Lot A: FAB HVDC Cable system

Informations complémentaires

This contract notice is under French Law. The time for this contract notice is the French time.

The applicable law of the future contract will be decided before the ITT launch. The applicable law will be the French or the English Law.

Applicants or leaders of joint venture/consortia must request to participate in the pre-qualification process by e-mail to agnes.labrousse@rte-france.com

The PQQ and subsequent ITT will be run through 1 online e-sourcing portal. An account will be created for a nominated individual and an invitation e-mail with login instructions will be issued to you when the PQQ goes live.

Please note that the PQQ will be sent out at a later date (after the closing of this contract notice) and following the return of a signed non-disclosure agreement. These will be issued to you once you have expressed your initial interest in participating in this event and should be returned within 5 working days of receipt.

The PQQ is a questionnaire divided into general questions regarding the applicants and more specific questions regarding the applicants experience relevant to the scope of the project as well as health and safety policies and experience. Full details about the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) process will be described within the PQQ documentation.

In the case of a Joint Venture / Consortium, at least 1 entity involved in the Joint venture /consortium has to submit the documents mentioned above. If the Joint Venture / Consortium is already formed at this stage, each of the entities has to submit the documents mentioned above including details of how they will operate as a Joint Venture / Consortium.

FAB Link Limited and RTE reserve the right to exclude Joint Venture / Consortia applicants who change partners through the process, from the PQQ stage.

FAB Link Limited and RTE reserve the right to demand at any time subsequent to the PQQ stage from the applicant evidence as to the legal position of the Joint Venture / Consortium, in the event that this is not confirmed during the PQQ stage.

Applicants should note that for certain aspects of the work tenderer (s) may be required to select subcontractors from existing RTE qualification systems and/or to use pre-approved subcontractors details of which will be set-out in the ITT or during the tender process.

As both procedures must lead to a fully functioning project, the applicants must be aware that the tenderer to whom this contract will be awarded (‘Cable Contractor’) may be required to enter into an Interface Agreement with the tenderer to whom the Converter Stations contract will be awarded (‘Converter Contractor’).