Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-06
Buyer: The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure
Country: MD
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works | 45233141: Road-maintenance work
Submission deadline: 2018-12-17

Technical requirements: Contract RSP/W11/03: Rehabilitation of R6 M1-Ialoveni Road, km 0+000 –km 6+550 (Rehabilitation of M2 – Chisinau Bypass, km 00+000 - km 6+550)
This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on European Bank for Reconstruction and Development website, Procurement Notices on 7.9.2018.
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 R6 M1-Ialoveni Road, km 0+000 –km 6+550 (of M2 – Chisinau Bypass, km 00+000 - km 6+550).
Republican Road M2 (Section M1-R3) is a 6.55 km section of road that is part of the Chisinau by-pass linking the roads M1 and R3. The road is located approximately 10 km to the west of Chisinau Centre and is located within Central Moldovan Hills (Uplands) with high watersheds and steep slopes. The project sections consist of one uniform 4 lane section to be rehabilitated to Class lb and new construction of approximately 150 m of access road.
Rehabilitation includes reconstruction of road pavement, demolishing and construction of culverts, construction of drainage facilities, relocation of utility lines, installation of lightning facilities as required and defined in the Drawings, Specifications and Bill of Quantities.
Tenderers are directed attention to the change adopted in the national legislation, lifting the interdiction for using borrow pits, which were applicable until recently.
On 27.7.2018, new Laws has been adopted, whereby use of borrow pits has been permitted, including for road works.
The scope of works is estimated and mentioned for guidance only, as the final scope will be determined based on the measured quantities of implemented works.
The overall time for completion of the works under the Contract is 730 days. The Defect Notification Period is envisaged to be 365 days.
— Minimum average annual construction turnover, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years,
— 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, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement:
— Participation as a contractor or management contractor in at least one (1) contract within the last five (5) years, that has been successfully and substantially completed and that is similar to the proposed Works. The referred contract shall include:
—— Road construction/rehabilitation works for flexible pavement including production and laying of cold recycled materials, granular sub-base, cemented base and asphalt concrete,
— Successful experience as a contractor (prime or subcontractor) in the execution of at least two (2) contracts of a magnitude comparable to the proposed contract within the last five (5) years. The values of the referred contracts shall be not less than the equivalent of: