TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ DATA SHEET Type of notice: Notice of participation Type of Legislation: OUG no. 34/2006 SECTION 1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY 1.1)NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT POINT(S) NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR TOURISM Address: B-dul. Dinicu Golescu nr. 38, Locality: Bucharest, Postal code: 010873, Romania, Contact point(s): OANA IRINA OROSAN, Tel. +40 372114095, Email: achizitii@mturism.ro, Fax: +40 372144093 The number of days until it is possible to seek clarifications before the deadline for submission of tenders/applications: 7 1.2) TYPE OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY (MAIN ACTIVITIES) Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions Activity (Activities) - General public services 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/contest/project by the contracting authority/entity Acquisition and planning of advertising services (media campaign in print media) for the national tourism brand in Turkey II 1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance Services 13 - Advertising services Main place of performance: Turkey NUTS code: RO321 – Bucharest II 1.3) The notice involves A public contract TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ II 1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase /procurement Acquisition and planning of advertising services (media campaign in print media) for the national tourism brand in Turkey. SUSPENSION CLAUSE - The award procedure is initiated under the provisions of this suspensive clause, meaning that the contract of public acquisition is subject to closing the additional act at the funding contract with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, no. 4651/26.09.2014. The contracting authority states that will conclude the contract with the successful tenderer only to the extent that it concludes the aditional act to the financing contract with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration. In the event that, for whatever reason, the aditional act to the financing contract with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration will not be signed, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to apply art. 209 paragraph (1) c) of GEO 34/2006 with subsequent modifications and completions after receiving the notification from the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, the conclusion of the public aquisition contract being impossible. The bidders in this proceeding understand that the Contracting Authority and/or Ministry of Regional Development and Administration Public can not be held responsible for any damage in the event of cancellation of the award procedure, regardless of its nature and whether the Contracting Authority and/or Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration were notified of the existence of such prejudice. The bidders in this proceeding accept the use of the special conditions above/suspension clause, assuming sole responsibility in relation to the potential harm they may suffer in the situation described. II 1.6) Classification CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) 79341400-0 Services for advertising campaigns (Rev. 2) II 1.7) Contract covered by the agreement on public procurement contracts Yes II 1.8) Division into lots No II 1.9) Variants will be accepted No II.2) QUANTITY OR AREA OF THE CONTRACT II.2.1) Total quantity or area The contract is concluded for a period of 4 months. The estimated period of the promotion campaign is October - 15 of November 2015. Estimated value excluding VAT: 249,809.52 EUR II.2.2) Options No II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT/FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT/SAD OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ Four months from the date of award of the contract/issue orders for starting the services or works II.4) CONTRACT PRICE ADJUSTMENT II.4.1) Contract price adjustment No SECTION III. LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINACIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) III.1.1.a) Participation guarantee Yes The participation guarantee will be constituted in accordance with the H.G. nr. 925/2006, art 86, by bank transfer or by a warranty instrument issued under the law by a banking company or an insurance company that is to be presented in original. Validity of the participation guarantee - 90 calendar days from the deadline for submission of tenders. The amount of the participation guarantee is 2.498 EURO. The participation guarantee will be refunded in accordance with H.G. 925/2006, art.88. Operators have the possibility to provide the participation guarantee by depositing to the pay office of contracting authority a money order or a check file, subject to their confirmation by the bank until the offer opening date. Data for the constitution of the participation guarantee: Account RO65RNCB0086131573260020 opened at BCR Grivitei Branch Office (account in euro), CUI 31129693, Account RO79TREZ7015005XXX013909 opened at the Sector 1 Treasury (account in lei). Exchange rate leu/other currency or other currency/leu will be calculated at the publication date of the invitation for participation. III.1.1.b) Performance guarantee Yes The amount of the performance guarantee is 3% of the contract value excluding VAT. The performance guarantee will be constituted in conformity with art. 90 of the HG 925/2006. The performance guarantee may be in some cases, a guarantee instrument issued under the law by a banking company or an insurance company. III.1.2) Main means of financing and payment and/or reference to relevant provisions European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is awarded Association according to art. 44 of the OG 34/2006 with modifications and amendmends III.1.4) The contract execution is subject to other special conditions No III.1.5) Applicable law TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ a) Government Emergency Ordinance no. 34/2006 on the award of public procurement contracts, public works concession contracts and service concession, approved with amendments by Law no. 337/2006, with subsequent amendments; b) Government Decision no. 925/2006 approving the rules for implementing the provisions concerning the award of public procurement contracts from the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 34/2006 on the award of public procurement contracts, public works concession contracts and service concession; c) other normative acts regulating public procurement (see- www.anrmap.ro) d) Orders 509/2011, 302/2011, 314/2010 issued by the ANRMAP President III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements related III.2.1.a) Personal situation of the candidate or tenderer * Statement regarding eligibility in accordance with art. 180 of O.U.G. no. 34/2006 with subsequent amendments. Fill in Form 1:*Declaration regarding the inconsistency in the cases provided in Art. 181 of GEO no. 34/2006 subsequently amended. Fill in Form 2:*Certificate of participation in the tender with independent offer. Fill in Form 4; * Statement regarding the inconsistency in art. 69 index 1 of O.U.G. no. 34/2006, subsequently amended and supplemented. Persons with decision positions of the contracting authority, in terms of organization, execution and completion of the procedure for the award are the following (Fill in Form 5; subcontractors and third parties will fill in Form 5): - Mirela Florenta Matichescu - Vice President; -Daniela Prelipcean - Director, Management Brand Department; Danuta-Veronica Georgescu – Co-ordinator, Legal Department; -Adina Mincu - Economic Coordinator, Economic Department, Procurement and Internal Services; Oana-Irina Orosan - Procurement Coordinator, Department Economic Department, Procurement and Internal Services. *They will present certificates in accordance with art. 182 of GEO 34/2006, in original/certified copy. They will present: - Certificate regarding local taxes issued by the local taxes institution, which establishes that no debt outstanding at the level of the prior month to that of the deadline for submission of tenders. - Fiscal atestation certificate issued by the Public Finance Administration showing that no debt maturing in the month preceding the month in which it is stipulated deadline for submission of tenders; Foreign companies have to present documents to prove eligibility in accordance with the requirements asked by the contracting authority. For non-resident bidders the provisions of art. 182 O.U.G. no. 34/2006, approved with amendments and completions, will apply. The documents will be submitted in original or certified copy, accompanied by certified translation into Romanian. If an association, the requirements mentioned at. III.2.1.a) will be met by each member, except the Certificate of participation in the tender with an independent offer. III.2.1.b) ability to exercise professional activity Certificates should be presented in accordance with art. 183 of GEO 34/2006, as amended and supplemented. Certificate issued by the Trade Register Office showing that the information contained in it are real/actual at the deadline date for submission TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ of tenders, of showing that the activity of tenderer corresponds to the procedure (advertising services). The certificate will be presented in original/certified copy. If the economic operator ranked first, following the assessment, has only sent a certified copy, the contracting authority is entitled to request the original before transmitting the communication regarding the outcome of the tender. Documents attesting bidder's access throughout the contract to the advertising space referred to in the offer, such as contracts, testimonials, statements on oath or the like are required. If the economic operator ranked first, as a result of the assessment, has submitted recommendations/statements on own responsibility/other documents, the contracting authority will require the submission of its contract attesting access to advertising space, in original or certified copy at the time signing the contract. (If an association, each member must submit these documents for the part that is in charge for). Document will be presented in original/certified copy. III. 2.2) Economic and financial capacity Minimum necessary specific level(s) for evaluating the mentioned requirements Declaring the global average turnover for the last three years (2012 , 2013, 2014), that must be at least 249.000 EURO. The conversion from other currency to EURO, for Romanian and foreign bidders will be set at the average of the National Bank of Romania for the respective year. Note: If the bidder has been established and started economic activity for less than 3 years, the average turnover for the period will be taken into account. In the case on individual offers (submitted by a single economic operator) the average turnover for the 3 years will be taken into consideration. In the case of joint offers (submitted by an association), the cumulative average annual turnover of the respective association for the 3 reference years indicated, will be taken into account. In the case of bidders (individuals or legal persons) of nationalities other than Romanian, the documents will be submitted in the original language accompanied by a certified translation of them into Romanian. Submission of accounting at 31.12.2012, 31.12.2013, 31.12.2014 endorsed by competent bodies. We accept any other documents that the tenderer has to provide in support of qualification requirements. Method of execution: Fill in Form 6 Original or a copy of the original of the balance sheet will be submitted TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ III.2.3.a) Technical and/or professional capacity Minimum necessary specific level(s) for evaluating the Method of execution: mentioned requirements Statement of the bidder on the average annual manpower Fill in Form 7 of the staff employed in the past 3 years Submission of documents demonstrating similar experience for contracts for services of outdoor advertising and a list of the main services provided in the last 3 years. Minimum requirement: Submitting at least a contract or more that contain/s similar services provided in the last 3 years, of a cumulative value of at least 249.000 EURO Fill in Form 12 – List of the main similar services provided in the last 3 years Fill in Form 13 – Similar experience sheet The documents showing similar experience will be accompanied by recommendations/certificates/documents/reception minutes/copies of relevant elements from the contracts etc., issued or countersigned by the recipients, that can confirm that the services provided were in accordance with the contract’s terms, the object and the value of services provided, the period, etc. The bidders that are presenting contracts signed in a currency other than the Euro, have the obligation to make the exchange from other currencies to Euro, at the average exchange rates established by BNR for the years taken into consideration for the similar experience. Statement of intent to subcontract and the list of associates Fill in the Form 8 (if applicable) and subcontractors (if applicable). According to art. 69 ˆ1 from OUG 34/2006 with subsequent amendments, subcontractors will complete the solemn declaration (see Form 5). The bidder is required to specify the part/parts of the contract which is to subcontract and subcontractors submitted plus their data, in accordance with article 45 paragraph 2 of GEO no.34/2006, with subsequent amendments. III.2.3.b) Quality assurance standards and environmental protection 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 No III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for execution of the services Yes TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ SECTION IV: PROCEDURE IV.1) PROCEDURE IV.1.1) Type of procedure and how to conduct IV.1.1.a) modalities of the procedure for awarding Offline IV.1.1.b) Type of procedure Open procedure IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA IV.2.1) Award criteria Lowest price in economic terms regarding: - Criteria stated as follows Criteria 1. Price of the offer Quota 60% Maximum Score 60.00 Description: Cost per m2 outdoor Calculation algorithm: Method of Scoring intermediate technical factor and final score calculation is detailed in the specifications section E 2. Technical component Quota 40.00% Maximum score 40.00 Description: The number of outdoor locations Calculation algorithm: Method of Scoring intermediate technical factor and final score calculation is detailed in the specifications section E Maximum score 40.00 Maximum tecnical component quota 40.00% IV.2.2) There will not be an electronic auction No IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority IV.3.2) Previous announcements concerning the same contract No IV.3.6) Language in which the tender/bid/project or requests to participate should be written Romanian IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender (from the date stated for receipt of tender) 90 days TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ IV.4) TENDER SUBMISSION IV.4.1) Presentation of the technical proposal The technical proposal will be presented so that the information in it allow easy identification of the correspondence with the minimum technical specifications from the specification. The bidder in its bid submission must account for compliance with obligations regarding working conditions and safety. These regulations must be observed all along the contract. In this regard, the bidders will submit an affidavit of showing that they respect the obligations relating to working conditions and safety. Detailed information on the regulations in force nationwide on working conditions and safety, occupational health and safety, regulations that must be observed throughout the contract can be obtained from the Labour Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection: Address: str. Matei Voievod No.14, Sector 2 Bucharest, postal code 73222, Romania Tel: + 4021 / 302.7030; + 4021 / 302.7054 Web: www.inspectmun.ro. IV.4.2) Presentation mode of the financial proposal Offer Form - Form 10. The maximum budget allocated to this contract is 249,809,52 Euros without VAT. If this amount exceeds the financial bid submitted it will be rejected as unacceptable. The price of the bid submitted it is not indexable throughout the period of the contract. When signing the contract, the equivalence leu/other currency or other currency/leu will be at the BNR rate at the date when the public announcement is published. IV.4.3) Presentation of the offer Number of copies: 1 original and 1 copy. The offer will be presented in a sealed packet, labeled with the address of the contracting authority subject to tender/procedure and with the inscription "DO NOT OPEN BEFORE THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED IN THE NOTICE". The package will contain two sealed and marked envelopes (marked original and copy), which will contain inside three sealed and stamped envelopes with: - envelope 1: qualification papers - envelope 2: Technical proposal - envelope no. 3: financial proposal. The inner envelopes must be marked with the name and address of the bidder. The documents must be signed on each page by the representative authorized to bind the bidder in the contract. Bidders are required to number and sign each page of the offer as well as to attach a list of documents submitted. Besides qualification documents contained in the technical proposal and the financial requested outside the sealed bid will present the following documents: 1.Forward letter - The tenderer must submit expression of interest in accordance with Form 9; 2.Written declaration - Form 11, ID copy act by the bidder for persons designated to attend the opening of tenders; If the package offer is not marked as above, the Contracting Authority assumes no responsibility for lost offers. Address to which it will submit the offer: Recipient: National Authority for Tourism: Bd. Golescu nr. 38, Sector 1, et. 2 Registry. All costs regarding the preparation, drafting and sending the offer, will be borne by the bidder, without being able to lay claims to the contracting authority in this regard. TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ SECTION VI: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT/PERIODIC CONTRACT No The estimated publication of the future announcements: VI.2) CONTRACT/CONTEST RELATED TO A PROJECT/PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS/OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME/NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Yes Reference (references) to project(s) and/or the program(s): European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Funding Type: Program/Project Program/Project: Regional Operational Program - POR VI.3) OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Modification and withdrawal of the offer is not permitted after the date and time limit for submission of tenders. Conditions for participants at the opening session: written authorization from the legal representative of the tenderer, copy of identity document. To ensure that the contracting authority protects the information that bidder declares confidential in terms of protecting trade secrets and intellectual bidder will specify which of the elements of the offer are considered confidential. See Lg 346/2004Section 3, Art. 16 (2) SMEs benefit from discounts of 50% for criteria related to turnover, for participation and performance guarantee. The bidding companies registered in Romania that comply with the SME category, according to Law 346/2004 shall prove, on his own responsibility, cumulative fulfillment of conditions regarding the annual average number of employees and annual turnover. Economic operators who associate must prove that each fulfills the conditions for admission to the SME category. Lack of evidence makes the association not eligible to benefit from the facilities of SMEs. Offers will be accompanied by a declaration of status as a participant in the procedure, Form 3, which shall be deposited in the case of an association of each partner separately. If two or more bids and get the same points are ranked on the first place, the contracting authority will conclude the contract with the tenderer whose tender has the lowest price. If prices are equal, the tie will be the retendering the financial proposal submitted in a sealed envelope at the headquarters of the National Tourism Authority, et. 2 Registry. VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal National Council for Solving Complaints Address: Str. Stavropoleos, no. 6, District 3, Bucharest City: Bucharest Postal code: 030084, Romania, Tel. +40 213104641, Email: office@cnsc.ro, Fax: +40 213104642 / +40 218900745, Internet Address (URL): http://www.cnsc.ro Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.2) How to use the appeal Information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: TRADUCERE NEAUTORIZATĂ DIN LIMBA ROMȂNĂ Information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: deadlines for exercising the appeal are set out in Art. 256^2 of OUG 34/2006 with subsequent amendments VI.4.3) Service from which information can be obtained about the lodging of appeals Legal Department Address: Bd. Golescu nr. 38, sector 1, City: Bucharest Postal code: 010873, Romania, Tel. +40 372144051, Internet Address (URL): www.turism.gov.ro