Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-17
Buyer: EuroAsia Interconnector Limited
Country: CY
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 31000000 | 31321220 | 31321300 | 31321500 | 45231000
Estimated value: 535000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2018-06-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EuroAsia Interconnector is a multi-terminal VSC-HVDC scheme which will connect Crete and Attica in Greece, Cyprus and Israel, and will comprise 4 converter stations with sea electrodes, interconnected by cables. The initial development will allow the transfer of minimum 1000 MW between converter stations and the envisaged voltage level will be ±400 kV or more. The scheme will be developed under four tender procedures:
This process concerns the fourth of the above tender processes and encompasses the design, manufacture, testing, supply and installation of the HVDC submarine cables for Link 3 and the HVDC, MVDC and HVAC land cables necessary in the areas of Crete and Attica.
Detailed information is available in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement
Supply of the submarine HVDC cable and the required joints for Pole 1 of Link 3 including design, manufacture and testing. The distance between the landing points of Crete and Attica is approximately 336 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 1200 m.
All qualified Candidates satisfying the objective criteria will be invited to participate in the Award stage of this negotiated procedure.
To qualify for participation in the Award stage, objective criteria / requirements for the personal situation, the economic and financial standing and the technical and professional ability of the Candidates must be satisfied. Details for the qualification requirements are provided in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement
The Economic Operators must request the access to the Ariba platform used for this Pre-qualification phase via email. Detailed information is available in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster Project of Common Interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of 3 PCIs:
The Project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).
Installation of the submarine HVDC cable for Pole 1 of Link 3 including laying / excavation / reinstatement, root clearing/PLGR, boulder removal, crossings and burial / protection subsea, trenching-jetting, covering of trench, surveys and documentation. The distance between the landing points of Crete and Attica is approximately 336 km and the cable will be laid at a maximum water depth of 1200 m.
All qualified Candidates satisfying the objective criteria will be invited to participate in the Award stage of this negotiated procedure.
To qualify for participation in the Award stage, objective criteria / requirements for the personal situation, the economic and financial standing and the technical and professional ability of the Candidates must be satisfied. Details for the qualification requirements are provided in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement
The Economic Operators must request the access to the Ariba platform used for this Pre-qualification phase via email. Detailed information is available in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement
EuroAsia Interconnector is a cluster Project of Common Interest (PCI 3.10) of the EU consisting of 3 PCIs:
The Project has been approved for grants by CEF in 2 occasions (Action 3.10.1-0028-CY-S-M-14 and Action 3.10.1-0004-CYEL-S-M-16).

Eligibility requirements: The full list and details on the requirements are provided in the “Invitation to Participate in Negotiated Process with prior Call for Competition” for the Contract with title “EuroAsia Interconnector HVDC Submarine Cables and Land Cables for Link 3: Crete — Attica” that can be found at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement To participate in the tender procedure, interested economic operators must meet the following requirements. Concerning their personal situation (Legal Requirements): a. They must not have been convicted by final judgement and neither have admitted: — participation in a criminal organisation, — corruption, — fraud, — terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist or inciting, aiding or abetting an offence, — money laundering or terrorist financing, — child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings. Exclusion is also applicable if the person convicted by final judgement or having admitted any of the above, is a member of an administrative, management or supervisory body of the Economic Operator or has powers of representation, decision or control therein. b. They must not be in breach of their obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions as at the closing date for the submission of Tenders, where these have been established by a judicial or administrative decision having final and binding effect in accordance with the legal provisions of the Republic of Cyprus or with those of the country where they are established. It is noted that the Contracting Entity can exclude an Economic Operator from participation in the procurement procedure where it can demonstrate by any appropriate means that the Economic Operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions. c. They must not be bankrupt or the subject of insolvency or winding-up proceedings, their assets must not have administered by a liquidator or by the court, they must not be in an arrangement with creditors, their business activities must not be suspended, and they must not be in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations. d. They must not be guilty of grave professional misconduct which renders their integrity questionable, as this can be demonstrated by the Contracting Entity by appropriate means. e. They must not have entered into agreements with other Economic Operators aimed at distorting competition, where the Contracting Entity has reasonably plausible indications to conclude so. f. They must not have a conflict of interest that cannot be effectively remedied without excluding them from participation in the tender procedure. g. They must not have distorted the competition from the prior involvement in the preparation of the procurement procedure, unless this can be effectively remedied without excluding them from participation in the tender procedure. h. They must not have shown significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of a substantive requirement under a prior public contract, a prior contract with a Contracting entity or a prior concession contract which led to early termination of that prior contract, damages or other comparable sanctions. i. They must not be guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria, must not have withheld such information or are not able to submit the supporting documents required. If the Candidate is a consortium of natural and/or legal persons, the above requirements must be met by all consortium members. The same requirements must be met by the entities whose capacities the Candidate is invoking. Further requirements / conditions and the forms to be submitted can be found in the invitation at www.euroasia-interconnector/procurement

Award value: 535000000