Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-10
Buyer: Centre for development of the South-East planning region
Country: MK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35111000: Fire-fighting equipment
Submission deadline: 2021-12-20
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Supply of fire-fighting equipment under the project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting”
The contract’s main purpose is the supply of personal protective equipment, professional firefighting equipment for forest firefighters – protective clothing and other fire-fighting equipment and gear:
LOT 1: Fire-fighting gear and professional firefighting equipment and clothing for forest firefighters – protective gear and equipment must comply to rigorous standards and is completely different from general retail items. The Fire-fighting gear and personal protective equipment and clothing must comply with the Rule-book on the type and appearance of the uniform, the type of protective equipment and the manner of checking and testing its correctness (Official Gazette of R.N.Macedonia No.166/2019 and 250/2020)
All supplies must comply with the requirements laid out in ANNEX II + III: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS + TECHNICAL OFFER and the relevant quality standards explicitly stated therein.
The equipment will be distributed in the four Territorial fire-fighting units - Valandovo, Gevgeliјa, Radovish, Strumica, and Novo Selo as part of Strumica, in the South-East planning region, RNM
LOT 1: Fire-fighting gear and professional firefighting equipment and clothing for forest firefighters – protective gear and equipment (firefighter clothes for forest fires (112 pcs); wildland fire boots (112 pcs); fire gloves (112 pcs); firefighter helmet for forest fires (112 pcs); firefighter mask with two filters (112 pcs); balaclava fireproof protection mask (112 pcs)) must comply to rigorous standards and is completely different from general retail items. The Fire-fighting gear and personal protective equipment and clothing must comply with the Rulebook on the type and appearance of the uniform, the type of protective equipment and the manner of checking and testing its correctness (Official Gazette of Republic of North Macedonia No.166, 09.08.2019 and No. 250, 19.10.2020)
“Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting”, financed by Interreg – IPA CBC Programme R.Bulgaria – R.N.Macedonia, 2014-2020 Ref. No. CB006.2.12.122, Subsidy contract under the EU Instrument for Accession Assistance (IPA II) No. RD-02-29-51 from 17.02.2021,
The equipment will be distributed in the four Territorial fire-fighting units - Valandovo, Gevgeliјa, Radovish, Strumica, and Novo Selo as part of Strumica, in the South-East planning region, RNM
LOT 2: Extinguisher backpack pump (20 pcs); Portable fire pump (5 pcs); Fire-fighter hose (5 pcs); Motor saw (5 pcs)
All supplies must comply with the requirements laid out in ANNEX II + III: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS + TECHNICAL OFFER and the relevant quality standards explicitly stated therein.
“Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting”, financed by Interreg – IPA CBC Programme R.Bulgaria – R.N.Macedonia, 2014-2020 Ref. No. CB006.2.12.122, Subsidy contract under the EU Instrument for Accession Assistance (IPA II) No. RD-02-29-51 from 17.02.2021
The reference period which will be taken into account will be the last three years preceding the submission deadline.
•	Appropriate organization, structure, staff and resources to successfully fulfill the development and delivery requirements of the assigned Project.

Eligibility requirements: The reference period which will be taken into account will be the last three years preceding the submission deadline. For LOT 1: •	has a professional certificate appropriate to this contract, such as: o	ISO-9001 Quality Management System certification or equivalent; o	ISO-14001 Certificate of Environmental Management Standard or equivalent; o	OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Certificate or equivalent. •	Appropriate organization, structure, staff and resources to successfully fulfill the development and delivery requirements of the assigned Project. For LOT 2: The Contracting Authority does not require professional capacity.