procurement notice

5633-GPN-17149

Bulgartransgaz EAD (the “Employer”) intends to use the proceeds of the Grant funds provided by the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (the “KIDSF”), administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “Bank”) and its own resources to finance the cost and complete the Project for delivery and construction of high pressure gas pipeline to, and gas regulation station in Silistra.

The Project, which has a total estimated cost of EUR 10.7 million, will require the following deliveries and construction services:

A. Delivery of steel pipes and fittings for a gas pipeline.

Delivery of about 80 km of steel pipes for high pressure gas pipeline (PN 64), most of which are DN 300 (14”) and other pipes of smaller diameter as well as fittings, required for the construction of the gas pipeline.

B. Delivery of gas valves.

Delivery of gas valves for high pressure gas pipeline (PN 64), mainly DN 300 (14”) and others of smaller diameter.

C. Overall delivery, supervision and commissioning of technological equipment for the Unattended Gas Regulation Station (UGRS).

Delivery, Supervision and Commissioning of one complete set of technological equipment for the Construction of an Unattended Gas Regulation Station. Gas Regulation Station is a facility for regulation of gas pressure, equipped with commercial metering devices.

D. Construction of high pressure gas pipeline to, and gas regulation station in Silistra.

Construction and Commissioning of about 80 km gas transmission pipeline, optical fiber cable line within the gas pipeline easement and an UGRS (including the value of the used equipment and materials, except the delivered under the above Delivery Contracts A, B and C). The construction includes:

• Temporary construction and preparatory works;
• Delivery of materials and equipment (except of those included in the Delivery Contracts (A, B and C) above;
• Construction and installation;
• Pre-commissioning and commissioning tests;
• Getting Permission on Commissioning by the competent control authorities;
• Remedy of defects within the warranty periods after the acceptance by the State Acceptance Commission and Permission for use of the constructed pipeline and UGRS.

The Contracts in reference shall be awarded in compliance with the EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms that qualify under the Rules of the KIDS Fund: The eligible countries as at 1 November 2007 are: EU member states, Switzerland, all so-called PHARE countries and the EBRD's Countries of Operations. The proceeds of the Grant shall not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of the purchaser's country.

Interested parties shall contact the address below:

Mr. Angel Semerdjiev
Executive Director
Bulgartransgaz EAD
66, Pancho Vladigerov Blvd.
Sofia 1336
Bulgaria
Fax : + 359 29396462
e-mail: Silistra@bulgartransgaz.bg