Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-18
Buyer: IGI-POSEIDON S.A.
Country: GR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71318000: Lighting engineering services
Estimated value: 1000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-03-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Design Appraisal and Verification Services for Certification of the FEED Services of the EastMed Pipeline Project
The contract shall cover the design appraisal of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) output for offshore pipeline and structures, onshore pipeline and onshore facilities in order to certify the compliance with selected codes and standards and project specifications.
At the location of the candidate’s office, with periodic attendance at the location of contracting entity’s engineers for front end engineering and design.
It is noted that the requested services are intended as a step in a certification for EastMed Pipeline Project (EastMed). The services cover the appraisal and verification of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED). The services have to be carried out continuously during the FEED execution, promptly notifying company of any key finding.
— review and appraisal of the design key aspects, in particular those aspects that impact asset safety and integrity, technical operability, process control and HSE,
— verification of the processes and work systems to ensure that appropriate and validated methodologies and data are used in the design,
— verification that HSE risks for the project are addressed by qualified FEED staff using appropriately selected systems and methodologies that comply with recognized standards, and verification or risks assessments including witnessing of HAZID/HAZOP sessions,
— generation of queries and non-conformances aimed at promoting improvement and the incorporation of up to date and sound industry and engineering practice,
— verification of the compliance of the qualification and inspection regime for materials, equipment and works (to be developed by the FEED Engineer), with applicable codes, standards and specifications.
The EastMed Pipeline System is designed to transport initially 10 Bcm/yr of gas (plus 1 Bcm to be released in Cyprus) with the possibility of a future capacity expansion up to 20 Bcm/yr (plus 1 Bcm/yr for Cyprus) and consists of:
— 4 offshore sections: from East Mediterranean gas sources to Cyprus (ca. 300 km), from Cyprus to Crete (ca. 740 km), from Crete to South Peloponnese (ca. 430 km) and across the Gulf of Patras (ca. 18 km), and
— 2 onshore sections: crossing the Peloponnese to the Gulf of Patras (ca. 290 km) and from Gulf of Patras to Thesprotia (ca. 245 km),
— 2 compression and metering stations in Cyprus and Crete (a third station in Mainland Greece is needed in case of expansion of capacity).
The EastMed Pipeline Project is included in the fourth list of Projects of Common Interest and identified by the code number 7.3.1. The project has been selected to be co-financed for with EU funds through the CEF (Connecting Energy Facilities) program (Action number 7.3.1-0023-CYEL-S-M-17), including the activities object of the present procurement scope.
The tender will take place in 2 stages. The first stage is the pre-qualification of the candidates on the basis of the criteria described here below. In the second stage, the qualified candidates will be invited to submit their full and committed tenders.

Eligibility requirements: The tender will take place in 2 stages. The first stage is the pre-qualification of the candidates on the basis of the criteria described here below. In the second stage, the qualified candidates will be invited to submit their full and committed tenders. The participants shall be companies registered according to the EC Legislation, or European Economic Area (E.E.A.) Country, or State with Association agreement with E.U., having the right to participate in public sector's tenders, or joint ventures/consortia of such companies, provided that the sole company which participates in the bid, or in case of joint venture/consortium which participates in the bid (as applicable), each member of the JV/Consortium to submit the following documents: (a) registration document from an official professional institution in compliance with law of the country where the base or a legally operating department of the company is established. The document shall declare the capability of the company to undertake relevant services. Or Company statute, according to the legislation of the country where the company is registered. (b) extracts from judicial records or failing this, equivalent documents issued by the competent judicial or administrative authorities of the country of origin or in case that the respective country does not issue the above documents or certificates, these can be replaced by an affidavit of the participating company and in case such a procedure is not provided for, by a declaration given before any judicial or administrative authority, public notary or competent professional organization, which would state that its representatives have not been prosecuted for any crime related to its/their business activity, practice or integrity e.g. professional misconduct, fraud, misappropriation of funds etc; (c) minutes of the board of directors, resolving the participation in the tender and the appointment of a legal representative (including full contact details of the legal representative); (d) declaration of the acceptance for the appointment by the legal representative; (e) pre-agreement in the case of a joint venture or consortium of companies, in accordance with paragraph III.1.8 below; (f) fully accredited member of the international association of classification societies. In case that any of the above documents is not prepared in English Language, said document shall be accompanied by official translation in English. The contracting entity reserves the right to exclude from invitation to tender any candidate that it reasonably considers has or may have a conflict of interest with the objectives of the contracting entity and/or the Eastern Mediterranean pipeline project.

Award value: 1000000