Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-03
Buyer: State Road Administration
Country: MD
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2018-04-13
Award criteria: Other

Technical requirements: This invitation for tenders follows the general procurement notice for this project nº 8857-GPN-41442 which was published on European bank for reconstruction and development (the Bank) website, procurement notices (www.ebrd.com) on 20.10.2017.
The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure, represented by the State road administration, hereinafter referred to as “the employer”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European bank for reconstruction and development towards the cost of Rehabilitation of M3 Chisinau-Giurgiulesti road km 96+800 — km 171+290 and km 179+650 — km 190+750.
The employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
Contract RSP/W10/01: “Rehabilitation of M3 Chisinau-Giurgiulesti road, km 96+800 — km 171+290 and km 179+650 — km 190+750.
The M3 corridor connects Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, with Giurgiulesti in the very south of Moldova.
The contract comprises two sections of M3 Road from Municipality of comrat (km 96+800) to the south of Svetlii village at km 122+800 to km 151+200 at Ciumai village and further to the start of a newly designed bypass for Slobozia Mare village.
1. Earthworks: finishing of minor works to access road adjustments, shoulder filling and finishing of fill and shaping of batter slopes;
2. Pavement: asphalt pavement milling of damaged asphalt layer and replacement, crack sealing, asphalt paving works;
3. Shoulder protection, execution of sidewalks, construction of bus stops and arrangement and construction of one parking area and a roundabout;
The rehabilitation works under Section 2 (km 151+200 – km 171+290 and km 179+650 – km 190+750) will follow the existing road alignment with the exception of some minor road realignment work to improve the geometric characteristics of the road, minimise safety hazards, or to avoid areas subject to severe soil erosion.
The work includes earthworks — embankment construction, cement stabilised pavement construction, drainage structures, asphalt pavement work including overlays and the replacement of one bridge with a new bridge of length 59.20 metres and width 13 metres using precast pre-stressed concrete T-beam elements. Other work includes the rehabilitation of one bridge of length 26.27 m and width of 11 m and the construction of two roundabouts. Slight realignments are foreseen to improve the road safety conditions in Ciumai and Burlăceni villages according to the tender drawings.
The scope of works is estimated and mentioned for guidance only, as the final scope will be determined based on the measured quantities of implemented works.
The overall time for completion of the works under the contract is 3 years, with the works on Section 1 to be completed within first 500 days. The defect notification period is envisaged to be 12 months.
In order to be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the criteria specified in the tender documents. The summary of criteria is provided for information in the table below:
Criteria: Minimum average annual construction turnover, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 5 years.