Complex Consolidated Safety Upgrade Program: Package No.101, Measure No.12203 “Replace live steam pipelines check valves to increase their reliability and maintainability”

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO GOODS AND RELATED SERVICES TO BE PROCURED THROUGH TENDERING FOR THE PROJECT FINANCED UNDER THE COMPLEX (CONSOLIDATED) SAFETY UPGRADE PROGRAM OF POWER UNITS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SUPERVISED BY THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (HEREINAFTER ALSO TO AS “EBRD” OR “BANK”). POTENTIAL TENDERERS DESIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROCUREMENT IN QUESTION OR THE PROJECT IN GENERAL, SHOULD CONTACT THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT AND NOT THE EBRD.

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

Ukraine

Complex (Consolidated) Safety Upgrade Program of Power Units of

Nuclear Power Plants

Package /Measure No.101/12203

Replace live steam pipelines check valves to increase their reliability and maintainability

Request for Proposal (RFP) No.RFP-12203-101-GOODS-1

The present Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project, which was published on the EBRD website in "Procurement Notices"(www.ebrd.com) on April 18, 2017 (8653-GPN-42086).

The State Enterprise “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom”, hereinafter referred to as “the Purchaser”, intends to use a part of the loan proceeds from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter referred to as “Euratom”) to cover the costs of the Project “Complex (Consolidated) Safety Upgrade Program of Power Units of Nuclear Power Plants”.

The Purchaser hereby invites suppliers to submit their sealed tenders for the following contract to be funded from a part of the loan proceeds:

- Package No.101, Measure No.12203 “Replace live steam pipelines check valves to increase their reliability and maintainability”, which includes:

• Supply of the DN 600 check valves with a remote position indicator for installation at the live steam lines between the SG and the turbine, including technical documentation, manufacturing, Factory Acceptance and Handover Acceptance Tests at the Manufacturer’s site, supply, participation in the incoming control, special training of the Purchaser’s personnel, installation supervision and adjustment monitoring, participation in the Preliminary Integrated Tests at the Purchaser’s site prior to commissioning into trial operation, participation in the Acceptance Tests within the Nuclear Facility prior to commissioning into commercial operation and warranty maintenance within the warranty period (for more detailed information see the Technical Requirements (Section VI Supply Requirements)) – for one (1) power unit of SS “Rivne NPP” and for one (1) power unit of SS “Khmelnytsky NPP” of SE “NNEGC “Energoatom”.

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

To be qualified for the award of the contract, tenderers shall satisfy the following minimum criteria:

1. Financial Situation:

The Tenderer shall meet the following minimum criteria:

1.1. Minimum average annual turnover of EUR 810 000 (eight hundred ten thousand) equivalent, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years.

The requirements according to the mentioned criteria to separate legal entities and any combination of such entities acting in the legal organizational form of a joint venture of legal and/or natural persons, consortium or association (hereinafter referred to as “JVCA”) are as follows:

• Single entity or individual: must meet the requirements.
• JVCA:
  • All partners combined: must meet the requirements;
  • Each partner individually: must meet at least twenty five percent (25%) of the requirements;
  • At least one partner: must meet at least thirty percent (30%) of the requirements.

1.2. The Tenderer shall demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resource such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means to meet the cash flow for the contract  estimated as not less than EUR 870 000 (eight hundred seventy thousand) equivalent, taking into account the Tenderer’s commitments for the other contracts.

The requirements according to the mentioned criteria to separate legal entities and  JVCA are as follows:

• Single entity or individual: must meet the requirements;
• JVCA:
  • All partners combined: must meet the requirements;
  • Each partner individually: must meet at least twenty five percent (25%) of the requirements;

• At least one partner: must meet at least forty percent (40%) of the requirements.

In case the Tenderer uses other currency, the calculations shall be based on the exchange rate set by the National Bank of Ukraine as of the date of the Invitation for Tenders.

1.3. The Tenderer shall provide information related to the commitments under current contracts and pending contract awards to be carried out in parallel with contract within this Tender. Annual commitment value under indicated contracts shall not exceed Tenderer’s turnover for the last year more than time and half (1,5).

If the annual commitment value exceeds more than time and half (1,5) the Tender shall be rejected.

2. Experience:

The Tenderer shall meet the following minimum criteria:

2.1. Successful experience as a Supplier in the execution and completion of at least 3 (three) contracts for supply of similar goods (equipment, systems and components) within the last 5 (five) years, for the amount of at least EUR 650 000 (six hundred fifty thousand) equivalent per contract similar to the contracts for the proposed Goods. The similarity shall be based on the physical sizes, complexity, methods/technology and other characteristics as described in Tender Document - Section VI, Supply Requirements.

The requirements according to the mentioned criteria to separate legal entities and JVCA are as follows:

• Single entity or individual: must meet the requirements;
• JVCA:
  • All partners combined: must meet the requirements;
  • Each partner individually: not applicable;
  • At least one partner: not applicable.

Tender documents may be obtained by a tenderer’s duly authorized representative from the office at the address below upon payment of the non-refundable fee of EUR 500.00 (five hundred) or its equivalent in Ukrainian Hryvnas (UAH) at the exchange rate of National Bank of Ukraine for 00 hr 00 min on payment day.

By payment in UAH the rate is set for 00 hr 00 min of the issue date of the invoice which may be applied for at the below mentioned address, or for 00 hr 00 min of the UAH amount transfer date (if the invoice was not issued).

The issued invoice is valid during 5 (five) banking days.

The payment expenses are incurred by the fee sender.

For Payment in EUR and UAH:

Recipient: SE “NNEGC “ENERGOATOM”

Code of the Recipient: 24584661

Address of the Recipient: 3, Nazarovskaya Str., Kyiv, 01032, Ukraine

For payments in EUR:

Note: You are kindly asked to verify the details of correspondent bank prior to payment for tender documents in EURO using the web-site of JSC “THE STATE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF UKRAINE”, Section “List of Correspondent banks” (http://www.eximb.com/ukr/financial/list/

Purpose of the payment:

Please specify “Payment for Tender Documentation RFP-12203-101-GOODS-1”.

Without evidence of the above mentioned amount payment, the Tender Document will not be dispatched.

Upon receiving an appropriate evidence of the non-refundable fee payment, the Tender Documents will be promptly dispatched by a courier service; however, no liability can be accepted by the sender for their loss or late delivery. If requested the Tender Document can also be dispatched electronically after the presentation by the prospective tenderer of 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 should be supported with a Tender Security in the below amount in EUR or its equivalent in UAH.

The tenders shall be delivered to the office at the below address on 04^th of July 2017, 11.00 a.m. (Kyiv local time) latest. Immediately after this, they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

Please note that tenders shall be submitted in the English and Russian language. If either  Russian or English version is missing, such Tender may be rejected.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the Tender Document may be checked at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information, as well as get acquainted with and acquire the Tender Document at the following address:

To the attention of Mr. Gennadii Sazonov, CCSUP PMU Manager

Office 410, 6 Gaidara Street, Kyiv 01033, Ukraine

Tel:   +380 (44) 277 79 87, +380 (44) 206 97 97

e-mail: pmu@direkcy.atom.gov.ua

Please, specify the following reference in all correspondence:

“Ref RFP-12203-101-GOODS-1”