Tender Package No. 5 – Upgrading and refurbishment of 8 streets within the City of Sibiu in the Areas: Turnisor IV and Gusterita II (2 Lots)

Item Description:

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project ref 8109-gpn-47537 which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (http://www.ebrd.com) on 26th of September  2018.

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 Sibiu Streets Rehabilitation Programme

The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contracts to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:

Lot 1: Upgrading and refurbishment of five streets in Area Turnisor IV (namely: Mozaicului, Varului, Zavoi (section II), Neppendorf, Granitului strets with approximate total length of 2,17 km)

Lot 2: Upgrading and refurbishment of three streets in Area Gusterita II (namely: Bradului, Macazului, Viilor streets with approximate total length of 2,24 km)

Work will generally include the reconstruction of the road and pavements as well as the installation of the associated utilities, water and drainage. The maximum time for completion of work for each lot is expected to be eight (8) months followed by a Defect Notification Period of five (5) years.

Tenders are invited for one or more lots.  Each lot must be priced separately. Total amount for each lot will include 10% contingency, as presented in attachments (BOQ summary) to tender documentation. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.

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

• an average annual turnover in the last 3 years (2015, 2016, 2017) :
  • For Lot 1: twelve million Romanian Lei (LEI 12 Million)
  • For Lot 2: nine million Romanian Lei (LEI 9 Million)
• Access to financial resources of minimum:
• For Lot 1: four million Romanian Lei (LEI 4 Million)
• For Lot 2: three million Romanian Lei (LEI 3 Million)
• General experience in contracts as general contractor, or contractor management for the past 5 years.
• 3 similar projects, in size and nature, concluded in the last 5 years. Recommendations from previous employers and Taking-Over Certificates related to projects / contracts presented as similar experience.
• Availability of equipment, staff and facilities, necessary to produce at least: 20 tonnes of asphalt mix / day (fully automated production), 20 tonnes of ballast and base course material / day and the availability of a materials testing laboratory either on site or local to Sibiu for a proper quality assurance (2^nd degree laboratory acc. to Romanian law)
• in the case  tenderer submitted by a  joint venture, consortium or association (JVCA), the leader of JVCA, has ongoing commitments 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 20th of December 2018 upon submission of a written application to the below given Email address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 200 LEIagainst the presentation of the respective payment slip to the Bank Account No RO58TREZ57621360250XXXXX opened at Treasury of Sibiu.

Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will promptly be dispatched by courier; however, 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:

• Lot 1: eight thousand Romanian Lei (LEI 8,000.00)
• Lot 2: five thousand Romanian Lei (LEI 5,000.00)

or its equivalent in a convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 7th of March 2019 at 12:00 hours local time, at  13:00 hours local time  they will be opened in the presence of those Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

The applicable procurement rules are the Bank’s Procurement Policies and Rules (PP&R) which can be located at:

http://www.ebrd.com/news/publications/policies/procurement-policies-and-rules.html

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. Tatiana Stanese

Municipality of Sibiu

Piata Mica no.25, room 101, Sibiu 550178, RO

Tel: +40 269 20 88 73,  Fax:+40 269 208 981

E-mail: piu@sibiu.ro