procurement notice

5531-GPN-R1-37671

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

This notice is an update to the GPN published on EBRD’s web-site on 25 April, 2007; UN “Development Business” issue No 703, 31 May 2007; dgMarket web-site on 1 May 2007 and SRA’s web-site (www.asd.md) on 1 May 2007.

The Government of the Republic of Moldova has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA, Credit Amount US$ 16 million), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, Loan Amount €30 million), the European Investment Bank (EIB, Loan Amount €30 million) and the European Commission (EC, Neighborhood Investment Facility Grant Amount €12 million) towards the cost of the Moldova Road Sector Program Support Project and it intends to apply the credit proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services under the project which are to be procured following international competitive bidding/open tendering procedures.

The Goods, Works and Consulting Services to be procured under the Project will include the following;

• Goods: An axle load control system equipment;

• Works: Rehabilitation of road sections. The sections to be rehabilitated are being determined and will be specified in subsequently updated GPN.

• Consulting Services: Services for the purpose of a) developing a road maintenance financing system, b) supervision of construction works, and c) financial audits.

Procurement of contracts financed by the IDA credit, EBRD and EIB loans will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, May 2004 (revised Oct. 2006), and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, May 2004 (revised October 2006).

Procurement of contracts financed by the EC will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules (PP&R) dated 6 May, 2009.

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank's international competitive bidding (ICB) or EBRD’s open tendering procedures will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, dgMarket, Tenders Electronic Daily and in the local official gazette, «Экономическое Обозрение» (Economic Review). In addition, all Invitations to Bid will be published on the web-site of the National Procurement Agency at www.tender.gov.md and on the web-site of the State Road Administration at www.asd.md.

Contact address:
State Road Administration
str. Bucuriei, 12-a
MD 2004, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Mr. Anatolii Usatii
Tel: (+373 22) 22 11 14
Fax: (+373 22) 74 12 19
E-mail : usatii@asd.md