Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2017-01-27
Buyer: “Toplofikacia Sofia” EAD
Country: BG
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 44163100 | 45231100 | 45231110 | 45251220 | 45331110

Technical requirements: EBGU - Opgradering og modernisering af fjernvarmeproduktions- og distributionssystemet i Sofia (BG-Sofia)
Toplofikacia Sofia EAD, the single owned stock district heating company serving the City of Sofia, intends to use the proceeds of the Grant funds provided by the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (the “KIDSF”), administrated by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “Bank”) under Grant Agreement No. 047 and its own financing towards the cost of the below mentioned contracts within the Project for Upgrade and Modernisation of Sofia District Heating Production and Distribution System.
This General Procurement Notice is an update of the General Procurement Notice published on EBRD website on January 19, 2016.
1. The project Increase of Heat Transfer Energy Efficiency aims to annually replace about 21 km of old pipelines (about 42 km in total for 2018 and 2019) with preinsulated DH pipes.
- Procurement of Goods through two separate contracts to supply preinsulated DH pipes for DH pipelines for installation in 2018 and 2019. The expected duration of each supply contract is 9 months and the total estimated cost of the two contracts is EUR 3.4 million;
- Procurement of Works to install the supplied preinsulated pipes as described above including dismantling of existing pipes and restoration works. The contracts will be carried out in 2018 and 2019. The duration of each contract for the works is expected to be 9 months and the total estimated cost of each contract is EUR 6.5 million.
2. Construction of cogeneration plant for Heat Only Boilers “Ovcha Kupel”. The project includes installation of new cogeneration modules with three gas engines with electric and thermal capacity of about 10 MW. The new cogeneration facility will operate all year to cover the base heat load of HOB “Ovcha Kupel I” and HOB “Ovcha Kupel II”.
The duration of the contract implementation is expected to be 24 months and the total estimated cost is EUR 9 million.
3. Modernisation of the turbine unit TG3 at TPP “Sofia east”. In order to meet the requirements of Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) regarding high efficiency of cogeneration for district heating purposes, the existing condensing type turbine is intended to be replaced with a new backpressure steam turbine with capacity of 30-35 MWel and 89 MWth.
The duration of the contract is expected to be 30 months and the total estimated cost is EUR 9.1 million.
4. Construction of flue gas utilisation facility for boiler unit EK 220 t/h, No.9 at TPP “Sofia”. The project includes the installation of a new modern flue gas utilisation system for boiler unit No.9 to collect and reclaim the heat energy contained in the outgoing flue gases.
The duration of the contract is expected to be 24 months and the total estimated cost is EUR 1 million.
5. Flue gas utilisation at Heat Only Boilers. The project includes the installation of a new state of the art flue gas utilisation system for some of the existing hot water boilers to reclaim the heat energy contained in the outgoing flue gases.
The duration of the contract is expected to be 24 months and the total estimated cost is EUR 900,000.
Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of KIDSF Grant will be subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the KIDSF Grant will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities and 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 or under a law or official regulation of the Purchaser's country.