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Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Republic of Moldova

Name of Project: Fruit Garden of Moldova

Contract Title: Works on capital renovation of the Repair and Maintenance of Horticultural equipment Laboratory, the corridor and the sanitary block of Agro-Industrial College from Ungheni, procured within the INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE Component of “Fruit Garden of Moldova” Project.

Finance Contract No: FI N° 83.887 (MD) Serapis N° 2014-0041

RFB Reference No.:  WORK_UNGHENI_2023

1. The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the European Investment Bank towards the cost of the Fruit Garden Project (in amount of 120mln EUR), and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for provision of: Works on capital renovation of the Repair and Maintenance of Horticultural equipment Laboratory, the corridor and the sanitary block of Agro-Industrial College from Ungheni, procured within the INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE Component of “Fruit Garden of Moldova” Project.

2. The implementing agency/purchaser - Consolidated Unit for Implementing and Monitoring the Wine Sector Restructuring Program (UCIMPRSVV) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for provision of Works on capital renovation of the Repair and Maintenance of Horticultural equipment Laboratory, the corridor and the sanitary block of Agro-Industrial College from Ungheni, located in Ungheni city, Republic of Moldova. Contract’s implementation period is up to 18 months from contract award date. The Bidder must bid for 100% of requested quantities.

3. Bidding will be conducted through National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the EIB Guide to Procurement (https://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/guide_to_procurement_en.pdf ).

4. The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following Qualification Requirements:

Financial Situation:

(i) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated at 2 mln MDL (or equivalent in EUR/USD).

(ii) The Bidder shall also demonstrate that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on works currently in progress and for future contract commitments.

(iii) Bidder shall submit the audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 2 years (2022, 2021) shall be submitted and must demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability.

(iv) Bidder shall have minimum average annual construction turnover of 10 mln. MDL (or equivalent in EUR or USD), calculated as total certified payments received for construction contracts in progress and/or completed within the last 2 years (2022, 2021).

Experience:

(i) Experience under construction contracts starting 1^st January 2020.

(ii)A minimum number of 3 similar contracts (that include similar works included in the list of works quantities) that have been satisfactorily and substantially  completed, as a construction company, between 1st January 2020 and the bid submission deadline: each contract of minimum value of 6 mln MDL (or equivalent in EUR / USD);

Interested eligible Bidders may request an electronic copy of the bidding documents from:

UCIMPRSVV, Attn. PIU Procurement Department; Email: office@winemoldova.md. The Bidding Documents are provided free of charge (in electronic format) and shall be sent via e-mail, upon written request (to the e-mail mentioned above). Construction companies originating from all countries of the world are eligible to submit bids under this RfB.

5. Bids must be delivered before 00 AM, January 18, 2024, to the following address:

Attention to: PIU Executive Director; Address: 18, Calea Basarabiei str., MD-2023, 2nd floor, City: Chisinau; Moldova. Office # 10.

Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address above at 10.00 AM, January 18, 2024.

6. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 100.000,00 MDL (or equivalent in EUR or USD). Bid Security duration shall be minimum twenty-eight days after the end of the Bid Validity Period.