SUPPLY
PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Supply of Equipment for
Port Offices of MARA and Equipment for Training - Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Affairs
Location -
1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/120516/D/S/TR
2. Procedure
International Open Tender
3. Programme
The
National Pre- Accession Financial Assistance for Turkey 2003
4. Financing
Joint Co-financing-EC Contribution- Budget
Line BG-UE-B2004-22.020401-ELARG (%75) and National Contribution (%25)
5. Contracting authority
Central
Finance and Contracts Unit
CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
6. Description of the contract
The subject of
the contract is the delivery, installation, putting in to operation, training
and warranty services by the Contractor of the following goods in three lots: equipment for port
offices; office furniture, fax and telephone for 30 prefabricated port offices
and a range of minor fisheries equipment such as binoculars, protective clothing
life jackets and thermometers, as well as training equipment such
as clipboards, stationery, projector, training materials (mobile
white boards, etc.) for training courses and workshops.
7. Number and titles of lots
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
8. Eligibility and rules of origin
Participation
is open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons participating either
individually or in a grouping (consortium) of tenderers of a Member State of
the European Union, Turkey, EU candidate countries, or countries benefiting
from MEDA or CARDS programmes. All goods supplied under this contract must
originate in these countries[1].
9. Grounds for exclusion
Tenderers must submit a statement to the effect that
they are not in any of the situations listed in point 2.3.3 of the Practical
Guide to contracts procedures financed by the general budget of the European
Communities in the context of external actions.
10. Number of tenders
Tenderers (including firms within the same legal
group, other members of the same consortium, and sub-contractors) may submit only one tender for one or more
lots. Tenders for parts of a lot will not be considered. Any tenderer may state
in its tender that it would offer a discount in the event that its tender is
accepted for more than one lot. Tenderers may not submit a tender for a variant
solution in addition to their tender for the supplies required in the tender
dossier.
11. Tender guarantee
Tenderers must provide a tender guarantee of %2 when
submitting their tender. This guarantee will be released to unsuccessful
tenderers once the tender procedure has been completed and to the successful
tenderer(s) upon signature of the contract by all parties. This guarantee will
be called upon if the tenderer does not fulfil all obligations stated in its
tender.
12. Performance guarantee
The successful tenderer will be asked to provide a
performance guarantee of 10% of the amount of the contract at the signing of
the contract. This guarantee must be provided no later than 30 days after the
tenderer receives the contract signed by the Contracting Authority. If the
selected tenderer fails to provide such a guarantee within this period, the
contract will be void and a new contract may be drawn up and sent to the
tenderer which has submitted the next best compliant tender.
13. Information meeting and/or site visit
No information meeting or site visit is planned.
14. Tender validity
Tenders must remain valid for a period of 90 days
after the deadline for submission of tenders.
15. Period of execution
The delivery period for all lots including
installation, putting into operation inspection and testing and training shall
be within 60 days throughout August and
September 2006, and the provisional acceptance shall be completed within
the following 30 calendar days after the delivery period is completed.
SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA
16. Selection criteria
Compliance with the
formal, administrative and technical criteria as stipulated in the tender
dossier
17. Award criteria
The sole award criteria will be the price. The
contract will be awarded to the cheapest compliant tender.
TENDERING
18. How to obtain the tender dossier
The tender dossier is available from the following Internet addresses:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/index_en.htm.
http://www.cfcu.gov.tr,
and http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/english/e-mali-notice.html
Tenders must be submitted using the standard tender form included in the
tender dossier, whose format and instructions must be strictly observed.
Tenderers with questions regarding this tender should send them in writing
to:
Contact Person: Mr.
Nuri Ercan TORTOP
Central
Finance and Contracts Unit
Ehlibeyt
Mah. 6.Sokak No:16/8
Ekşioğlu
İş Merkezi 06520
Balgat/Ankara
TURKEY
Tel:
+ 90.312.4723700
Fax:
+ 90.312.4723744
e-mail:
ercan.tortop@cfcu.gov.tr
(mentioning the publication reference shown in item 1) at least 21 days
before the deadline for submission of tenders given in item 19. The Contracting
Authority must reply to all tenderers' questions at least 11 days before the
deadline for submission of tenders. The replies will be published on the above
mentioned Internet addresses.
19. Deadline for submission of tenders
Tenders must be received at the at the address Central Finance and Contracts Unit,
Ehlibeyt Mah. 6.Sokak No:16/8, Ekşioğlu İş Merkezi 06520, Balgat/Ankara
Any tender received after this deadline will not be considered.
20. Tender opening session
21. Legal basis
Council
Regulation No.(EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession
financial assistance for Turkey and amending regulations (EEC) No. 3906/89,
(EC) No. 1267/1999, (EC) No. 1268/1999 and (EC) No. 555/2000