Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-11
Buyer: State Communal Enterprise “LutskTeplo”
Country: UA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 42515000 | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45232140 | 45331110
Submission deadline: 2017-03-20

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on January 28, 2016.
State Communal Enterprise “LutskTeplo” hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of Lutsk District Heating Project.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
Rehabilitation of 12 Boiler Houses including design, supply, installation, inspection, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning of the boilers, as well as perform all required civil works, and training of the boiler house personnel.
2) Adaptation of the existing building of BHs for the new boilers if required (i.e. installation of windows, re-arrangement of entrance, thermal insulation, etc.);
3) Indoor/outdoor plastering, painting, replacement of windows, and/or other works focused on attractive appearance of buildings where boiler to be located (if required);
The tenderer will be required to meet the following minimum criteria, as specified in Tender documents:
a) The Tenderer shall have successful experience as prime contractor in the execution of at least 5 completed contracts of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract over a five years’ period ending on the deadline for tender submission. The nature and complexity of the project comparable to the proposed contract should mean the supply and installation of the similar type and size of equipment to the district heating business or any other business with load variations as indicated in the Technical Specification.
In addition, or as part of the above 5 (five) contracts the Tenderer, its partner or a specialised subcontractor shall have successful experience as prime contractor of installation of at least 5 (five) boilers of a capacity 0,7MW and higher in the countries with similar climatic conditions, having been in successful operation at least for 1 (one) year prior to submission of the tender. Relevant references shall be provided.
b) The Tenderer or its local service agent will be able to carry out the supplier’s maintenance, warranty, repair and spare parts stocking obligations prescribed in these Tender documents. The Tenderer shall give details of local service agent or state how these obligations will be met in the event of a contract.
c) The average annual turnover over the last three years is not less than Euro 1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand) equivalent.
d) The Tenderer must have access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 2 months, estimated as not less than Euro 300,000 (three hundred thousand) equivalent, taking into account the Tenderer's commitments for other contracts.
e) The Tenderer has a Litigation History without major claims. A consistent history of awards against the Tenderer or any partner of a joint venture may result in failure of the application. The Tenderer shall provide accurate information on any current or past litigation or arbitration resulting from contracts completed or under his execution over the last five years.
f) The tenderer possesses suitably qualified personnel and shall provide CVs and ensure their availability to fill the following key positions:
• Project Manager (at least 15 years of total experience, 5 years of experience in similar works and 3 years of experience as manager for similar works),