Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Study and support services

Cyprus-Nicosia: Civil engineering consultancy services

2016/S 138-251018

The EuroAsia Interconnector project links the electrical systems of Israel, Cyprus and continental Greece (via Crete) through 500KV sub-marine DC cables and HVDC onshore stations in each country/location and have a total capacity of 2 000 MW. The project creates an energy bridge between the 2 continents with a total length of the interconnector of 1 520 km, and creates a reliable alternative corridor for transferring electricity to Europe and allow for reverse transmission of electricity.
Stage 1 of the EuroAsia Interconnector consist of a 500 kV submarine cable with a total capacity of 1 000 MW and 8 HVDC onshore stations.
The project promoter of the EuroAsia Interconnector is EuroAsia Interconnector Limited, a subsidiary of Cyprus-based Quantum Energy Limited and with the participation of Greek Public Power Corporation (PPC) S.A. The interconnector project has been included in the list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) of the European Union, as a cluster PCI consisting of the following PCIs:
— PCI 3.10.1 — Interconnection between Hadera (IL) and Kofinou (CY);
— PCI 3.10.2 — Interconnection between Kofinou (CY) and Korakia, Crete (EL);
— PCI 3.10.3 — Internal line between Korakia, Crete(EL) and Attica region (EL) Pachi.
The project is at its final design phase prior to the commencement of construction works.
In order to implement the project, the following activities are required to ensure adequate technological surveillance in the context of the whole extension of the project.
1. Front End Engineering Design (FEED) activity consist of performing the final review of all the results of the activities completed in the pre-feasibility, feasibility and final system configuration assessment stages and to perform the studies needed to define the tender functional specifications of the system components and subsystems which consist of:
a. AC cable interconnections to the existing AC substations for the interconnection of the HVDC link to the existing AC network.
b. HVDC VSC type converter stations.
c. HVDC and MVDC cables, considering both the land sections and the submarine links (Israel-Cyprus, Crete-Cyprus, Crete-Attica).
d. Sea electrodes / return cables provided for the emergency mono-polar operation of portions of the system.
2. Assistance to the EuroAsia Interconnector Project Executor (PE) in selecting the contractor(s) for the project execution through international competitive tendering processes.
3. Assistance to the PE in the analysis and revision of the detailed system studies performed by the awarded contractor(s) for:
a. The verification of the integration of the Interconnector within the existing AC networks;
b. The final design of converter systems.
in order to verify that the final technical specifications defined by the contractor ful-fill the functional requirements.
4. Assistance to the PE in ensuring that all project works are carried out in accordance with contracts in terms of quality and schedule including Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), commissioning and trial operation assistance.

The Tender process will take place in 2 stages:
a. Pre-selection stage: Invitation to all interested Economic Operators to submit Requests to Participate, so that qualified Candidates may be selected to submit a Tender. The evaluation and selection of qualified economic operators will be performed according to the process and criteria described in this Invitation.
b. Award stage: Invitation of qualified candidates to submit a Tender and take place in negotiations. Details of the Tender evaluation and negotiation processes to be provided in the Request for Proposal that will be sent to qualified economic operators along with the invitation to submit a tender.
Interested Economic Operators may submit their inquiries/comments/suggestions regarding the Tender processing writing via fax, e-mail or letter at the contact information provided in this notice, by 26/8/2016 at 12:00. The Contracting Authority shall provide written answers to any questions that will have been submitted in due time, at the above URL, by 2/9/2016. It is noted that under no circumstance may Economic Operators rely or invoke any verbal information provided by personnel of the Contracting Authority.
Every Economic Operator being interested in the conclusion of a contract with EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd shall be entitled to contest, by lodging an appeal, any enforceable act of the Contracting Authority related to the selection procedure which he considers as affecting his interests in an unlawful manner
This appeal is exercised in accordance with the requirements of the applicable legislation for extending legal protection at the stage which precedes the conclusion of the contract.
The time limits for lodging the appeal and for subsequent recourse, if any, to provisional remedies shall entail only the restraints imposed by the law.
Every appeal, in accordance with the aforementioned, shall be against EuroAsia Interconnector Ltd and examined by a responsible Appeals Committee, who/which shall issue a justified decision thereon within the time limit provided for by the standing legislation in force from time to time that will be provided in writing to the party lodging the appeal. If such time limit elapses inactive, it shall be inferred that the appeal has been dismissed.
The Tender procedure shall be conducted in accordance with Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as applicable.
By submitting their Requests to Participate, Candidates are assumed to be familiar with all relevant laws and Regulations of the Republic of Cyprus which affect, either directly or indirectly, the tender procedure. With regard to the implementation of the Contract Scope, Candidates are assumed to be familiar with all relevant laws and Regulations of the places of delivery of the Contract as specified in Section II.1.2), which affect, either directly or indirectly the implementation of the contract scope.
Contracting Authority will consider as acceptable those Requests to Participate which comply with all terms and conditions of this invitation and may also accept any Request to Participate with insignificant deviations based on its judgement and discretion. Insignificant deviations are considered to be differences that do not affect the scope of the contract's object or the quality of its execution, do not substantially restrict the rights of the Contracting Authority or the obligations of the Contractor and do not affect the principal of equal treatment of tenderers.
Any attempt by or on behalf of a Candidate to influence in any way whatsoever the judgement of the Contracting Authority or of the Opening/Evaluation Committee in the discharge of their duties in connection with the tender procedure or result, shall result in the rejection of its Request to Participate.
Candidates who have obtained or taken in their possession, without legal authority and at their own initiative, information or documents of a secret nature in connection to the tender procedure, shall be excluded from participation.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 9.9.2016 - 12:00