International call for tender for the recording of gravimetric data using gradiometers and magnetometric data from the air for multiple clients in the Dinaric area of Croatia

(2019/C 216/06)

1. INTRODUCTION

In accordance with Article 125 of the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Act (Narodne Novine (NN; Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia) No 52/18), the Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy (‘the Ministry’) invites all interested parties to submit tenders for the recording of gravimetric data using gradiometers and magnetometric data from the air, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this notice and in the tender documentation published on the websites of the Ministry — mzoe.gov.hr — and the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency — www.azu.hr (‘the Agency’).

2. SUBJECT OF THE TENDER

The subject of this tender is the recording of gravimetric data using gradiometers and magnetometric data from the air for multiple clients (including the collection, processing and interpretation of data) in exploration blocks DI-13, DI-14, DI-15 and DI-16 in the Dinaric area of Croatia, with a view to exploring the hydrocarbon potential of the area (a map of the Dinaric area with coordinates is included in Annex 1), at no cost to the Ministry or the Agency.

The geographic extent of the proposed research is around 15 800 km2.

Geological and geophysical data currently available, including geographical data and coordinates of the wider area, will be available to assist in planning the recording, final data processing and interpretation. These data will be provided by the Agency at the request of the prospective tenderer, subject to the signature of a confidentiality agreement.

Representatives of the Ministry and Agency will cooperate closely with the selected Company (‘the Company’) when planning the recording, selecting the parameters for recording and processing the data, and interpreting/evaluating all available data. The Ministry and Agency are entitled to monitor all stages of the project.

The selected Company will enter into a contract with the Ministry in accordance with the tender submitted and pursuant to the provisions and requirements laid down in this notice, the tender documentation and the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Act.

The provisions of the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Act and other applicable legislation apply to tendering, other issues related to tendering, and activities related to the recording of gravimetric data using a gradiometer and magnetometric data from the air in Croatia.

3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

The aim of the project is to record, process and interpret gravimetric data recorded using a gradiometer and magnetometric data recorded from the air across the exploration blocks: DI-13, DI-14, DI-15 and DI-16 in the Dinaric area of Croatia. The proposed area is shown in Annex 1. It is located in the south of Croatia, along the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia and along the Adriatic coast. The Dinaric mountain range is part of the Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaric orogen and is made up of tectonic units originating from complex areas between the Adriatic plate to the south-west and Europe to the north-east.

This area is dominated by sparsely populated arable land with a few towns. The elevation is generally between 50 and 1 700 m above sea level.

The main objectives of the gravimetric and magnetometric data are:

— Identification and isolation/delineation of structures within sediment units;

— Identification of the main fault trends (‘strike-slip faults’);

— Definition of sedimentary rock base (or ‘basement rock’) - particularly in terms of depth and architecture;

— Definition of volcanic units that may be present in the area, including volcanic deposits in the sediment section and intrusive deposits in the base.

4. DRAFTING, SUBMISSION AND CONTENT OF TENDERS

The tenderer must bear all costs relating to the preparation and submission of their tender. Irrespective of the final result of the tender procedure, the Ministry shall not in any case be held liable for the costs incurred by each tenderer.

Tenders must comply with the administrative, formal, legal and technical requirements set out in the tender documentation.

Language

The official language of the tender procedure is Croatian.

Tenderers must submit their tenders in Croatian or in a foreign language accompanied by a certified translation into Croatian, with both versions having to comply with the rules on the preparation and submission of the tender as described in these tender instructions. All translations of documentation into Croatian must be certified by a sworn translator.

Submission of tenders

Tenders must be submitted in a sealed envelope or box containing:

(a) the name and full address of the tenderer and

(b) the following wording above the address of the recipient: ‘TENDER FOR THE COLLECTION OF NEW GEOPHYSICAL DATA FOR MULTIPLE OIL AND MINING COMPANIES — DO NOT OPEN’ and it should be sent to the following address: Hydrocarbon Agency Miramarska Cesta 24 10000 Zagreb REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Tenders must be submitted no later than 90 (ninety) days from the date of publication of the notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Details on the submission of tenders can be found in the tender documentation.

Validity of the tender

Tenders must be unconditional and remain valid for a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the closing date for submission of tenders.

Tender fee

Tenderers are required to pay a tender fee of one thousand euro (EUR 1 000,00), payable in either euro (EUR) or the equivalent in Croatian kuna (HRK) as converted using the middle rate of the Croatian National Bank at the date of payment. The tender fee must be paid to the following recipient: Republic of Croatia — Ministry of Finance, Katančićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, IBAN HR1210010051863000160, model HR65, reference number 9733-49649-OIB [personal identification number] of tenderer.

Tender guarantee

Tenderers are required to submit a tender guarantee for an amount of fifty thousand euro (EUR 50 000,00) with their tenders. The tender guarantee will be payable if the tenderer withdraws from the tender during the validity period, provides false data, refuses to sign the contract or fails to provide a performance bond.

The tender guarantee must be drawn up in accordance with Annex 3 to the tender documentation.

The performance bond will be set at 10 % of the total cost of the project.

All other requirements regarding the submission of tenders are set out in the tender documentation.

5. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TENDERER

In addition to applying the provisions of Article 19(1) of the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Act in relation to national security, the criteria that will be taken into consideration in order to select the tenderer are as follows:

a) the technical, financial and professional competence of the tenderer;

b) how the tenderer intends to carry out the activities covered by the contract;

c) the overall quality of the tender submitted;

d) the financial conditions offered by the tenderer to carry out the activities of AGG and magnetometric data recording; and

e) any lack of efficiency or responsibility in any form displayed by the tenderer in other countries and in previous activities covered by a licence for the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons.

If, following an evaluation on the basis of the criteria under the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Act, two or more tenders are of equal merit, other relevant, objective and non-discriminatory criteria shall be taken into account for the final decision.