MINISTERUL SĂNĂTĂŢII
ROMANIA
HEALTH SECTOR REFORM PROJECT – PHASE 2
IBRD Loan No. 4760RO
Procurement of Equipment for
Upgrade of the filling and sealing line in Pavilion U at INCDMI Cantacuzino
IFB No. 13
1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business issue no.651 of March 31, 2005.
2. The Romanian Government through the Ministry of Public Finance on behalf of the Ministry of Health has received a Loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a loan from the European Investment Bank toward the cost of the Health Sector Reform Project – Phase II and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of these loans to payments under the contract resulting from this IFB: “Procurement of equipment for Emergency Room, Intensive Care and Cardiology Units”.
3. The Project Management Unit – APL2 within the Ministry of Health now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for procurement of:
Lot I: Upgrade of the ampoule filling & sealing line to cGMP;
Lot II: Upgrade for vials filling and sealing.
The equipment will be delivered and installed at INCDMI Cantacuzino Institute – 103 Splaiul Independentei Street, Bucharest, sector 5. The Bidders may quote for one or both Lots. The bids will be evaluated for each Lot separately and the contract will be awarded to the bidder whose bid was determined to be the lowest evaluated bid for each Lot. The time allowed for delivery, installation, validation and achieve acceptance of the equipment is of 130 days from the effective date of the Contract.
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, May 2004 edition, revised October 2006 and May 2010 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Project Management Unit – APL2, and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address (1) given below from 10:00 to 16:00 hours local time on all working days, starting with July 20th, 2011.
6. Qualifications requirements include:
(i) The Bidder shall have at least three years of experience in performing contracts for supply equipment suitable for biopharmaceutical products, including installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair;
(ii) The Bidder shall provide an ISO 9001 certification covering the field of biopharmaceutical products;
(iii) The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that the goods it offers meet the following usage requirements: (a) Complete qualification and validation support (IQ, OQ, PQ) - references (CVs) to qualified personnel assigned to perform these tasks (b) Conformity Certificate stating that the supplied goods are suitable to be used in a GMP compliant process and CE mark;
(iv) Financial Capability: The Bidder shall have minimum average annual turnover, calculated as certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within each of the last three years (2008, 2009, 2010) as follows:
· Lot No.1: 900,000 Euro;
· Lot No.2: 700,000 Euro.
In the case of a bid covering both lots the annual average turnover of the Bidder over the past three years must be no less than the total of the required annual average turnover amounts per each lot, as covered by the bid. The Bidder shall furnish, as part of its bid, such documentary evidence, in the form of audited financial statement or balance sheet endorsed by authorized accountant, demonstrating the annual turnover for each of the last three (3) years.
7. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased starting on July 20th, 2011. by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the address (1) below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of EUR 100 or equivalent in local currency (RON) at the National Bank of Romania exchange rate valid on the date of payment, in the form of cashier’s check or a direct deposit/transfer in favor of the Project Management Unit – APL2 within the Ministry of Health (Unitatea de Management a Proiectului – APL2, Ministerul Sanatatii), Fiscal Code 15852060. Payments in RON shall be made in the account no. RO43RZBR0000060006770898 and payments in EUR shall be made in account no. RO55RZBR0000060006769324, opened with the Raiffeisen Bank – Piata Alba Iulia Branch, 4, Decebal Blvd., Bl. S11, Sector 3, Bucharest, Swift Code RZBRROBU. All the bank charges shall be borne by the bidder. The Bidding Documents will be delivered in hard-copy directly by hand to the prospective bidders representatives at the premises of the Project Management Unit –– APL2 at the address (1) below or to the special courier nominated by the Bidder to pick up the Bidding Documents from the PMU – APL2 premises, if so specified in the written application and if the mailing transport is previously ordered by the Bidder on his expenses. Under no circumstances shall the Project Management Unit – APL2 within the Ministry of Health be responsible to order or to pay the mailing transport of the Bidding Documents or for any late delivery or loss of the Bidding Documents mailed by special courier nominated by the prospective Bidder.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address (1) below at or before 13:00 hours local time on September 2nd, 2011. 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 at the address (2) bellow at 13:00 hours local time on September 2nd, 2011. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in amount of:
- EUR 9,000 (nine thousand Euro) for Lot I
- EUR 7,000 (seven thousand Euro) for Lot II
In the case of a bid covering both lots the bid security amount must be no less than the total of the required bid security amounts per each lot, as covered by the bid.
9. The address (1) referred to above is:
Ministry of Health
Project Management Unit – APL2
Attn: Mr. Francisc Czobor, PMU APL2 Director
1-3 Cristian Popisteanu St., 2nd floor, room 235, postal code 010024, Sector 1
Bucharest, Romania
Phone: +40 (21) 307 26 86; Fax: +40 (21) 307 25 87
The address (2) referred to above is:
Ministry of Health
1-3 Cristian Popisteanu St., 2nd floor, room 225A (conference room),
postal code 010024, Sector 1
Bucharest, Romania
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