Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-04
Buyer: State Road Administration
Country: MD
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works | 45233140: Roadway works
Submission deadline: 2017-08-11

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice no. 8166-GPN-45094 for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on February 5th, 2016.
The Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure represented by the State Road Administration, hereinafter referred to as "the Employer", intends using part of the proceeds of a grant from the EU NIF in the framework of the Moldova Road Rehabilitation Program IV managed by the EBRD, towards the cost of Construction of R1 Bahmut Bypass, km 68+250 - km 74+177.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the grant:
Bahmut bypass from km 68+250 to km 74+177 of the R1 Chisinau-Sculeni Road is a new alignment for a length of about 5.9 km, south of and parallel to the existing road and close to the existing railway line. The construction is a 2-lane road of a 3.50 m lane width and shoulders of 2.50 m width on each side, an underpass for pedestrians, numerous culverts and three junctions.
The scope of works is estimated and mentioned for guidance only, as the final scope will be determined based on the working drawings and actually executed works.
The Contract is expected to be awarded in December 2017, and shall be for a period of about 36 months (followed by 12 months for the defect notification period).
In order to be qualified for the award of the Contract, tenderers must satisfy the criteria specified in the Tender Documents. The summary of criteria is provided for information in the table below:
Annual turnover (defined as annual earnings, expressed in its equivalent of a defined currency) as a contractor over the last 5 years; Euro 4,7 million equivalent;
Successful experience as a prime contractor in the execution of at least 1 (one) contract of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract for at least one year of the last 5 (five) years. The referred contract shall include: Road Construction Works for flexible pavement, including production and laying of asphalt concrete, production and laying of cement-stabilised base, earthworks, recycling of asphalt, etc.;
Successful experience as a contractor (prime or subcontractor) in the execution of at least 2 (two) contracts of a magnitude comparable to the proposed contract within the last 5 years. The values of the referred contracts shall be not less than the equivalent of; Euro 3.5 million equivalent;
The Tenderer shall have acted as a main contractor on one contract of a similar magnitude. The values of the referred contracts shall be not less than the equivalent of; Euro 3.5 million equivalent;
Production and laying asphalt concrete on a single contract in at least one year in past 3 years at a rate not less than; 12 500 tonnes/year;
Annual average asphalt concrete production and laying over the past 5 years at a rate not less than; 4 000 tonnes/year;
Stabilised Base Course production in 1 contract in at least one year in past 3 years at a rate not less than; 6 000 m3/year;
Stabilised Base Course average annual production and laying over the past 5 years at a rate not less than; 2 000 m3/year.