6. 5. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 103/19

PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS

(Publication of notices of public works contracts and licences in conformity with Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 supplemented by Council Directive 72/277/EEC of 26 July 1972)

MODEL NOTICES OF CONTRACTS

A. Open procedures

1. Name and address of the authority awarding the contract (Article 16e)(1):

2. The award procedure chosen (Article 16b):

3. a) The site (Article 16c):

b) The nature and extent of the services to be provided and the general nature of the work (Article 16c):

c) If the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several, or for all of the lots (Article 16c):

d) Information relating to the purpose of the contract if the contract entails the drawing up of projects (Article 16c):

4. Any time limit for the completion of the works (Article 16d):

5. a) Name and address of the service from which the contract documents and additional documents may be requested (Article 16f) :

b) The final date for making such request (Article 16f):

c) Where applicable, the amount and terms of payment of any sum payable for such documents (Article 16 f):

6. a) The final date for receipt of tenders (Article 16g):

b) The address to which they must be sent (Article 16g):

c) The language or languages in which they must be drawn up (Article 16g):

7. a) The persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders (Article 16h):

b) The date, time and place of this opening (Article 16h):

8. Any deposits and guarantees required (Article 16i):

9. The main procedure for financing and payment and/or references to the instruments regulating these (Article 16j):

10. Where applicable, the specific legal form which must be assumed by the group of contractors to whom the contract is awarded (Article 16k):

11. The minimum economic and technical standards required of the contractors (Article 161):

12. Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep open his tender (Article 16m):

13. Criteria for the award of the contract. Criteria other than that of the lowest price shall be mentioned if they do not appear in the contract documents (Article 29):

14. Other information:

15. The date of dispatch of the notice (Article 16a):

(*) The Articles in brackets refer to Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 (OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 5). No C 103/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 6. 5. 76

B. Restricted procedures

1. Name and address of the authority awarding the contract (Article 17a) (*):

2. The award procedure chosen (Article 17a):

3. a) The site (Article 17a): b) The nature and extent of the sevices to be provided and the general nature of the work (Article 17a): c) If the contract is subdivided into several lots, the size of the different lots and the possibility of tendering for one, for several or for all of the lots (Article 17a): d) Information relating to the purpose of the contract if the contract entails the drawing up of projects (Article 17a):

4. Any time limit for the completion of the works (Article 17a):

5. Where applicable, the specific legal form which must be assumed by the group of contractors to whom the contract is awarded (Article 17a):

6. a) The final date for the receipt of requests to participate (Article 17b): b) The address to which they must be sent (Article 17 b): c) The language or languages in which they must be drawn up (Article 17b):

7. The final date for the dispatch of invitations to tender (Article 17c):

8. Information concerning the contractor's personal position, and the minimum economic and technical standards required of him (Article 17d) :

9. The criteria for the award of the contract if these are not stated in the invitation to tender (Article 18d):

10. Other information:

11. The date of dispatch of the notice (Article 17a):

(') The Articles in Brackets refer to Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 (OJ No L 185, 16. 8. 1971, p. 5). 6.5.76 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 103/21

Open procedure

1. Ministerie van Openbare Werken, Bestuur der 6. a) 3 June 1976. Waterwegen, Dienst van het Stroomgebied der Schelde, 2e Directie Passionistenlaan, 82, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium. b) Address as in 1. (Tel. 056/21 27 11). c) Dutch; forms attached to the specification must be used.

2. Public invitation to tender. 7. a) Public. b) 11 a.m. on 3 June 1976, address as in 1. 3. a) Province of West Flanders. 8. 5 %; two-year guarantee period. b) Modernization works between Courtrai and Harelbeke, first phase on the river de Leie. 9. Monthly payments as the works progress. The contract will c) Classification: category B, class 6 (for works valued at include a price-fluctuation clause for labour and materials. Bfrs 30 000 000 - 75 000 000). 10. Associations, including consortia, may tender. d)

11. See 3 c). 4. 300 working days. 12. 150 calendar days from the date on which tenders are 5. a) Office for the sale and inspection of specifications: opened. 49 rue du Luxembourg, 1040 Brussels (Tel. 02/513.14.47 — postal cheque account (CCP) No 000/000.94 55/46). 13. The contract will be awarded to the lowest acceptable Documents may be consulted and further information tender. obtained at the address given in 1.

b) 3 June 1976. 14. Since notices of correction may be issued during the publication period, contractors from Community Member c) Specification No A4/76 D 10: Bfrs 295. States are requested to apply to the address given in 1 not later than 10 days before the date on which tenders are Tender form: Bfrs 20. opened, for information on any changes made. 8 plans: Bfrs 20. Payable in advance. 15. 27 April 1976.

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Open procedure

1. Ministerie van Openbare Werken, Bestuur der 6. a) 20 May 1976. Waterwegen, Dienst der Kust 'Residentie De Mast', Ernest Feysplein, 15, 8400 Oostende, Belgium. (Tel. b) Address as in 1. 059/50 19 61). c) Dutch; forms attached to the specification must be used.

2. Public invitation to tender. 7. a) Public.

3. a) Province of West Flanders. b) 11 a.m. on 20 May 1976, address as in 1.

b) Bredene-Klemskerke beach. 8. 5 %; no guarantee period. Beach improvement works to the east and west of the Vosseslag. Placing of sand by hydraulic dredge and 9. Monthly payments as the works progress. The contract will planting work. include a price-fluctuation clause for labour and materials. c) Classification: category A, class 7 (for works valued at Bfrs 75 000 000 - 150 000 000). 10. Associations, including consortia, may tender. d) 11. See 3 c). 4. 250 working days. 12. 120 calendar days from the date on which tenders are opened. 5. a) Office for the sale and inspection of specifications: 49 rue du Luxembourg, 1040 Brussels (Tel. 02/513 14 47 — postal cheque account (CCP) No 000/000 94 55/46). 13. The contract will be awarded to the lowest acceptable Documents may be consulted and further information tender. obtained at the address given in 1. 14. Since notices of correction may be issued during the b) 20 May 1976. publication period, contractors from Community Member c) Specification No A3/76 C 89: Bfrs 60. States are requested to apply to the address given in 1 not later than 10 days before the date on which tenders are Tender form: Bfrs 20. opened, for information on any changes made. 2 plans: Bfrs 100. Payable in advance. 15. 27 April 1976.

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Open procedure

1. Ministere des Travaux Publics, Fonds des Routes, Direction 6. a) 10 June 1976. de la province de Liege, rue Forgeur 2,4000 Liege, Belgium. (Tel. 041/32 19 52). b) Address as in 1. c) French; forms attached to the specification must be used. 2. Public invitation to tender. 7. a) Public. 3. a) Province of Liege. b) 11 a.m. on 10 June 1976 at the address given in 1. b) A3 motorway; modernization of the Cheratte-Melen section and extension to three lanes on the 8. 5 %; three-year guarantee period. Melen-Battice section.

c) Classification: category C, class 7 (for work valued at Bfrs 9. Monthly instalments as the work progresses. Adjustment 75 000 000-150 000 000). will be made for fluctuations in wage and material costs. d) 10. Associations, including consortia, may tender. 4. 450 calendar days. 11. See 3 c).

5. a) Office for the sale and inspection of specifications and other documents relating to public works contracts: 155, 12. 75 calendar days from the date on which tenders are opened. rue de la Loi, Residence Palace, 1040 Brussels (Tel. 02/513 14 47 — postal cheque account (CCP) No 13. The contract will be awarded to the lowest acceptable 000-0009455-46). The documents may be consulted and tender. further information obtained at the address given in 1. 14. Since notices of correction may be issued during the b) 10 June 1976. publication period, contractors from Community Member c) Specification No E/76 C 17: Bfrs 100. States are requested to apply to the address given in 1 not later than 10 days before the date on which tenders are Tender form: Bfrs 40. opened, for information on any changes made. 1 plan: Bfrs 220. Payable in advance. 15. 27 April 1976.

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Open procedure

1. Rhein-Main-Donau AG Miinchen, represented by the b) Address as in 1. ' Neubauamt Donauausbau, Sedanstrafie 18, 8400 Regensburg, Federal Republic of Germany. c) German.

2. Public invitation to tender pursuant to VOB/A. 7. a) Tenderers and their authorized representatives. b) At 10.15 a.m. on 15 June 1976. Address as in 1. 3. a) Bad Abbach, district of Kelheim. b) Bituminous bed and slope stabilization of the upper part 8. 3 % of the contract price. Only guarantees of unlimited of a canal above the lock, consisting mainly of: duration from a credit insurer or credit institution approved in the Federal Republic of Germany will be accepted. 215 000 m2 impervious bitumen-concrete layer; 2 30 000 m petrification; 9. Monthly instalment payments of the full amount due 10 000 m3 earthworks; within 18 working days. 10 000 m2 track surfacing. All quantities approximate. 10. c) Unum quid contract. 11. Evidence mentioned in VOB/A, § 8, 3 (1) may be required d) from tenderers.

4. Starting date: beginning of August 1976. 12. 8 weeks from the opening of tenders. Completion date: 30 June 1977. 13. In accordance with § 25 of VOB/A the contract will be 5. a) Neubauamt Donauausbau, address as in 1. awarded to the tender which appears the most acceptable when all technical and economic aspects are taken into b) 21 May 1976. account. Tenders should be submitted only by undertakings or consortia which can provide evidence that c) The tender documents will be available for collection or they have already carried out projects comparable to the dispatch from 10 a.m. on 11 May 1976 following work being put out to tender, that they have at their disposal payment of the fee of DM 300 either in cash or by bank the necessary manpower and equipment and that they are transfer to account No 273 759 held by prepared to carry out the work independently, with the Rhein-Main-Donau AG — Neubauamt Donauausbau exception of specialized work. Regensburg with the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank Regensburg, quoting 'Bad Abbach — Sohlendichtung'. The payment will not be refunded. 14.

6. a) At 10 a.m. on 15 June 1976. 15. 27 April 1976.

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Open procedure

1. StraGenneubauabteilung, 5240 Betzdorf/Sieg, Bismarck- The fee is not refundable once the documents have been straGe 7, Federal Republic of Germany. sent.

2. Public invitation to tender pursuant to the regulations 6. a) 29 June 1976. governing construction work contracts, Part A (VOB/A). b) Address as in 1. 3. a) 'Lehwiese' bridge, spanning a valley near Altenkirchen c) German. (structure No BW 4 5311 59 — Ko 592). b) Construction of a bridge approximately 300 m long 7. a) Tenderers and their authorized representatives, spanning a valley. The work consists of the following: b) At 10 a.m. on 29 June 1976, address as in 1. 5 000 m3 soil excavation; 3 2 000 m reinforced concrete type Bn 350; 8. Only guarantees from a credit insurer or credit institution 3 900 m3 prestressed concrete type Bn 450; approved in the Federal Republic of Germany will be accepted. 400 metric tons reinforcing steel types III and I; 80 metric tons prestressing steel; 2 9. Payments in accordance with § 16 of the general regulations 1 000 m sheet piles. governing construction work contracts, Part B (VOB/B). All quantities approximate. c) Unum quid contract. 10. d) 11.

4. Approximately two years after award of contract. 12. Till 29 October 1976. 5. a) Address as in 1. 13. In accordance with § 25 of VOB/A the contract will be b) 14 May 1976. awarded to the tender which appears the most acceptable when all technical and economic aspects are taken into c) The documents will be dispatched on receipt of a account. paying-in slip evidencing the payment of DM 90 to the postal cheque account No 23671 held by the Regierungshauptkasse Koblenz, for Buchhaltung 6. The tender documents consist of a declaration with annexes (in duplicate), comments and plans (one copy). 15. 28 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. Contracts Branch, Department of the Environment, 6. a) 27 May 1976. Property Services Agency, Southern Regional Works HQ, Building 'B', Coley Park, Reading RG1 6DZ, Berkshire, b) As in 1. England, . c) English. 2. Lowest acceptable offer in competition among selected tenderers. 7. Approximately 19 July 1976.

3. a) Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire, England, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting. 8. Proof of inscription of the company on a professional register or the company's register in the United Kingdom b) The erection of a computer hall of approximately or Ireland. 1 500 m2 steel framed construction with brick cladding. 2 Balance sheets for the past three years including a statement Four-storey office block of approximately 1 500 m in of turnover on construction works. reinforced concrete construction brick cladding. Conference block on two floors about 1 000 m2 A statement of the technical qualification of the managerial reinforced concrete and brick cladding. Standby and supervisory staff who would be responsible for generator block and site works. executing the work and any previous experience of UK construction practice. c) Nominated subcontractors will be recommended by the A list of jobs over one million units of account carried out authority for: lift installation, electrical installation, during the past five years, the value and site of each job and heating installation, air conditioning installation, the authority for whom executed. integrated ceilings, kitchen equipment and ventilation, structural steel. Details of plant and machinery available for executing the work. Nominated suppliers will be recommended by the authority for: door sets, ironmongery. Does the contractor propose to use his own labour force or rely on locally recruited work people? The estimated cost of the project is between £2 million and £2-5 million. 9. d)

4. Phased completion required as follows: 10. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling. The contract will be based on the general Section I computer block — 18 months. conditions of Government contracts for building and civil Section II remainder of work — 20 months. engineering works, technical specifications, drawings and From date of possession of site in each case. bills of quantity. Price fluctuations on labour rates and materials will be permitted. Progress payments will be made monthly or fortnightly on the basis of a valuation of 5. In the event of a group of contractors submitting an certified work done and materials delivered to site. acceptable offer it will be necessary for each member of the Payments under the contract will be made in sterling. group to sign an undertaking that each company or firm in the group will be jointly and severally responsible for the contract. 11. 28 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. Department of the Environment, Property Services Agency, 6. a) 1 June 1976. Contracts Section, Central Office for Wales, St Agnes Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff CF4 4YF, South Wales, United Kingdom. b) As in 1. (Tel. No (02 22) 75 32 71, extension: 2556.) c) English. 2. Lowest acceptable offer in competition among selected tenderers. 7. Approximately September 1976.

3. a) Ministry of Defence Site, Merrion Camp, Castlemartin, 8. Proof of inscription of the company on a professional Dyfed, West Wales. register or the companies register in the United Kingdom or Ireland. b) The erection and completion on a fully pre-planned basis of the following new buildings: Balance sheets for the past three years including a statement of turnover on construction works. six two-storey blocks of single living quarters; A statement of the technical qualifications of the one single-storey messing store; managerial and supervising staff who would be responsible one single-storey medical centre; for executing the work and any previous experience of UK one single-storey boiler house and associated fuel store. construction practice. Landscaping on completion of new works. A list of jobs over one million units of account carried out during the past five years, the value and site of each job and All of the new buildings will be constructed with load the authority for whom executed. bearing brick walls, concrete floors and pitched roofs. Details of plant and machinery available for executing the c) Nominated subcontracts will be recommended by the work. authority, following selective tendering, for the following services: heating and ventilation, electric Does the contractor propose to use his own labour force or rely on locally recruited work people? lighting and power. The authority will provide built-in furniture, floor coverings, fire-fighting equipment and light fittings. 9. The estimated cost of the whole project is between £1-5 and £2 million. 10. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling. The contract will be based on the general conditions of Government contracts for building and civil engineering works, technical specifications, drawings and 4. 78 weeks from the date of possession of the site. bills of quantity. Price fluctuations on labour rates and materials will be permitted. Progress payment will be made 5. In the event of a group of contractors submitting an monthly or fortnightly on the basis of a valuation of acceptable offer, it will be necessary for each member of the certified work done and materials delivered to site. group to sign an undertaking that each company or firm in Payments under the contract will be made in sterling. the group will be jointly and severally responsible for the contract. 11. 27 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. Direction Departementale de l'Equipement des 6. a) 24 May 1976. Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Arrondissement Autoroutier, 17 rue Victor Hugo, B.P. 134, 64015 Pau, France. b) As in 1. c) French. 2. Restricted invitation to tender.

7. 30 June 1976. 3. a) Orthez, Pyrenees-Atlantiques.

b) Carriageways on a 15-km section of the A64 motorway; 8. Information form MPE 8, references for comparable recent mixing and placing 200 000 metric tons cement works and list of equipment. sand-gravel mix and 60 000 metric tons bituminous concrete; various finishings. 9. Price, completion dates, equipment. c) Unum quid contract.

d) 10. Further information may be obtained from Mr Debosse, Tel. (59) 33 44 19, or after 19 May 1976, Tel. (59) 02 69 19 4. Four months. (change of number).

5. One contractor must be nominated as joint representative. 11. 27 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. Scottish Development Department, Road Project Team, 7. Approximately June 1976. NCR Building, 2 Roseburn Gardens, Edinburgh EH 12 5NJ, , United Kingdom. 8. Proof of inscription of the company on a professional register or the companies register in the United Kingdom 2. Lowest acceptable offer in competition among selected or Ireland. tenderers or special award criteria is applied to alternative Balance sheets/accounts for the past three years including a offers from selected tenderers. statement of turnover on construction work and proportion of turnover on civil engineering work. 3. a) Scotland, Region, on the peninsula A statement of the technical qualifications of the from Tore 9 km north west of northwards to managerial and supervisory staff who would be responsible Duncanston 2 km south east of the Cromarty Firth. for executing the work and any previous experience of UK construction practice. b) Construction at elevations of up to 165 m above sea level of some 4-8 km of 7-3 m wide single carriageway in either A list of jobs over one million units of account carried out flexible or rigid pavement. Also included are drainage during the past five years, the value and site of each job and and other ancillary works. Approximate cost £1*4 the authority for whom executed. million. Details of plant and machinery available for executing the work. c) Whether the contractor proposes to use his own labour d) force or to rely on locally recruited labour.

4. 15 months from the date of the engineer's written order to 9. Details of the award criteria will be shown in instructions for commence the works. tendering.

5. In the event of a group of contractors submitting an 10. The contract will be based on the Institution of Civil acceptable offer it will be necessary for each member of the Engineers conditions of contract for use in connection with group to sign an undertaking that each company or firm in works of civil engineering construction (fifth edition) as the group will be jointly and severally responsible for the modified by the Scottish Development Department for use due performance of the contract. in highway works contracts, the specification for road and bridge works drawings and bill of quantities. A contract price fluctuation clause will apply. Interim payments will 6. a) 24 May 1976. be made monthly on the basis of the valution of work executed and materials delivered to the site. b) The Secretary, address as in 1.

c) English. 11. 26 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. London Borough of Wandsworth, Town Hall, Wandsworth 4. Contract period to be stated by tenderer. High Street, London SW18 2PU, England, United Kingdom. 5. Standard form of building contract local authorities' edition with quantities 1963 edition (July 1975 revision) issued by 2. Lowest acceptable offer in competition amongst selected the Joint Contracts Tribunal (England). contractors.

3. a) Situated immediately north of the railway running 6. a) 28 May 1976. between Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Town. Bounded on the west by Wynter Street and on the east by b) Director of Administration, address as in 1. Plough Road. It will be necessary to divert two 66 000 high voltage London Electricity Board cables running c) English. across the site from Wynter Street to Plough Road by a route along the northern and eastern boundaries of the 7. 21 July 1976. site.

b) 171 dwellings comprising one-, two- and 8. In accordance with Articles 25 (a) and (b) and 26 (b), (c) three-bedroom houses; two- and three-bedroom and (d) to Council Directive 71/305/EEC. maisonettes and one-bedroom flats in one-, two- and three-storey blocks. Also a three-storey block of sheltered accommodation comprising 38 flatlets and a 9. Lowest acceptable offer in competition amongst selected warden's flat. All ground floor slabs and floor slabs contractors. between dwellings will be in situ reinforced concrete. Structural walls will be load bearing brick or concrete block. Roofs will be pitched and covered in concrete tiles 10. Appointed architects for the scheme are Messrs Phippen, on timber trusses. Randall and Parkes, 82 Bridge Road, Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9HF, England. c) d) 11. 27 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. Scottish Development Department, Road Project Team, c) English. NCR Building, 2 Roseburn Gardens, Edinburgh EH 12 5NJ, Scotland, United Kingdom. 7. Approximately June 1976.

2. Lowest acceptable offer in competition among selected 8. Proof of inscription of the company on a professional tenderers. register or the companies register in the United Kingdom or Ireland. 3. a) Scotland, Highland region. Trunk road A9. Cromarty Balance sheets/accounts for the past three years including a Bridge. Across the Cromarty Firth 4 km east of . statement of turnover on construction work and proportion b) Construction in tidal waters of 1 -46 km long bridge, of turnover on civil engineering work. carrying a single 7-3 m carriageway and joining rock A statement of the technical qualifications of the filled causeways already constructed. The bridge managerial and supervisory staff who would be responsible comprises 68 spans of 21 -5 m and consists of prestressed for executing the work and any previous experience of UK precast concrete beams with an in situ reinforced construction practice. concrete deck supported on reinforced concrete piers A list of jobs over one million units of account carried out comprising twin columns and a precast capping beam. during the past five years, the value and site of each job and Alternative foundation arrangements consist of groups the authority for whom executed. of concrete friction piles capped at bed level or pairs of large diameter cylinder piles extended above water level Details of plant and machinery available for executing the to support the capping beam. Estimated cost work. approximately £4 million. Whether the contractor proposes to use his own labour force or to rely on locally recruited labour. c)

d) 9. Details of the award criteria will be shown in instructions for tendering. 4. 24 months from the date of commencement of the works as notified by the engineer to the contract. 10. The contract will be based on the Institution of Civil Engineers conditions of contract for use in connection with 5. In the event of a group of contractors submitting an works of civil engineering construction (fifth edition) as acceptable offer it will be necessary for each member of the modified by the Scottish Development Department for use group to sign an undertaking that each company or firm in in highway works contracts, the specification for road and the group will be jointly and severally responsible for the bridge works, drawings and bill of quantities. A contract due performance of the contract. price fluctuation clause will apply. Interim payments will be made monthly on the basis of the valuation of work and materials delivered to the site. 6. a) 24 May 1976.

b) The Secretary, address in 1. 11. 26 April 1976.

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Restricted procedure

1. The Secretariat d'Etat aux Postes et Telecommunications Contractors must have the highest building qualifications Franchise through the Direction Generate des for the lot applied for; they may apply for several lots if they Telecommunications, represented by the Direction have the appropriate qualifications. Centrale des Materiels d'Equipement, 67 Avenue Lenine Wladimir Illich, 94112 Arcueil, France. 6. a) 12 midnight on 23 May 1976.

2. Restricted invitation to tender. b) Monsieur l'Ingenieur General Directeur, address as in 1. c) French. 3. a) Eysines. b) Invitation to tender for the construction of an 7. Invitations to tender will be issued during July or August administrative unit in the Gironde. Consortia are invited 1976, the works will be awarded in December 1976 and the to tender for a contract relating to an existing completion time is scheduled at 15 months. architectural design. The restricted procedure will apply. The total value of the works is estimated at about FF 14 8. Applications must be accompanied by proof of million. qualifications and a list of references. Furthermore, applicants must be up to date with social security c) contributions in force in their country of origin. d) 9. The contract will be awarded on the basis of: price; 4. See 7. compliance with French laws, regulations and official documents in force at the date of submission of tenders; the specifications and regulations applicable to this 5. Consortia should consist of contractors with a legal bond construction project. between them, such that if any one contractor withdraws after award of the contract his work will automatically be taken over by the other contractors. Contractors will 10. therefore have joint and several liability and a joint representative. 11. 27 April 1976.

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