1. NATIONAL PROCUREMENT IN LATVIA
Dins Merirands
Member of the Board
Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas
April 25, 2017

2. THE ROLE OF EDZL IN LATVIA
Land Aquisition
Design for Local Facilities
Construction
Communication and Administration

3. Public Procurement
Public procurement is of crucial importance, because it is one of the market-based instruments to be used in order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, while at the same time ensuring the most efficient use of public funds.
/ The Europe 2020 strategy /

4. PROCUREMENT PRINCIPLES
Open, public
Interoperability
Procurement method
Design & Build where efficient. Procurements in two phases – first prequalification, second technical and financial proposal.
Procurements conducted within a scope of national and EU procurement legislation. Documentation in Latvian and English.
Common technical parameters, interoperable with EU railway network.
Uniform principles
Supervision
Cooperation
Based on common guidelines, templates and common requirements for supplier qualifications
Experience on 1435 mm and 1520 mm system demands cooperation between national and international companies, experts.
Owners and technical supervision, FIDIC engineers, on-spot visits, quality and compliance control.

5. NEW PROCUREMENT LAW Announcement before March 1, 2017
Previous public procedure provisions
New Public Procurement Law came into force on March 1, 2017
(transposing Directive 2014/24/EU; repealing Directive 2004/18/EC)
Announcement after March 1, 2017

6. ASPECTS OF PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
Specially designed application forms
Language
for procurement rules and application
References
Procurement Commission
competent, accurate, independent and fair
Administrative issues
Electronic signature, etc.

7. Major changes in procurement procedures
publication of the procurement plan – from June 1, 2017;
electronical application;
the minimal deadlines for application;
the complaints’ procedure.

8. ELECTRONICAL APPLICATIONS
The submission of electronical applications:
for public supplies or services 135 000 EUR and more
for public works 5 225 000 EUR and more
from October 1, 2017
for public supplies or services 135 000 EUR -
for public works 5 225 000 EUR -
from April 1, 2018

9. OPEN / RESTRICTED PROCEDURE
all interested suppliers are entitled to submit tenders;
selection of tenderers and assessment of submitted tenders proceed in one stage.
Open procedure
all interested suppliers may request the right to participate (first stage);
however, tenders may only be submitted by those candidates, which are invited by the commissioning authority (second stage).
Restricted procedure

10. Public Procurement Law – contract price margins
public supplies or services
public works
The application of national procurement procedures
(under relevant contract price margins announced by the EU)
42 000 EUR - 134 999,99 EUR
170 000 EUR - 5 224 999,99 EUR
Switch to the regulation of EU procurement procedures
EUR +
5 225 000 EUR +

11. open procedure – deadlines (dayS)
Type of procurement
Under relevant contract price margins announced by the EC
Over relevant contract price margins announced by the EC
Simple 20 35
Simple + publication of a prior informational announcement 15
Urgency
Applications submitted electronically 30
If amendments are introduced
At least one half of the initial deadline, but not less then 7 days

12. RESTRICTED procedure – deadlines (dayS)
Type of procurement
Under relevant contract price margins announced by the EC
Over relevant contract price margins announced by the EC
Phase of procurement
Applications (1st stage)
Tenders
(2nd stage)
Simple 20 30
Simple + publication of a prior informational announcement 10
Urgency 15
Applications submitted electronically 25
If amendments are introduced
At least a half of the initial deadline
(but not less then 7 days)

13. COMPLAINTS’ PROCEDURE
In order to submit a complaint in the Procurement Monitoring Bureau regarding the results of procedure candidates and tenderers have to deposit 0,5% of estimated contract price, but not more than:
EUR for public works;
840 EUR for public supplies un services.
If the estimate contract price can not be set or it is not indicated in public procurement documentation, deposit is:
3 400 EUR for public works;
* Deposit can be submitted as a bank guarantee, insurance for a specific amount of money or a payment for a specific amount of money to the Procurement Monitoring Bureau.

14. Information
SIA «Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas» invites any interested supplier to follow announced public procurement procedures on:
SIA «Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas» home page -
The Procurement Monitoring Bureau home page -
Tenders Electronic Daily - „Official Journal of the European Communities” -