Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-24
Buyer: Yerevan Djur CJSC
Country: AM
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 44613210 | 45232150 | 45233142: Road-repair work | 65110000
Submission deadline: 2016-08-01

Technical requirements: EBGU - Renovering af vanddistributionsnetværk og udskiftning af enkelte husholdningstilslutninger i distriktet Malatia-Haghtanak (AM-Jerevan)
This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices 7779-GPN-43253 (www.ebrd.com) on 30 December 2014, updated on 04 January 2016 with the General Procurement Notice No 8123-IFT-43253.
Yerevan Djur CJSC (on behalf of the Government of Armenia, according to the Government Decree N 477, dated May 7, 2015), hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), the European Investment Bank [EIB] and a grant from the European Union Neighbourhood Investment Facility [EU NIF] towards the cost of Yerevan Water Supply Improvement Project.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loans and grants:
Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of the EBRD and EIB loans and the EU grant is open to firms from any country.
• Historical non-performance: Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last three (3) years prior to the deadline for tenders submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than ten percent (10 %) of the Tenderer’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Tenderer. If a Tenderer is a JV, Consortium or Association, each partner must meet the requirement.
• Historical financial performance: The audited balance sheets for the last three (3) years shall be submitted and must demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability. If a Tenderer is a JV, Consortium or Association, each partner must meet the requirement.
• Average Annual Turnover: Average annual construction turnover of 2,450,000 (two million four hundred fifty thousand), calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years. If a Tenderer is a JV, Consortium or Association, all partners combined must meet the requirement, each partner must meet 20% of the requirement, and one partner must meet 50% of the requirement.
• Financial Resources: The Tenderer must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means net of other contractual commitments, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cashflow requirement: USD 530,000.00 (five hundred thirty thousand). If a Tenderer is a JV, Consortium or Association, all partners combined must meet the requirement, each partner must meet 20% of the requirement, and one partner must meet 50% of the requirement.
• Experience: The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has successful experience as prime contractor in the execution of at least three (3) projects of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract within the last five (5) years. In addition or for the above, the following specific experience:
a. For the above or other contracts, participation as contractor or management contractor in at least three (3) contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least USD 1,500,000.00 (one million five hundred thousand), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Employer’s Requirements
b. For the above or other contracts executed during the last five (5) years a minimum experience in the following key activities: Construction of HDPE and/or steel pipes pressure pipes OD 25 to OD 160 or larger. Total constructed length (all diameters) shall be at least 10,000m;
• The local Tenderers should submit a reference (issued not earlier than 15 days prior to the bid submission deadline) on not having any arrears to the RA Tax authorities.
• The Tenderers shall hold a valid and effective licence/permit for hydro-technical facilities, issued by the RA Urban Development Ministry. In case of the absence of this licence/permit the Tenderers shall submit with the bid a signed statement that if the bidder is awarded the Contract he will obtain the required licence from the RA Urban Development Ministry.
More details on the qualifying requirements are specified in Part 1 – Section III Evaluation and Qualification Criteria.