Invitation to consultation with interested suppliers for procurement procedure “Rail Baltica mainline construction in Latvia”,

Reg. No. 40103836785

Address: Gogoļa iela 3, Riga, LV-1050

e-mail: [email protected]

phone No.: +371 29382789

Main CPV code: 45000000-7 (Construction work).

In case of changes, representatives of interested suppliers will be informed, as well as the respective information will be posted on the Contracting Authority’s website: https://edzl.lv/, section „Aktuālie iepirkumi”, where this invitation is published.

1. To participate in the consultation, the interested supplier should apply by 8th September 2021, 10:00 (Riga time) by sending its application to the specified e-mail of the Contracting Authority’s contact person.
2. To apply for participation in the consultation, the interested supplier shall specify its name, registration number, name and surname of its representative, representative’s e-mail and representative’s phone number (the interested supplier is entitled to indicate a maximum of 3 representatives).
3. The invitation to consultation will be sent to the representative of the interested supplier to the e-mail specified by him/her no later than by 8th September 2021 12:00 (Riga time).

1. Introduction to the Rail Baltica Global project;
   
2. Information on the procurement of Rail Baltica mainline construction in Latvia:

2.1. EDZL as Implementing Body in Latvia;

2.2. Rail Baltica Project Governance – main stakeholders, structure and financing   arrangements;

2.3. Construction procurement process and tender schedule;

2.4. Construction procurement scope – sections overview;

2.5. Planned construction schedule – key dates;

2.6. Contracts overview – FIDIC, pricing basis, payment procedure, bill of quantity extract example;

2.7. Key Project constraints;

2.8. Technical scope overview – example of bridge structures, embankment, etc.

3. Q&A session.

During the consultation, the Contracting Authority will present information in English and, if necessary, also in Latvian.

The interested suppliers, who will participate the consultation, should take into account that the consultation will be documented (incl. it will be recorded) and its summary will be published. The information provided during the consultation will be disclosed to third persons for the Contracting Authority to ensure transparency of the process, observation of the principle of equal treatment and not to restrict competition.

Interested suppliers during the consultation should consider whether the information provided by them is considered a commercial secret or confidential, and the interested suppliers are responsible for non-disclosure of such information themselves.

1. The participants of the discussion will be registered for the needs of organising the consultation.
2. The consultation will be documented for the preparation of a summary of the consultation (a recording in Microsoft Teams will be made).
3. A short summary of the progress of the consultation, questions asked and answers provided will be published no later than within 15 (fifteen) working days of the day of the consultation on the Contracting Authority’s website: https://edzl.lv/, section „Aktuālie iepirkumi”, where this invitation is published.

The publicly available information about the Rail Baltica project is available on the websites:

https://edzl.lv/ 

https://www.railbaltica.org/