The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is also supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
Date limite
Le délai de réception des offres était de 2019-01-28.
L'appel d'offres a été publié le 2018-12-07.
Avis de marché (2018-12-07) Pouvoir adjudicateur Nom et adresse
Nom: INELFE — INterconexión ELéctrica Francia-España
Adresse postale: c/o RTE - Tour Initiale - 1 terrasse Bellini
Commune postale: Paris-la-Défense
Code postal: 92119
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Personne de contact: Miroslaw Sobieszczyk
Téléphone: +33 179248358📞
Courrier électronique: miroslaw.sobieszczyk@rte-france.com📧
Région: France🏙️
URL: www.inelfe.eu🌏
Adresse du profil d'acheteur: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com/fr/login.html🌏 Informations sur la passation conjointe de marchés
Le marché est attribué par une centrale d'achat
Communication
L'accès aux documents d'appel d'offres est restreint
URL des documents: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com🌏
URL de participation: https://rte-france.bravosolution.com🌏
Objet Champ d'application du marché
Titre:
“INELFE — Biscay Gulf — Electrical Interconnection FR-SP — Terrestrial Civil Works”
Produits/services: Travaux de construction📦
Brève description:
“The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for...”
Brève description
The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is also supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
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Produits/services supplémentaires: Travaux de terrassement📦
Produits/services supplémentaires: Travaux de construction de lignes électriques📦
Produits/services supplémentaires: Travaux de forage et d'exploration📦
Produits/services supplémentaires: Installation de câblage📦
Lieu d'exécution: España 🏙️
Lieu d'exécution: France🏙️
Site principal ou lieu d'exécution:
“Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao) in Spain and Nouvelle Aquitaine — Gironde department, (near Bordeaux) in France.”
Description du marché:
“Terrestrial Civil Works designated for the installation of 4 HVDC power cables and 2 fiber optic cables of a total underground cable route length of...”
Description du marché
Terrestrial Civil Works designated for the installation of 4 HVDC power cables and 2 fiber optic cables of a total underground cable route length of approximately 15 km in Spanish side (landfall works excluded) and 80 km in French side (landfall works excluded).
The scope includes the design (including detail design), engineering, procurement, construction (including trenchless solution to cross Dordogne and Garonne river in France). The lengths given are approximate and may be varied to allow optimal production and installation cable lengths.
The Applicants must note that to perform the works in France, the economic operator (single company or at least 1 member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for the referenced type of works in the RTE qualification system and to perform the works in Spain, the economic operator (single company or at least one member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for the referenced type of works in the REE qualification system. These qualifications are required for candidates at time of request to participate and shall be maintained valid until the completion of works.
Further detail of the scope of the contract may be provided notably in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
See Section VI.3) for more details about the procurement process.
The contracting entity will be INELFE in its name and on behalf of REE and RTE as a central purchasing body.
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Le prix n'est pas le seul critère d'attribution et tous les critères ne sont énoncés que dans les documents de passation de marchés
Durée de l'accord
Date de début: 2020-09-01 📅
Date de fin: 2025-07-01 📅
Informations sur les limites du nombre de candidats à inviter
Nombre de candidats envisagé: 10
Critères objectifs de sélection du nombre limité de candidats: Details will be described in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).
Informations sur les variantes
Les variantes sont acceptées ✅ Informations sur les options
Options ✅
Description des options: The options will be described in ITT documentation.
Champ d'application du marché
Informations sur les fonds de l'Union européenne:
“Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES - Connecting Europe Facility programme - Trans-European Energy (ref 2.7-0013-FRES-W-M-17)” Description
Informations complémentaires:
“Official communications shall be conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related...”
Informations complémentaires
Official communications shall be conducted via message board on the project’s e-sourcing platform. All communications throughout the tender process related to the INELFE Biscay of Gulf project must be sent via this means. Any communications not sent via this e-sourcing portal may not receive a response.
INELFE, RTE and REE will not accept any responsibility should this happen.
Informations juridiques, économiques, financières et techniques Conditions de participation
Liste et brève description des conditions:
“Single company or at least 1 member of Consortium or its proposed subcontractor(s) shall have a valid RTE/REE qualification for the referenced type of works...”
Liste et brève description des conditions
Single company or at least 1 member of Consortium or its proposed subcontractor(s) shall have a valid RTE/REE qualification for the referenced type of works (see also Section II.2.4)) and consequently has/have to be registred at qualification system of RTE/REE to perform its/their activity(ies) in France/Spain respectively.
Further details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
All costs of completing and submitting any submission and any presentations of the submission are the responsibility of the applicant(s).
Throughout the course of this procurement process, tenderers may be asked to translate and resubmit documents in French and/or in Spanish at their own expense.
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Liste et brève description des critères de sélection: Details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
Capacité technique et professionnelle
Liste et brève description des critères de sélection:
“To perform the works in France, the economic operator (single company or at least 1 member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified...”
Liste et brève description des critères de sélection
To perform the works in France, the economic operator (single company or at least 1 member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for the referenced type of works (see also Section II.2.4.) in the RTE qualification system.
To perform the works in Spain, the economic operator (single company or at least 1 member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for the referenced type of works (see also Section II.2.4.) in the REE qualification system.
Further details of conditions will be described in the PQQ.
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Liste et brève description des règles et critères:
“To participate in tender, the economic operator (single company or at least one member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for...”
Liste et brève description des règles et critères
To participate in tender, the economic operator (single company or at least one member of consortium) or its proposed subcontractors must be qualified for the referenced type of works in the RTE/REE qualification system.
For more information on the qualification procedures of RTE and REE, please refer to https://www.rte-france.com/fr/portail/les-fournisseurs and https://www.ree.es/en/suppliers/how-to-become-a-supplier
Further details of conditions will be described in PQQ.
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Dépôts et garanties exigés:
“Guarantees and Bonds will be required, the types and amounts will be defined / prescribed in the ITT, according to the applicable law.”
Principales conditions de financement et modalités de paiement et/ou référence aux dispositions pertinentes qui les régissent:
“Main financial conditions and payment arrangements will be prescribed in the ITT.”
Forme juridique que devra revêtir le groupement d'opérateurs économiques attributaire du marché:
“Applicants may submit bids as:
— single company with proposed subcontractors if necessary,
— consortium with proposed subcontractors if necessary.
In case...”
Forme juridique que devra revêtir le groupement d'opérateurs économiques attributaire du marché
Applicants may submit bids as:
— single company with proposed subcontractors if necessary,
— consortium with proposed subcontractors if necessary.
In case of applicants submit bids as a consortium, applications shall be submitted either by all the members of consortium or by an agent who provides proof of the necessary authorizations to represent the other members of the consortium. Same economic operator may not be an agent of more than one consortium for same contract.
INELFE reserves its right to require economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded to take a particular legal form to be detailed in PQQ and/or ITT (joint only or joint and several liability), for the performance of contract insofar as this is necessary for such proper performance.
Pre-qualification responses will be required from all members of consortium.
Any change in the form and/or composition of the single company or consortium at any point of the procedure shall be prior-approved in writing by INELFE.
Procédure Type de procédure
Procédure négociée avec mise en concurrence préalable
Informations administratives
Délai de réception des offres ou des demandes de participation: 2019-01-28
12:00 📅
Date estimée d'envoi des invitations à soumissionner ou à participer aux candidats sélectionnés: 2019-04-30 📅
Langues dans lesquelles les offres ou les demandes de participation peuvent être présentées: anglais 🗣️
Le délai ci-dessous est exprimé en nombre de mois.
Délai minimum pendant lequel le soumissionnaire doit maintenir l'offre: 24
“The Contract Notice is under French law. The time for this contract notice is the French time. The applicable law of the future contracts will be French...”
The Contract Notice is under French law. The time for this contract notice is the French time. The applicable law of the future contracts will be French law. Official communications shall be conducted via the message board of e-procurement, namely https://rte-france.bravosolution.com
The duration of contract stated in Section II.2.7) refers to construction works with exclusion of defects rectification initial mandatory period.
Applicants wishing to participate in the pre-qualification process must request to participate via dedicated platform and provide:
(i) for single company — company name, main contact name and main contact address completed (in case of Joint Venture (JV) with brief description of JV and its structure) with contemplated list of main subcontractors if necessary;
(ii) for consortia — brief description of consortium structure, companies names, main contact name and main contact address with contemplated list of main sub-contractors if necessary.
There will be required a binding letter with all participants signed by each company legal representative with power of attorney.
The main subcontractors shall be understood as the ones that, the construction and/or manufacturing capacities are essential for project, and the proposal is based on.
To be observed that the PQQ will be populated on https://rte-france.bravosolution.com on later stage (after the closing of this Contract notice) and following the return of signed Non-Disclosure Agreement. The dedicated form will be provided to applicants once the expression of interest in participating in this event issued. The NDA shall be returned to INELFE within 5 working days after 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 experiences.
In case of consortium, each of the entities has to submit the documents required. In case of JV/Consortium additional details will be requested in the PQQ.
INELFE reserves its right to exclude Joint Venture/Consortium applicants that would change their composition partway through the process without prior approval from INELFE.
Applicant shall note that for certain aspects of the work, tenderer(s) may be required to select subcontractors from existing RTE and/or REE qualification system and/or use the pre-approved subcontractors’ details of which will be set-out in the ITT or during tendering process.
Applicants shall note that the aspects and proposed solutions for social insertion criteria may be set-out in the ITT and will be part of award criteria.
Applicants shall note that the aspects of ECOdesign and Eco-performance may be prescribed in the PQ and/or in the ITT as part of candidate’s selection criteria and proposed solutions may be evaluated as part of award criteria.
Following the evaluation of the PQQ submissions in accordance with the PQQ instructions up to ten (10) candidates will be shortlisted in accordance with the selection criteria specified in the PQQ documents to proceed to the ITT phase.
INELFE intends to procure the “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project” through a series of contracts comprising:
— 1 contract for converter stations,
— 2 contracts for cable link,
— 1 contract for terrestrial civil works.
The candidates to whom the contracts are awarded may be required to enter into 1 or more Interface Agreements with other contractors that are involved in the execution of the Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES Project including any that are awarded any of the contracts referenced above. Such requirements may be in addition to coordination and collaboration obligations regarding interfaces between such contracts and this contract that will be further detailed in the ITT documents.
INELFE reserves its right to specify the conditions abovementioned in the PQQ and /or ITT documents.
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Nom:
“Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre — Instance chargée des procédures de recours”
Adresse postale: 179-191 avenue Joliot-Curie
Commune postale: Nanterre
Code postal: 92020
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Téléphone: +33 140971010📞
Fax: +33 147243161 📠 Procédure d'examen
Informations précises sur le(s) délai(s) des procédures d'examen:
“A claim in a precontractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in Articles 5 et seq. of Order No. 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint...”
Informations précises sur le(s) délai(s) des procédures d'examen
A claim in a precontractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in Articles 5 et seq. of Order No. 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts. The claim must be lodged before the conclusion of the contract.
A claim in a contractual summary proceeding is possible as stated in Articles 11 et seq. of Order No. 2009-515 of 7.5.2009 related to complaint proceedings applicable to public procurement contracts.
The claim must be lodged at the latest on the thirty first (31) day following the publication of the contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union or, for the contracts based on a framework agreement or on a Dynamic purchasing system, following the notification of the contract signature. In the absence of publication of the Award Notice or in the absence of notification of the contract signature, an application to the competent court may be made until the expiry of a six (6) months period starting at the day after the date of conclusion of the contract in accordance with Article 1441-3 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
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Nom:
“Tribunal de grande instance de Nanterre — Instance chargée des procédures de recours”
Adresse postale: 179-191 avenue Joliot-Curie
Commune postale: Nanterre
Code postal: 92020
Pays: France 🇫🇷
Téléphone: +33 140971010📞
Fax: +33 147243161 📠
Source: OJS 2018/S 238-544692 (2018-12-07)
Informations complémentaires (2019-01-22) Pouvoir adjudicateur Nom et adresse
Adresse postale: c/o RTE — Tour Initiale — 1 terrasse Bellini
Objet Champ d'application du marché
Brève description:
“The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each...”
Brève description
The Biscay Gulf electrical Interconnection consists of the construction of a 2 000 MW link. This link is composed of 2 (two) circuits rated 1 000 MW each for DC operating voltage of 400 kV, comprised of 4 power cables, 4 converter station terminals located close to 400 kV Cubnezais substation (France) and Gatica substation (Spain). The length of the route is estimated to be approx. 375 km long starting in Spanish Pais Vasco region (near Bilbao), with underground cable of about 15 km, a submarine section around 280 km long, and an underground cable on the French side of about 80 km long to an ending point in Nouvelle Aquitaine (Gironde department, near Bordeaux).
The “Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES” is a joint project developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau Transport d’Electricité (RTE) and Red Electica de Espagna (REE) respectively transmission system operators in France and Spain.
The project is also supported by the European Union’s Connecting Europe facility (CEF).
Informations complémentaires Référence de l'avis original
Numéro de l'avis au JO S: 2018/S 238-544692
Changements Texte à corriger dans l'avis original
Numéro de section: IV.2.2)
Emplacement du texte à modifier: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Ancienne valeur
Date: 2019-01-28 📅
L'heure: 12:00
Nouvelle valeur
Date: 2019-02-28 📅
L'heure: 12:00
Source: OJS 2019/S 017-037085 (2019-01-22)