PROCUREMENT OF AMBULANCE VEHICLES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE. 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business, issue on May 6, 2009. 2. The Republic of Croatia has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Development of Emergency Medical Services and Investment Planning Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the agreement(s) resulting from this IFB: PROCUREMENT OF AMBULANCE VEHICLES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, DEMSIPP A2-G-7 3. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for PROCUREMENT OF AMBULANCE VEHICLES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, DEMSIPP A2-G-7 4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines. 5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Antoaneta Bili#, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 08:00 AM to 04:00 PM, Zagreb time. 6. Qualifications requirements include: 1. documentary evidence ( annual financial statements) that prove financial stability and solvency showing average annual turnover no less than EUR 1,5 million equivalent for LOT 1; no less than EUR 0,5 million for LOT 2 for each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; 2. documentary evidence (list of contracts awarded including description, value, year of commencement and completion, client and a contact person for reference) that demonstrate bidders' experience in delivery of medical vehicles during the last three years showing at minimum two contracts of equal or higher value than the bid price offered. Certificates on fulfilled contract obligations and copies of attests of transforming the basic vehicle into a medical road vehicle with medical equipment in accordance with Croatian standard HRN EN 1789 shall be a requirement subject to Contract award. 3. A certificate of the tax office on debt status, or equivalent certificate issued by the responsible authorities in the country of the bidders' registered office, which proves that the bidder fulfilled all of his due tax obligations, as well as the obligations for pension and health insurance and all other financial obligations imposed by the public administration. 4. Evidence on solvency (BON 1 and BON 2) for local bidders, or other evidence issued by a commercial bank) that proves that the bidders account has not been blocked for period longer than 30 days during the last 180 days preceding the date of issuing the evidence of solvency documents; 5. documentary evidence (written statement by the bidder) that the bidder will, in case of Contract award and before the date of delivery issue: a. the registration certificate of the offered device from the medical products' registry of the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of the Republic of Croatia; b. the decision by the Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices by which the license for performing the activity of trade and/or import and export of medical products is granted to the bidder; in accordance with the Article 111 of the Medicinal Products and Medicinal Products Act (Official Gazette-Narodne novine, No. 12/2003, 177/2004) and in accordance with other prescribed conditions: -Croatian Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Act (Official Gazette-Narodne novine, No. 12/2003, 177/2004); - Rules on Good Practice and Conditions for Granting a Licence for trade in Medical products (Official Gazzette 54/2005); - Rules on clasification, issuing, requirenments, evaluation, conformity and Medical products directory (Official Gazzette, No.54/2005) 6. In addition to previous, the bidder shall also include the following documents in his bid: a. Bidders must provide documentary evidence that they have been in their current form of business, for at least three years prior the date of issuing of IFB for this Contract. Company registration by business, court, professional, trade or other appropriate body, which proves that the bidder is authorized for supply and installation of goods offered. b. Bidder shall specify the person responsible for trade with medicines and medical products employed in permanent employment at the date of the Bidder establishment or a minimum in 2010. c. The Bidder must have a service center located in Croatia or provide written confirmation that in case of contract award they will ensure establishment and maintenance facilities in the country for warranty and post-warranty service. These facilities, which shall operate directly under the authority and the responsibility of the Supplier, will be able to perform full servicing and repair of the equipment and will have at their disposal all the spare parts needed, or will be able to procure them in reasonable time. The facilities must be fully operational not later then the final date of delivery. Reaction time #immediately- max 2 hours. d. documentary evidence (written statement by the bidder) that the bidder will, in case of Contract award ensure premises in Zagreb where the delivered ambulances will be kept until the day of acceptance All evidence shall be presented as the original or a certified copy. The bidders may bid for one or both lots. Bids will be evaluated on a per lot basis. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest evaluated responsive bidder for each lot. However, discounts it offered for combined lots shall be taken into account in determining the lowest evaluated cost to the Purchaser for both lots which shall be the basis for award A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents. 7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ksaver 200a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia and upon payment of a non refundable fee of HRK 500 or an equivalent amount in EUR on the day of payment. For payments in HRK by direct deposit to the Croatian Public Treasury account number 1001005-1863000160; model 62, "poziv na broj": 9733-1732-100897 or account no. 712099-978-03205975 in the Hrvatska po#tanska banka d.d., Zagreb (Swift code: HPBZHR2X) for payments in EUR. The document will be sent by courier delivery for foreign delivery and surface mail for local delivery 8. Bids must be delivered to the address below Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ksaver 200a, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia at or before October 18 th, 2010, 10.00 a.m, Zagreb time. 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 or on-line at the address below Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Ksaver 200a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia at October 18 th, 2010, 10.00 a.m, Zagreb time. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of: --LOT 1- 840.000,00 HRK --LOT 2 - 65.000,00 HRK, or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. 9. The address referred to above is: Contact: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Antoaneta Bilic, Project Manager. Ksaver 200a. 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. Tel: (385-1) 4607 653. Fax: (385-1) 4607 653. 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