Gattard House, National Road,
Blata l-Bajda HMR 9010
Telephone: (356) 2590 3850
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Website: http://www.equality.gov.mt /
Tender Reference: / DT-NCPE/23/2014
provision for the leasing of An energy-efficient high volume colour/black and white network photocopier on a cost per copy basis
This Tender is free of charge
Closing Date: / 17 November 2014 / at 10:00am CET
Date Published: / 24 October 2014
IMPORTANT:
· No Bid Bond is requested for this tender
provision for the leasing of An energy-efficient high volume colour/black and white network photocopier on a cost per copy basis
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
VOLUME 1 SECTION 1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS 5
A. GENERAL PART 5
1. General Instructions 5
2. Timetable 5
3. Lots 6
4. Financing 6
5. Eligibility 6
6. Selection Criteria 6
7. Multiple Tenders 8
8. Tender Expenses 8
9. Clarification Meeting 8
B. TENDER DOCUMENTS 8
10. Content of Tender Document 8
11. Explanations/Clarification Notes Concerning Tender Documents 9
12. Labour Law 9
13. Law 9
C. TENDER PREPARATION 9
14. Language of Tenders 9
15. Presentation of Tenders 10
16. Content of Tender (Single-Envelope System) 10
17. Tender Prices 11
18. Currencies of Tender and Payments 11
19. Period of Validity of Tenders 12
20. Tender Guarantee (Bid Bond) 12
21. Variant Solutions 12
22. Preparation and Signing of Tenders 12
D. SUBMISSION OF TENDERS 12
23. Sealing and Marking of Tenders 12
24. Extension of Deadline for Submission of Tenders 13
25. Late Tenders 13
26. Alterations and Withdrawal of Tenders 13
E. OPENING AND EVALUATION OF OFFERS 13
27. Opening of Tenders 13
28. Secrecy of the Procedure 13
29. Clarification of Tenders 14
30. Tender Evaluation Process 14
31. Correction of Arithmetical Errors 15
F. CONTRACT AWARD 15
32. Criteria for Award 15
33. Right of the Contracting Authority to accept or reject any Tender 15
34. Notification of Award, Contract Clarifications 15
35. Contract Signing and Performance Guarantee 16
36. Commencement of Services 16
G. MISCELLANEOUS 17
37. Ethics Clauses 17
38. Data Protection and Freedom of Information 18
39. Gender Equality 18
VOLUME 1 SECTION 2 – TENDER FORM 19
VOLUME 1 SECTION 3 - TENDERER’S STATEMENTS 22
1. Statement on Conditions of Employment 22
Form 1 - Power of Attorney 23
2. Portfolio of the Company 24
3. Key Expert 25
3.1. Statement on Exclusivity and Availability 27
3.2. Data on Joint Venture/Consortium (Where applicable) 28
3.3. Sub-Contracting (Where applicable / If Known) 29
4. List of Documents 30
VOLUME 1 SECTION 4 – GLOSSARY 31
VOLUME 1 SECTION 5 – EXTRACTS FROM THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS 33
Right of Recourse - Regulation 21 of the Public Procurement Regulations 33
VOLUME 2 SECTION 1 – DRAFT CONTRACT FORM 35
VOLUME 2 SECTION 2 – GENERAL CONDITIONS 37
VOLUME 2 SECTION 3 – SPECIAL CONDITIONS 38
Article 2: Notices and Written Communications 38
Article 5: Supply of Information 38
Article 6: Assistance with Local Regulations 38
Article 7: Obligations of the Contractor 38
Article 13: Medical, Insurance and Security Arrangements 38
Article 14: Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights 38
Article 15: Scope of the Services 38
Article 16: Personnel and Equipment 38
Article 18: Execution of the Contract 39
Article 19: Delays in Execution 39
Article 20: Amendment of the Contract 39
Article 24: Interim and Final Progress Reports 39
Article 26: Payments and Interest on Late Payment 39
Article 27: Financial Guarantee 39
Article 28: Audit Certificate 39
Article 39: Further Additional Clauses 39
VOLUME 2 SECTION 4 – SPECIMEN PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE 40
VOLUME 3 SECTION 1 – CONTRACTING AUTHORITY’S REQUIREMENTS (TERMS OF REFERENCE) 41
1. Background Information 42
1.1 - Beneficiary Country 42
1.2 - Contracting Authority 42
1.3 - Relevant Country Background 42
1.4 - Current State of Affairs in the Relevant Sector 43
1.5 - Related Programmes and Donor Activities 44
2. Contract Objectives and Expected Results 44
2.1 – Overall Objectives 44
2.2 - Specific Objectives 44
2.3 – Results to be Achieved by the Expert 45
3. Assumptions and Risks 45
3.1 - Assumptions Underlying the Project Intervention 45
3.2 – Risks 45
4. Scope of the Work 45
4.1 – General 45
4.2 – Scope and overview of contract 45
General obligations and requirements 46
4.3 - Project Management 48
5. Logistics and Timing 48
5.1 – Location 48
5.2 - Commencement Date & Period of Execution 48
6. Requirements 48
6.1 – Personnel 48
6.2 – Accommodation 49
6.3 - Facilities to be provided by the Service Provider 49
6.4 – Equipment 49
7. Reports 49
7.1 - Reporting Requirements 49
7.2 - Submission & approval of progress reports 49
8. Monitoring and Evaluation 49
8.1 - Definition of Indicators 49
8.2 - Special Requirements 49
9. National Green Public Procurement 50
VOLUME 3 SECTION 2 – TENDERER’S TECHNICAL OFFER (ORGANISATION & METHODOLOGY) 51
VOLUME 4 - FINANCIAL BID 54
VOLUME 5 – OTHER DOCUMENTS 55
List of documents attached (if any) 55
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VOLUME 1 SECTION 1 – INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
A. GENERAL PART
1. General Instructions
1.1 / In submitting a tender, the tenderer accepts in full and in its entirety, the content of this tender document, including subsequent Clarifications issued by the Contracting Authority, whatever his/her own corresponding conditions may be, which s/he hereby waives. Tenderers are expected to examine carefully and comply with all instructions, forms, contract provisions and specifications contained in this tender document.No account can be taken of any reservation in the tender as regards the tender document; any disagreement, contradiction, alteration or deviation shall lead to the tender offer not being considered any further.
The Evaluation Committee shall, after having obtained approval by the Departmental Contracts Committee, request rectifications in respect of incomplete/non-submitted information pertinent to the documentation as outlined in sub-Clause 16.1(a) and 16.1(b) of these Instructions to Tenderers. Such rectification/s must be submitted within two (2) working days from notification, and will be subject to a non-refundable administrative penalty of €50: failure to comply shall result in the tender offer not being considered any further.
No rectification shall be allowed in respect of the documentation as outlined in sub-Clause 16.1(c), 16.1(d) and 16.1(e) of these Instructions to Tenderers. Only clarifications on the submitted information in respect of the latter may be eventually requested.
1.2 / This is a call for tenders for the provision for the leasing of an energy-efficient high volume colour/black and white network photocopier on a cost per copy basis.
1.3 / This is a unit-price contract.
1.4 / The tenderer will bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the tender. The Contracting Authority will in no case be responsible or liable for such costs, whatever the conduct or outcome of the procedure.
1.5 / The Contracting Authority retains ownership of all tenders received under this tender procedure. Consequently, tenderers have no right to have their tenders returned to them.
2. Timetable
DATE / TIME*Deadline for request for any additional information from the Contracting Authority / 11 November 2014 / 05:00pm
Last date on which additional information are issued by the Contracting Authority / 12 November 2014 / 05:00pm
Deadline for submission of tenders /
Tender Opening Session
(unless otherwise modified in terms of Clause 11.3) / 17 November 2014 / 10:00am
* All times Central European Time (CET)
3. Lots
3.1 / This tender is not divided into lots, and tenders must be for the whole quantities indicated. Tenders will not be accepted for incomplete quantities.4. Financing
4.1 / The project is financed from local budget funds.4.2 / The beneficiary of the financing country is the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality – NCPE.
5. Eligibility
5.1 / Participation in tendering is open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons of the Member States of the European Union, the beneficiary country, any other country in accordance with Regulation 69 of the Public Procurement Regulations.In case of a negotiated or restricted procedure, participation in tendering is open only to the firms who have been invited by the Contracting Authority. Tenders should be submitted by the same contractor or consortium which have been invited in the negotiate procedure. No change whatsoever in the identity or composition of the tender is permitted.
5.2 / Natural persons, companies or undertakings who fall under any of the conditions set out in Regulation 50 of the Public Procurement Regulations, 2010 (Legal Notice 296 of 2010) may be excluded from participation in and the award of contracts. Tenderers or candidates who have been guilty of making false declarations will also incur financial penalties representing 10% of the total value of the contract being awarded.
5.3 / Tenders submitted by companies forming a joint venture/consortium must also fulfil the following requirements:
· One partner must be appointed lead partner and that appointment confirmed by submission of powers of attorney signed by legally empowered signatories representing all the individual partners. The tender must include a preliminary agreement or letter of intent stating that all partners assume joint and several liability for the execution of the contract, that the lead partner is authorised to bind, and receive instructions for and on behalf of, all partners, individually and collectively.
· All partners in the joint venture/consortium are bound to remain in the joint venture/consortium until the conclusion of the contracting procedure. The consortium/joint venture winning this contract must include the same partners for the whole performance period of the contract other than as may be permitted or required by law.
5.4 / In the case of a joint venture, the joint venture as a whole must satisfy the minimum qualifications required in the Instructions to Tenderers. An economic operator may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the Contracting Authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary, for example, by producing an undertaking by those entities to that effect. Under the same conditions, a group of economic operators as referred to in Regulation 32 of the Public Procurement Regulations may rely on the capabilities of participants in the group or of other entities.
5.4 / All materials, equipment and services to be supplied under the contract must originate in an eligible country. For these purposes, "origin" means the place where the materials and/or equipment are mined, grown, produced or manufactured and/or from which services are provided.
6. Selection Criteria
6.1 / In order to be considered eligible for the award of the contract, tenderers must provide evidence that they meet or exceed certain minimum qualification criteria described hereunder.In the case of a joint venture, the joint venture as a whole must satisfy the minimum qualifications required below.
6.1.1 / No evidence of economic and financial standing is required.
6.1.2 / Information about the tenderer's technical capacity.
(An economic operator may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the contracting authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary for the execution of the contract, for example, by producing an undertaking by those entities to place the necessary resources at the disposal of the economic operator)
This information must follow the forms in Volume 1, Section 3 of the tender documents and include:
· Evidence that the tenderer has the competence to carry out the service requested in the Terms of Reference. This shall be listed in the Portfolio of Company as held in Volume 1 Section 3 – 2. Tenderer must:
a) be responsible for the supervision of the service
b) supervise and monitor the work carried out by key experts engaged by him/her and ensure the completion of the work entrusted to them within the stipulated deadlines;
c) ensure that the tasks of the service have been properly and accurately performed;
d) prepare the necessary reports prescribed under the Reporting Requirements of these Terms of Reference; and
e) liaise continuously with NCPE about the overall completion of the service.
f) The Contractor and NCPE Representative may organise ad hoc meetings when required in order to discuss the reports or any other issue.
g) The tenderer must guarantee the availability of spare parts for at least 3 years from the time that production ceases.
· A list of the key expert/s and other staff proposed for the execution of the contract. The Curriculum Vitae for the Key Expert/s identified has to be handed in together with the bid. (Volume 1, Section 3 – 3)
Public officers and employees of government agencies and government entities of the beneficiary country cannot be recruited as experts for this tender. The Evaluation Committee reserves the right to request the tenderers to substantiate their claims in respect to the staff proposed by requesting CVs of key staff and signed Declarations of Exclusivity during or after the evaluation stage.
6.1.2.1 Key Expert
· The expert who has a crucial role in implementing the contract is referred to as the Key Expert. The Key Expert is responsible for liaising with the Contracting Authority and overseeing the implementations of the services provided: s/he is the person representing the bidder and is responsible for coordinating the services provided as agreed with NCPE.
· The Key Expert must possess the relevant academic and/or professional requirements (stipulated below) and must be able to deliver within the stipulated deadlines. The Key Expert’s education and/or professional qualifications are considered as minimum eligibility criteria for any bid to be considered.
· The CV of the Key Expert must be clearly submitted by the bidder/s along with the proposal for every activity within these Terms of Reference.
· Signed Declaration of Exclusivity and Availability by the Key Expert must be submitted at tender submission stage.