Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids (Goods)

Country: Republic of Moldova

Name of Project: Fruit Garden of Moldova

Contract Title: Supply of agriculture machinery and accessories (2 Lots):

Lot 1: Procurement of a tractor and a (compatible) agricultural seeder, for the final beneficiary Technical Agricultural College from Soroca;

Lot 2: Procurement of a tractor and a (compatible) navigation system, for the final beneficiary Agro-industrial College from Ungheni;

Both lots are procured within the INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE component of the “Fruit Garden of Moldova” Project.

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

RFB Reference No:  AGRI_SOROCA_UNGHENI_2025B

Date: March 14, 2025

1. The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the European Investment Bank toward the cost of the Fruit Garden Project (in amount of 120mln EUR), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for:

Lot 1: Procurement of a tractor and a (compatible) agricultural seeder for the final beneficiary Technical Agricultural College from Soroca;

Lot 2: Procurement of a tractor and a (compatible) navigation system for the final beneficiary Agro-industrial College from Ungheni;

Both lots are procured within the INVESTMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE Component of the “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 Supply of agriculture machinery and accessories (2 Lots). Supply period is up to 40 working days from contract award date. The Bidder must bid for 100% of requested items for EACH LOT and adjacent services.

3.    Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Bidding and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the EIB Guide to Procurement.

4.    Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and/or request an electronic copy of the bidding documents from: UCIMPRSVV, 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 email mentioned above).

5.    Bidders Qualification Requirements:

(i) Experience and Technical Capacity

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s):

a) It should have been in operation for a minimum period of (past) 5 years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020) being an official dealer that has a valid agriculture machinery manufacturer’s authorization (MAF) to sell new agriculture machines and provide maintenance services for them;

b) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least 3 (three) similar complexity/magnitude contracts (for EACH LOT) of similar goods in the past 3 years (2024, 2023, 2022).

Note: this documentary evidence should be presented together with the bidding documents.

  6.     Bids (in a sealed envelop) must be delivered at or before: hour 14.00, March 28, 2025, to the following address:

Attention to: PIU Procurement Department,

Address: 18, Calea Basarabiei str. (yellow building), 2nd floor, 02 off

MD-2023, Chisinau city, Moldova.

7.  Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at: hour 14.00, March 28, 2025.