procurement notice

5699-GPN-17149

The Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF), administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, was established in 2001 for the support of the decommissioning of Units 1-4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant. One of the purposes of this Fund is to finance or co-finance preparation and implementation of selected projects that aim the necessary restructuring, upgrading and modernisation in various Bulgarian industry sectors consequential to final shutdown of Units 1 - 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant.

Toplofikacia Sofia AD, the joint stock district heating company serving the city of Sofia is carrying out the rehabilitation of the centralized district heating system in the city. The District Heating Rehabilitation Project comprises modernization of district heating substations, replacement of pipelines, compensators, thermal insulation of over-ground pipelines, conversion to variable flow of the Sofia district heating network.

Toplofikacia Sofia AD intends to us grant funds of the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF) and own financial sources for delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of

individual heating substations units for space heating and domestic hot water including heat exchangers, circulation pumps, control valves and automation devices.

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin in the first half of 2008.

The budget for the project, subject of this GPN is about €2.5 million

Tendering is open to firms from all eligible countries as of 1 March 2008. These are: EU member states, Switzerland and all so-called PHARE countries and the EBRD's countries of operation.

Potential tenderers interested in the project should contact in writing:

“Toplofikacia Sofia” AD
Mrs. Anastasiya Markova
PIU Manager
23 Jastrebetz St., 1680 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: +359 2 8593171
Fax:+359 2 8599124
E-mail: amarkova@toplo.bg