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This notice in TED website: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:89908-2011:TEXT:EN:HTML

B-Diegem: emergency electricity equipment 2011/S 55-089908 CONTRACT NOTICE Supplies SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Elia Asset N.V. Elia Engineering Prater Building - Culliganlaan 1G Attn: Alexandre Duquesne 1831 Diegem BELGIUM Tel. +32 25467924 E-mail: alexandre.duquesne@elia.be Fax +32 25467840 Internet address(es) General address of the contracting authority www.elia.be Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s) I.2)

TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES Other High Voltage Electricity transport The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities No

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT II.1) DESCRIPTION II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority Purchase of a 380 kV overhead high voltage Energy Restoration System (ERS).

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance Supplies Purchase

II.1.3)

The notice involves A public contract

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s) Purchas of a 380 kV overhead high voltage Energy Restoration System (ERS) consisting of towers, insulators / Line Hardware and fondation systems (Anchoring Systems) + training.

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 31682500, 31682410, 31680000, 65310000

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II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) No

II.1.8)

Division into lots No

II.1.9)

Variants will be accepted Yes

II.2)

QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope +/- 5 km of overhead high voltage Energy Restoration System (ERS).

II.2.2)

Options No

II.3)

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

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SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required If applicable, will be described in the call for tenders.

III.1.2)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them If applicable, will be described in the call for tenders.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded If applicable, will be described in the call for tenders.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject Yes All the contractual documents will be in English. The applicant has to provide the contracting entity altogether with his request the "Vendors Questionnaire" for supplies (*) (available at http://www.elia.be/repository/Lists/ Library/Attachments/672/vendors_questionnaire_supplies.xls or at demand).

The questionnaire will have to be entirely completed (sheet “Questionnaire” and sheet “FIN RATIOS”) with the most actual available data. This completed file needs to be saved on a CDROM and – as well as 2 printed paper versions - enclosed in the candidature file. Please make sure you enclose a version “EXCEL” and a version “PDF” (signed) on the CDROM! The Questionnaire is divided into general questions on the level of the company and specific questions regarding the material / service. The sheet “Questionnaire” is divided in topics as ‘Organisational Capacity’, ‘Financial Information’, ‘References’, ‘Evolution’, ‘Quality’, ‘Safety’ and ‘Environment’. We want to remark that – in particular for service’ - Safety will be of major importance in evaluating the candidatures.

The documents that have to be submitted by the candidate are listed in the Questionnaire (‘Documents to be enclosed’) and are also mentioned in this contract notice (see below).

(Remark: if the link doesn’t work, this Vendors Questionnaire is also available at www.elia.be on the page Purchases / Documents purchasing).

In case of a joint venture, each of the partners separately has to submit the documents mentioned above.

The Contracting entity reserves the right to demand at any time from the applicant the written evidence and all the justificatory, official documents related to the legal position as specified above.

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The tender will be regulated at the general terms and conditions of purchase Elia, version 1.6.2004 available at http://www.elia.be/repository/Lists/Library/Attachments/413/ GeneralTermsConditionsofPurchaseElia01.06.2004.pdf.

III.2)

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: 1. The applicant may be excluded from participating in the contract if he: a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the court, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors, has suspended business activities or is an any analogous situation arising form a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or for an arrangement with creditors or of any similar proceedings under national laws or regulations; c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata; d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proved by any means which the contracting entity can justify; e) is guilty of serious misrepresentations in supplying the information herein required; f) does not submit a recent certificate of good behaviour or extract from the “judicial record”.

These documents may be replaced by a declaration on oath, available at the following address: http:// www.elia.be/repository/Lists/Library/Attachments/353/sworn_statement_en.doc. g) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contraction entity; h) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority; i) does not submit a recent certificate of non bankruptcy or of absence of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy or of absence of a similar situation or proceeding issued by the registry of the Court of Commerce or by the competent authority of another state.

With regard to points g, h and i, the applicant has to submit a certificate issued by the competent authority in the Member State concerned.

In case of a joint venture, each of the partners separately has to submit the documents mentioned above.

Furthermore, a joint venture has to submit copy of the act of its establishment and of the proxies concerning representation. j) his average Frequency Rate over the past five years is above the last published rate of the concerned sector (NACE) in Belgium; The Contracting entity reserves the right to demand at any time from the applicant the written evidence and all the justificatory, official documents related to the legal position as specified above.

2. The applicant or his subcontractors has to submit a certificate proving his registration as a Belgian contractor, if any.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The applicants have to submit the following documents and/or information: — all information/data asked in the Vendors Questionnaire, — bank statements,

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— balance sheets, — calculation sheet with the financial ratio’s proving their financial solvability (based on e.g. liquidity ratio, solvency, efficiency ratio, etc) This calculation sheet is available as 4th sheet in the Vendors Questionnaire.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required D&B Risico-indicator < 4 available on www.dbai.dnb.com.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The applicants need to provide the following documents and/or information: — all information/data asked in the Vendors Questionnaire, — detailed technical information + installation guidelines about the Energy Restoration System (ERS), — references of similar achievements (by indicating their volume) during the last 5 years, — an ISO-9001 certificate or any other equivalent-level certification in the field concerned, — an organisation chart showing main functional responsibilities, — a EMAS or ISO-14001 certificate or any other equivalent-level certification in the field concerned.

The absence of the requested documents and/or sufficient proof will not automatically result in the exclusion of the applicant but will influence the evaluation of the file of the applicant with regard to the selection process.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required — The Applicant should be able to deliver in 2011, — the Applicant should be able to give several similar product references, — the Applicant needs to be able to give a theoretical and practical training on site (Belgium) to the Installator, — the Applicant needs to be on site within 48 hours in Belgium on request or in case of problems, — the Applicant needs to be able to speak and write in English, — the structures of the Applicant should allow the installation of one circuit 400 kV with 4-bundle conductors AAAC 707-2Z or two circuits 400 kV with 2-bundle conductors AAAC 928-3Z, in both cases with one ground wire AAAC 298, — the height of the structures of the Applicant could reach 50 m in order to go to spans up to 400 m, — the dimensioning of the ERS of the Applicant should be possible with standard softwares like PLS-CADD and TOWER; a modelisation of the structures in these softwares should be provided, — the ERS of the Applicant should be compliant with the European standards (EN 50341, Eurocodes EN 1993-1-11,...), — training and assistance for the dimensioning of the ERS as well as for its installation on site, — the structures of the Applicant should exist in elements easy to handle, — the Applicant should provide enough information in its application in order to be selectable.

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts No

III.3)

CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)

Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE IV.1.1)

Type of procedure Negotiated Candidates have already been selected No

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

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IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated No

IV.2)

AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)

Award criteria The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used No

IV.3)

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Prior information notice Notice number in OJ: 2011/S 6-008787 of 11.1.2011

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 14.4.2011 - 12:00

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 15.4.2011 - 12:00

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates 16.5.2011

IV.3.6)

Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up English.

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT No VI.2)

CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS No

VI.3)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VI.4)

PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures Elia Culliganlaan 1G 1831 Diegem BELGIUM E-mail: danny.vanderhaeghen@elia.be Tel. +32 25467932 Internet: http://www.elia.be Fax +32 25467840 Body responsible for mediation procedures Elia

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Culliganlaan 1G 1831 Diegem BELGIUM E-mail: danny.vanderhaeghen@elia.be Tel. +32 25467932 Internet: http://www.elia.be Fax +32 25467840 VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained Elia Culliganlaan 1G 1831 Diegem BELGIUM E-mail: danny.vanderhaeghen@elia.be Tel. +32 25467932 Internet: http://www.elia.be Fax +32 25467840

VI.5)

DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 17.3.2011

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