Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-24
Buyer: S.A. “Apă-Canal Chişinău”
Country: MD
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45252100 | 80531000
Submission deadline: 2016-08-09

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities, (www.ebrd.com) on 2
The Employer, S.A. “Apa-Canal Chisinau” (ACC), has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) a loan from European Investment Bank (EIB) and a grant from EU’s Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF) towards the cost of Chisinau Water Development Programme.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from Contractors for the Rehabilitation of waste water treatment plant and new sludge treatment facility to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan and the NIF Grant. The following activities shall be performed by the Contractor:
• Detailed design, manufacturing, delivery, installation of new mechanical and electrical equipment for the Chisinau WWTP and proposed sludge digestion facility and the rehabilitation of existing civil works and any civil structures including buildings required for the new sludge treatment facility;
a) The Tenderer has an average annual turnover over the last three years of not less than €20,000,000 equivalent;
(b) Successful experience as prime contractor in execution of at least 2 projects of a nature and complexity comparable to proposed contract within the last 10 (ten) years. Nature and complexity means Waste water Treatment Plant design and construction or rehabilitation contract of minimum 200,000 p.e. and associated sludge digestion works.
(c) The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 4 (four) months, estimated as not less than €1,000,000 equivalent, taking into account the applicants commitments for other contracts.
Joint ventures (JVCA) must satisfy collectively all of the abovementioned qualification criteria, for which purpose the relevant figures for each of the partners shall be added to arrive at the joint venture’s total capacity:
(a) The lead partner of the JVCA shall demonstrate that he acted as a main contractor on a project of similar magnitude;
(b) The lead partner shall meet at least sixty (60%) percent of the minimum qualifying criteria for general experience and financial position required above
(c) Other partners shall meet at least twenty (20%) percent of the minimum qualifying criteria for general experience and financial position required above
The tenderer and each partner in case of JVCA shall demonstrate his strong financial position and long-term profitability by providing audited balance sheets and profit and loss statements for the last three years.
Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from all countries.
The proceeds of the Bank’s loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Tender documents shall be obtained from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of €200 or equivalent in MDL, following the National Bank of Moldova exchange rate for the date of publishing of the IFT, made to the following Employer’s Bank Account: