CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

Overhaul of 2 x GEC Turbine Generators at AES Kilroot Power Ltd.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

AES Kilroot Power Ltd, Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, BT38 7LX.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Overhaul of 2 x GEC Turbine Generators at AES Kilroot Power Station. Unit 1 Overhaul is to commence 13th September 2014 with Unit 2 Overhaul commencing 1.4.2015.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

Both of AES Kilroot's dual-fired (coal and oil) power generating units (Unit 1 and Unit 2) are currently scheduled to undergo maintenance servicing (minor overhaul) commencing 13th September 2014 for Unit 1 and 1st April 2015 for Unit 2.

AES Kilroot wishes to appoint a contractor to perform this maintenance servicing (minor overhaul) of Units 1 and 2. It is possible that the above dates may change and AES Kilroot reserves the right to require the maintenance services to be carried out at another time.

AES Kilroot currently anticipates that the minor overhaul will include work on turbine and generator as further set out below:

OEM GEC Turbine Generators Ltd,

MW Rating 300 MW.

Design description Impulse reaction, axial single flow HP and IP. Double flow LP, single reheat, tandem compound.

Inlet conditions 169 bar, 540C,

Exhaust conditions 50 mbar absolute,

Shaft speed 3000 RPM,

In service date 1981 (U1) / 1982 (U2),

Running Hours 204,885 (U1) / 200,200 (U2),

Overhaul work to include: IP Stop Valves, IP Governor Valves, RH HP Governor Valves, LP Turbine, Turbine Pedestals, Generator Mechanical Work, Electrical Testing, Exciter, Turbine Oil Flush.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

The contracting entities reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees, or other appropriate forms of undertaking or security to secure proper performance of the contract.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

The payments terms and details of the form of contract shall be provided in the Invitation to Tender documentation to be issued to those applicants who qualify for the tendering stage of the competition.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

The contracting entities reserves the right to require groups of economic operators to take a particular legal form upon contract award or to require that one party has primary liability or to require each party to be jointly and severally liable. The contracting authorities also reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees, collateral warranties or other appropriate forms of undertaking or security to secure proper performance of the contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Applicants (and consortium members, if any) shall be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Utilities Contract regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter VII, Section 2 of Directive 2004/17) – including but not limited to Regulation 26 thereof – on the basis of information provided in response to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documentation (which is available from the contact point referred to above). Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documents are to be submitted to the contracting entity by the date specified in Section IV.3.4).

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Applicants shall be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter VII, Section2 of Directive 2004/17) – Including Regulation 27 thereof – on the basis of information provided in response to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documentation (which is available from the contact point referred to above), and particular, PQQ Parts C and F thereof. Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Documents are to be submitted to the contracting entity by the date specified in Section IV.3.4).

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

KPL-C01 2014 Turbine Overhaul.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire will be provided through the AES procurement website. Applicants must request a Username and Password for access to the website. The request for a Username and Password should be addressed in writing to the EMEA Buyer at AES steven.rodgers@aes.com, as per the details provided in Section I.1) of this notice.

All information must be completed and returned as instructed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Information Memorandum. The response will be assessed as outlined in the PQQ and Information Memorandum.

Re II.1.5) above, this is an estimated value only. The contracting entity reserves the right to award a contract for a higher or lower amount.

Re IV.3.4 above, requests to participate (i.e. completed Pre-Qualification Documents) should be submitted to Steven Rodgers, EMEA Buyer – Projects & Services, Kilroot Power Station, Larne Road, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland BT38 7LX.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice