Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Republic of Moldova

Name of Project: Fruit Garden of Moldova

Contract Title: Procurement of the support system for establishing a new vineyard, for the final beneficiary: Technical University of Moldova, under the Didactic Station from Criuleni district;

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

RFB Reference No:   SUPPORT_TUM2_2025

Date: April 08, 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 Procurement of the support system for establishing a new vineyard for the final beneficiary: Technical University of Moldova, under the Didactic Station from Criuleni district, goods 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 and installation of the support system for establishing a new vineyard for the final beneficiary: Technical University of Moldova, under the Didactic Station from Criuleni district. Supply and installation period is up to 30 working days (depending on weather conditions) from contract award date. The Bidder must bid for 100% of requested items 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 being a: vineyards and/or orchards support and/or anti-hail systems supply company;

b) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least 3 (three) similar complexity/magnitude contracts of similar goods  (supply of support and/or anti-hail systems) in the past 5 years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).

Note: This documentary evidence can be presented together with the bidding documents or within 5 calendar days after receiving such request from Purchaser.

6.   Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before hour 13.00, April 23, 2025. 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 the address below (1) at hour 13.00 AM, April 23, 2025.

The address referred to above is: Attention to: PIU Procurement Department, Address: 18, Calea Basarabiei str.(yellow building), 2nd floor, Chisinau city, Moldova.