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Road Sector Program Support Project Moldova Transport 41442 EBRD, EIB, EC Works INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION 13 March 2012 26 April 2012

MOLDOVA ROAD SECTOR PROGRAM SUPPORT PROJECT INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION No. RSPSP/2012/PQ01
Contract RSPSP/W4/01: Rehabilitation of R1 Chisinau-UngheniSculeni Road km 6+446-km 24+050 Contract RSPSP/W4/02: Rehabilitation of R1 Chisinau-UngheniSculeni Road km 24+050-km 68+250 Contract RSPSP/W4/03: Construction of R1 Ungheni Bypass km 96+200-km 103+913 Contract RSPSP/W4/04: Rehabilitation of M3 Chisinau-Giurgiulesti Road km 151+200-km 171+290 and km 179+650-km 190+750 This Invitation for Prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice nr. 6239GPN-41442 for this project which was updated in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRDs web-site on February 22, 2012. The Government of the Republic of Moldova has received financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter EBRD), European Investment Bank (hereinafter EIB) and through the Neighbourhood Investment Fund Grant from European Commission (hereinafter EC Grant NIF) towards of the Moldova Road Sector Program Support Project and it intends to apply a part of proceeds to payments for road rehabilitation & construction works under four Contracts. The contracting authority for the project shall be the State Road Administration (hereinafter the Employer) within the Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova. The Employers responsibilities include: procurement, financial management, contract management, project and program monitoring and evaluation, and reporting. The Employer intends prequalifying firms and joint ventures to tender for the following contracts to be funded from the proceeds of the loans and grants: Contract RSPSP/W4/01: The main works include rehabilitation the existing 2lane road and widening to 4 lanes over a length of 14.7 km. Pavement reconstruction, cold recycling, replacement of small bridges, demolition and construction of culverts, drainage facilities and relocation of utility lines are involved.

Contract RSPSP/W4/02: The rehabilitation of this section includes pavement reconstruction, cold recycling, and rehabilitation of ten bridges, and demolition and construction of culverts. Contract RSPSP/W4/03: The works comprise the new construction of Ungheni bypass The works to be performed include construction of new embankments including placement of geotextile, the construction of new road pavement, construction of an 76.6 m long precast concrete overpass over the railway line, culverts, drainage facilities, relocation of a road section parallel to the railway line and relocation of utility lines. Contract RSPSP/W4/04 : The rehabilitation of these sections include pavement overlay, new bridge construction, rehabilitation of two bridges, roundabout reconstruction, short realignments to improve geometric characteristics, eliminate of safety hazards, or avoid areas subject to severe soil erosion . The planned Time for Completion for each contract is 24 months with a one year Defects Notification Period. Prequalification and tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of loans from the Banks is open to firms and joint ventures of firms from any country. The State Road Administration intends to prequalify contractors for these 4 (four) road rehabilitation Contracts. Applicants are invited to apply for any one, two, three or four contracts. It is expected that Invitations to Tender will be issued in July 26, 2012. Prequalification Document and the Tender Documents will be conducted through procurement procedures specified in the EBRDs Procurement and Policies and Rules (PP&R) dated May 2010 with the format and text of Standard Tender Documents. A complete set of the prequalification documents in English may be obtained free of charge: (i) on the official website of the State Road Administration http://files.asd.md/ICB 01 2012/Prequalification Document RSPSP 2012 PQ01.pdf (ii) via e-mail on submission of a request at the address below.

Interested firms may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the address below during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time). The prequalification documents 4 (four) hard copies (one original and three copies) and 1 (one) electronic copy on CD-ROM must be duly completed and delivered to the address below, on or before April 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). Documents which are received late may be rejected and returned unopened. Contact address: Mr. Gheorghe Curmei State Road Administration Bucuriei str. 12A, MD 2004 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Tel: (+373 22) 22 11 14 Fax: (+373 22) 74 12 19 E-mail: gheorghe.curmei@asd.md