Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-04
Buyer: State Road Administration
Country: MD
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services | 71631480 | 90713000
Submission deadline: 2017-07-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EBGU - Tilsyn med bygge- og anlægsarbejder på omfartsvejen R1 Bahmut, 68 + 250 km – 74 + 177 km (MD-Chisinau)
This invitation for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice No. 8166-GPN- 45094 for this project which was updated in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD’s website on February 5, 2016 and in the Supplement to the Official Journal of European Union (OJ/S).
The Government of the Republic of Moldova intends to receive financing from the European Union, through the NIF Contribution towards the cost of the Moldova Road Sector Program and it intends to apply the proceeds to payments for consulting services for the Construction Supervision of the civil works to be executed under the project.
The objective of the Construction Supervision services is to supervise the execution of the Works contract through efficient and effective expertise, resulting in the issue of a Taking-over certificate and a Performance Certificate for the following Works Contract within the budget and time defined in the project procurement plan:
RSP/W9/01 – ‘Construction of R1 Bahmut Bypass, km 68+250 – km 74+177’: Bahmut bypass from 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 Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing such assistance to the Employer to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by advising the Employer on the administration of the EBRD-funded Contract/s with due diligence and by carrying out the duties of the Engineer assigned to him in the Contract/s which will be a re-measurement unit rate contract based on FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, MDB Harmonised edition, 2010. The Consultant shall exercise the authority attributable to the Engineer, as specified in or necessarily implied from the Contract/s, to ensure timely, satisfactory completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract.
Assignment Start Date and Duration: The assignment is expected to start in October 2017 and last about 52 months, which includes 1 month for pre-Commencement activities, 36 months of works supervision, 12 months covering defects liability period and 3 months for the Performance Certificate issue and other closing activities.
In order to successfully implement the assignment, it is envisaged that the Consultant’s team will consist of the following experts:
Eligibility: Procurement will be open for all the Consultants except those restricted in the EBRD’s list of ineligible entities. The proceeds of the grant shall 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 and the Client’s Country prohibitions, if such prohibitions are confirmed as acceptable by the Bank.
In order to determine the capability and experience of consulting firms seeking to be shortlisted, the information submitted with the Expression of Interest shall include the following:
• Details of firm's/association's/joint venture's standard quality policies, procedures and practices;
• Name, qualifications and relevant experience of firm's director or manager who will assume overall responsibility for the firm’s, association’s or joint venture’s team coordination, management and output;
• Specific details of firm’s/association’s/join venture’s procedures to ensure quality of its performance over the life of this assignment including management coordination and role of each firm.
Provide up to 10 project references in similar assignments, undertaken in the previous five (5) years, which the applicant considers best illustrate its experience relevant to the assignment, to include the following details:
In case more than 10 project references will be provided, only 10 most relevant to the assignment in the client’s view will be taken into consideration during evaluation.