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RO-Sibiu: EBRD - Sibiu Public Transport Commercialisation Project

2012/S 24-039489

Project name: Sibiu Public Transport Commercialisation Project

Country: Romania

Business sector: Municipal Environmental Infrastructure

Project ID: 6574-IFT-36833

Funding source: EBRD

Type of contract: Works

Type of notice: Invitation for tenders

Issue date: 27/01/2012

Closing date: 13/03/2012, 10:00 AM Romania time

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project ref 6251-GPN-36833 which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on 29th of November 2010.

The Municipality of Sibiu, hereinafter referred to as "the Employer", intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the upgrade and refurbishment of streets along public transport routes within the City of Sibiu.

The Municipality of Sibiu now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:

The contract involves the upgrading and refurbishment, including the drainage, of one street within the City of Sibiu. The works concern:

• The upgrading and refurbishment of Teilor street, approximate distance 0.671 km.

• Work will generally include the reconstruction of the road and pavements as well as the installation of the associated road drainage.

• Work will be carried out under FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction – Red Book, First edition 1999.

Tendering for the Project is open to contractors from any country. The contract is expected to be completed within 5 months plus Defect Notification Period of 4 year.

To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the minimum criteria:

• an average annual turnover above 1.0 Million Euro in the last 3 years; in case of a joint venture the leading firm had an average turnover above 0.7 Million Euro

• 3 similar projects, in size and nature, concluded in the last 5 years. Recommendations from previous employers related to similar projects / contracts.

• Availability of equipment, staff and facilities, necessary to produce at least: 70 tonnes of asphalt mix (fully automated production), 70 tonnes of ballast and base course material, 100 m of Pre fabricated kerbs and the availability of a materials testing laboratory either on site or local to Sibiu for a proper quality assurance (2nd degree laboratory acc. to Romanian law)

• in the case in which a tenderer or, in the case of an association (JVCA), the leader of JVCA, has ongoing comitments with a value greater than or equal to 50% of the average turnover for the past 3 years, then the tenderer has the obligation to demonstrate, excluding any doubt, that has the capacity to carry out this contract within the set execution period, in accordance with the stipulations included in the documentation, ensuring a superior quality of the executed works

• the availability of a key staff comprising

• the Project Manager – with a degree in civil engineering, more than 7 years professional experience, thereof 3 years in similar position on road upgrading / construction works, experienced with internationally financed projects and FIDIC Conditions of contract, English fluent;

• 1 civil engineer who are qualified civil engineers with more than 7 years of experience thereof 3 years in leading Site Management position, experienced with FIDIC Conditions of Contract, capable of English;

• Materials Expert, Geotechnical Engineer, Utilities Engineer, each a qualified expert with more than 7 years of experience and proven in knowledge of Romanian and international standards (EN) and capable of English

A complete set of Tender Documents may be purchased from 27th of January 2012 upon submission of a written application to the below given Email address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 50 € (fifty EURO) or equivalent in a convertible currency against the presentation of the respective payment slip to the Bank Account No (IBAN) RO85RNCB0227036048490011 (for EURO payments) RO58RNCB0227036048490012 (for LEI paymets) at the BCR (Banca Comerciala Romana) Sibiu, Emil Cioran str. no. 1.

Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will promptly be dispatched. If requested, the documents will be promptly dispatched by courier, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery. In addition, if requested, the documents can be dispatched electronically after presentation by the prospective tenderer of an 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.

All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of 5.000 € or its equivalent in a convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 13th of March 2012 at 10:00 hours local time. Electronic tender shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Tenders will be opened on 13th of March 2012 at 12:00 in the presence of the Tenderers' representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at the following office:

Mrs. Ioana Leca, Municipality of Sibiu, Brukenthal Street, no. 2, Sibiu550178, Romania. Tel: +40 269 20 88 73, Fax: +40 269 208 811. E-mail: piu@sibiu.ro