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GA-Libreville: EDF — laboratory equipment for the DGEL (lot 1)

0708 - Contract notice

General Information

Country:    Gabon
Deadline for Responses:   Aug 21, 2007
Regulation of Procurement:   External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication:   #194619-2005 in 198 issue
Publication Date:   Oct 13, 2005
Awarding Authority:   MONSIEUR LE MINISTRE D'ETAT, MINISTRE DE LA PLANIFICATION ET DE LA PROGRAMMATION DU DEVELOPPEMENT, EDF NATIONAL AUTHORISING OFFICER, LIBREVILLE
Contract Nature:   Supply contract
Procedure Type:   Open procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Not defined
Awarding Criteria:   Not defined
Original Language(s):   French

Goods, Works and Services
Commodities:  

Summary
Libreville - Gabon
Supplies contract notice
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/122230/D/S/GA.
2. Procedure: Open.
3. Programme: European Development Fund (EDF).
4. Financing: Financing agreement: institutional support/strengthening
of the DGEL's analytical capacities/support for the mining industry - CF
6590/GA.
5. Contracting authority: Monsieur le Ministre d'État, Ministre de la
Planification et de la Programmation du Développement, EDF National
Authorising Officer, Libreville - Gabon.
Contract specifications:
6. Contract description: Under the contract the successful tenderer
shall deliver the goods referred to hereafter to Libreville, install and
commission them and provide training, maintenance and after-sales service
for such goods. Delivery time: 6-12 weeks depending on the lot and weekly
working hours.
7. Number and titles of lots: The equipment is split into the following
3 lots:
lot 1, ICP-OES:
plasma atomic emission spectrometer - 1;
lot 2, ancillary AAS equipment:
graphite oven - 1,
hollow cathode lamp for Au, As, Hg, Cd, Pb - 1 lamp per element;
lot 3, laboratory supplies:
sand baths - 4,
orbital shaker - 1,
water demineralisation system - 1,
extractor fans - 2,
muffle furnace - 1,
analytical balance - 1,
compressed-air compressor - 1,
zirconium crucibles - 50,
PTFE beakers - 50,
fusion machine - 1.
Conditions for participation:
8. Eligibility and rules of origin: Participation in the contract is
open, on equal terms, to all natural persons and legal entities from the
European Union Member States and from the ACP countries and territories,
irrespective of whether they are taking part as individuals or in a
grouping (consortium) of tenderers (see also 21). All the goods supplied
under this contract must originate in these countries.
9. Grounds for exclusion: Tenderers must furnish proof that they are not
in any of the situations listed in Section 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide
to contract procedures financed by the European Development Fund.
10. Number of tenders: Tenderers (including other companies considered
in law to be part of the same group, other members of the same consortium
and subcontractors) can submit 1 or more tenders for 1 or more lots.
Tenders for part of a lot will not be considered. Tenderers may state in
their tender whether they would grant a discount should they be awarded
several lots. Tenderers cannot submit a variant tender in addition to
their tender for the supplies required in the invitation to tender
dossier.
11. Tender guarantee: When submitting their tender, tenderers must
provide a tender guarantee for 2 % of the contract value. This will be
returned to unsuccessful tenderers once the invitation to tender
procedure has been completed and to successful tenderer(s) once the
contract has been signed by all parties. This guarantee will be drawn on
if the tenderer does not honour all the obligations stipulated in the
invitation to tender.
12. Performance bond: The successful tenderer will be required to
provide a performance bond for 10 % of the contract value when the
contract is signed. The bond must be furnished within 30 days of the date
on which the tenderer receives the contract signed by the contracting
authority. If the successful tenderer does not furnish the bond within
the time allowed, the contract will be rendered void and a new contract
may then be drawn up and sent to the tenderer with the second most
suitable compliant tender.
13. Briefing and/or site visit: There are no plans for a briefing.
14. Tender validity: Tenders are to be valid for 90 days from the final
date for submission of tenders.
15. Time limits for completion: Completion deadlines are as follows,
counting from the date on which the contract is signed by all parties:
For lot 1:
delivery: 12 weeks,
installation and commissioning: 1 week after delivery,
training: 1 week (at the latest) after installation and commissioning,
after-sales service/maintenance: once per year for 3 years.
For lot 2:
delivery: 10 weeks,
installation and commissioning: 1 week after delivery,
training: 1 week (at the latest) after installation and commissioning,
after-sales service/maintenance: once per year for 3 years.
For lot 3:
delivery: 6 weeks.
Selection and award criteria:
16. Selection criteria: 16.1 Participation in the procedure is open,
under the same conditions, to:
- natural persons, companies, firms and public or semi-public agencies
from the ACP countries or from the Member States,
- cooperative companies and other entities governed by public or private
law from the Member States and/or the ACP countries,
- joint ventures, or groupings of companies or firms from the ACP
countries and/or the Member States.
16.2 These conditions apply to all nationals of the aforementioned
countries and all legal entities and companies formed and governed under
civil, commercial or public law of these countries and whose registered
office, administrative headquarters or main business activity is in said
countries. A company or legal entity with a registered office in one of
the aforementioned countries must pursue genuine and ongoing activities
relating to that country's economy. Tenderers must furnish evidence as to
their situation.
16.3 The aforementioned rules apply to:
a) tenderers;
b) members of groupings of companies;
c) subcontractors.
16.4 Natural persons, companies or firms in any of the situations set out
in section 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide to contract procedures financed
by the 9th European Development Fund are disqualified from this
procurement procedure. They risk, where applicable, exclusion from
contracts and grants under the conditions set out in section 2.3.4 of the
Guide. Furthermore, tenderers or candidates who have been guilty of
misrepresentation will be fined an amount equal to 10 % of the total
value of the contract being awarded. That rate may be increased to 20 %
in the event of a repeat infringement within 5 years of the first one.
16.5 In order to take part, candidates must prove, to the satisfaction of
the contracting authority, that they fulfil the requisite legal,
technical and financial conditions and possess sufficient capacity and
resources to fulfil the contract.
17. Award criteria: Tenderers from ACP countries whose tenders offer
goods originating from ACP countries for at least 50 % of the value of
the contract will be accorded a bonus of 15 % in comparison with tenders
of equivalent technical and economic quality.
Criteria for the award of the contract, to be applied to technically
compliant tenders: tender price and, where proposals for after-sales
service and/or training are required, the quality of such proposals.
Moreover, if 2 tenders are deemed to be equally suitable, preference will
be given to:
(a) tenders submitted by tenderers from ACP countries,
(b) or, failing this:
- tenders making greatest use of physical or human resources from ACP
countries,
- tenders most likely to subcontract to natural persons, companies or
firms from ACP countries,
- tenders from consortia of natural persons, companies or firms from ACP
countries or the European Union.
Tender submission:
18. Procedures for obtaining the invitation to tender dossier: The
invitation to tender dossier is available from the following web address:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/, as well as from the
Delegation of the European Commission in Libreville's web site:
www.delgab.cec.eu.int. It is also available from the contracting
authority, at the address quoted hereafter. The standard tender form must
be used to draw up tenders. This form can be found in the invitation to
tender dossier, and its clauses and format must be strictly adhered to.
Questions regarding this invitation to tender must be sent in writing,
quoting the publication reference given in 1, to:
Monsieur le Coordonnateur de la Cellule d'Appui à l'ON du FED (CAON),
Centre ville, immeuble Filao (5ème étage), BP 172, Libreville, Gabonese
Republic. Tel. (241) 77 31 56. Fax (241) 72 14 36 or (241) 74 84 97.
E-mail: sysmin.cpg@inet.ga.
Questions must be sent at least 21 days prior to the final date for
submission of tenders, given in 19. The contracting authority must reply
to the questions at least 11 days prior to the final date for submission
of tenders.
19. Final date for submission of tenders: 19.12.2005 (10.00) local time
in Libreville (Gabon).
Tenders received after this deadline will not be considered.
20. Tender opening session: 19.12.2005 (11.00) local time in Libreville
(Gabon).
21. Legal basis: ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement, signed on 23.6.2000.
Decision No 2/2002 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 7.10.2002
regarding the implementation of Articles 28, 29 and 30 of Annex IV to the
Cotonou Agreement and its Annex.


Update: Jul 31, 2007

Notice Type: 0708 - Additional information
Regulation of Procurement: External aid and European Development Fund
EU Official Journal Publication: 145/2007, #179364-2007
Referenced Document Number: 194619-2005
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Summary:
Cancellation of an invitation to tender for supplies
('Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union' No S 198 of
13.10.2005, open procedure, 194619-2005)
1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/122230/D/S/GA.
2. Publication date: 13.10.2005.
3. Programme: European Development Fund (EDF).
4. Contracting authority: Monsieur le ministre d'État, Ministre de la
planification et de la programmation du développement, Ordonnateur
national du FED, Libreville — Gabon.
5. Additional information: The contract for lot 1 (plasma atomic emission
spectrometer — 1) has been cancelled owing to irregularities; a new
invitation to tender procedure will be issued.
NB:
Should a new invitation to tender procedure be issued for this project,
then a new contract notice will be published.
Therefore, interested natural persons or legal entities must not send in
applications or requests for information at this stage.








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