no less than 40 per cent; 
 
Article 46. A bid with an abnormally low price 
 
(1) A bid with an abnormally low price shall mean a bid to sell the goods, perform works or 
provide the services at a price which is significantly lower in comparison with the bids of other bidders, where:  
(a) the Contracting Authority finds errors during the check and recalculation of price 
components, which are the reason for indication of an abnormally low bid price; 
 (b) the bidder is unable to demonstrate an y special access or technology or more 
advantageous market conditions, which enab le him to offer an abnormally low bid 
price; 
 
(c) the bidder does not comply with the tec hnical requirements specified in the TOR. 
 (2) The Contracting Authority must provide the supplier the possibility to justify the abnormally 
low bid price.  Article 47. Bid acceptance, awards and conclusion of the procurement contract 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority shall give the bidder a written notice on bid acceptance within three calendar days from the day of acceptance.  
(2) The tender documents may contain a requireme nt to the bidder submitting the winning bid to 
sign the procurement contract within 20 calendar days after the contract is forwarded to the winner for 
signing.  The Agency may suspend the conclusion of  the contract in the cases specified in Article 74 . 
 (3) The contract shall be considered concluded on  the day it is signed by the parties and it shall 
become effective upon its registration in due course as provided for in this law.  The time necessary 
for such registration should be indicated in the tend er documents.  If the contract is not registered 
within that time, the validity of the bid or bid gua rantee.  A guarantee might be requested in that case 
unless the Contracting Authority and th e bidder agree otherwise in writing. 
 (4) If, upon expiry of the term provided for in Pa ragraph (2), the bidder who has received the bid 
acceptance notice does not sign the procurement contr act or present the requested security for the 
execution of the contract, the Contracting Authority may reject the bid and select another winning bid from among the remaining valid bids.  However, the Contracting Authority may reject all other bids 
according to the provisions of Article 29 of this law.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (5) The Contracting Authority shall notify the othe r bidders participating in the tender about the 
conclusion of the procurements contract within 10 calendar days upon its conclusion, indicating the 
name and contact data of the supplier to whom th e contract was awarded and the contract price. 
 
SECTION 3.  THE CLOSED TENDER 
 
Article 48. The conditions for holding a closed tender 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority may hold a closed tender where the goods, works and services are of complex nature or available to a large number of suppliers operating at the market. 
 
(2) The closed tender shall be he ld according to the ru les similar to those for an open tender, 
subject to the application of pre-selection (short-lis ting) procedures preceded by the publication of a 
request for proposals (invitation to the participation in pre-selection).  
(3) The invitation to the participati on in the short-listing shall indicate: 
 
(a) the procedures and venue for the acquisition of pre-selection documents; 
 (b) if applicable, the fee payable for the pre-selection documents;  
(c) the currency and procedures for paying the fee for the pre-selection documents; 
 (d) the language(s) for the production of pre-selection documents;  (e) venue and deadline for the submissi on of applications for pre-selection. 
 
Article 49. Pre selection (short-listing) procedure 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority shall perform pr e-selection (short-listing) of the candidates to 
identify qualified suppliers prior to the submissi on of the bids according to the provisions of 
Article 16. 
 
(2) In case of applying the above procedures the C ontracting Authority shall offer a package of 
the pre-selection documents to each supplier applying  for them based on the invitation to participate 
in the pre-selection and paying the requested fee fo r such documents.  The fee may include only the 
costs of producing the documents and their delivery to  the suppliers.  Such doc uments shall be offered 
free of charge to the Association of the Blind, th e Association of the Handicapped, the Association of 
the Deaf, the production facility of the National Ps ychiatric Hospital, the penitentiary system 
institutions and other disadvantaged parties.  (3) The pre-selection documents shall comprise:  
(a) the instructions regarding the preparati on and submission of the applications for pre-
selection; 
 (b) summary description of the principal terms and conditions of the procurement 
contract which would be concluded based on the results of the procurement 
procedures; 
 (c) the detailed list of the documents to be presented by the supplier to confirm his 
qualifications; 
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  (d) the information on the procedures, venue and deadline (exact day and time) for the 
submission of applications for pre-selection; 
 (e) any other requirements regarding the prep aration and presentation of applications for 
the pre-selection and pre-selection procedures, which the Contracting Authority 
establishes in conformity with this la w, other laws and regulations and the 
standardized documents; 
 (f) the information specified in Article 35 Para graph (1) letters (a), (e) and (h), and, if 
known, the information specified in letter (j) of the above Article. 
 
(4) The Contracting Authority must respond to all inquiries of the suppliers regarding the obtained pre-selection documents no later than 10 calendar days prior to the deadline for the 
submission of applications for the pre-selection.  The Contracting Authority must respond within a 
reasonable term so that the supplier has the po ssibility to submit his application on time.  The 
response to each inquiry, which might be of interest fo r the other suppliers, should be distributed to all 
suppliers obtaining the pre-selection documents from the Contracting Authority, without indicating 
the source of the inquiry.  (5) The pre-selection criteria shall be specified in the pre-selection documents.  Only those 
criteria may be applied for the evaluation of the qua lifications demonstrated by each supplier applying 
for pre-selection. 
 (6) When the pre-selection results are register ed, the Contracting Authority shall communicate 
them promptly to each supplier applying for the pr e-selection and present the list of all short-listed 
(pre-selected) suppliers upon request of any publ ic applicant.  Only short-listed suppliers may 
participate in the subsequent procurement procedure. 
 (7) The Contracting Authority might notify each  supplier who was not pre-selected, upon the 
latter's request, about the grounds for such decision;   however, the Contracting Authority shall have 
no obligation to substantiate its decisions.  
SECTION 4.  OTHER PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES 
 
Article 50. The framework agreement 
 
(1) The framework agreement shall mean an agreement concluding between one or more 
Contracting Authorities on the one part and one or  more suppliers on the other part;  the subject 
matter of such agreement is to establish the term s and conditions for the contracts which would be 
awarded during a certain period, in particular pr ices and, if applicable, the estimated quantities. 
 (2) Concluding a framework agreement, the Contr acting Authorities shall observe at all stages the 
requirements provided for herein till the awards of  the contracts based on the respective framework 
agreement.  The parties to the framework agreemen t shall be selected via application of the awarding 
criteria as per Article 45.  (3) The contracts based on the framework agreem ent shall be awarded in compliance with this 
law and the Regulations approved by the Government. 
 
Article 51. The competitive dialogue 
 
(1) The competitive dialogue is an open tender procedure held in two stages, which should be 
applied in the case of extremely complex procurement contracts;  any supplier may apply to GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  participate and the Contracting Authority conducts a dialogue with the candidates admitted to such 
tender with the aim to produce one or more altern ative solutions satisfying the requirements;  the 
selected candidates are invited to submit their bids based on the results of the dialogue.  (2) A public procurement contract is considered to be " particularly complex " where the 
Contracting Authority is not able to define due to objective reasons: 
 
(a) the technical means which could satis fy its needs and objectives;  and/or 
 (b) the legal and/or financial nature of the project. 
 
(3) In the first stage of the procedure, the tender  documents should request the suppliers to submit 
bids without price quotations and to provide the in formation regarding the technical characteristics, 
quality and other specifics of the goods, works and services, the contract terms and conditions, the 
supplier's professional and technical sk ills and qualifications, if necessary. 
 
(4) At this stage of the procedure the Contr acting Authority may start negotiations with any 
supplier whose bid is not rejected.  (5) In the second stage of the procedure, the supp liers participating in the first stage whose bids 
are not rejected should submit their final bids, quoting prices.  The Contracting Authority may 
exclude or amend any initial provision of the tende r documents or add new characteristics or criteria 
according to this law.  The information about su ch exclusion, amendment or modification to the 
tender documents shall be communicated to the supplie rs in the invitation (RFP) to present their final 
bids.  The suppliers not willing to submit final bids  may withdraw from the tender procedure at this 
stage without losing the right to withdraw their bid guarantees.  The final bids shall be evaluated and 
compared to determine the winning bid. 
 
Article 52. The negotiation procedures 
 
(1) Contracting Authority may award public procurement contracts using the negotiation 
procedure, upon publication of  the invitation to participation, in the following cases: 
 
(a) in the case incorrect or unacceptable bids are submitted in the open/closed tender or a 
competitive dialogue, provided the initial term s and conditions of the contract are not 
modified substantially.  The Contracting Authority may choose not to publish an invitation to participation where the nego tiation process includes all bidders or only 
the bidders which comply with the quality criteria required for the selection and 
which have submitted bids complying with the formal requirements of the contract 
awarding procedure at an earlier stage in the open/closed tender or a competitive dialogue; 
 (b) in the exceptional cases, which involve th e goods, works or services whose nature or 
the involved risks do not permit to estimate the total price in advance; 
 (c) in the sphere of the services, including in tellectual services, such as the development 
of the works design - to the extent the c ontract specifications cannot be established 
with sufficient exactness due to the nature of the services to be provided in order to 
make possible the contract awards via selection of the most advantageous bid 
according to the regulations for th e open/closed tender procedure; 
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  (d) in the case of the public procurement cont racts for the works - where such works are 
performed solely for the purposes of R&D or tr ials rather than to generate profits or 
cover the R&D costs. 
 (2) In the cases provided for in Paragraph (1) the Contracting Authority shall negotiate with the 
bidders based on the bids submitted by them in orde r to adapt them to the requirements specified in 
the invitation to participation, TOR and the even tual supplementary documents and to identify the 
most advantageous bid.  
Article 53. Procurements from a single source 
 
(1) In the case of the public procurement contract s for works, goods and services, the Contracting 
Authority may procure from a single source where:  
(a) no adequate bids or candidates are identif ied during the open tender or negotiations 
unless the initial contract terms and c onditions are amended substantially; 
 (b) to the extent strictly necessary - where th e terms for an open tender or negotiations 
with the RFP publication cannot be observed for reasons of the utmost urgency as 
result of the events, which could not be  foreseen reasonably by the relevant 
Contracting Authority.  The situations re ferred to in order to justify the utmost 
urgency may in no case be imputable to the Contracting Authorities; 
 (c) for technical or creative reasons, for reasons connected with the protection of 
exclusivity rights or any other objective reasons the required goods, works and services are available only from a single supplier, or a single supplier holds the 
priority rights to them and there exists no alternative, or the supplier is established by 
the law. 
 (2) In the case of the public procurement contracts for goods, the Contracting Authority may procure from a single source where:  
(a) the respective goods are produced solely fo r the purposes of the R&D or trials.  This 
provision shall not apply to large-scale indus trial production performed to determine 
the product's commercial viability or to amortize the R&D costs; 
 (b) the public procurements contract involv es supplementary deliveries performed by the 
initial supplier with the aim either to re place partially the goods or installations 
currently in use, or to extend the existent  goods or installations, if the change of a 
supplier would require the Contracting Author ity to acquire technical material with 
different characteristics, resulting in the in compatibility or disproportionate technical 
problems in operation and maintenance; as a general rule, the duration of such contracts or renewed contracts may not exceed three years; 
 
(c) the goods to be procured are subject to quotas and acquired at the raw materials 
exchange; 
 (d) the public procurements contract involves the acquisition of the goods on particularly 
advantageous terms and c onditions – either from a supplier who winds up his 
business, or from the curators or liquidators  of a bankrupt business, or in any other 
process of similar nature in accordance with  the national legisla tion or regulations. 
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  (3) In the case of the public procurement contr acts for services, the Contracting Authority may 
procure from a single source where the respective contract results from competition and must be 
awarded according to the applicable rules to the winn er or one of the winners in such competition. In 
the latter case all winners in the competition should  be invited to participate in the negotiations. 
 
(4) In the case of the public procurements c ontracts for works and services, the Contracting 
Authority may procure from a single source:  
(a) supplementary works or services which are not covered by the initial cost estimate or 
the initial contract and which have become necessary as result of an unexpected 
situation to make possible the provision of the above works or services covered 
thereby, provided the contract is awar ded to the supplier executing the respective 
works or services, where: 
 
- the respective supplementary works or services cannot be segregated for 
technical or economic reasons from th e initial contract without creating a 
major inconvenience for the Contracting Authority;  or 
 - the respective works or services, notw ithstanding the possibility of their 
segregation from the initial contract, are absolutely necessary to complete the contract.  The aggregate value of the contracts awarded for supplementary 
works or services may not exceed 30 per cen t of the total value of the initial 
contract; 
 
(b) new works or services, which consist in  the repetition of similar works or services 
awarded by the same Contracting Authorit y to the supplier under the initial contract, 
provided the respective works or services are in conformity with the initial project 
and form part of the subject of the initia l contract awarded in an open or closed 
tender; 
 
(c) if during the procurement procedure the C ontracting Authority receives a singe bid in 
response to the RFP, and it is not feasible to hold a new tender. 
 
(5) The possibility of using the procedure menti oned in Paragraph (2) Letter (b) and Paragraph 
(4) letters (a) or (b) shall be announced at the time of launching the RFP for the first project, and the 
Contracting Authority shall take into account the total estimated value of continuing the works or 
services.  In the above cases, the pr ocedure described in Paragraphs (1) – (4) may be used only within 
three years upon conclusion of the initial contract. 
 (6) The procedures for the implementation of procurements from a single source shall be 
established in the Regulations approved by the Government. 
 
Article 54. The request for price quotations 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority may award contracts via requests for price quotations for the procurements of goods, works and services, which should comply with pre-defined specifications, 
provided the estimated value of the procuremen ts does not exceed MDL 200,000 for goods and 
services and MDL 1,000,000 for works. 
(2) The Contracting Authority may set other requi rements in addition to the price, which would 
be considered during the assessment of price quotations .  In such cases the request for price quotations 
shall indicate each such requirement and its re lative significance in the ultimate assessment. 
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  (3) Each supplier may submit a single price quotati on without the right to change it subsequently. 
The Contracting Authority may not negotiate  any such quotations with the bidder. 
 (4) The winning quotation shall be the quotation, wh ich satisfies all requirements at the lowest 
price. 
 
(5) The Contracting Authority shall publish a no tice of intended procurement in the Public 
Procurement Bulletin and on the public procurement we b page Prior to the procurements of goods and 
services with the estimated value in excess of MDL 50 ,000 and in the procurements of works with the 
estimated value in excess of MDL 100,000. [Art. 54 par. (5) amended by the PL 267 of 23.12.11,  MO 13-14/13.01.12 art. 32, in force 13.01.12] 
 
(6) The procedures for the implementation of procur ements via request for price quotations shall 
be established in the Regulations  approved by the Government. 
 Article 55. The dynamic procurements system 
 
(1) The dynamic procurements system shall mean  a totally electronic procurements process to 
procure the current consumption goods generally ava ilable at the market, whose characteristics satisfy 
the requirements of the Contracting Authority.  The dynamic system is limited in time and open 
throughout the process to any supplier, which satisfi es the selection criteria and submits a preliminary 
bid in line with the requested requirements. 
 (2) To implement a dynamic procurements system, the Contracting Authorities shall respect the requirements regarding the open tender at all stages thereof till the award of the contracts within the 
respective system.  All bidders should be invited and admitted in the system who satisfy the selection 
criteria and have submitted a preliminary bid complying with the TOR and the eventual 
supplementary documents. Prelimin ary bids may be improved at any moment, provided they remain 
in compliance with the TOR.  (3) To apply the dynamic procurements system, the Contracting Authorities shall:  
(a) publish a RFP specifying that the contract would be awarded within a dynamic 
procurements system; 
 (b) specify in the TOR, among other things, the nature of the scheduled procurements 
which form subject of the respective syst em and other necessary information on the 
procurement system, the electronic equipment used as well as the connection 
arrangements and technical specifications; 
 (c) offer free, direct and total access via electronic communication channels to the TOR 
and all supplementary documents for the period from publication of the RFP to the 
expiry of the system's application term  and the RFP should specify the Internet 
address where the respective documents can be accessed. 
 (4) The Contracting Authorities may apply the dy namic procurements system to award public 
procurement contracts on terms and conditions provided for by this law and according to the 
procedures established in the Regula tions approved by the Government. 
 
Article 56. An electronic auction 
 
(1) An electronic auction shall mean a repeati ng process which involves the use of electronic 
equipment to present in the descending order new prices and/or new values of certain bid elements, GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  which are used upon the first complete evaluati on of the bids, permitting their classification with 
automated evaluation methods.  Certain contracts for services and works, whose subject matter is intellectual activities, such as work designs, may not form the subject matter of the electronic auction. 
 (2) The Contracting Authorities may use electronic auctions to award public procurement 
contracts on terms and conditions provided for by th is law and according to the procedures established 
in the Regulations approved by the Government.  (3) The Contracting Authorities holding an electronic auction shall mention that fact in the invitation for participation and in the standardized documents. 
 
(4) Prior to the launch of an electronic auction,  the Contracting Authoritymust perform an initial 
integrated assessment of the bids in conformity w ith the specified criteria for the contract awards. 
 (5) Contracting Authority must invite all bidders which have submitted complying bids to submit 
new price quotations and/or, as the case may be, new values for the bid components.  The invitation is 
communicated electronically to all such bidders simultaneously.  (6) The invitation must indicate the starting day and time of the electronic auction as well as any information necessary to perform individual connect ion to the electronic equipment used in it. 
 
(7) The Contracting Authority may not start the electronic auction earlier that in two working 
days from the day on which the invitations are communicated.  (8) The electronic auction is he ld in several successive rounds. 
 
(9) During each round of the electronic auction the Contracting Authority must communicate 
simultaneously to all bidders at least the informa tion required by them to determine at any moment 
their respective positions in the rating.  (10) The electronic auction comes to an end in any of the following situations or combination 
thereof: 
 
(a) At the exact moment in time specified in  advance and communicated to the bidders in 
the invitation for participation in the auction; 
 (b) After a certain number of the auction rounds held according to the exact schedule 
specified in advance and communicated to the bidders in the invitation for 
participation in the auction; 
 (c) When no more new price quotations a nd/or values are submitted satisfying the 
requirements regarding the minimum auction step (difference in bid prices);  in that case the invitation to participate in the au ction must specify the deadline for the 
completion of the electronic auction after the submission of the last bid. 
 (11) The Contracting Authority must award the p ublic procurements contract on the terms of 
Article 65 based on the results achieved on completion of the electronic auction. 
 Article 57. Procurements in the case of the social housing construction schemes 
 
(1) A special contract awards procedure may be  used in the case of the public procurement 
contracts connected with the design and construc tion of social housing ensembles where the scope, 
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  beginning on very close collaboration in the workgroup comprised of the persons representing the 
Contracting Authorities, experts and contractor s performing the works and responsible for the 
execution of the works; such procedure should ensure  the selection of the contractor to perform the 
works, who is best able to integrate in the workgroup.  
(2) The Contracting Authorities must include the most detailed description of the works in the 
RFP - so that interested contractors could assess rea listically the project to be implemented - and the 
qualitative and organizational selection criteria as well as economic, social, legal, financial, technical 
and personal requirements which all bidders should satisfy. 
[Art. 58 repealed by PL 124 of 18.06.10, MO 121-123/16.07.10 art. 380] 
 
Article 59. Cancellation of the results of procurement procedures 
 
(1) The Contracting Authority may cancel - on its own initiative or upon the Agency's request 
based on the results of performed checks - the pro cedures to award the public procurements contract, 
provided such decision is made prior to the da y of notifying the results of applying the public 
procurements procedure and in any case prior to the conclusion of the contract where: 
 
(a) it was impossible to ensure a satisfactory competition level, i.e. the number of bidders 
is lower than the minimum required numbe r of bidders set by the law for each 
procedure; 
 
(b) none of the bidders satisfies the qualif ication requirements provided for in the 
documentation on the production and submission of the bids; 
 (c) in the case of the public procurements of wo rks, the bid price is more than 20 per cent 
higher than the estimated value of the work s calculated by the Contracting Authority 
according to the established procedures; 
 (d) only non-complying bids were submitted, i.e. the bids: 
 
- submitted after the deadline for the submission of bids; 
 
- produced and presented not in compliance with the requirements of the 
documentation regarding the produc tion and submission of bids; 
 - quoting prices in the financial proposal, which are evidently not the result of 
free competition and which cannot be reasonably justified; 
 - containing such proposals regarding th e contract terms and conditions, which 
are obviously disadvantageous for the Contracting Authority; 
 - with such price quotations included in the financial proposal, where every 
quoted price exceeds the amount allocated for the implementation of the 
respective public procurements contract; 
 
(e) exceptional circumstances affect the procedure of awarding the public procurements 
contract or make the conclusion of such contract impossible; 
(f) a corruptive act is shown and confir med by the definitive court ruling. 
 (2) The procurement procedures may be declared null and void solely by the Agency after the 
communication of the results of applying the public procurements procedure and after the conclusion 
of the contract in the cases provided for in Paragraph (1). GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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(3) The decision to cancel the results of the pub lic procurements procedure shall not create any 
liability on the part of the Contracting Authority or  the Agency to the participants in the public 
procurement procedure, excepting the return of the guarantee securing the bid and the execution of the 
contract. 
 
(4) The Contracting Authority must notify all par ticipants in the public procurements procedure 
in writing within two days after the cancellation about  the termination of the obligations created for 
the both parties on the force of submitting the bid as well as the grounds for the cancellation.  
CHAPTER VII 
THE SPECIFICS OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS FOR ADVISORY SERVICES 
 
Article 60. The attraction of bids for advisory services 
 (1) In the case of any doubts as to whether the subject matter of the procurements should be 
categorized as goods or as services, the procurements  shall be deemed to be the procurements of 
goods.  (2) The Contracting Authority shall attract the bi ds for services or applications for pre-selection 
via announcement in the Public Procurements Bull etin and in the international circulation mass 
media.  The announcements shall specify the Contracting Authority's name and address, provide a 
brief description of the requested services, the pr ocedures for obtaining of the RFP documents for the 
services or pre-selection documents and the fee payable for such documents, if applicable.  (3) The Contracting Authority shall not appl y the provisions of Paragraph (2) where: 
 
(a) the requested services are available to a limited number of suppliers, provided a RFP 
is given to all such suppliers; 
 (b) the costs of examination and evaluation of a large number of bids are 
disproportionably high as compared to the price of the requested services, provided 
the bids are attracted from a sufficient number of suppliers to ensure efficient 
competition; 
 (c) a direct request is the sole method to ensure confidentiality or is required by the 
national interests, upon conditions provided for in Letter (b). 
 
(4) Skilled consultants may be invited fo r the procurement of advisory services. 
 (5) The Contracting Authority shall offer the s uppliers RFP documents for the services or pre-
selection documents – either according to the procedure and requirements specified in the 
announcement or directly to the suppliers in the cases  covered by Paragraph (3).  The fee, which the 
Contracting Authority may collect for the RFP or pre-selection documents, may include only the costs 
of their production and delivery to the suppliers .  If pre-selection procedures are initiated, the 
Contracting Authority shall deliver the RFP to each pre-selected (short-listed) supplier, who has paid 
the application fee.  Article 61. The RFP for the advisory services 
 
The RFP structure and contents in the case of advisory services shall be established in the 
standardized documents approved by the Government.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  Article 62. The evaluation criteria for the bids for advisory services 
 
The Contracting Authority shall approve the ev aluation criteria in respect of the bids for 
advisory services as well as the relative significance  of each criterion and the procedures for its 
application.  Such criteria shall be communicated to  the suppliers in the RFP and they shall refer to: 
 
(a) the qualification data, experience, reputa tion, reliability, professional and managerial 
skills of the supplier in general and specifica lly of his staff involved in the provision 
of the services; 
 
(b) bid efficiency; 
 (c) bid price, including the auxiliary or related expense;  (d) the national defense and security needs. 
 
Article 63. The procedure for the selection of the advisory service bids 
 
(1) If the Contracting Authority decides to use th e procedure of selecting the bids for advisory 
services without negotiations, it shall establish certain requirements regarding the quality and technical characteristics of the bids according to the criteria other than price specified in the RFP, and 
evaluate each bid for compliance w ith those criteria, using the proce dure described in the RFP.  The 
winning bid shall be the bid with the optimum combined value (the highest number of awarded points) according to the criteria mentioned in Article 62.  (2) Where it is decided to apply the adviso ry services selection procedure via consecutive 
negotiations with the bidders, the Contracting Authority shall: 
 
(a) establish the level of requirements according to Paragraph (1);  (b) invite the bidder with the highest number of awarded points to the negotiations 
regarding the bid price according to Paragraph (1); 
 
(c) notify the bidder about the termination of negotiations, should it be found impossible 
to achieve an acceptable price; 
 (d) invite the bidder with the second highest number of awarded points to the 
negotiations; if the contract is not concl uded with that bidder either, the remaining 
bidders shall be invited to the negotiati ons in the descending order of the points 
awarded to them till the contract is c oncluded or till all bids are rejected. 
 
Article 64. Confidentiality 
 (1) The Contracting Authority shall ensure th e confidentiality of the bid examination. 
 (2) The negotiations held shall be confidential.   None of the parties participating in the 
negotiations may disclose any information regarding the issues discussed during the negotiations to a 
third party without consent of the counterparty. GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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CHAPTER VIII 
THE PUBLIC PROCUR EMENT CONTRACT 
PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE REPORT 
 
Article 65. The principles of awarding  a public procurements contract 
 
The awards of the public procurement contract  shall be based on the following principles: 
 
(a) observance of the law, order, public morale and professional ethics during the 
assessment and award of the contract; 
 (b) selection of the bid most advantage ous in technical and economic terms; 
 
(c) ensuring the environment protection and s upport of social programs in the process of 
executing the contract. 
 
Article 66. Preferences in the awards of public procurement contracts 
 
For the purposes of awarding public procurement contracts preference shall be given to the 
suppliers who have a direct or indirect objectiv e to encourage professional training on the job, 
creation of jobs for the unemployed, young people and persons with integr ation problems, reduction 
of the unemployment rates, professional training for the unemployed and the young people, environment protection, improvement of labor c onditions and labor safety, rural development and 
professional training in agriculture, protection and support of small and medium-sized enterprises 
(SME businesses), including during the contract execution period and their involvement as sub-
contractors.  Such available preferences must be specified in the invitation for participation (RFP). 
 
Article 67. The public procurements contract 
 
(1) The public procurements contract must be concluded according to the procurement 
procedures provided for in this law, for the total amou nt allocated for the procurements for the year in 
line with the procurements plan. 
 (2) During the procurement procedures via tender the winner's notification and the conclusion of 
the procurement contract shall be performed according to Article 47. 
 
(3) In the case of using any other procurement me thod, the bidders shall be informed about the 
terms and conditions of concluding the procurements contract at the time of giving them a request for 
their proposals.  (4) It shall not be allowed to introduce any amendm ents in the details of the winning bid, to set 
new requirements to the winning bidder or to invo lve any bidder other than the one who has submitted 
the bid most advantageous in economic terms at the time of concluding the procurement contract. 
 (5) The term(s) for the execution of the cont ract established reasonably according to the 
Contracting Authority's needs shall be determined with account of the complexity of the scheduled 
procurements, the anticipated scope of sub-contract s and the time required realistically to produce, 
stock and transport the goods from the supp lier's facilities or to provide the services. 
 (6) The terms and conditions for the execution of  the contract shall not include any clauses 
directly or indirectly discriminatory in their nature.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (7) Upon conclusion, the procurement contract sh all be submitted to the Agency for examination 
and registration within five days, accompanied with  the documents confirming the implementation of 
the respective procurements procedure.  (8) The public procurements contract registered w ith the Agency shall be registered subsequently 
with one of the State Treasury offices.  The contract s not registered in due manner shall have no legal 
effect. 
[Art. 67 par. (8) amended by PL 108-XVIII of 17.12. 09, MO 193-196/29.12.09 art. 609, in force 
01.01.10]  
Article 68. Sub-contracts  
In the terms of reference the Contracting Authority may request the bidder to indicate in his 
bid the parts of the contract scope which he intends  to sub-contract to a third party and the proposed 
sub-contractors, including SME businesses and other cubc ontractors, if applicable.  Such details shall 
not result in any exemptions from the principal bidder's responsibility. 
 
Article 69. The ban on the procu rements fragmentation or increase 
 
(1) Where the procurements are not fragmente d initially, the Contracting Authority may not 
fragment the procurement by concluding separate cont racts enabling it to apply a procedure different 
from the procurements procedure, which must be used  in conformity with this law.  The exception is 
the seasonal procurements of goods and services, wh ich involve the conclusion of separate contracts 
for different periods of time.  In the case of the procurements of goods, works and services with the 
implementation period above one year, the contract  may be concluded for the total procurements, 
although its implementation should be  ensured within the limits of annual allocations scheduled for 
the purpose and specified annually in the contract. 
 (2) The Contracting Authority may not increase the amount of the goods, works and services 
specified in the concluded contracts to avoid a new procurement, excepting the cases provided for in 
this law.  
(3) It shall not be allowed the assignment of de bt as well as to amend any part of the concluded 
contract or to introduce new term s and conditions, where such actions  result in deviations from the 
terms and conditions of the bid, which are the reas on for its selection, or to increase the contract 
value. 
[Art. 69 par. (3) as stipulated in  PL 267 of 23.12.11, MO  13-14/13.01.12 art.32, in force 13.01.12] 
 
(4) In the case of the public procurement cont racts providing for the continuous execution and 
concluded for a long term exceeding one year, it sha ll be allowed to adjust the value of the public 
procurement contract from time to time according to  the procedure established by the Government in 
order to take into account the changes in prices fo r the cost items of the goods, works or services 
forming the subject matter of the contract. 
 
(5) The supplier must observe unconditionally the provisions of the concluded contract, 
complying with the quality requirements and the estab lished price.  A breach or improper fulfillment 
of the contractual obligations shall result in the s upplier's liability in conformity with the legislation 
and the provisions of the contract. 
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  (6) The competent controlling authorities shall apply financial sanctions prescribed by the law to 
any supplier, irrespective of the latter's legal stat us, who amends unilaterally  the terms and conditions 
of the procurements contract, or performs works, or  provides the services not included in the contract, 
or increases the contract prices without adequate substantiation. 
[Art. 69 par. (6) as stipulated in the PL 108-XV III of 17.12.09, MO 193-196/29.12.09 art. 609, in 
force 01.01.10]  
Article 70. The report on th e procurements procedure 
 
(1) The report on the procurements procedure sha ll be prepared by the Contracting Authority and 
submitted to the Agency within five days after the day of concluding the contract.  The report shall 
include:  
(a) summary description of the goods, wo rks and services for which the Contracting 
Authority has requested proposals; 
 
(b) the date and the registration number of i nvitations send directly to the bidders, the 
names and contacts of the invited suppliers as well as the name and contacts of the bidder which is awarded the procurements  contract and the contract price; 
[Art. 70 par. (1) let. b) amended by PL 77 of 12.04.12, MO 103/29.05.12 art. 347] 
 
(c) the bidders' qualifications; 
 (d) the bid price or the basis for its calcu lation, a summary description of the other 
essential terms and conditions of each bi d and the procurements contract; 
 
(e) summary conclusions regarding the evaluation and comparison of the bids with 
account of using the preferential margin; 
 (f) the respective decision with valid arguments substantiating the rejection of all bids, if 
applicable; 
 
(g) the grounds for choosing the respective pr ocurement method - in the case of using a 
procurements procedure different from an open tender; 
 (h) the decision and its grounds in the case of using a procurements procedure different 
from an open tender, where such procedure fails to achieve the conclusion of the 
procurements contract; 
 (i) the reasons for the rejection in the case of bid rejection according to the provisions of 
Article 30; 
 (j) the grounds for choosing the selection procedure in the case of the procurement of 
services; 
 (k) explanation of the reasons for the appli cation of the respective method in the case of 
using the procurement procedures requesting direct submission of bids for the services; 
 
(l) explanation of the reasons for the restrictions in the case of the procurement 
procedures where the Contracting Authority restricts the participation of suppliers; 
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  (m) summary of the received inquiries and requ ests to provide explanations regarding the 
pre-selection documents or tender documents, the respective responses and summary explanations for each amendment introduced in the above documents. 
 (2) The information specified in Paragraph (1) Le tters (a) and (b) shall be provided upon request 
of any party upon acceptance of the bid or completi on of the procurements procedure which did not 
result in the conclusion of a procurements contract.  (3) The information specified in Paragraph (1) Le tters (c) to (h) and (m) shall be provided on the 
request of the suppliers who have submitted thei r bids or applications  for pre-selection and upon 
acceptance of the bid or completion of the procur ement procedure which did not result in the 
conclusion of a procurements contract.  Excepti ng the cases where the request comes from the court, 
the Contracting Authority shall not disclose the info rmation specified in Paragraph (1) Letters (c) to 
(e) and (m), if the disclosure of such information is  contrary to the law and state interests, or if it 
might prejudice the lawful commercial interests of the parties or be harmful for fair competition. 
 
CHAPTER IX 
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY 
 
SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 
 
Article 71. The right of appeal  
(1) Any supplier who believes that the Contracti ng Authority has injured the supplier's lawful 
rights during the procurements procedure because of the decision made or the procurements procedure 
applied with infringements of the law and resulting in the actual o threatening damage for the 
supplier, may challenge in due course provided for in this law the relevant decision made or the 
procedure applied by the Contracting Authority.  (2) The subject of the appeal may not be:  
(a) the choice of the procedure for the sel ection of the bids for advisory services; 
 
(b) the restrictions on the participation in the procurements procedure provided for in 
Article 15 Paragraph (1); 
 (c) the decision to reject all bids; 
 
(d) the lack of a reference to this law or  other laws and regulations regarding the 
procurements procedure, or the lack of a note regarding the right of appeal. 
 (3) Appeals regarding the RFP, invitations to  tender and tender documents may be submitted 
prior to the opening of the bid envelopes by the Contracting Authority. 
 
Article 72. Submission and examination of appeals 
 
(1) The Supplier may submit a substantiated cl aim to the Agency regarding the Contracting 
Authority's actions, decisions or applied procedures within 10 calendar days after it becomes aware of 
the circumstances which are the grounds for the appeal. 
 (2) The Agency shall not examine claims subm itted upon expiry of the term provided for in 
Paragraph (1) hereof.  GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (3) The claim must be submitted in writing and it must specify: 
 (a) the supplier's complete name and the name  and first name of its representative, the 
document (in copy) confirming the representativ e's authority, the registered office and 
contact details; 
 
(b) the Contracting Authority's name, registered office and contact details;  (c) the essence of the claim and its grounds with indication of the claimant's lawful rights 
and interests injured during the procurement procedures; 
 
(d) he list of the documents attached to the claim. 
 (4) Based on the examination of the claim, the Agency may:  
(a) initiate, if applicable, the procedure fo r settlement of the dispute in negotiation; 
 (b) accept the claim in its integrity or in part;  (c) reject the claim in its integrity or in part;  
(d) request re-evaluation of the bids; 
 (e) take other measures to settle the dispute according to the law. 
 (5) The dispute underlying the claim may be settle d amicably, on the suggestion of the Agency 
and/or the supplier participating in the procuremen t procedures, with the invitation of all suppliers 
involved in the procedure of challenge.  The amicab le settlement of the dispute shall be formalized 
and confirmed via drawing of the respective pr otocol, which is signed by all participants. 
 (6) Where the dispute is not settled amicably with in 10 calendar days after registration of the 
claim according to the provisions of Paragraph (5) hereof, within 20 calendar days after submission of 
the claim the Agency shall issue a substantiated d ecision specifying the measures which must be taken 
to redress the situation in the case the claim is found valid in its integrity or in part. 
 (7) The Contracting Authority shall be obliged to  repair the damage incurred to the supplier due 
to the illegal actions confirmed by the definitive d ecision of the competent courts, illegal decisions or 
application of illegal procedures; however, the liab ility shall not include lost profits or missed 
opportunities to obtain benefits.  
Article 73. Claim examination procedures 
 
(1) The Agency shall notify the Contracting Auth ority and all suppliers participating in the 
procurements procedure about the essence of the claim promptly upon its receipt. 
 (2) The Agency may request from the Contracting Authority to submit within five working days 
all documents necessary for the examination of the r espective claim and, if necessary, explanations in 
writing with comments to the submitted claim. 
 
(3) The supplier or the public authority whose inte rests are or might be injured by the claim may 
participate in the procedure.  The supplier which has not particip ated in the claim examination 
procedure may not submit claims regarding similar issues at a later stage.   GPA/ACC/MDA/5 
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  (4) The Agency shall leave the cl aim without examination and issue the respective decision in its 
respect where:  
(a) the claim is submitted upon e xpiry of the established term; 
 
(b) the claim does not comply with th e requirements specified in Article 72 
Paragraph (3). 
 (5) Where the claim does not comply with the requirements of Article 72 Paragraph (3), the 
Agency shall return the claim to  the claimant and give him two working days to rectify the 
non-compliances.  If the identified non-compliances are not rectified within the established term, the 
Agency shall leave the claim without examination and the claimant shall lose the right to submit a 
new claim.  (6) The Agency shall examine the claim and issue a decision regarding it within 20 working days 
after its submission, based on the submitted documents  or their examination in an open meeting, with 
invitations given in writing to and the presence of at least the Agency 's representative, the claimant, 
the Contracting Authority and, if applicable, the wi nning bidder.  During the examination of the claim 
the Agency may invite experts in the relevant area to  give their opinions in wr iting and/or orally at the 
meeting convened to examine the claim.  
(7) Should any or the both parties to the dispute fail to appear at the announced meeting, the 
Agency may examine the claim and issue the r espective decision based on the submitted documents. 
 (8) The Agency's decision shall be  communicated within three working days after it is made to 
the claimant supplier and to any other supplier or public authority participating in the claim 
examination procedure.  The claim and the decision shall be notified immediately to all the involved 
parties on condition of non-disclosure if such disclos ure is contrary to the legislation or public 
interests or if it might injure the lawful commerc ial interests of the parties or fair competition. 
 (9) The examination of the claim shall terminat e with the production of the respective protocol, 
where: 
 
(a) the claim is left without examination in the cases provided for in Paragraph (4); 
 (b) the claim is withdrawn by the claimant;  
(c) the Contracting Authority accepts the claim as substantiated; 
 (d) the Agency decides to ac cept or reject the claim; 
 (e) the dispute underlying the claim is settle d amicably as per Paragraph (5) Article 72. 
 
(10) If the Agency fails to issue a decision with in the established term or if the supplier is not 
satisfied with the decision, the latter may appeal  to the competent administrative court, and the 
Agency’s competence to settle the dis pute shall be terminated thereupon. 
 
Article 74. Suspension of th e procurements procedure 
 
(1) Upon receipt of the claim within the establishe d term the Agency may order, acting upon on 
the request of the claimant supplier or on its own initiative, to suspend the conclusion/execution of the 
public procurements contract, if such claim is subs tantial and contains statements which are shown to 
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  (a) the supplier would suffer damage without such suspension; 
 
(b) there exists a probability to satisfy the claim; 
 
(c) the suspension would cause no damage to the parties involved in the procurements 
procedure. 
 
(2) The Agency shall order the suspension as per Paragraph (1) till the examination of the claim 
is terminated for any of the reasons specified in  Article 73 Paragraph (9).  Upon expiry of the 
suspension term specified herein the Contracting Authority must conclude the public procurements 
contract according to the requirements specified in Article 47. 
 
(3) The suspension shall not apply where the Agency considers that urgent public interests, such 
as:  national defense and security, operation of public  institutions, provision of public services, require 
the continuation of the procurements.  
SECTION 2.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INFRINGEMENT OF THE PUBLIC 
PROCUREMENT LAW 
 
Article 75. The forms of responsibility 
 
The infringements of the public procurements legislation may result in the disciplinary 
(including the financial), civil, administrative and penal responsibility according to the legislation in 
force. 
[Art. 75 amended by the PL 77 of 12.04.12, MO 103/29.05.12 art. 347] 
 
CHAPTER X 
CONCLUDING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 
 
Article 76. Coming into effect. Term inations. The Government's obligations 
 
(1) This law shall come into effect upon expi ry of three months after its publication. 
 
(2) As soon as this law comes into effect the Law on the procurement of goods, works and 
services for the state needs No. 1166-XIII of 30 April 1997 shall cease to be effective. 
 
(3) The Government shall within six months after the publication of this law: 
 
Submit suggestions to the Parliament regard ing the actions needed to bring the other 
legislation in compliance with this law; 
 
Bring its regulations in compliance with this law; 
 
Ensure the development and approval of th e regulations provided for in this law. 
 
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARLIAMENT    Marian LUPU 
 
Chisinau, 13 April 2007 
 
No. 96-XVI. 
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The Laws of the Republic of Moldova 
96/13.04.2007 Law on public procurements //Monitorul Oficial 107-111/470, 27.07.2007  
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