Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-20
Buyer: Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
Country: TR
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34121000: Buses | 34900000
Submission deadline: 2017-08-29

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice 8372-GPN-48651 for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices on 28 July 2016.
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality hereinafter referred to as “the Purchaser”, intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan and Shareholders Special Fund grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “Bank” or “EBRD”) towards the cost of Gaziantep CNG Buses Project II.
The Purchaser now invites sealed tenders from Suppliers for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the Bank loan and grant:
which includes procurement of 50 CNG buses, diagnostic tools, mandatory spare parts and consumables, Initial Maintenance Services in the course of 24 months of warranty period for 80,000 km of operation p.a., training for drivers, mechanics, electricians and spare part managers.
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. Where necessary, the Purchaser will make inquiries with the Tenderer's bankers.
Average annual turnover as prime Supplier (defined as billing for Goods and Services delivered and under delivery) over the last three (3) years of 20,000,000 Euros equivalent
The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the production cash flow for the contract estimated as not less than 4,000,000 Euros equivalent, taking into account the Tenderer's commitments for other contracts.
Experience as Supplier, in at least 3 contracts of CNG or Diesel, solo or articulated buses within the last 5 years, with a cumulated value of at least 21,000,000 Euros, that have been successfully and substantially completed. In addition, the supplier will provide evidence of delivery of at least 50 CNG Buses over the past 5 years.
Tendering for contracts that are to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank’s loan will 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 or the law of Purchaser’s country.
Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 200 (two hundred) Euros or equivalent in a convertible currency, which should be paid to Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Euro Bank Account:
Upon receiving appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will be promptly dispatched by courier; however, no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. If requested the documents can also be dispatched electronically after the presentation by the prospective tenderer of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee. In the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the documents, the hard copy shall prevail.
To ensure that all tenders conform to the same acceptable technical standard and meet the minimum operating and performance requirements required by the Purchaser, a two-stage tendering procedure will be adopted and will proceed as follows:
a) the First Stage tender will consist of a technical proposal only, without any reference to prices, in response to the Technical Specifications, which lay down the minimum operating and performance requirements. Following evaluation by the Purchaser of the First Stage tenders, the Purchaser will invite each tenderer who meets the qualification criteria and who has submitted a technically responsive tender to a clarification meeting. The proposals of all such tenderers will be reviewed at the meeting and all required amendments, additions, deletions and other adjustments will be noted and recorded in a Memorandum. Only qualified tenderers submitting a technically responsive and acceptable First Stage tender will be invited to submit a Second Stage tender.
(b) the Second Stage tender will consist of an updated technical tender incorporating all changes required by the Purchaser as recorded in the Memorandum to the clarification meeting or as necessary to reflect any amendments to the tender documents issued subsequent to submission of the First Stage tender; and the commercial tender.
First Stage tenders must be delivered to the address below on or before 15:00 hrs (Gaziantep local time) on 29.08.2017, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who wish to attend.