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TENDER 01/012013 CALL FOR TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL MEASURING/REGULATING STATIONS, METERS, REGULATORS, CABINETS AND THEIR CONNECTING COMPONENTS
ISSUE I
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. CALL FOR TENDERS OBJECT AND TERMS OF SUPPLY - TERM OF THE CONTRACT GENERAL TERMS OF THE CALL FOR TENDERS AWARD - SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS OF EPA ATTIKIS OTHER TERMS OBJECT OF THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE EXAMPLE OF LETTER OF GUARANTEE FOR THE PARTICIPATION EXAMPLE OF TENDERING LETTER
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1.
1.1. Attiki Gas Supply Company S.A. (hereinafter referred to as EPA ATTIKIS) was established in 2001 and operates in natural gas distribution and sale, according to the provisions of L. 2364/1995, as applicable following modifications. Under the decision of the Minister of Development No 1/18887/06-11-2001, as applicable following modifications, EPA Attikis was granted the right to program, study, design, construct and exploit the natural gas distribution system, as well as the natural gas sale system, within a geographical area covering the largest part of the Prefecture of Attica. Within the framework of its statutory object, EPA Attikis as the Awarding Authority announces a Call for tenders for the Supply of residential measuring/regulating stations, meters, regulators, cabinets and their connecting components, Tender Code 01/012013, which will take place on 25/02/2013 at 15:00 at its offices, 31-33 Athinon Avenue & Spyrou Patsi, postal code 104 47, Athens and invites the interested tenderers to submit a bid under the terms of this Call for tenders and the other tendering documents. 1.2. According to Directive 2004/17/EC, the Services fall into the category with CPV reference number: 38570000. 1.3. A summary of this Call for tenders was sent to the Official Journal of the European Union for publication on 09/01/2013 and was received by the Publications Office of the European Union on 09/01/2013, according to the data of the aforementioned Office. A summary of this Call for tenders has also been published: -on the TED data bank -on three (3) daily economic national newspapers -on the website of the Awarding Authority www.aerioattikis.gr 1.4. This Call for tenders and its Annexes will be available on the EPA Attikis S.A. website, www.aerioattikis.gr/. The interested parties that will received the tendering documents according to the above procedure must inform EPA Attikis by sending a fax to +30 210-3406050, for the attention of: Procurement and Contracts Directorate, in order to register their data and to receive information about any modifications regarding the progress of the Call for tenders. 1.5. This Call for tenders consists of this text and the following Issues, which form an integral part (hereinafter referred to as the Call for tenders): ) ) ) V) V) Call for tenders and its Annexes Example of Contract with its Annexes General Terms of the Supply Financial bid invoice Annex : Annex : Technical specifications Special Terms of Supply
which must be taken into account during the preparation of the Bid, which must be submitted in accordance hereto.
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2.
2.1. The materials that constitute the object of the Supply are mentioned in detail in Annex I Object of the Supply and Delivery Schedule hereof. 2.2. The materials to be supplied must comply with the Technical specifications and the Special Terms for the Supply as described in detail in Issue V hereof. 2.3. The Bids that will be submitted are binding and no alternative Bids shall be accepted, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3.6.3.2 and 3.6.3.3. Tenderers may submit a bid for one and/or all Categories of Materials included in Annex Object of the Supply and Delivery Schedule hereof. The interested Tenderers may submit a bid for one (1) or more and/or all types of materials included in the Categories of Materials. 2.4. The Supply Contract(s) will be evaluated and awarded according to the procedure described in detail in Article 3.8 hereof. 2.5. The total indicative budget of the materials to be supplied, for all Categories of Materials, as presented in detail in Annex Object of the Supply and Delivery Schedule hereof, amounts to six hundred and five thousand two hundred and twentytwo euro and eighty cents ( 605 222.80) including any time extension of the Contract(s) that will be awarded. In case option is exercised according to the provisions of Article 2.6 hereof, the total indicative budget of the materials to be supplied may rise to the maximum limit of seven hundred and eighty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine euro and sixty-four cents ( 786 789.64). The above amounts do not include the value added tax (VAT). The partial budget of each Category of Materials is mentioned in Annex I hereof. In case option is exercised according to the provisions of Article 2.6 hereof, the maximum limit per partial budget of each Category of Materials is included in the following table:
MAXIMUM LIMIT PER BUDGET () (OPTION) 98 124.00 42 854.5 363 038.00 166 195.25
No
CATEGORY
DESCRIPTION
BUDGET()
1 2 3 4
RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY : REGULATING/MEASURING STATIONS LOOSE REGULATORS OF CATEGORY RESIDENTIAL SUPPLIES LOOSE DIAPHRAGM CATEGORY METERS CABINETS OF CATEGORY V DIAPHRAGM METERS REGULATORS VALVES AND CONNECTING CATEGORY V COMPONENTS OF DIAPHRAGM METERS & REGULATORS
89 675.30
116 577.89
2.6. The above budget is an indicative estimate and EPA Attikis is in no case committed to spend the amounts mentioned in Annex I during the Contract. More specifically, EPA Attikis is in no case committed to award all indicative quantities per Category of Materials and reserves the right, at its discretion and according to its
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needs, to reduce or increase, at no cost, the final object of the supply per type of material. In particular, EPA Attikis reserves the right to reduce the total indicative quantities per Category of Materials up to 30% over the budget of materials of the Contract(s) that will be awarded for each Category and/or to increase the total indicative quantities per Category of Materials up to 30% over the budget of materials of the Contract(s) that will be awarded for each Category, and this shall not constitute for any reason whatsoever a modification or adjustment of the partial Contractual Prices. 2.7. Orders-Deliveries
2.7.1. EPA Attikis will order the materials with call-off orders. The Supplier is obliged to execute each call-off order and deliver the materials to be supplied according to Annex Object of the Supply and Delivery Schedule. The terms of supply are included and detailed in the General Terms of Supply and the other contractual documents. 2.7.2. The Contract(s) that will be awarded will have a term of twelve (12) months, with the right of unilateral extension on behalf of EPA Attikis for a period of up to six (6) more months, under the same terms, in order to deal with extraordinary needs. More specifically, EPA Attikis may exercise its unilateral right to extend the Contract a) in case extraordinary needs for supply of materials arise a few days prior to the expiration of the Contract and the delivery of such materials has not been completed during the twelve-month term of the Contract and b) in case there is a delay in the delivery and acceptance of the materials beyond the schedule of the Contract and EPA Attikis does not wish to terminate the Contract, in order for the acceptance of the materials to be completed. 3. 3.1. GENERAL TERMS OF THE CALL FOR TENDERS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE TENDER
3.1.1 The Contractors will be selected with an open procedure, according to the provisions of this Call for tenders. 3.1.2 The Call for tenders is governed by the provisions of PD 59/2007 and in complementary way by the Regulation of Supplies, Materials and Services of EPA Attikis (Greek Official Gazette 1271/30.09.2002), as applicable. 3.1.3 The Athens Courts having subject-matter jurisdiction shall have exclusive jurisdiction to solve any dispute that may arise within the framework of this Call for tenders and during the implementation of each Contract. 3.2. RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CALL FOR TENDERS 3.2.1. Candidacy by any natural person or legal entity, Greek or foreign company, group, partnership, consortium of companies or consortium to be established by the above in any combination whatsoever and in general by more than one natural persons or legal entities submitting a joint candidacy and operating in the object of the Call for tenders, established and working legally under the Greek legislation or established under the legislation of any other EU or EEA Member State apart from Greece, having their central administration or their main establishment or their registered office within the EU or the EEA, provided that their activity has a constant bond with the economy of the EU or EEA Member State, shall be accepted.
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3.2.2. In case of submission on behalf of groups, partnerships, consortiums of companies, consortiums to be established or in general more than one persons submitting a joint Bid, the supporting documents and other elements specified in this Call for tenders must be submitted for each member of the group, partnership, consortium, consortium to be established or association of persons separately. 3.2.3. Associations of companies or Consortiums are not required to have a specific legal form in order to submit the joint Bid, but they are obliged to have signed a private agreement, binding their members to establish a Consortium or an Association of companies in case they are awarded Contract, as well as to establish a Consortium or an Association of companies by means of a notary act in case they are declared Contractors. Each member of the Consortium or Association of companies shall be jointly and severally liable towards EPA Attikis for all requirements of EPA Attikis. 3.2.4. Association of companies or Consortiums are allowed to participate only if they have a maximum of three (3) members. In addition, one (1) member of the Consortium or Association of companies must have a participation rate of at least 60% as leader. Participation rates of each member must be set in the private agreement and necessarily mentioned in the Tendering Letter. Otherwise, the Bid of the Association of companies or Consortium shall be rejected as inadmissible. No subsequent modifications of the rates of the members constituting the Association of companies or Consortium shall be allowed. 3.2.5. For the participation in the Call for tenders, the Tenderers must be constructors or commercial representatives of construction materials of the Group of Materials for which they submit a Bid, having their registered office in an EU or EEA Member State or in a state with an Association Agreement with the EU. It is specified that in case of a submission by a group, a partnership, a consortium of companies, a consortium to be established or in general by more than one persons submitting a joint bid, the aforementioned criterion must be fulfilled at least by the leader of the Consortium. 3.3. EXCLUSION OF TENDERERS
The following shall not be accepted and shall be excluded from the Tender: a) those definitively excluded by a Public Service or legal entity governed by public law or legal entity governed by private law of the Public Sector or by the Awarding Authority, because they did not fulfil their contractual obligations and foreign legal entities subject to similar sanctions. In case of an Association of companies or a Consortium, the above applies to each member. b) A natural person or a legal entity submitting a bid both independently and as a member of an Association of companies. (It is specified that in this case all submissions in which the same person participates are rejected). c) The Tenderers against whom there is a final sentence, known to the Awarding Authority, for one or more of the reasons numbered below: i) ii) iii) participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/773/JHA. corruption, as defined respectively in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1997(21) and in Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA. fraud, according to Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities financial interests.
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money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (91/308/EEC ).
d) Those under bankruptcy, liquidation, closing down, administrative receivership, composition or subject to the procedure of Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code or any other similar situation or to a procedure of declaration of bankruptcy, a procedure of liquidation or closing down, a procedure of administrative receivership, composition, or have submitted an application to enter a procedure of rehabilitation of Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code or any other similar situation. e) Those having outstanding insurance and tax obligations. f) Those providing inaccurate or false information at any stage of the procedure. g) in case of an Association of persons or a Consortium, if the private agreement mentioned in paragraphs 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 has not been submitted. h) For the Consortiums or Associations of persons, in case any of the conditions of exclusion of this paragraph occurs for at least one (1) of their members. 3.4. LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION PROVISION OF INFORMATION
3.4.1. The language of the Tender is Greek; the Bid, all documents it includes, as well as any relevant communication, any provision of information, correspondence, request, etc. from and to EPA Attikis should be formulated in Greek in writing. 3.4.2. Technical documents or manuals particularly difficult or impossible to translate in Greek will be exceptionally accepted if written out in English or if accompanied by a certified translation in English. Certificates or other accompanying documents and data written out in another language apart from Greek will imperatively be accompanied by a certified translation in Greek, according to the Greek legislation. The accuracy of the translation must be certified by the Greek Consulate of the country of the interested party or by a Greek lawyer or by the Translation Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3.4.3. In case there are differences, inconsistencies or contrasts between documents written out in Greek and English and used within the framework of this Tender and/or within the framework of execution of the Contract, the Greek version shall prevail. 3.4.4. The interested parties that have received this Call for tenders and whose data have been registered in the Receipt Report of EPA Attikis may request clarifications on the Issues, as well as any other necessary information about the conduct of the Tender, by sending a written request by fax to the Procurement and Contracts Directorate, Fax No: (+30) 2103406050. The said requests of clarifications and other necessary information about the Conduct of the Tender shall be submitted not later than 18/02/2013. EPA Attikis shall not accept questions submitted after the expiration of this deadline. 3.4.5. EPA Attikis, its organs or other Tenderers may not give any other information relating to the Tender. 3.4.6. EPA Attikis will gather all requests of clarifications questions submitted by the deadline and will make any possible effort to answer in time all submitted questions, issuing a Clarifications Issue that the Tenderers will be able to get after they receive
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a relevant notification by fax on behalf of EPA Attikis. Any delays shall not be considered as a reason to extend the deadline for the submission of Bids. 3.4.7. The Clarifications Issue may also include improvements, supplements or modifications of the terms of this Call for tenders that may be deemed necessary. For this reason, the Tenderers are invited not to neglect to get it. 3.4.8. Any clarifications and additional information that will be given by EPA Attikis will be an integral part of the Call for tenders. They will be notified to all those that have received the Call for tenders and have been registered in the Receipt Report. 3.4.9. Any information and data given by EPA Attikis regarding the Tender are confidential, must not be disclosed to third parties and shall be used by the recipients only for their participation in this Call for tenders. The secrecy obligation imposed hereby shall also apply after the completion of this Call for tenders and shall be binding also for the Tenderers that have not been declared Contractors. 3.5. SUBMISSION OF BIDS
3.5.1. The submission of Bids will be performed by the tenderer in person, if the tenderer is a natural person, or by an authorized representative of the Tenderer by personal submission or by post with registered mail or courier, provided that the Single Bid Folder will be delivered to the offices of EPA Attikis not later than 25/02/2013 at 15:00, which is the deadline for the submission of the Bid. The address for the submission of the Bids will be: GAS SUPPLY COMPANY (EPA ATTIKIS) S.A. Procurements and Contracts Directorate 31-33 Athinon Avenue & Spyrou Patsi Postal Code 104 47, Athens For the attention of: Tender Conduct Committee 3.5.2. The Bids will be stamped upon receipt, indicating the exact date and time of receipt. The Tenderers will receive a relevant written receipt certificate (Receipt Report). For the timely submission of the Bid Folder, the date and time of submission at the address mentioned in paragraph 3.5.1. hereof shall be taken into account and not the date of dispatch of the folder by post or courier. It is specified that in case of postal dispatch, EPA Attikis bears no responsibility for the timely receipt of the Bid or for the content of the envelopes accompanying it. 3.5.3. Bid Folders or any complementary data delivered after the aforementioned date and time shall not be accepted for any reason whatsoever, even if they were sent in time. Bid Folders submitted in any way whatsoever after the expiration of the submission deadline are considered overdue, are in no case accepted by EPA Attikis and are returned to their senders without being unsealed, even if the delay is due to reasons of force majeure, unless the submission of Bid Folders started on the set date and at the set time and continues without interruption until the submission of all Bid Folders. 3.5.4. The Bids are submitted in a single sealed Bid Folder. At the external part of the Single Bid Folder the Tenderers full name and address (in case of an Association of companies or a Consortium the full name of each member), the date of submission of the Bids and the following are indicated: CALL FOR TENDERS 01/012013 - FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL MEASURING/REGULATING STATIONS, METERS, REGULATORS, CABINETS AND THEIR CONNECTING COMPONENTS.
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3.5.5. In the single Bid Folder, all elements relating to the Bid are placed, under penalty of exclusion, in three (3) separate and sealed subfolders as follows: 3.5.6.1. SUBFOLDER A: PARTICIPATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
This Subfolder is closed and sealed and bears clearly, at the external part, the Tenderers full name (in case of an Association of companies or a Consortium the name of each member), the date of submission of the Bid and the indication: CALL FOR TENDERS 01/012013 FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL MEASURING/REGULATING STATIONS, METERS, REGULATORS, CABINETS AND THEIR CONNECTING COMPONENTS SUBFOLDER A: PARTICIPATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. This Subfolder contains originals or copies legally certified by a lawyer, a notary, all competent administrative authorities or Citizen Service Centers, of all supporting documents and certificates provided for in paragraph 3.10.1. hereof. 3.5.6.2. SUBFOLDER B: TECHNICAL BID
This Subfolder is closed and sealed and bears clearly, at the external part, the Tenderers full name (in case of an Association of companies or a Consortium the name of each member), the date of submission of the Bid and the indication CALL FOR TENDERS 01/012013 FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL MEASURING/REGULATING STATIONS, METERS, REGULATORS, CABINETS AND THEIR CONNECTING COMPONENTS SUBFOLDER B: TECHNICAL BID. This Subfolder contains one (1) original and one (1) copy of all requested elements of the Technical Bid as defined in paragraph 3.10.2. hereof. It is specified that each Tenderer must submit separate Subfolders B, with the respective indication, for each Category of Materials for which they wish to submit a Bid. 3.5.6.3. SUBFOLDER C: FINANCIAL BID
This Subfolder is closed and sealed and bears clearly, at the external part, the Tenderers full name (in case of an Association of companies or a Consortium the name of each member), the date of submission of the Bid and the indication CALL FOR TENDERS 01/012013 FOR THE SUPPLY OF RESIDENTIAL MEASURING/REGULATING STATIONS, METERS, REGULATORS, CABINETS AND THEIR CONNECTING COMPONENTS SUBFOLDER C: FINANCIAL BID. This Subfolder contains one (1) original and one (1) copy of all elements of the Financial Bid as defined in paragraph 3.10.3. hereof. It is specified that each Tenderer must submit separate Subfolders C, with the respective indication, for each Category of Materials for which they wish to submit a Bid. 3.5.7. Bids whose Folders or Subfolders are submitted open will not be accepted. The use of adhesive folders, which can be unsealed and resealed without leaving any trace, is prohibited. 3.5.8. All Tenderers shall prepare and submit their Bid strictly according to the terms of the Call for tenders. 3.5.9. The Bids must not bear shavings, erasures, additions and corrections. If the Bid contains any correction whatsoever, this must be clearly written and initialed by
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the Tenderer. The Bid is rejected if it contains corrections making it unclear, at the justified discretion of the organ of Bids evaluation. 3.5.10. The Bid is rejected if it is unclear and cannot be subject to evaluation or if it contains reservations or if it has not been drawn up according to the terms of the Call for tenders. 3.6. VALIDITY OF THE BID
3.6.1. Tenderers are committed by their Bid for at least six (6) months from the deadline for the submission of Bids, as this date is defined in Article 3.5.1. hereof. Any Bid setting a period of validity less than that indicated above shall be rejected. 3.6.2. Tenderers must extend the period of validity of their Bids following a written request of EPA Attikis at any moment before the aforementioned expiration of validity, otherwise they will be considered to renounce any right regarding the Call for tenders. 3.6.3. DIVERGENCES, EXCEPTIONS 3.6.3.1. No divergence, exception, etc. regarding the basic technical characteristics of the materials to be supplied, as described in Issue V, Annex I Technical Specifications, shall be accepted. Moreover, no divergence, exception, etc. resulting in the degradation of the technical characteristics and/or the safety level of the materials to be supplied and/or the reduction of the functional properties of the materials, violation of the competition rules and equal treatment of Tenderers, shall be accepted. 3.6.3.2. Each Tenderer is considered to accept fully and without any reservation all the terms of this Call for tenders, having the right to perform only insignificant, at the discretion of EPA Attikis, divergences, exceptions, etc. from the terms of the Call for tenders Issues. The characterization of divergences as insignificant or not shall be at the sole discretion of the competent Tender Committee and shall vary depending on the material and each case of divergence. Any significant divergence shall give rise to the rejection of the Bid. 3.6.3.3. In case of insignificant divergences, exceptions, etc., these must be included in a list that will be submitted as a separate part of Subfolder B of the Technical Bid, in order to be taken into account by EPA Attikis. It is stressed that only divergences, exceptions, etc. included in Subfolder B shall be taken into account and shall be evaluated. Any divergence, exception, etc. included in Subfolder C and not included in Subfolder B will not be evaluated and may constitute a reason for the rejection of the Bid. 3.7. GUARANTEES
3.7.1. LETTER OF GUARANTEE FOR THE PARTICIPATION 3.7.1.1. In order to participate in the Call for tenders, Tenderers must, under penalty of exclusion, include in Subfolder A: Participation supporting documents, a letter of guarantee for the participation amounting to 5% over the budget of the Category of Materials (or Categories of Materials) in which they will participate by submitting a Bid. Tenderers wishing to submit a bid for part of the materials of the Categories must submit a letter of guarantee for the participation amounting to 5% over the total Budget of each Category. The letter of guarantee for the participation must be valid for at least six (6) months from the deadline for the submission of Bids. Bids not
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containing a letter of guarantee for the participation shall not be evaluated and shall be rejected. 3.7.1.2. The letter of guarantee must comply fully with the Example attached to Annex II of this Call for tenders. In case the submitted letter of guarantee does not comply with the above, the Tender Conduct Committee will invite the Tenderer to submit a letter of guarantee according to the provisions of this article within a deadline that will be set by the Committee. Tenderers that will not comply will be excluded from the Call for tenders. 3.7.1.3. The above letter of guarantee for the participation covers the Tenderers participation in the Call for tenders. 3.7.1.4. The letter of guarantee for the participation is forfeited in whole or in part, at the discretion of EPA Attikis , in the following cases: if the Tenderer, although they have been declared Contractor, refuses to sign the Contract under the terms of the Call for tenders, despite the fact they have been invited to do so according to the Call for tenders, if the Tendered does not submit, upon signing the Contract, the documents mentioned in Article 4.3 hereof, if the Tenderer breaches the terms of participation in the Call for tenders, if the Tenderer leaves the Call for tenders or modifies or revokes the Bid.
3.7.1.5. The letter of guarantee for the participation, if not forfeited, will be returned to the Contractor upon signing the Contract by the Contractor and provided that the Contractor submits the documents mentioned in Article 4.3 hereof. Regarding the other Tenderers, the letter of guarantee will be returned within a reasonable period from the completion of the award procedure. 3.7.1.6. Tenderers are obliged to extend the validity of their letter of guarantee for the participation following a written request of EPA Attikis at any moment before the end of validity of the Bid, otherwise they will be considered to renounce any right regarding the Call for tenders. 3.7.1.7. In case of an Association of companies or a Consortium, the aforementioned letter of guarantee for the participation must be single, must be issued in the name of all members of the Association of companies or Consortium, must cover individually each member as jointly and severally liable and must include the term that it covers the obligations of all members of the Association of companies or Consortium. 3.7.2. PERFORMANCE BOND 3.7.2.1. Upon signing the Contract, the Contractor is obliged to submit a Performance Bond amounting to 10% of the contractual prices offered by the Contractor in the financial bid, in compliance with the Example attached to Issue II Annex III. 3.7.2.2. Alternatively, in case the Contractor is not able to submit the Performance Bond upon signing the Contract, following an agreement of the parties that will be integrated in the Contract, 10% of each delivery of materials shall be withheld as Performance Bond, according to the provisions of Article 7 of Issue II Supply Contract.
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3.8.
3.8.1. Immediately after the expiration of the deadline for the submission of Bids, the EPA Attikis service that received them (Secretariat Protocol of the Procurement and Contracts Directorate) will deliver them to the Tender Conduct Committee. 3.8.2. The Bids will be opened in closed session of the competent Tender Conduct Committee following the expiration of the deadline for the submission of Bids, following the procedure described below: 3.8.3. The competent Committee will open the Single Bid Folder and will initial the external part of the Subfolders included in it and will draw up a relevant Record. 3.8.4. Then, the competent Committee will check the completeness of the submitted supporting documents of Subfolder A, according to the requirements of the Call for tenders. At this stage, the competent Committee has the right to request clarifications on the documents and data submitted by the Tenderers. 3.8.5. Tenderers will answer the questions of the competent Committee in writing at the latest within two (2) working days from the date of receipt of these questions. 3.8.6. Only the Bids including all supporting documents in Subfolder A, under the terms of the Call for tenders, will be accepted for further evaluation. If during the procedure of checking, the content of Subfolder A Bids is rejected for any reason whatsoever, the competent Committee shall draw up a relevant Record to justify the rejection. The Technical Bid (Subfolder B) and the Financial Bid (Subfolder C) will be returned to the Tenderers intact. 3.8.7. Then, the Bids whose content of Subfolder A has been accepted, will be submitted to the competent Committee for the evaluation of the Technical Bid (Subfolder ). Technical Bids will be checked for completeness and for fulfilling the provisions of Article 3.10.2 of the Call for tenders. At this stage, the competent Committee has the right to request clarifications on the documents and data submitted by the Tenderers. 3.8.8. Tenderers will answer only the specific questions of the competent Committee in writing at the latest within two (2) working days from the date of receipt of these questions. 3.8.9. Bids whose Technical Bid (Subfolder B) do not fulfil one or more conditions of those set in the Call for tenders are rejected altogether and the Financial Bid (Subfolder C) will be returned to the Tenderers intact. 3.8.10. After completing the evaluation of Folders A and B, the competent Committee will open the Financial Bids (Subfolder C) of the technically accepted Bids. Financial Bids will be opened in public on the day, time and location that will be announced to the remaining Tenderers. Tenderers are entitled to attend the opening of the Financial Bids with up to two (2) legally authorized persons, who will be obliged to sign the relevant Record. The competent Committee will unseal Subfolders C and will initial the documents included in them. Then, in closed session, the competent Committee will evaluate the Bids and will draw up a relevant Record. 3.8.11. During the receipt of Bids, the opening of each Subfolder (A, B and then C) and the return of Bids, the Committee registers the data of the Bids subject to a Record, which is signed by all Committee members. 3.8.12. The Contractor(s) will be selected using as award criterion the lowest price per type of material of each Category, for categories , , and V.
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For category IV, the Contractor(s) will be selected: using as award criterion the lowest price per type of material, for materials No 1, 2 and 3 and using as award criterion the lowest price for materials No 4-9 as a whole. 3.8.13. EPA Attikis reserves the right to reject Bids judged to have very low prices, after requesting information and receiving justification for the prices level that is not convincing for its accuracy or/and the ability to implement the Bids. 3.8.14. INVOCATION OF THE COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE OF THIRD PARTIES 3.8.14.1. Tenderers may invoke they have the experience, competence and services or the economic capacity of a financial entity, according to paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 45 of P.D. 59/2007, for the fulfilment of the contractual obligations they will undertake and that in this way they fulfil all terms of the Call for tenders. 3.8.14.2. More specifically: i) Each Candidate submitting a Bid may use the capacity or be based on the competences of other entities (hereinafter referred to as third entity), in order to fulfil the requirements of this Call for tenders regarding (a) the financial capacity and (b) the technical and/or professional capacity of the Tenderers, under the terms of this article. In this case, the Tenderer is obliged to prove to the Awarding Authority that for the performance of the Contract they do have the necessary means and resources of the third parties invoked. To this end, the Tenderer is obliged to submit, together with their Bid in Subfolder A, under penalty of exclusion, the following documents: a) Written contract between the Tenderer and the third entity, showing that the third entity is fully committed to provide the Tenderer with the specific means and resources for the performance of the Contract. b) Written statement of the third entity to the Awarding Authority, by virtue of which the third entity will take a direct responsibility towards EPA Attikis to provide the Tenderer with the specific means and resources for the performance of the Contract and will state it is fully aware and accepts without any reservations the terms of this Call for tenders. c) Appropriate legitimizing documents of the third entity showing that the persons signing the contract under (a) and the statement under (b) are fully authorized to represent the third entity for the specific purpose. d) All documents and in general data required by the Call for tenders to prove the invoked capacities, according to what is described in detail in paragraphs 3.10.1. (Subfolder ) and 3.10.2. (Subfolder ) hereof. iv) Under the same terms, a Consortium or Association of companies submitting a Bid may invoke the capacity or be based on the competences of the members of the Consortium or Association of companies or other third entities. Under this article, each third entity may provide only one Tenderer with means and resources for the performance of the Contract. Otherwise, all Tenderers
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invoking the competences of the same third entity and/or associated companies as above will be excluded from the award procedure. 3.9. OBJECTIONS
3.9.1 The interested parties may submit the preliminary reference of Article 4 of Law 3886/2010 (Greek Official Gazette A 173/30-9-2010) about judicial protection during the conclusion of public contracts against the acts or omissions of the Awarding Authority, including this Call for tenders. 3.9.2 The preliminary reference of Article 4 of Law 3886/2010 is submitted against the Awarding Authority within ten (10) days after the interested party became fully aware of the illegal act or omission. The recourse mentions specifically the legal and real claims justifying the request. This recourse constitutes a condition of admissibility for the exercise of interim protective measures before the competent jurisdiction, without the exercise of which the interim protective measures are judged as inadmissible. The Awarding Authority is obliged to give a justified reply within fifteen (15) days from the recourse. If the aforementioned fifteen-day period expires, the rejection of the recourse is deduced. Within ten (10) days from the explicit or tacit rejection of the recourse, the interested party may request interim protective measures, for the same reasons as those of the recourse, before the competent Court. 3.9.3 The deadline for the submission of preliminary reference and request of interim protective measures, as well as their exercise, will hinder the conclusion of the Contract. 3.10. CONTENTS OF BIDS 3.10.1. SUBFOLDER A: PARTICIPATION SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS Subfolder A will contain a detailed table of contents, as well as, under penalty of exclusion, the following originals or legally certified supporting documents, numbered, following the order set below: (Note: The binding of the following supporting documents except for the letter of guarantee for the participation is desirable). a) Original letter of guarantee for the participation, according to the Example of Annex II and Article 3.7.1 hereof. b) Tendering Letter completed and in full compliance with the Example attached to Annex III hereof, duly signed according to the provisions set below under (f). In case of a Consortium or an Association of companies, the Tendering Letter indicates also the participants and their shares, the fact that each member is jointly and severally liable towards EPA Attikis, as well as the joint representative (with full contact details): full name, address, telephone, fax) of the Consortium or the Association of companies. c) Legally certified copies of the published balance sheets of the three (3) financial years 2009, 2010 and 2011, which will show clearly the Tenderers turnover. If there is no obligation of publication, legally certified copies of the financial statements must be submitted signed by an accountant proving the turnover of the three (3) financial years 2009, 2010 and 2011. In case of a Consortium or Association of companies, the above must be submitted by each one (1) of the members. d) A list of supply contracts successfully performed during the last three (3) years (2009, 2010 and 2011) proving that the Tenderer fulfils the minimum criteria set in
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paragraph 3.2.5. hereof. The list must include the following information for each contract: 1) Description of the object of the contract 2) Budget of the contract 3) Beginning and end of the contract, and 4) Purchaser of the contract materials. In case of a Consortium or Association of companies, the above must be submitted by each one (1) of the members. e) A sworn statement of the Tenderer indicating the total turnover during the last 3 years (2009, 2010 and 2011) regarding the supply of Residential Measuring/Regulating Stations, Meters, Regulators, Cabinets and their connecting components. The sworn statement must correspond to the information mentioned in the list of supply contracts submitted according to (d) above. In case of a Consortium or Association of companies, the above must be submitted by each one (1) of the members. f) A certified copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors or other competent decision making body according to the law or the articles of association, indicating: i) the decision of participation in the Call for tenders under the terms and provisions of the Call for tenders, the Issues and Annexes of the Call for tenders. the appointment of a natural person authorized to sign the Tendering Letter as well as any other document relating to the call for tenders and to submit the Bid. the appointment of the tenderers representative. In case of a Consortium or an Association of companies, it will also indicate the participants and their shares, the fact that each member is jointly and severally liable towards EPA Attikis, as well as the joint representative (with full contact details): full name, address, telephone, fax) of the Consortium or the Association of companies.
ii)
iii)
In case of a Consortium or Association of companies, the above must be submitted by each one (1) of the members. g) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement signed by the Tenderers representative according to Article 3.10.1 f iii for the acceptance of the appointment without any reservations. h) Valid certificates proving that the Tenderer [or in case of a Consortium or Association of companies etc. each one (1) of the members] is registered in the respective professional register or an equivalent professional list according to the laws of the country where its registered office is located or EU Directives for those having their registered office in an EU country, which must have been issued not more than six (6) months prior to the deadline for the submission of bids. i) Extracts of judicial records or, if not applicable, equivalent supporting documents issued by competent judicial or administrative authorities in the country of origin and/or in the country where the Tenderer is registered, which must have been issued not more than three (3) months prior to the deadline for the submission of Bids, proving that: i) The Tenderer (in case of a Consortium or an Association of companies each one of the members) is not under bankruptcy, liquidation, administrative receivership, composition or subject to the procedure of Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code or any other similar procedure, as well as that the Tenderer is not under a procedure of declaration of bankruptcy or issuance of a decision of liquidation or administrative receivership or composition
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and has not submitted a request for the opening of the procedure of Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code or any other similar procedure. It is specified that: -For the case of common liquidation, for Greek public limited liability companies, the following documents are required a) a certificate from the competent Service of the Prefecture administrative unit at the register of public limited liability companies of which the participant in the call for tenders is registered, indicating that the company has not been dissolved and has not been subject to liquidation, b) a certificate from the competent Court of First Instance indicating that the company has not been dissolved and has not been subject to liquidation (Articles 48 and 48a of Codified Law 2190/1920) and for the case of administrative receivership-appointment, replacement of liquidator, certificates from the competent Court of First Instance indicating that a) no request has been submitted for the appointment/replacement of liquidator and b) no decision has been issued about the appointment/replacement of liquidator. -In case of Greek private limited companies, certificates from the competent Court of First Instance are required indicating that a) no request has been submitted for the appointment/replacement of liquidator, b) no decision has been issued about the appointment/replacement of liquidator and c) the company has not been dissolved and has not been subject to liquidation. ii) The Tenderer or in case of a legal entity their legal representative, as resulting from the applicable representation of the legal entity [in case of a Consortium or Association of companies etc. each one (1) of the members], has not been convicted of an offence regarding their professional activity and conduct (an extract from the judicial record for the legal representative, as resulting from the applicable representation of the legal entity, shall be enough). In case there are more than one legal representatives, as resulting from the applicable representation of the legal entity, extracts from the judicial record for all legal representatives are required. j) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement signed by the Tenderers representative (in case of a Consortium or Association of companies, a sworn statement must be submitted by each members legal representative), which will mention the following exact words: We acknowledge the EPA Attikis Supplies Regulation, the Call for tenders and the Tender terms 01/012013, of EPA Attikis for the Supply of Residential Measuring/Regulating Stations, Meters, Regulators, Cabinets and their connecting components and we accept them altogether without any reservations. k) Valid certificates issued by the competent authorities of the country where they have their registered office, which must prove that the Tenderer (in case of a Consortium or an Association of companies, this is required for each member) has no outstanding insurance and tax obligations, as provided for by the laws of the country where they are established. l) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Tenderer indicating if they are a manufacturer or a commercial representative manufacturer of the materials to be supplied. m) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement signed by the Tenderers legal representative (in case of a Consortium or Association of companies, a sworn statement must be submitted by each members legal representative), which will mention the following exact words: We have not been definitively excluded by a Public Service or legal
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entity governed by public law or legal entity governed by private law of the Public Sector or by the Awarding Authority for not fulfilling our contractual obligations. n) In case the tenderer is a legal entity, depending on their legal form, the following documents must be submitted:
In case of public limited companies i) The Greek Official Gazette for the establishment of the company, ii) The codified articles of association of the company, as applicable, in a true copy from the Register of Public Limited Companies,
iii) The Greek Official Gazette for the valid representation of the company or if this has not been issued, a true copy of the minutes of the Board of Directors for the valid representation of the company, a copy of its request of submission to the competent Prefecture, with the relevant protocol number for its registration in the Register of Public Limited Companies and a copy of the TAPET receipt for its publication on the Greek Official Gazette or the publication order of the competent Prefecture or a true copy of the relevant announcement of the competent Prefecture. iv) A certificate from the competent Authority showing all statutory modifications, which must have been issued not later than three (3) months from the deadline for the submission of bids.
In case of private limited companies i) ii) The Greek Official Gazette for the establishment of the company, The articles of association of the company, as applicable, with all potential
modifications, in copies certified by the Court of First Instance and the relevant Greek Official Gazettes,
iii)
articles of association, for the appointment of its administrator and representative, as well as the relevant Greek Official Gazettes.
A full series of the documents that may be required, under the company's
modifications, which must have been issued not later than three (3) months from the deadline for the submission of bids.
In case of partnerships i) The companys articles of association, as applicable, with all potential modifications, in copies certified by the Court of First Instance,
ii) A full series of the documents that may be required, under the company's articles of association, for the appointment of its administrator and representative. iii) A certificate from the competent Court of First Instance showing all statutory modifications, which must have been issued not later than three (3) months from the deadline for the submission of bids.
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The Consortiums or associations of persons must submit a private agreement, stating i) the acceptance of the members regarding the joint submission of the bid, ii) the participation shares of the members, iii) the leader having a share of at least 60%, iv) the common representative of the members towards EPA Attikis, v) the members commitment to establish a consortium or an association of companies by means of a notary act in case the association is awarded the contract and vi) that the members of the Consortium or association of companies will be jointly and severally liable towards EPA Attikis and in case of succession they will have committed their successors that they will continue to participate in the Consortium or association of companies under the same terms.
Directive, samples of quality certificates must be submitted as specified in the applicable specifications, indicating the standards according to which the materials have been manufactured and tested and/or other documents proving the materials conformity with the requirements of the EPA Attikis specifications. 4) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Tenderer regarding the conformity of the offered materials as well as of the basic materials that will be integrated in the final products according to the requirements of EPA Attikis specifications. 5) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Manufacturer regarding the possibility of marking the offered materials with a barcode, according to the Technical Specifications and the Special Terms of Supply of Issue V, through which the material will be identified in a unique way, in compliance with the requirements of the EPA Attikis S.A. (only for Categories and ). 6) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Manufacturer indicating that in case the supply is awarded for Categories , and , the Materials will be accompanied by a warranty bond for at least five (5) years. 7) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Tenderer for acceptance of the way of ordering the materials and delivery schedule as per Article 2 paragraph 7 hereof. 8) A list of divergences, exceptions, etc. according to Article 3.6.3. hereof. If there are no divergences, the Tenderers representative as per Article 3.10.1 (f) must sign and submit a Law 1599/1986 sworn statement stating NO DIVERGENCE. 9) If the Tenderers are not the manufacturers of the offered materials, in addition to the above, they must attach a sworn statement of the Manufacturers legal representative stating that they accept the performance of the Supply according to all the terms of the tendering documents, in case the supply is awarded to the Tenderer in favor of whom they issue the sworn statement. 10) A detailed description of the offered materials, which shall include at least the following elements: detailed list and/or technical brochures describing the characteristics of the materials (type, manufacturer, dimensions, manufacturing material, etc.) - for all
categories of materials
-
detailed technical characteristics and relevant technical brochures of all partial basic materials that will be integrated in the final product for the materials of
category
categories of materials
certificates and/or test reports of all partial basic materials that will be integrated in the final product, according to the requirements of the relevant specifications
detailed description of the way of marking the cabinets of meters and regulators, as well as of the surface covers of the underground regulators, according to the requirements of the relevant specifications (type of marking, e.g. embossed, dimensions, etc.)- for the materials of categories and V description of the way of marking the materials with a barcode, according to the Technical Specifications and the Special Terms of Supply of Issue V for the
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11) Law 1599/1986 sworn statement of the Tenderer that, in case of award of the supply, all materials of each partial delivery will be accompanied by the certificates provided for in the respective specifications. Especially for the materials of category , the Tenderer must state that at each delivery they will provide EPA Attikis with a complete folder containing at least the following elements: i. Final product certificate, category 3.1, according to the requirements of Standard 10204, which must have been issued by the manufacturer of the final product and include all results-reports of Settings, Audits and Tests which the final product has been subject to, as provided for in the respective specification. ii. Certificates of the partial basic materials that will be integrated in the final product [regulator, meter, valve,cabinet, surface cover (for the underground regulators), etc.] 12) Any other information providing further interpretation of the Tenderers technical Bid. 13) In case the competence and experience of a third party is invoked, the Tenderer is obliged to submit, together with their Bid, under penalty of exclusion, the aforementioned documents regarding the third party. Clarifications 1) A Bid not including the above will be rejected as inadmissible. 2) If the Tenderer submits a bid for more than one Categories of Materials, all the above elements must be submitted in separate Subfolders B for each Category of Materials, in order to be evaluated by the competent Committees. 3) If the Manufacturers of the materials are more than one, the above required supporting documents regarding the manufacturer of materials must be submitted for each Manufacturer separately. 4) After the submission of the Bid and/or the conclusion of the Contract it is prohibited to change the manufacturing factory that was stated. The manufacturing of the material at a factory other than the one stated in the Bid shall entail the Contractors revocation from the Contract, with the provided relevant sanctions. 5) Regarding new materials that have not been used up to this day, EPA Attikis reserves the right to request original certificates of acceptance of the materials from at least two (2) companies of gas distribution operating in the European Economic Area, which have obtained the materials to be supplied. 6) The term final product regards the materials as they are defined in this Call for tenders. The term basic materials includes: a) for the materials of Category I with serial number 1-7: the regulator, the meter, the entrance valve and the cabinet b) for the materials of Category I with serial number 2-12: the regulator, the entrance valve, the cabinet and the surface cover (of the underground regulators) c) for the rotary G40 meter of Category I (serial number 13): the meter, the entrance valve and the cabinet (if applicable)
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The contents of Folder B must not include financial data corresponding to the Financial Bid. Otherwise, the Bid will be rejected. 3.10.3. CONTENTS OF SUBFOLDER C: FINANCIAL BID Subfolder C will contain one (1) original and one (1) copy of the Financial Bid Invoice according to Issue IV attached hereto. It is specified that the Tenderers submitting a Bid for more than one Categories of Materials must submit a separate Subfolder C, which will contain the respective Financial Bid Invoice for each Category according to Issue IV Financial Bid Invoice. During the preparation of the Financial Bid, the Tenderers must take into account the following: 1) The prices offered in the Financial Bid Invoice are fixed and are not subject to any increase for any reason whatsoever during the whole term of validity of the Contract or any extension of it. 2) The prices offered in the Financial Bid Invoice are expressed in EURO, with up to two (2) decimals and include the expenses for packaging, transport and unloading of the materials at the warehouses of EPA Attikis or at the warehouses of EPA Attikis Contractors. In case the materials are kept at the Contractors warehouse, the prices offered in the Financial Bid Invoice will include the Contractors remuneration and guarding fees for keeping the materials at their warehouse. 3) With the Bid, the price of the material to be supplied is provided per measurement unit, namely per piece. 4) The offered prices include potential deductions for third parties, as well as any other charges, except for the Value Added Tax (VAT), for delivering the material at the place and in the way provided for in this Call for tenders as well as all expenses for the foreseen tests, according to the respective instructions of EPA Attikis. 5) Any Bid offering prices in foreign currency or with a foreign currency clause will be rejected as inadmissible. 6) Any Bid with a reservation regarding the price or any Bid setting a term of price adjustment will be rejected as inadmissible. 7) If the Bid does not clearly designate the total offered price under the terms hereof, the Bid will be rejected as inadmissible. In case there are summing mistakes, the competent Tender Committee will correct them and will use the corrected version to mark the Bids. 8) The offered prices should comply with INCOTERMS (2010) DDP Insurance PAID BY supplier, which means that the Contractor will pay (until the delivery) the expenses of insurance of the materials against all risks. The insurance must also include the guarding of the materials at the Contractors warehouses, the unloading of the materials at the warehouses of EPA Attikis or at the Contractors of EPA Attikis Construction projects, as they will be defined upon signing of the Contract. The taxes, duties and any other fees, deductions for third parties and other charges imposed at the Contractors country will not be mentioned separately, but they will be included in the offered prices. 3.10.4. The Bids must be signed on each page by the Tenderers authorized person under Article 3.10.1 f ii.
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4. AWARD SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT 4.1. The Call for tenders is completed with the approval and announcement of the results of the Bids evaluation by EPA Attikis. 4.2. EPA Attikis sends the relevant written decision of award of the Contract by letter and/or by fax. The date of dispatch of the written decision of award is considered as the date of acceptance of the Contractors Bid. After this notification, EPA Attikis invites, within a reasonable deadline, the Contractor to sign the Contract. 4.3. Upon signing of the Contract, the Contractor is obliged to submit the following legitimizing documents: a) Duly signed minutes of the Board of Directors or other competent decision-making organ under the articles of association or the law, stating: i) ii) their decision to accept the Contract award, the appointment of a natural person, authorized to sign the Contract, as well as of a representative acting on behalf of the Contractor during the performance of the Contract.
b) A sworn statement signed by the aforementioned legal representative accepting their appointment unconditionally and without any reservations. c) In case the Contractor is an Association of companies or a Consortium to be established, a notary act of establishment of a Consortium is required, mentioning among other things that each member of the Consortium will be jointly and severally liable towards EPA Attikis for all requirements of EPA Attikis. d) Letter of guarantee-insurance, according to the provisions of Issue II, Annex III hereof, without prejudice to Article 3.7.2.2 hereof. 4.4. In case the Contractor is not able to submit the aforementioned supporting documents within the above reasonable deadline, EPA Attikis is entitled not to conclude the Contract with them and to request the forfeiting of the Contractors letter of guarantee for the participation in favor of EPA Attikis. 5. RESERVATIONS AND RIGHTS OF EPA ATTIKIS Participation in the Call for tenders means that the Tenderer is fully aware of the terms of the Tender Issues and accepts their content unconditionally and without any reservations.
5.1.
5.2.
EPA Attikis has no responsibility or obligation to compensate anybody for any expenses or losses during the preparation and submission of the Bid and especially in case the Bid is not accepted or the Call for tenders is postponed or cancelled at any stage and at any moment and for any reason whatsoever.
5.3.
EPA Attikis reserves the right to reject materials, if there is relevant documentation showing they presented repeated problems in the past in natural gas projects.
5.4. EPA Attikis has the right to inspect the Suppliers premises, machinery and materials used for the performance of the Contract, as well as the materials to be supplied either through key personnel, advisors or through an authorized Inspection Office.
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6. OTHER TERMS 6.1. EPA Attikis reserves the right, if so wishes, to perform indicative checks of the elements to be submitted. 6.2. EPA Attikis reserves the right to extend, postpone, repeat or cancel this Call for tenders at any moment, at any stage of the procedure, for any reason, at no cost and without any obligation towards any third party.
6.3.
In case there are two (2) or more equivalent Bids, EPA Attikis may proceed to the procedure provided for in Article 14 of its Regulation of Supplies, Materials and Services (Greek Official Gazette B.1271/30-9-2002). 6.4.
EPA Attikis is not obliged to award or conclude any contract after the completion of the Call for tenders and reserves the right to declare the Call for tenders, in whole or in part, namely some of the Categories of Materials included in the object hereof, void or invalid for any reason whatsoever and to interrupt the Call for tenders at any stage or restart any procedure of the Call for tenders at any stage. Such action does not entitle any person to have any claim whatsoever against EPA Attikis.
6.5. All terms of the Call for tenders are considered substantial, under penalty of invalidity of the Tenderers Bid. 6.6.
procedure are judged as disadvantageous by EPA Attikis, the latter may conduct negotiations according to Article 14 of the Regulation of Supplies, Materials and Services of EPA Attikis S.A. (Greek Official Gazette B.1271/30-9-2002), in order to avoid the postponement or cancellation of the Call for tenders.
If the Call for tenders fails or if the results of the Contractor selection
6.7.
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ANNEX
CATEGORY :
A/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
CODE 421.101 421.102 421.103 421.105 421.106 421.108 421.109 422.108 422.203 422.205 422.206 422.207 432.301
DESCRIPTION DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025 G4-6m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G6-10m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G10-16m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G16-25m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G25-40m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G40-65m3/h DOMESTIC M/R SET 4/0,025bar G65-100m3/h DOMESTIC REGUL SET 4/0,025bar, 150m3/h U/GROUND DOM REG SET 4/0,025bar, 25m3/h U/GROUND DOM REG SET 4/0,025bar, 50m3/h U/GROUND DOM REG SET 4/0,025bar, 75m3/h U/GROUND DOM REG SET 4/0,025bar, 100m3/h PREMOUNTED ROTARY METER G 40
MEASUREMENT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT
SPECIFICATIONS
BUDGET 15.000,00 3.000,00 4.950,00 3.700,00 580,00 3.300,00 4.000,00 4.600,00 17.250,00 6.000,00 7.000,00 2.100,00 4.000,00
SUPPLIES TIMETABLE
Category Budget:
75.480,00
Category Budget:
* The regulator codes will be determined upon contract/contracts signature/signatures
32.965,00
A/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
CODE 431.116 431.117 431.118 431.114 431.115 431.119 431.120 431.121 431.122
DESCRIPTION DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 2,5 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 4 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 6 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 10 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 16 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 25 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 40 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 65 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGMATIC METER G 100 (25mbar)
MEASUREMENT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT
SPECIFICATIONS
SUPPLIES TIMETABLE
EPA-001_6
Category I Budget:
279.260,00
The above mentioned meter price includes pulse transmitters, as describedin the specification EPA-001_6. The above mentioned meter pricedoes not include inlet valves and the connecting components (couplings/flanges, gaskets etc).
A/A 1
MEASUREMENT UNIT
SPECIFICATIONS
BUDGET 16.927,50
Category IV Budget:
127.842,50
NOTES: 1. The cabinet codes will be determined upon contract/contracts signature/signatures Cabinets a/a 1, 2 & 3 will be assigned to the lowest bidder per item.Cabinets with a/a 4 - 9 will be assigned to the lowest bidder of their total 2. 3. The cabinet dimensions are indicative.The final dimensions, which will be finalised after the contract signature, may vary up to 10% of the total cabinet surface
Category V budget:
Note Along with the meter glanges (a/a 13, 14 & 15), the proper bolts and nuts for their connection should be supplied
89.675,30
EXAMPLE OF LETTER OF GUARANTEE FOR THE PARTICIPATION TO: EPA ATTIKIS S.A. 31-33 Athinon Avenue & Sp. Patsi 104 47 Athens ISSUER: LETTER OF GUARANTEE NUMBER: DATE: Dear Sirs, We are pleased to inform you that we hereby guarantee irrevocably and without any reservations, and as first party liable, waiving the benefit of discussion and the objections of Articles 852-856, 862-864 and 866-869 of the Civil Code, up to the amount of . thousand EUROS (.) in favor of the company ....., Street , number ., postal code .(in case of a consortium or association of persons, in favor of all members mentioned one by one, individually for each one of them and jointly and severally liable) for its participation in the Tender 01/012013 conducted by EPA ATTIKIS S.A. for the Supply of Residential Measuring/Regulating Stations, Meters, Regulators, Lockers and their connecting components, according to the terms of the relevant Call for tenders, of which we are aware and which we have taken into account. We keep the aforementioned amount at your absolute and free disposal and it will be paid to you in whole or in part, without any objection on our behalf, without investigating if your claim is legal and founded or not and without claiming a judicial judgment, waiving such right, within three (3) days from your simple written notification. This guarantee, provided according to the above, covers all obligations of the said company (or companies) resulting from their participation in the aforementioned Tender, as they are described in the relevant Call for tenders, for the whole term of its validity. In case the guarantee is forfeited, the forfeited amount is subject to the relevant applicable stamp duty. This guarantee, provided according to the above, remains fully valid until .. (date). (Note: The guarantee in question must remain fully valid for a .......................................... ....................................... ...................................
period of at least six (6) months from the deadline for the submission of Bids, as provided for in the Call for Tenders).
This guarantee, as well as any obligation resulting therefrom, is governed by Greek law and our Bank accepts the subject matter jurisdiction of the Courts of Athens for the settlement of any disputes that may arise therefrom. (Authorized signature)
EXAMPLE OF TENDERING LETTER For the attention of: Tender Conduct Committee EPA ATTIKIS S.A. 31-33 Athinon Avenue & Sp. Patsi, Postal code 104 47 - ATHENS, GREECE Object: TENDER 01/012013 Dear Sirs, Following the Call for tenders mentioned in the Object, the company .. [Name of Tenderer Company, in case of a Consortium or Association of companies all names and details of participating companies are mentioned] hereby submits the relevant Bid to be evaluated and taken into account for the award of the Contract for the Supply of Residential Measuring/Regulating Stations, Meters, Regulators, Lockers and their connecting components. The company .. [Name of Tenderer Company] hereby certifies that: (a) It agrees with and accepts all terms, regulations and provisions included in the Call for tenders (including the Annexes and all Issues) and states that the submitted Bid was drawn up under the terms of the Call for tenders. (b) It acknowledges that EPA ATTIKIS EPA ATTIKIS S.A., its representatives, counselors, partners, managers, officers or employees. (c) It accepts the right of EPA ATTIKIS S.A. (or any authorized representative acting on behalf of EPA ATTIKIS S.A.) to request clarifications and additional information from the Tenderers. (d) It accepts the exclusive implementation of the Greek and EU legislation and the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Athens for any dispute that may arise during the Tender procedure. The [Name of Tenderer Company] states and guarantees that: (a) On the date of drawing up this letter and afterwards any information submitted or intended for submission by the company in the future is true and accurate in all respects. In addition, the company took into account all terms of the Call for tenders and guarantees that it has the required experience, specialized staff and specific technical equipment for the correct and timely fulfillment of all its obligations in case it becomes the Contractor. (b) There is no history of publication of a final sentence against it (in case of a Consortium or an Association of companies, against all of its members) for fraud or any other important breach of the company law or the regulations in any EU Member State during the last three (3) years. (c) It is not subject to and there is no open procedure of declaration of bankruptcy, administrative receivership, liquidation, composition, procedure of the conciliation regime pursuant to Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code (Law 3588/2007) or any other similar situation against it (in case of a Consortium or Association of companies against all of its members).
(d) It has fulfilled all its tax and social insurance obligations (in case of a Consortium or Association of companies, all its members). (e) In case of an Association of companies or Consortium: The following companies participate in the Association of companies or Consortium: 1., 2..., 3 with the following participation shares in the Association of companies or Consortium 1.%, 2.%, 3% respectively. (f) It submits a Bid for the following Categories of Materials: ______________________________________________________________________
(indicate the Categories of Materials as well as the serial numbers of the materials of the specific Category in which the Tenderer wishes to participate).
The following documents are attached to this letter: (a) Legitimizing documents and Supporting documents (SUBFOLDER A), as well as other documents (such as proxies or company documents), in a closed and sealed folder bearing the indications specified in the instructions of the Call for tenders. (b) Technical Bid (SUBFOLDER B) correctly completed, in a closed and sealed folder bearing the indications specified in the instructions of the Call for tenders. (c) Financial Bid (SUBFOLDER C) correctly completed and signed, in a closed and sealed folder bearing the indications specified in the instructions of the Call for tenders. The company ...[Name of Tenderer Company] hereby appoints ... [Representatives Name & Position] as its representative, to receive notifications for matters regarding the Tender procedure at the following address, telephone numbers, e-mail and fax number: Yours faithfully, . Legal representatives full name Seal Date (//2013) (In case of an Association of companies or Consortium, the signature of the legal or legally authorized representative and the stamp of each member are required)
ATTIKI GAS SUPPLY COMPANY S.A. TENDER 01/012013 VOLUME II CONTRACT SPECIMEN
CONTRACT
BETWEEN
This Specimen will constitute the basis for the Contract to be made between EPA-Attica and the Contractor. The terms set out in the Specimen are binding.
CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 : ARTICLE 2 : ARTICLE 3 : ARTICLE 4 : ARTICLE 5 : ARTICLE 6 : ARTICLE 7 : ARTICLE 8 : ARTICLE 9 : DEFINITIONS CONTRACTUAL VOLUMES SCOPE OF THE SUPPLY CONTRACTUAL PRICES PAYMENT TERMS MATERIALS TITLE GOOD PERFORMANCE WARRANTY METHOD OF ORDERING - DELIVERY TERMS FORCE MAJEURE
ARTICLE 10 :PRODUCTION SCHEDULE ARTICLE 11 :CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT - SUBSTITUTION ARTICLE 12 :TERMINATION ARTICLE 13 :REVIEW ARTICLE 14 :CONTACT INFORMATION ARTICLE 15 :LEGISLATION DISPUTES ARTICLE 16 :EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SUPPLY CONTRACT - AMENDMENT APPENDIX : BILL OF MATERIALS AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE APPENDIX :SUPPLIER BILL OF PRICES FOR FINANCIAL PROPOSAL APPENDIX : GOOD PERFORMANCE LETTER OF GUARANTEE SPECIMEN
CONTRACT On this day . in Athens between the incorporate firm titled ATTIKI GAS SUPPLY COMPANY S.A. (EPA ATTIKIS S.A.), on the one hand, domiciled in Athens, 31-33 Athinon Ave. & Spirou Patsi Str., Postcode 104 47, VAT No 099363230, Major Corporation Revenue Office, Corporate Reg. No. (Prefecture of Athens): 49927/01//01/564, lawfully represented for signing of this document by Mr. Christos alaskas, General Manager (hereinafter called the BUYER), and on the other hand of the company titled ... established and operating in accordance with the legislation of . whose place of business and main offices are at the address , with VAT - EL ................, Revenue Office ............. (hereinafter called the SUPPLIER), lawfully represented for signing of this contract by Mr. . (Remark: in case the SUPPLIER is a Joint Venture, all the members thereof shall be mentioned above (i.e. on the other hand a).... b)..... c)..... and so on (hereinafter jointly the SUPPLIER). Pursuant to no. 1./18887 (Government Gazette 1521/b/ 13-11-01) Ministerial Decision by the Minister of Development on granting a natural gas distribution permit to the Attiki Gas Supply Company (.P..) Societe Anonyme as in force today as well as the rest of energy - related legislation, Pursuant to Tender Notice . of the Tender for the Supply of Residential Measuring / Regulating Stations; Meters; Regulators; Cabinets and their Connection components, Tender Code 01/012013, Pursuant to the appointment decision no. The following are DECLARED, AGREED, STIPULATED AND BECOME MUTUALLY ACCEPTED: ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS For the requirements of the present CONTRACT, the use of the following terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the present article. Buyer Warranty Term The Attiki Gas Supply Company S.A. The duration term of the SUPPLIER'S warranties, in accordance with article 12 of the General Terms of Supply. The product, materials, equipment, spare parts under supply, being the subject of this document. The Company .....................................
Supply Supplier
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All the documents submitted by the SUPPLIER, according to which this supply has been awarded. The present Contract including all the Contractual Volumes. All the volumes that make up the Contract and are defined in article 2 herein. The place defined in para. 8.7 herein. Any legal or physical entity contractually tied to the supplier and performs, on account of the latter, part of their contractual obligations towards Epa-Attica S.A. without being linked in any way to the latter. The SUPPLIER'S detailed production schedule which, depending on material type, may include specific dates for: raw material delivery, production start and completion, control and testing, packaging, loading and shipment as well as quantitative information corresponding to each order issued by the BUYER. The document sent by the SUPPLIER in conjunction with any partial material delivery, listing details on the materials to be delivered, among others: Material IDs, quantities, material lot details, packaging method, date of delivery, place of delivery. Each order issued by the BUYER under the framework of the Contract, including individual material quantities which are deliverable on specific dates. A condition, pursuant to internationally accepted INCOTERMS conditions, that stipulates that the supplier is responsible for the secure delivery of goods at a specific destination as well as payment of the pertinent duties. A set of internationally acceptable definitions and terms for commercial transactions, issued and periodically updated by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which determine the respective roles of the buyer and the seller with respect to settling the shipment and other liabilities, whereas they also determine the extent of ownership of each shipment. A party appointed by the BUYER, responsible for production inspection and for controls of the materials to be supplied, at the SUPPLIER's premises.
Production Schedule
Packing List
INCOTERMS 2010
ARTICLE 2 - CONTRACTUAL VOLUMES 2.1. The CONTRACT consists of this document and the Contractual Volumes that constitute an integral, inseparable part thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 2.2 below, all the documents constituting part of the CONTRACT (and all the parts thereof) are regarded as correlated, mutually complementary and explained. The CONTRACT shall be interpreted as a unity. The Contractual Volumes comprise the whole of the agreement between the BUYER and the SUPPLIER regarding the scope of the CONTRACT and prevail over any communication, negotiations and agreements (written or oral) between the parts, made before the CONTRACT signing date. 2.2. The order of precedence applicable to the CONTRACTUAL VOLUMES is the following, from the first (No.I) to the last (No.V): ) ) ) IV) V) THE PRESENT CONTRACT AND THE APPENDICES THEREOF THE TENDER NOTICE AND THE APPENDICES THEREOF GENERAL TERMS OF SUPPLY BILL OF PRICES FOR FINANCIAL BID TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL TERMS OF SUPPLY
In case of conflict between the stipulations included in the above mentioned volumes, those stipulations contained in the preceding document, pursuant to the above order of precedence, shall prevail. 2.3. The SUPPLIER explicitly declares and guarantees compliance to the conditions of Law 2957/2001 (Ratification of the European Council Agreement on Civil Law matters on corruption) as well as the relevant applicable legislation for corruption control (by way of example, Laws 2656/1998, 3021/2002, 3023/2002, 2802/2000, 3560/2007) as in force. The SUPPLIER explicitly declares that neither has received in the past, nor will offer, receive, promise or agree to deliver, directly or indirectly, to any member of the BUYER's staff or shareholders, legal entities of public jurisdiction, Ministry employees or government representatives or employees or any other person employed by the BUYER related to the performance of the present CONTRACT or of any other contract, any gift or reward of any kind or solicitation to any act or omission, expression of satisfaction or prize. Any breach of this Article by the SUPPLIER or any person acting on behalf of the same in connection with the CONTRACT or any other contract made with the BUYER, shall entitled the BUYER to mobilize the provisions on CONTRACT termination as well as to seek remedy for any damage suffered. ARTICLE 3 SCOPE OF THE SUPPLY 3.1. The SUPPLIER undertakes the supply and the BUYER accepts to procure, pursuant to the terms of the present CONTRACT, as well as according to the SUPPLIER's Technical Bid dated //2013 and the remaining CONTRACTUAL VOLUMES, the materials attached as Appendix Bill Of Materials and Delivery Schedule hereunder.
3.2 The BUYER is not committed to award the whole of the indicative quantities of Supply per Category of Materials and reserves the right , according to own exclusive discretion and subject to own needs, to reduce or increase the final scope of supply per material type, at no damage. In particular, the BUYER reserves the right to reduce the full indicative quantities by Category of Materials by up to 30% on the budget of the Contractual Materials to be assigned for each Category (i.e. up to the amount of ..,00) or/and increase the overall indicative quantities by Material Category by up to 30% on the budget of the Contractual Materials to be assigned for each Category (i.e. up to the amount of ..,00), without this being a cause to any amendment or escalation of the individual Contractual Prices. 3.3. In case of quantity increase as above, the SUPPLIER shall deliver the additional quantities ordered, pursuant to the provisions of article 8.1 herein. 3.4. In case quantities are reduced as above, the BUYER shall provide written notice to the SUPPLIER through an amendment to the CONTRACT. ARTICLE 4 CONTRACTUAL PRICES 4.1. The contractual prices are listed in the Bill of Prices For Financial Bid of the SUPPLIER, attached hereto as Appendix II and according to the provisions of article 3.2 herein. 4.2 . The prices listed in the Bill (unit prices) are fixed, not subject to any escalation or variation for any reason. 4.3. Prices include all SUPPLIER expenses to be disbursed by the former for the fulfilment of this contract including the costs of construction, inspection, transportation, customs clearance, insurance and the SUPPLIER's fees and expenses for material storage until delivery at the Place of Delivery, according to the instructions issued by the BUYER. ARTICLE 5 PAYMENT TERMS The contractual price shall be paid to the SUPPLIER in accordance with the provisions of article 10, General Terms of Supply. ARTICLE 6 MATERIALS TITLE The title, claim and possession of the materials shall be transferred to the BUYER upon their Delivery and Acceptance at the Place of Delivery, pursuant to the provisions of article 8 herein and the General Terms of Supply. ARTICLE 7 GOOD PERFORMANCE WARRANTY 7.1. Prior to CONTRACT signing, the SUPPLIER shall furnish the BUYER with a Good Performance Letter of Guarantee as per the Specimen listed in Appendix I,
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whose amount is equal to ten percent (10%) of the overall CONTRACT value. Where the BUYER exercises the right to order additional quantities, the SUPPLIER is obliged, within a period of ten (10) days from exercising the above mentioned right, to submit a supplementary Good Performance Letter of Guarantee, whose value is equal to 10% of the additional quantities. The Good Performance Letter of Guarantee shall be valid for twelve (12) months from the date of CONTRACT signing. In case the CONTRACT is extended for up to six (6) months, the SUPPLIER is required to extend the effective term of the Good Performance Letter of Guarantee for the same amount of time. 7.2. The Good Performance Letters of Guarantee ensure the proper and timely performance of the SUPPLIER's obligations as these stem from the CONTRACT. The BUYER is entitled to provoke the forfeiture of the Good Performance Letter of Guarantee in case of violation of the terms of the CONTRACT or elsewhere as determined in the CONTRACT. 7.3. Upon expiry of the CONTRACT, the above Good Performance Letter of Guarantee shall be replaced by a subsequent Good Operation Letter of Guarantee, whose value is equal to fifty percent (50%) of its precursor. The second Good Operation Letter of Guarantee shall be valid for twenty four (24) months. 7.4 The Good Operation Letter of Guarantee shall be returned by the BUYER to the issuing bank within three (3) months following its expiry, on the conditions that all the SUPPLIER's obligations arising from the CONTRACT are fulfilled in a complete and timely manner. Following expiry of the Good Operation Letter of Guarantee, the materials of the present CONTRACT shall remain covered under a good performance warranty by the SUPPLIER, for an additional period of thirty six (36) months (5 years in total). 7.5. In case the SUPPLIER fails to submit, before signing of the present, Good Performance Letter of Guarantee, the BUYER shall retain an amount of money from each partial payment to the SUPPLIER equal to 10% on the value of each order as a Good Performance Warranty of the SUPPLY CONTRACT,. 7.6 Upon expiry of the CONTRACT and performance of the last partial payment, provided that there are no outstanding issues from the SUPPLIER regarding its contractual obligations, the BUYER shall return to the SUPPLIER fifty percent (50%) of the amount cumulatively retained as Good Performance Warranty during the CONTRACT. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the above mentioned amount shall be retained for a twenty four month (24) Term as a Good Performance Warranty; it shall be returned from the BUYER to the SUPPLIER within three (3) months after expiry of the Warranty Period, on the condition that all the SUPPLIER's obligations according to the CONTRACT, shall be fulfilled in a comprehensive and timely manner. ARTICLE 8 - METHOD OF ORDERING - DELIVERY TERMS 8.1. Material orders shall be implemented through call off orders placed by the BUYER. The SUPPLIER is required to execute all individual orders and deliver the materials to be supplied pursuant to Appendix Bill Of Materials and Delivery Schedule.
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8.2. The SUPPLIER shall provide written notice to the BUYER for each individual introduction of materials to the warehouse of the former, allowing the BUYER the option to inspect the materials introduced (shipping documents, warehouse visit). Acceptance of materials from each partial import is performed by the BUYER or other persons designated in writing by the BUYER, in the manner designated by the BUYER and shall be performed partially at the warehouses indicated in writing by the BUYER. 8.3. Any delay or incapacity on part of the SUPPLIER to deliver the materials requested for delivery shall constitute a breach of the time schedule and violation of the contractual obligations arising therefrom. In this case the BUYER, at exclusive own discretion: - May set a reasonable deadline for fulfilment of obligations by the SUPPLIER. In case the SUPPLIER fails to comply, the BUYER may proceed with enforcement of the penalty in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of the General Terms of supply or/and terminate the CONTRACT. It is explained that failure of the BUYER to exercise the right to terminate or apply the penalty upon expiry of the agreed delivery term, does not constitute limitation of the BUYER's rights arising from the SUPPLIER being overdue, nor the right to terminate, due to this reason, the SUPPLY CONTRACT as of this reason, or - Proceed with the immediate enforcement of the penalty in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of the General Terms of supply; or - Perform immediate Contract termination in accordance with article 8.1d and 8.1e of the General Terms of Supply (Volume ). 8.4. The materials shall be delivered to the warehouses designated in writing by the BUYER, under the terms and conditions set out in INCOTERMS (2010) for DDP Insurance PAID BY supplier" delivery, i.e. the SUPPLIER shall bear the cost of all risk insurance of materials (until the delivery inclusive). 8.5. The above mentioned delivery deadlines may be unilaterally extended by EPA-Attica upon written notice of the latter to the Contractor. 8.6. Upon each delivery, materials shall be accompanied by a detailed Packing List as well as their respective certificates, as such are provided in the applicable specifications. 8.7. The designated Place of Delivery is the BUYER's warehouse located in Attica or other warehouses employed by own contractors in Attica, where the materials of the contract shall be delivered, according to the pertinent written instructions issued by the BUYER. The contractual documents shall be delivered in a single copy at their Place of Delivery and in an original to the Department of Procurement and Contracting, at the BUYER's main office. 8.8. As a pledge deposit, the SUPPLIER, upon the BUYER's request, is required to keep stock of material quantities being the subject of this document, with the purpose of being in stock at the SUPPLIER's warehouse and release of the same as requested by the BUYER. The BUYER shall provide notice to the SUPPLIER, three (3) calendar days before the respective planned date of delivery for each of the deposited material types; the SUPPLIER must deliver the quantities ordered pursuant
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to the provisions of the present article. It is noted that the SUPPLIER, for the period when the specific material quantities are deposited at the warehouse of the same, shall be responsible for any fault regarding their safeguarding and storage, the fees for such deposit and any expenses incurred from material storage are included under the contractual price; the supplier holds no additional claim from the BUYER in connection with the provision of this service. ARTICLE 9 FORCE MAJEURE In case an act occurs which is determined by the parties to the contract an act of force majeure, as specified in article 9 of the General Terms of Supply, (Volume I), the affected party shall be only entitled to time extension for the fulfilment of the respective contractual obligations, not severance or any other entitlement. The right to a claim is granted in accordance with the provisions of para. 9.5 of the General Terms of Supply. ARTICLE 10 PRODUCTION SCHEDULE 10.1. Upon each individual call off order, the SUPPLIER is required to submit a production schedule to the BUYER, listing the date of commencement and completion of production as well as the date when the contractual materials are ready for delivery to the BUYER. 10.2. The SUPPLIER is obliged to provide information to the BUYER regarding any changes to the production schedule of each order. ARTICLE 11 - CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT - SUBSTITUTION The SUPPLIER may not transfer or assign the CONTRACT in part or as a whole, or assign the same to other contractor or assign or transfer any rights, claims or obligations arising therefrom, only following the BUYER's written consent. Furthermore the SUPPLIER may not be substituted by other personal or legal entity with regard to own rights and liabilities. ARTICLE 12 - TERMINATION The parties to the contract may terminate this agreement in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of the General Terms of Supply. ARTICLE 13 - REVIEW 13.1. Materials review during the production process is the BUYER's entitlement. Exercising this entitlement is left at the discretion of the same; under no circumstances may omission to exercise it or any omission in conjunction with exercising the right to review by the BUYER, relieve the SUPPLIER from the obligations set out in this document.
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13.2. Should the BUYER exercise the entitlement to Review, in accordance with article 13.1 above, as well as according to the provisions of article 2 of the General Terms of Supply, the SUPPLIER is required to arrange - at own effort and expense for office space and the pertinent equipment for two (2) persons at the premises of the same or the sub-supplier's, for use by the BUYER or/and the authorized Third Party Inspector upright the production of the materials under the contract. ARTICLE 14 - COMMUNICATION 14.1. Correspondence relevant to the execution of this CONTRACT (e.g. letters, faxes ) shall be carried out in Greek or English. 14.2. Correspondence between the BUYER and the SUPPLIER related to the CONTRACT shall be addressed as follows: a) BUYER Address: ATTIKI GAS SUPPLY COMPANY (EPA ATTIKIS) S.A. 31-33 Athinon Ave. & Sp. Patsi Str. 104 47 Athens GREECE Attn. : Ms Elena Karystinou Tel. : (210) 3406000 Fax : (210) 3406050 SUPPLIER address
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14.3. The counterparty SUPPLIER hereby declares the appointment of an attorneyin-fact in Greece, Mr. (first name, father's name, last name, occupation), resident of. (city, street, number, postcode). The attorney-in-fact appointed in this manner, at the address specified above, will receive the documents set out in article 142 para. 4 of the civil procedure act, at the order of the BUYER or the global or special successors and representatives of the same, i.e. all extrajudicial and court acts relevant to the CONTRACT, including introductory court documents and court decisions or proceedings. Revocation or resignation of the attorney-in-fact will be effective against the BUYER, only after communication to the said buyer or the global or special successors thereof of the relevant notification, and solely if this includes the appointment of another attorneyin-fact situated in the same town, which shall be accompanied by the explicit notice of the address of such person. The same provisions shall apply also in case of address change of the appointed attorney-in-fact noted in the CONTRACT or in case of subsequent appointment. 14.5. Correspondence (notices etc.) regarding matters relevant to the SUPPLY CONTRACT shall necessarily specify the number of such contract.
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ARTICLE 15 LEGISLATION DISPUTES The present CONTRACT is governed by the Greek Law and by INCOTERMS 2010, issued by the International Chamber of Commerce, only regarding interpretation and use of the term DDP Insurance paid by the Supplier in this contract, to the extent that this does not contradict the provisions hereunder. Any dispute raised between the BUYER and the SUPPLIER within the framework of the CONTRACT or in connection therewith, and should this cannot be settled amicably, it shall be referred to the Courts of Athens which are held as solely competent. ARTICLE 16 - EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE SUPPLY CONTRACT - AMENDMENT 16.1. The Contract to be appointed shall be effective for a term of twelve (12) months with the option for unilateral extension on part of EPA-Attica for a period of up to six (6) additional months, under the same terms, aiming at handling contingent conditions arising in connection therewith. In particular, EPA-Attica may exercise the unilateral option for Contract extension: a) in case emergency needs have surfaced regarding the supply of materials, a few days before Contract expiry and the delivery of such could not be completed in the twelve month term of the Contract; and b) in case of material delivery and acceptance delay in excess of the the Contract schedule, where EPA-Attica does not wish to terminate the Contract before the completion of material delivery. 16.2. After signing the present CONTRACT, any other text, document or evidence exchanged or existing before it or agreements of any kind other than the Volumes of the CONTRACT specified in article 2 above will be neither valid nor effective nor may be considered in any way in the interpretation of the terms and conditions of the present CONTRACT. 16.3. Any amendment to the terms and clause of the CONTRACT shall be only in effect by a written agreement between the Parties. Such agreement shall be signed by their lawful representatives. To have documentary proof to the above, the Parties to the Contract have drawn up and signed this CONTRACT on the date specified above, in two (2) originals; each of the Parties received one (1) signed copy. THE PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT THE BUYER THE SUPPLIER
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ISSUE ANNEX TABLE OF MATERIALS AND DELIVERY SCHEDULE (It will be attached upon signing the Contract)
ISSUE ANNEX FINANCIAL BID INVOICE (It will be attached upon signing the Contract)
EXAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE BOND Name of Bank . Branch Address ............. Telephone/fax Date of issue To: ATTICA GAS CORPORATION (EPA) S.A. Athinon Avenue 31 33 & Sp. Patsi, Postal code 104 47 - ATHENS, GREECE PERFORMANCE BOND, Number..................... Amount in EURO #...........# We are pleased to inform you that we hereby guarantee irrevocably and without any reservations, and as first party liable, waiving the benefit of discussion and the objections of Articles 852-856, 862-864 and 866-869 of the Civil Code, up to the amount of ..EUROS: (...) in favor of the company ., Street .. number , postal code .,..,(in case of a consortium or association of persons, in favor of all members mentioned one by one, individually for each one of them and jointly and severally liable) for the exact, complete and accurate implementation, performance and fulfillment of all terms and obligations, including the guarantees resulting from the Contract for the Supply of Residential Measuring/Regulating Stations, Meters, Regulators, Lockers and their connecting components, Tender Code 01/012013, conducted by ATTICA EPA S.A.). This guarantee covers all the resulting claims of EPA from the aforementioned Contract, claims from the breach of contractual terms, as well as any damage against third parties due to contractual breach or illegal behavior of the aforementioned Company / Consortium / Association of companies for the whole term of its validity. We keep the aforementioned amount at your absolute and free disposal and it will be paid to you on the basis of your statement only, in whole or in part, without any objection on our behalf, without investigating if your claim is legal and founded or not and without claiming a judicial judgment, waiving such right, within three (3) days from your simple written notification. We accept to extend the validity of the guarantee following a simple document of ATTICA EPA S.A., provided that your relevant request will be submitted to us prior to its expiration date.
potential extension).
This guarantee is valid until .. (for the whole term of the Contract and its
This guarantee, as well as any obligation resulting therefrom, is governed by Greek law and our Bank accepts the subject matter jurisdiction of the Courts of Athens for the settlement of any disputes that may arise therefrom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE 1. ARTICLE 2. ARTICLE 3. ARTICLE 4. ARTICLE 5. ARTICLE 6. ARTICLE 7. ARTICLE 8. ARTICLE 9. ARTICLE 10. ARTICLE 11. ARTICLE 12. ARTICLE 13. TERMS, PLACE AND CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY TESTS AND CHECKS SUBCONTRACTORS DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS - CONFIDENTIALITY TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPPLY CONTRACT CANCELLATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL ORDER DETECTION OF DEFECTS OF THE SUPPLY TERMINATION FORCE MAJEURE CONTRACTUAL PRICES PENTALTIES GUARANTEES CONSORTIUMS
ARTICLE 1. TERMS, PLACE AND CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY 1.1. The SUPPLIER acknowledges that the contractual terms of delivery of the materials that constitute the object of the SUPPLY CONTRACT and of the relevant technical documents or test certificates are fully binding and cannot be modified without the written consent of Attiki Gas Supply Company S.A., hereinafter referred to as the PURCHASER. The terms of supply of the materials (hereinafter referred to as SUPPLY), the place and conditions of delivery, as well as the production schedule, are set in Articles 8 and 10 of the SUPPLY CONTRACT. If during the SUPPLY CONTRACT an event Force Majeure takes place, including but not limited to those mentioned in Article 9 hereof, the SUPPLIER is obliged to notify immediately the PURCHASER about any extension required in the delivery schedule, indicating also the reasons of force majeure. The PURCHASER is entitled to choose between terminating the SUPPLY CONTRACT (if the force majeure persists or seems that it will persist for more than 10 days) and approving the extension requested. The PURCHASER will extend the delivery schedule in writing: (i) in case of suspension of the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT according to Article 5 hereof (except for the case of suspension resulting from the breach of contractual obligations on behalf of the SUPPLIER), in case of any delay or prevention in the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, resulting directly from the PURCHASERs acts or omissions.
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In case the PURCHASER deems that there is no case of force majeure, according to the provisions of Article 9 hereof, the consequences of liable delay on behalf of the SUPPLIER shall occur (Article 8.3 of the SUPPLY CONTRACT). 1.4. The SUPPLIER must deliver the objects of the DELIVERY at the Place of Delivery according to the Terms of Delivery set in the SUPPLY CONTRACT.
ARTICLE 2. TESTS AND CHECKS 2.1. The SUPPLIER, at their own expenses and under their own care, must test and check the SUPPLY and its raw materials, as required in the SUPPLY CONTRACT and must provide in time the PURCHASER with the appropriate certificates for the Raw Materials and the contractual materials and other documents and reports regarding them, at the latest upon delivery of the SUPPLY to the PURCHASER. Full copies of the above must be available at the SUPPLIERs office, at the time and date the PURCHASERs Inspectors perform an inspection. If, in the PURCHASERs opinion, there are founded doubts about the quality of the SUPPLY or a part of it or about the reliability of the tests or checks or some certificate, the PURCHASER shall be entitled to ask the SUPPLIER to
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repeat the tests or checks according to the PURCHASERs requirements in presence of the PURCHASERs representatives, without any additional charge for the PURCHASER. 2.3. The PURCHASER is entitled, at any moment during the production of the SUPPLY or a part of it, following the SUPPLIERs notification about the production schedule of the object of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, to inspect and check the progress of the production procedure, the manufacturing methods, the materials and the workforce dedicated to the production of the SUPPLY or its components or its raw materials, at the premises of the SUPPLIER and/or the Subcontractor, and to attend the tests and checks mentioned in paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 hereof or even conduct a quality control through their authorized inspector. For the purpose of the inspection mentioned in paragraph 2.3, the SUPPLIER must grant the PURCHASERs inspectors free access to the SUPPLIERs and the Subcontractors premises and laboratories, as well as the required assistance and means without any additional charge for the PURCHASER, so that the PURCHASERs inspectors can conduct inspections and attend the tests and checks. The PURCHASER will exercise the inspection rights mentioned in paragraph 2.3 hereof through their own staff and/or through inspectors of third parties, at his discretion. In the second case, the PURCHASER will notify the name of the inspection office to the SUPPLIER in writing. In this context, inspectors of the PURCHASER can be both their competent staff as well as Third party Inspection staff that the PURCHASER will have authorized to conduct checks / inspections. The SUPPLY will be subject to a final check and attendance of the final test by the PURCHASERs Inspectors upon completion of the manufacturing and prior to the packaging of the materials. For this reason, the SUPPLIER is obliged to notify the PURCHASER in writing at least six (6) working days prior to the SUPPLY being ready for final inspection, indicating the number of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, the name and the place of the laboratory and the items of the SUPPLY being ready for inspection. If the SUPPLY CONTRACT terms determine explicitly interim inspections, the SUPPLIER will notify the PURCHASER in writing at least six (6) working days in advance, giving the details mentioned above regarding the readiness of the SUPPLY items for interim inspections. The PURCHASERs inspectors are entitled to reject in whole or in part the SUPPLY, if the SUPPLY or part of it does not comply with the terms of the SUPPLY CONTRACT. In this case, the PURCHASER will notify immediately the reasons of the rejection to the SUPPLIER, setting a reasonable deadline for their lifting and will have the rights provided for in Article 7 hereof. Any permits, approvals, regarding the PURCHASERs inspections and the attendance of the tests by the PURCHASER according to this document, do not exempt in any case the SUPPLIER and do not reduce their responsibility, according to the SUPPLY CONTRACT, and they may not be considered as an acceptance of the SUPPLY or part of it.
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ARTICLE 3. SUBCONTRACTORS 3.1. The SUPPLIER will be able, only following the prior written consent of the PURCHASER, to entrust a Subcontractor with the manufacturing of parts of the SUPPLY. The Subcontracting contract will include appropriate terms so as to allow for the inspection of the SUPPLY parts assigned to the Subcontractor at the Subcontractors premises, according to the terms of Article 2. The provision of consent is a right of the PURCHASER, at the PURCHASERs absolute discretion. In order for the PURCHASER to approve the assignment of the manufacturing to a Subcontractor, the SUPPLIER must first notify the following information to the PURCHASER: (i) the SUPPLY parts they intend to assign, (ii) the Subcontractors name, and (iii) the place of the Subcontractors premises. The SUPPLIER will be exclusively and fully responsible for each part of the SUPPLY performed by their Subcontractor. 3.3. The PURCHASER is not linked with a contractual or other relationship with the Subcontractor and/or natural persons or legal entities cooperating or likely to cooperate with the SUPPLIER for the fulfillment of the terms of the SUPPLY CONTRACT.
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ARTICLE 4. DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS CONFIDENTIALITY 4.1. The SUPPLIER will provide the PURCHASER with all necessary documents and instructions for the installation, operation and maintenance of the SUPPLY materials. All drawings and documents provided by the PURCHASER to the SUPPLIER and the information included in them will be used by the SUPPLIER and their potential Subcontractors exclusively for purposes relating to the SUPPLY. The SUPPLIER grants to the PURCHASER the full and free right to use the drawings and documents provided in application of the SUPPLY CONTRACT for purposes relating to the design, the manufacture, the installation, the operation and maintenance of the premises and the Natural Gas network. The commercial and technical documents provided by the SUPPLIER to the PURCHASER, including the drawings and specifications, will be in Greek or in English.
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ARTICLE 5. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPPLY CONTRACT 5.1 The PURCHASER is entitled at any moment to decide the suspension of the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT or a part of it. The PURCHASER will
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notify this in writing to the SUPPLIER, who will be obliged to comply without any delay with this decision of the PURCHASER. 5.2. The PURCHASER may, at any moment notify the SUPPLIER in writing to continue the suspended services, granting a deadline of seven (7) calendar days to restart the production of the group of materials whose supply had been suspended. CANCELLATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL ORDER
ARTICLE 6. 6.1.
The PURCHASER is entitled to cancel one or more individual orders (part of SUPPLY) due to unforeseen change in their needs or due to detection of substantial defects or deficiencies of the individual order, following a relevant written notification to the SUPPLIER. Upon receipt of such notification, the SUPPLIER must immediately stop the procedure of production and check of the cancelled order and ensure that their Subcontractors will do the same and continue with diligence the execution of orders that were not cancelled, if any. In this case, the other contractual rights of the PURCHASER, as included in the contractual issues, also apply. In the aforementioned cases of paragraph 6.1 hereof, and regarding the cancelled part of the SUPPLY, the following terms will apply: a. The PURCHASER will pay to the SUPPLIER the value of the received quantities of the SUPPLY, as this will result on the basis of the SUPPLY CONTRACT unit prices. The SUPPLIER is obliged to deliver to the PURCHASER, to the extent requested by the PURCHASER, the ready materials of the SUPPLY located at their warehouses, at the moment of cancellation of the individual order of the SUPPLY CONTRACT and the PURCHASER will pay to the SUPPLIER their contractual price. The PURCHASER will pay to the SUPPLIER (as the case may be): c1 c2 the amounts resulting from paragraphs 6.2a and 6.2b above, the document expenses (for instance invoices of raw materials, rates of partly manufactured or completed parts of the cancelled part of the SUPPLY CONTRACT) resulting from the execution of the PURCHASERs instruction, according to paragraph 6.1 above, but after having deducted all payments already made to the SUPPLIER regarding the cancellation of an individual order of the SUPPLY CONTRACT.
6.2.
b.
c.
6.3.
The responsibility for documenting the expenses that may arise from the execution of the PURCHASERs instructions, according to paragraph 6.2c above, belongs entirely to the SUPPLIER, who must submit all data and documents to the PURCHASER, documenting any expenses borne.
6.4.
In case the counterparties do not agree on the amount of the SUPPLIERs claims, this will be settled according to the terms of Article 15 LEGISLATIONDISPUTES of the SUPPLY CONTRACT. The SUPPLIER states that they are not entitled or otherwise they waive their right to claim damages of any nature, except for those mentioned explicitly in paragraph 6.2 hereof and that the payment of the amount resulting from the application of terms of paragraph 6.2 to the SUPPLIER will exempt the PURCHASER from any obligations regarding the cancellation of an individual order.
6.5.
ARTICLE 7. DETECTION OF DEFECTS OF THE SUPPLY 7.1. If at any moment, during the SUPPLY CONTRACT, or even during the period of guarantee, defects or deficiencies are ascertained in the SUPPLY, and in general defective manufacturing or contrary to the terms of the SUPPLY CONTRACT on behalf of any contracting party, this contracting party will immediately inform the other contracting party in writing, indicating in detail the type of defects or deficiencies. On their behalf, the PURCHASER, as soon as they take knowledge of the aforementioned defects or deficiencies, may, in a selective or cumulative way, exercise the following rights: a. Notify the SUPPLIER in writing to proceed to the necessary corrective actions to lift the defect or to the necessary actions of substitution, setting a reasonable deadline for this purpose, if, at the absolute discretion of the PURCHASER, the parties have the time required for this. b. Proceed personally or entrust a third party with the required corrective actions under the responsibility and at the expenses of the SUPPLIER, if, at the absolute discretion of the PURCHASER, the parties do not have the time required for the procedure of case a of Article 7.1 In cases a and b of the above provision of this article, the SUPPLIER bears the risk of failure or loss of the material to be repaired resulting from its dispatch from the PURCHASER to the SUPPLIER until its new delivery at the premises of the PURCHASER or a third party. c. Terminate the SUPPLY CONTRACT, as specified in Article 8 paragraph f hereof or cancel the relevant individual order according to Article 6 hereof, with the consequences provided for in the SUPPLY CONTRACT and in the law due to liable breach of the terms of the SUPPLY CONTRACT on behalf of the SUPPLIER. 7.2 In any case, the SUPPLIER, will be obliged to repair any damage suffered by the PURCHASER due to their breach of contractual obligations, including (but not limited to) covering all expenses for the substitution of the material, fitting it again, relevant works and consequential damages due to the delay. If the defective part of the SUPPLY has been integrated to an installation, the SUPPLIER will be responsible for all re-installation expenses and any damage of the PURCHASER resulting from this reason.
7.3
In the above cases, all damages that may be suffered by the PURCHASER, including also consequential damages, as well as any other expense borne by the PURCHASER, as a consequence of the breach of contractual obligations or omissions on behalf of the SUPPLIER, will be borne exclusively by the latter. In order to compensate the PURCHASER for the damages or expenses suffered due to the SUPPLIERs liability, the PURCHASER will proceed to the forfeiting of the Letter of Guarantee submitted by the SUPPLIER or will withhold definitively any amount that may have been withheld by the SUPPLIER as Performance Bond according to Article 7 of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, up to the amount of the total damages and expenses suffered by the PURCHASER. If the specific amount of the Performance Bond is not sufficient to cover the aforementioned damages, the SUPPLEIR must pay immediately the difference to the PURCHASER, otherwise the PURCHASER will proceed to all relevant legal actions in order to collect the relevant amount.
ARTICLE 8. TERMINATION 8.1. The contracting parties have the right to terminate the SUPPLY CONTRACT by means of a written notification to the other party in the following cases: a. The PURCHASER is entitled to terminate this Contract immediately and without owing any damage for the termination in case of suspension or revocation of their operating permit. If any competent Authority intervenes initiating a procedure for the resolution, declaration of bankruptcy, liquidation, administrative receivership, procedure of Article 99 and subsequent articles of Bankruptcy Code or any other similar situation of the legal entity of one of the contracting parties (in case of a Consortium or Association of companies, of one of its members) or for the suspension of its operations, if a judgment is issued for one of the aforementioned cases, If the SUPPLIER exceeds, even once, for any reason, the agreed deadlines of delivery of the materials, according to the provision of Article of the SUPPLY CONTRACT and the PURCHASER judges that the continuation of the Contract is economically disadvantageous or impossible due to the continuation of the Contract due to the said delay. If the SUPPLIER exceeds repeatedly, for any reason, the agreed deadlines of delivery of the materials according to the provisions of Article 8 of the SUPPLY CONTRACT. If the SUPPLY presents a substantial defect or deficiency, making the continuation of the SUPPLY CONTRACT impossible or economically disadvantageous for the PURCHASER. In addition to the special provisions of the Contract but also of the General Terms for the delay or failure of the SUPPLIER to deliver the materials to be delivered each time, in any case that the SUPPLIER
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
breaches any term of the CONTRACT, if no designated date is provided for in the Contract issues for the performance of the relevant provision, the PURCHASER may, after setting a reasonable deadline for the fulfillment of the SUPPLIERs obligations, terminate the CONTRACT by means of a written termination serviced to the SUPPLIER. 8.2 In case of termination of the SUPPLY CONTRACT or cancellation of an individual order according to the relevant articles of the Contract and of the General Terms, the PURCHASER is entitled to request the forfeiting, in their favor, of the SUPPLIERs Performance Bond in whole or in part or to withhold definitively any amount that may have been withheld by the SUPPLIER as Performance Bond, according to Article 7 of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, In case of termination of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, the contracting parties will follow the procedure of paragraphs 6.2 to 6.5 hereof, which is applicable also for the cancellation of part of the SUPPLY.
8.3
ARTICLE 9. FORCE MAJEURE 9.1. It is explicitly agreed that any Force Majeure events affecting the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT are accepted only as reasons of delay of the performance or termination of the SUPPLY CONTRACT according to paragraph 9.5 and do not entitle any of the Contracting Parties to claim damages from the other Contracting Party. As Force Majeure is the fact which the Contracting Party invoking it could not foresee, anticipate and/or prevent, including but not limited to natural disasters, wars, hostilities, raids, insurrections, sabotages, riots, terrorist actions, fires or explosions that are not due to an act or omission of the SUPPLIER, strikes legally announced on the National or Regional Program by legally organized trade unions, and which, despite reasonable diligence and care shown, the aforementioned Contracting Party is not able to prevent or anticipate and only if such events make the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT by the Contracting Party invoking it really impossible (temporarily or definitely). In case the Contracting Party is invoking an event of Force Majeure, the relevant proof is entirely in charge of the Contracting Party invoking it. The Contracting Party invoking a fact of Force Majeure is obliged, immediately as the events constituting the invoked Force Majeure take place, to report them in writing and to send to the other Contracting Party the necessary evidence, in order to agree a potential necessary extension of the term of performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT. In case the Contracting Party invoking Force Majeure does not report the relevant events according to the above and fails to produce the required evidence, the said Contracting Party is deprived of the right to invoke the application of the provisions about the case of existence of an event of Force Majeure. No compensation or adjustment of the Contractual Price can be claimed by any Contracting Party in case of Force Majeure.
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9.2.
9.3.
9.4.
9.5.
In case of Force Majeure, regarding either the PURCHASER or the SUPPLIER, persisting for more than ten (10) days, the PURCHASER is entitled to: a) terminate the SUPPLY CONTRACT without respecting any deadline or b) set an extension of the term for the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT by the SUPPLIER or accept any extension proposed by the SUPPLIER.
9.6.
In case the Force Majeure event persists for more than four (4) months, the SUPPLIER is entitled to terminate the SUPPLY CONTRACT by notifying the PURCHASER in writing. In case of termination by any Contracting Party for reasons of Force Majeure, the SUPPLIER will be paid only for the part of the SUPPLY that will have been delivered until the date of interruption, without any other claim against the PURCHASER. It is also set explicitly that events such as an order or a decision of any Authority, a judgment of a court or any other event resulting in the interruption or the delay of the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, do not constitute Force Majeure, but instead constitute the SUPPLIERS non compliance to the applicable legislation during the exercise of their general professional activities.
9.7.
9.8.
ARTICLE 10. CONTRACTUAL PRICES 10.1. The prices mentioned in the SUPPLY CONTRACT are fixed and are not subject to increase for any reason whatsoever during the whole term of validity of the SUPPLY CONTRACT or any extension of it. In any case, the SUPPLIER guarantees the accuracy of the calculations of the Price according to Article 696 of the Greek Civil Code. The SUPPLIER hereby waives irrevocably, unconditionally and without any reservations any relevant rights, in particular those resulting from Article 388 of the Greek Civil Code. Payments-Supporting documents The PURCHASER is obliged to pay, within the set deadlines, the delivered materials that will be accepted by the competent directorate or committee of acceptance, if they comply with the specifications. The value of the duly delivered materials within the set deadlines will be paid as follows: a. For payments whose value exceeds one thousand and five hundred EUROS ( 1 500), the SUPPLIER is obliged to produce the relevant invoice, tax and insurance clearance certificate. Invoices will be paid by issuing an equal amount cheque by order of the SUPPLIER or by depositing in a Bank Account indicated by the SUPPLIER, in one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of issuance of the voucher and respectively on the 15th or 30th day of the
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10.2.
month in which this period expires, provided that the PURCHASERs Accounting Department received the invoice within ten (10) days from the date of its issuance. For every day of delay in the receipt of the invoice beyond ten (10) days from its issuance, one day will be added to the period of payment. In case the day of payment is not a working day, the payment will be made on the following working day. b. For payments of less than one thousand and five hundred EUROS ( 1 500), the PURCHASER may request only the invoice. Invoices are paid in one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of their issuance and respectively on the 15th or 30th day of the month in which this period expires, provided that the PURCHASERs Accounting Department received the invoice within ten (10) days from the date of their issuance. For every day of delay in the receipt of the invoice beyond ten (10) days from its issuance, one day will be added to the period of payment. In case the day of payment is not a working day, the payment will be made on the following working day.
ARTICLE 11. PENALTIES 11.1. The PURCHASER has the right to impose a penalty against the SUPPLIER for a delay in the delivery, as this results from the delivery schedule, which consists in three per cent (3%) of the total contractual value of the respective partial delivery, which includes the delayed material per full week of delay, regardless of the fact that the PURCHASER suffers a damage or loss or not due to this delay. If the delay in the delivery of the SUPPLY results in the impossibility of use or exploitation also of any materials delivered within the set deadline, the aforementioned penalty will be also imposed over the value of the materials delivered within the set deadline but not used due to the delayed part. In the same way, the PURCHASER has the right to impose a penalty against the SUPPLIER when the materials delivered within the set deadline are not accepted because they do not comply with the specifications. It is specified that the PURCHASER is not obliged to accept a delivery of materials prior to the set date (designated date) of delivery and the SUPPLIER is not entitled to any benefit due to early delivery, even if this is accepted by the PURCHASER. The PURCHASER is entitled to withhold money from any matured debt (current or future) to the SUPPLIER until the payment of the SUPPLIERs total debt from penalties resulting from the application of this Article.
11.2
11.3
11.4
ARTICLE 12. GUARANTEES 12.1. The SUPPLIER states and guarantees with this SUPPLY CONTRACT that the SUPPLY and raw materials will be completely new, of excellent quality, in full compliance with the characteristics, the requirements and specifications mentioned in the SUPPLY CONTRACT and without concealed or other defects or defective technical work.
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12.2. 12.3.
The SUPPLIER provides a period of guarantee of the SUPPLY, whose duration is equal to the one provided by the manufacturer of the SUPPLY. If the SUPPLIER replaces, repairs or modifies a part of the SUPPLY, a new period of guarantee having the same duration as the initial one will apply to the part of the SUPPLY that was replaced, repaired or modified, from the real date of commissioning or delivery (as the case may be) of the replaced, repaired or modified part of the SUPPLY.
ARTICLE 13. CONSORTIUMS 13.1. If the SUPPLIER is a consortium or an association of two (2) or more entities, all its members / participants will be individually as well as jointly and severally liable towards the PURCHASER. It is not allowed to change the composition of the members of the consortium or association of entities described in the SUPPLIERs Bid. No subsequent changes are allowed in the percentages of the members constituting the Association of companies or the Consortium. If, for some reason, during the performance of the SUPPLY CONTRACT, a member of the Consortium is not able to fulfill its contractual obligations or is subject to some fact of complaint individually, then the PURCHASER has the possibility a) to terminate the CONTRACT and the effects of the termination will concern also the member that is not liable or b) to continue the performance of the contract only with the member that is not liable provided that it has no interest to terminate the contract and that sufficient guarantees will be provided and ensured for the smooth continuation of the contract by the member that is not liable. The above rights are at the discretion of the PURCHASER.
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TENDER M01/012013
CATEGORY :
A/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
MATERIAL CODE 421.101 421.102 421.103 421.105 421.106 421.108 421.109 422.108 422.203 422.205 422.206 422.207 432.301
DESCRIPTION DOMESTIC METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025 G4-6m3/h DOMESTIC 10m3/h DOMESTIC 16m3/h DOMESTIC 25m3/h DOMESTIC 40m3/h DOMESTIC 65m3/h DOMESTIC 100m3/h METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G6METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G10METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G16METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G25METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G40METERING AND REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar G65-
MEASUREMEN T UNIT PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
DOMESTIC REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar, 150m3/h U/GROUND DOMESTIC REGULATION STATION 4/0,025bar, 25m3/h U/GROUND DOMESTIC REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar, 50m3/h U/GROUND DOMESTIC REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar, 75m3/h U/GROUND DOMESTIC REGULATING STATION 4/0,025bar, 100m3/h PREMOUNTED ROTARY METER G 40
Category Budget:
75.480,00
The above unit prices include the cabinets, inlet valves, connecting accessories, assemply work and all requirements as specified at the Technical Specifications and Special Terms of Supply (issue V).
A/A
DESCRIPTION
1 2 3 4 5 6
TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR, 4/0,025bar, Q 25m3/h, ANGLE TYPE TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR 4/0,025bar, Q 25m3/h, U TYPE TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR 4/0,025bar, Q 50m3/h, ANGLE TYPE TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR 4/0,025bar, Q 50m3/h, U TYPE TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR 4/0,025bar, Q 75m3/h, ANGLE TYPE TWO STAGE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR 4/0,025bar, Q100m3/h, ANGLE TYPE
Category Budget:
* The regulator codes will be determined upon contract/contracts signature/signatures
32.965,00
A/A
DESCRIPTION
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
DIAPHRAGM METER G 2,5 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 4 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 6 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 10 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 16 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 25 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 40 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 65 (25mbar) DIAPHRAGM METER G 100 (25mbar)
Category I Budget:
279.260,00
The above mentioned meter prices include pulse transmitters, as described in the specification EPA-001_6. The above mentioned meter prices do not include inlet valves and connecting accessories (couplings/flanges, gaskets etc).
A/A
DESCRIPTION
1 2 3 4 5 6
WALL MOUNTED REGULATORS CABINETS (R6-R50) WALL MOUNTED REGULATORS CABINETS (R75-R100) DIAPHRAGM METERS CABINETS G 2,5 - G4
Category IV Budget:
NOTES: 1. 2. 3. The cabinet codes will be determined upon contract/contracts signature/signatures Cabinets a/a 1, 2 & 3 will be assigned to the lowest bidder per item.Cabinets with a/a 4 - 9 will be assigned to the lowest bidder of their total
127.842,50
The cabinet dimensions are indicative.The final dimensions, which will be finalised after the contract signature, may vary up to 10% of the total cabinet surface.
A/A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
CODE 392.504 392.508 333101 333102 333104 333105 315101 315102 261101 261102 261103 261104 514102 514103 514104 523105 523102 523106 523101 523107
DESCRIPTION BRASS REGULATOR VALVE 323/4" WITH PRESSURE TAP BRASS REGULATOR VALVE 321"1/4 WITH PRESSURE TAP METER RASS BALL VALVE FEM. HREAD 3/4" METER RASS BALL VALVE FEM. HREAD 1" METER RASS BALL VALVE FEM. HREAD 1"1/2 METER RASS BALL VALVE FEM. HREAD 2" METER STEEL BALL VALVE FLANGED ENDS 3", WAFER TYPE METER STEEL BALL VALVE FLANGED ENDS 4", WAFER TYPE RASS THREAD UNIONS FOR METERS 1 1/4"x3/4" RASS THREAD UNIONS FOR METERS 1 1/4"x1" RASS THREAD UNIONS FOR METERS 2"x1"1/2 RASS THREADED UNIONS FOR METERS 2 1/2"x 2" STEEL FLANGE DN 80 FOR METER G40 STEEL FLANGE DN 80 FOR METER G65 STEEL FLANGE DN 100 FOR METER G100 GASKET FOR THREADED UNIONS (METER) 1"1/4 GASKET FOR THREADED UNIONS FOR METERS 2" GASKET FOR THREADED UNIONS (METER) 2"1/2 GASKET FOR FLANGES FOR METER 3" GASKET FOR FLANGES FOR METER G 4"
Category V budget:
Note Along with the meter glanges (a/a 13, 14 & 15), the proper bolts and nuts for their connection should be supplied
89.675,30
A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE Serial No 1 Code -R- 008 Title Low Pressure Outlet Regulator for residential & commercial applications. Inlet Pressure: 0,5 to 5 bar, Outlet Pressure: 25mbar Measuring - Regulating Stations of commercial - residential consumers with a diaphragm meter. Inlet Pressure: 0.5 to 5 bar, Outlet Pressure: 25mbar Natural Gas Diaphragm Meters (G 2.5 - G 100) Wall-mounted regulator cabinets Cabinet specification for diaphragm natural gas meters (G 2.5 -G 100) Plastic cabinets of underground regulators Metal cabinet of underground regulators Device for regulating pressure and measuring gas supply, nominal outlet pressure 100 mbar and capacity 100 m3/h <QN 160m3/h Volumetric rotary meters Date of Issue 15/01/2010 Revision No 5 Languag e of Issue English
-R- 010
15/01/2007
Greek
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7 7 5 1 1 0 1
1. a) b)
Special Terms for Materials of Category Regarding specification MR-010, both joints for (G2.5 - G25) and flanges for (G40 - G100) are part of the supply, as mentioned also in Specification 001, which is referred to by -MR-10. Regulators of capacity 150m3/h (code 422108) will fulfill requirements of specification -MR-013, except that they will not include the measuring part of the device, while the regulator outlet pressure will be 25mbar and not 100mbar. The regulators in an underground cabinet will be accompanied by the appropriate vent sets, which will include: the vent line (ATTENTION: in spiral long 8m. and not 3m. as mentioned in the relevant specification) the cover of the vent line free end the necessary accessories for mounting the vent line at the point of installation (e.g. supports, screws, etc.)
c)
d)
The regulators in an underground cabinet will be accompanied upon delivery by the following: instructions for the installation of the underground regulator (substrate, sealing, etc.) instructions for assembling the box and sealing material of the several box parts Gland boxes for taking the line in and out of the box
e)
ATTENTION: The height of the cabinets of the underground regulators will be such that the distance between the inlet line and the ground surface will be 50-60 cm and not 35 cm as mentioned in the relevant specification. The two alternatives provided in the specification _013, regarding the cabinets of the underground regulators, are equivalent. The test standards mentioned in the specifications for the cabinets of wallmounted and underground regulators (_008 and _013 respectively) and cabinets of meters (_009) are the ones desired by EPA Attikis, but alternative test standards can also be accepted, e.g. National standards of European Economic Area countries, provided that they have proved to produce an equivalent result. The Manufacturer Suppliers bears the responsibility for the relevant documentation, which is evaluated by EPA Attikis. More specifically, the supplier must produce a certificate of equivalence of the standards proposed by them with the standards mentioned in the above specifications, which must have been issued by an inspection authority. Any differences in the requirements of the standards must be pointed out by the Authority, in order to be evaluated by EPA Attikis.
f) g)
h)
All cabinets (plastic or metal) used in the meters with a box, as well as in the sets of regulators - meters, must bear a meter bearing slot, according to the respective specification 009. This slot will be larger than the meter indication by 2cm on each side. The meter must be centered precisely as to the reading slot in order for its indication to be clearly legible. Illegibility of the meter indication is a cause of non-compliance of the material with the specifications and EPA Attikis will not accept it.
i)
All cabinets (plastic or metal) used in the meters with a box, in the wall-mounted regulators as well as in the sets of regulators - meters must bear the marking provided for in the specifications. This applies also to the surface covers of the underground regulators. Barcode of Meters - Barcode of Regulators: In all materials of category I there will be a barcode, according to the provisions of paragraph 6. Special Terms for the Materials of Category
j)
2.
The technical brochures of the offered materials must specify clearly the dimension of inlet and outlet of each regulator. 3. a) Special Terms for the Materials of Category Diaphragm meters must have the dimensions mentioned in the following table:
DIAPHRAGM METERS
G40 G65
METER TYPE
G2,5 G4 G6 G10 G16 G25 G40 G65
b) c) 4. a)
The inlet and outlet of meters G40, G65 and G100 will be on the upper side of the meter and not laterally. The meters will bear a barcode, according to the requirements of paragraph 6. Special Terms for the Materials of Category V The offered cabinets may be either plastic or metal ( and/or galvanized). The tenderers bid must specify the manufacture material as well as the thickness of the material (for the metal ones). All cabinets (plastic or metal) intended for the casing of diaphragm meters (serial number 3-9) must bear a meter reading slot, according to the respective specification 009. The precise position of this slot will be determined after the signing of the relevant contract based on the final dimensions of the meters subject to casing. Particular attention must be paid to the following points of specifications 008: - All cabinets will bear a lock with a single triangular key. - All cabinets will bear the marking provided for in the aforementioned specification. - At the internal part of the back of the meter cabinets, the mounting of the meters will have been foreseen. - The door of the cabinets must open at 180o.
b)
c)
The dimensions mentioned in the table are indicative and will be finalized upon signing the contract: the Contractor supplier will be requested to produce detailed drawings and samples for approval. In any case, the divergence in the final dimensions of the cabinets will not exceed +/-10 % over their total surface. 5. a) b) Special Terms for the Materials of Category V All offered materials of this category must be appropriate for the use of natural gas. For the items with serial number 1-2 the requirements of paragraph 1 of specification -MR-008 shall apply. Respectively, the requirements for the items with serial number 3-20 are specified in detail in paragraph 5 of specification -001. Together with the meter flanges (serial number 13, 14 and 15), appropriate bolts and nuts must be provided for their connection Barcode of Meters - Barcode of Regulators (for categories and ):
c)
6.
6.1 Number and description of the digits that will be included in the barcodes of meters and regulators. a. Barcode of Meters
1st digit: corresponds to the supplier 2nd & 3rd digit: correspond to the manufacturer 4th & 5th digit: correspond to the year of manufacture 6th to 11th digit: correspond to the six-digit code of the EPA Attikis meter 12th to 19th digit: correspond to the meters serial number, as specified by the manufacture plant of the meter. If the serial number digits of a manufacturer are less than 8, then the respective first positions will be filled in with zeros to complete the serial number. 20th digit: Check digit, according to algorithm MOD 10 b. Barcode of Regulators
Applies to regulators in a wall-mounted and/or underground cabinet and/or regulators in a box with a meter (set)
Total number of digits: 20 1st digit: corresponds to the supplier 2nd & 3rd digit: correspond to the manufacturer 4th & 5th digit: correspond to the year of manufacture 6th to 11th digit: correspond to the code of the regulator 12th to 19th digit: correspond to the regulators serial number or to the number of contract/order (following agreement). 20th digit: Check digit, according to algorithm MOD 10 The above must be in the indicated order in scanner code 128. 6.2. Barcode reading point on each meter or regulator: a) in case of meters (both loose and/or in a set with a regulator), it will be preprinted by the manufacturer on the display of the measurement indication or it will be pasted (label) on the body of the meter, at a point possibly close to the display of the measurement indication. b) in case of regulators (in a wall-mounted and/or underground cabinet and/or in a set), the regulators barcode will be pasted on the external side of the body of the cabinet (not on the door or on the cover of the underground cabinet)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008
EN ISO 9001:2008
LOW PRESSURE OUTLET REGULATOR FOR RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS INLET PRESSURE: 0.5 to 5 Bar OUTLET PRESSURE: 25 mbar
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008
1. GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE This specification is referred to service regulators designed for use on domestic or commercial applications. 1.2 OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS Nominal flow: 6,10,16, 25,40,50,75, 100,150m3/h Inlet pressure: 0,5- 5 bar Outlet pressure: 25mbar 2. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS FOR BOTH UNDERGROUND AND WALL MOUNDED REGULATORS
EN ISO 9001:2008
The equipment to be implemented shall be of the best quality, must have unquestionable references of similar use elsewhere and must be properly designed for the required operating conditions (operating pressure and temperature, nature of fluid). Regulators shall be constructed according to pr EN 13785 or UNI 8827 or other equivalent European Standard certified by an accredited European certification Body. The inlet connection of the regulator must conform to NF E 209-536(type sphero-conical) r other equivalent European Standard certified by an accredited European certification Body. The outlet connection of the regulator should conform to ISO 228/1 (type flat joint) The springs used in the regulator should conform to ISO 2162-2. Regulators shall be capable to operate under ambient temperature between 20oC and 60oC, according to ELOT EN 437. Regulators should allow for adjusting the outlet setting pressure, the outlet overpressure and the outlet underpressure on site. Regulators should be equipped with outlet pressure test point. Other requirements: Two stage diaphragm type regulator. Incorporated shut-off valve activated in case of: Outlet underpressure Outlet overpressure outlet pressure above specification (overpressure)
Integrated relief valve activated in case of: Manually operated, specially designed reset lever Excess Flow Safety shut-off device for the lack of feeding Safety shut-off for second stage diaphragm failure (diaphragm bursting) Protective filter fitted to the regulator inlet Dimensions: DN Maximum noise level: 70dB
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008
The following features shall be recorded: accuracy under normal conditions (RG up to 5% and lock up pressure SG up to 10%) SG, where SG is the maximum permissible positive difference between the actual lock-up pressure Pf and the set point Pas, expressed as a percentage of the set point Pas, e.g. SG = (Pf- Pas)/Pas*100 SZ, where SZ is the maximum permissible lock up pressure zone for specified : a. b. Inlet pressure Pe or inlet pressure range bpe and set point Pas or specific set range Wb or set range Wh
EN ISO 9001:2008
It is expressed as the percentage of Qmin,Pe to Qmax,Pe, i.e. SZ = Qmin,Pe / Qmax,Pe The isolation valve fitted upstream the regulator shall be according to ELOT EN 331 or certified by a European Community member- country. It shall incorporate a mechanical compression joint for the connection with the PE pipe. A pressure tap shall be installed before the regulator. The relevant connection thread of the valve shall conform to NF (type sphero-conical) or other equivalent European Standard. 3. Special requirements for underground regulators
Regarding the underground regulators the following requirements must be satisfied: a. Along with the regulator a flexible vent pipe, 3 m long must be delivered. It shall have a grid and a protective cap at one end. The venting pipe shall be fitted to the box of the regulator at the field by the contractor and the length of the venting pipe must be adjustable at the field depending on the requirements of the specific service line. The configuration of the inlet and outlet pipe will be aligned. The inlet and the outlet pipe shall be installed as close to the bottom of the protective box and at least 35 cm from the cover of the protective box . The inlet and outlet pipe will end at a compressive coupler (joint), which will enable a PE pipe to be fitted All parts of the underground module (relief valves, regulators, compressive joints etc) shall be protected against corrosion with proper dyeing. Test results or certificates demonstrating the anticorrosive protection of the underground module shall be supplied by the Manufacturer or the assembler. d. The relief valve shall not release gas inside the protective box but in the open air. The manufacturer shall provide a solution, which will be examined and accepted by the evaluation committee. It shall be noted that the whole regulation set must have only one venting pipe terminating at the external environment. All possible leaks from the underground module must be directed through the venting pipe of the box to the external environment. The underground regulator shall be constructed in such a way to ensure proper (normal) function even when the regulator is fully merged into water and mud.
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Regarding wall mounted regulators the following requirements must be respected: The protective box of the wall mounded regulator shall be according to EPA008 specification and shall have ventilation on the front face of the box .
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008
EN ISO 9001:2008
The outlet-coupling pipe shall not be incorporated in the supply by the manufacturer. The drawing in ANNEX 1 portrays just an indicative configuration. The outlet of the regulator shall be determined at the order. Hence, the manufacturer shall make proper provisions at the protective box. If the outlet of the regulator is requested at the top right of the protective box the regulator will be L type otherwise, it will be U type. Proper space for easy handling shall be allowed in the protective box of the wall mounted regulator in order to assist easy assembly of the outlet pipe. Proper transition fitting (nipple) will be applied at the outlet of the regulator. At the tender documents the material of the outlet pipe (PE or galvanized) will be determined. In case in the outlet of the regulator a PE pipe is fitted then a compressive joint will be provided at the end of the transition fitting (nipple). If in the outlet of the regulator a galvanized pipe is fitted then the outlet of the transition fitting shall be threaded (thread joint) All parts of the wall-mounted module shall be protected against corrosion with proper dyeing. Test results or certificates demonstrating the anticorrosive protection of the module shall be supplied by the Manufacturer or the assembler.
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TESTS 5.1 Tests must be conducted under ambient temperature ensuring 5.2 The accuracy level The maximum response time The regulator pressure set point The slam shut valve pressure set point The accuracy for the design flow range of the regulator Tightness tests Mechanical fittings under pressure (i.e. gaskets) as well as test points for repair, calibration and alteration purposes must be mechanically jointed to the regulator and tight under the normal operating conditions. 5.3 Internal tightness of the regulator itself shall be according to pr EN 13785 or UNI 8827 or other equivalent European Standard. Test Certificates ensuring the internal tightness of the regulator and the pressure set points are required. The aforementioned tests must be conducted under: The minimum flow Qmin, pe and The boundary conditions for the inlet pressure and set point Pas or the boundary conditions of the set - point range.
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MARKING An arrow marked on the body of the regulator shall indicate the direction of the gas flow. It is also required a conveniently positioned label, indicating the followings: Manufacturer and/ or common name in the trade Type of the regulator Serial number Year of production
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008
7. Nominal sizes of inlet and outlet fittings Design pressure range. Outlet pressure Pressure set point for the slum shut valve CE mark
EN ISO 9001:2008
DELIVERY
The packaging for delivery shall be designed so as to avoid any deterioration during handling, transporting and storing.
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ANNEXES
ANNEX 1: Indicative configuration of a low pressure regulator installed in a box ANNEX 2: Indicative technical solution for the vending pipe ANNEX 3: Indicative dimensions of inlet PE pipe
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008 ANNEX 1
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Fig. 2: Indicative configuration of a low-pressure regulator installed in a box. The protective box shall be properly constructed to permit an alternative outlet from the right side view of the box.
Ref. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DESCRIPTION Mechanical compression joint incorporated to the valve Isolation valve Spheroconical coupling Low Pressure Regulator Flat joint connection (gasket) Outlet coupling pipe (not to be supplied ) Protective box
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
-MR-008 Annex 2
Regarding underground regulators, in order to avoid the ingress of water and the subsequent failure of the regulator, the following solution is proposed: The venting pipe of the relief valve should be half the diameter of the central venting pipe of the regulating set and shall terminate within the central venting pipe slightly above the surface level.
EN ISO 9001:2008
Annex 3
Indicative dimensions of inlet PE pipe: For regulators 1. R6-R16 inlet 20 2. R25-R65 inlet 32 3. R100 R150 inlet 63 or 32 The abovementioned dimensions must be followed unless otherwise determined at the order.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION P-MR-010 REGULATOR - METER ASSEMBLY ( METERING AND REGULATION STATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS FITTED WITH DIAPHRAGM METER. 0,5 to 5 BAR INPUT PRESSURE, 25 MBAR OUTPUT PRESSURE) COMPILED BY: TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT REVIEWED BY: APPROVED BY:
SUPPORT STANDARDS COMMITTEE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR EPA-ATTIKIS DESIGN DIRECTOR & PROJECT
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION P-MR-010 1 General Direct operation stations with nominal flow rate (m3 /h) compliant to schedule 1, shall be used for 4 bar supply networks of EPA Attikis. The pressure range that should be applied to the outlet ports of regulators (pe) varies between 0,5 to 5 bar. Their outlet pressure is 25 mbar (pb) and nominal gas supply (m3 /h) conforms to schedule 1. Regulators installed at stations shall supply gas and remain at the open position under regular operating conditions. In case any variation of specified pressure values is observed (minimum ~ maximum), automatic and global discontinuation of supply shall be applied. The safety cut-out mechanism shall remain closed until manual re-opening. 2 Technical Specifications The M&R stations shall conform to the following technical specifications to ensure the required level of safety to the gas supply line and to the surroundings. 2.1 Regulators shall be conformant to all conditions set out in standard EPA -* 008. They shall be manufactured in accordance with the following: pr EN 13785 or UNI 8827 or other equivalent standard applied in an EC member state. NF 29-536 or other equivalent standard (ball / tapered for the inlet thread of the regulator) ISO 228-1 or other equivalent standard (flat joint type) for the regulator's outlet thread. ISO 2162-2 for the springs fitted to the regulator. They shall support operation under ambient temperature between -20 to +60 C for gases, in accordance with ELOT 437 They shall support two pressure reduction stages They shall be fitted with integrated instantaneous cutout valve, configurable for activation in the following cases: where outlet pressure is lower than the nominal value (the setting must be indicated) where outlet pressure is higher than the nominal value (the setting must be indicated) They shall be fitted with integrated relief valve, activated in the following case: where outlet pressure exceeds the nominal value they shall feature Outlet Pressure Test Point they shall include excessive flow valve they shall be fitted with integrated instantaneous cutout valve, activated in case of membrane bursting at 2nd regulation stage they shall include an instantaneous cutout valve, activated in vase of loss of supply (underpressure) they shall include a manual reconnection mode using a specially designed lever. they shall include a protection filter at the regulator's inlet. Dimensions: DN Noise level shall not exceed (LpA) 70 dB.