General Procurement Notice

The above named client intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from, or Grant administered by, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('the Bank') for the above named project. Additional financing details are as follows:

a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), Co-financed
parallel loans provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Word Bank (WB) plus grant funding from EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)

The proposed project, which has a total estimated cost of 270,000,000.00 EUR, will require the procurement of the following:

• Acquisition and installation of equipment necessary for the Moldova Romania electricity interconnection. This will ensure the interconnection to EU market and will increase and diversify Moldova’s sources of electricity supply and fuels used and provide access to competitively priced electricity.

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin on 01/10/2018.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from/ grant administered by the Bank will be open to firms from any country.


The proceeds of the loan from, or Grant administered by, the Bank will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of the Client's country.

Tendering for this project will be conducted by e-procurement using the EBRD Client E-Procurement Portal (ECEPP). Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should register on ECEPP in order to receive notifications via this link:

https://ecepp.ebrd.com/delta/viewNotice.html?displayNoticeId=7993473

Other Information: The proposed project will require the procurement of the following goods, works and services:
1. Design and construction activities of Vulcanesti back-to-back substation including integration towards Romania and Moldova power systems;
2. Design and construction activities of 400 kV electricity transmission OHL between Chisinau and Vulcanesti;
3. Upgrade of the Chisinau substation;
4. Extension of the Vulcanesti 400 kV substation and connection to the Vulcanesti back-to-back substation;
5. Consulting services to support the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
Contracts to be financed under the items 1 and 5 above will be subject to the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country, while the procurement of the components under items 2, 3 and 4 above will be subject to WB procurement rules.
Client Address:
Octavian Ciobirca
Moldelectrica
78, V. Alecsandri street, Chisinau, MD-2012, Moldova
Tel. tel. +373 22 253 548, Email: octavian.ciobirca@moldelectrica.md