Specific Procurement Notice
Request for Bids
Plant
Design, Supply and Installation
(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)
Employer: Moldova Energy Projects Implementation Unit (MEPIU)
Project: Sustainable Transition through Energy Efficiency in Moldova Project (STEEM)
Contract title: Installation of Individual Heat Substations and associated piping for public buildings in Chisinau DH system (Batch 2)
Country: Republic of Moldova
Loan No.: 9696-MD
RFB No: 9696-E1.2.2
Issued on: 01 October, 2026
The Republic of Moldova has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Transition through Energy Efficiency in Moldova Project (STEEM) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Installation of Individual Heat Substations and associated piping for public buildings in Chisinau DH system (Plant - Design, Supply & Installation).
The Moldova Energy Projects Implementation Unit (MEPIU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the or the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Individual Heat Substations and associated piping for public buildings in the Chisinau District Heating system.
Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB), in accordance with the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”) and the applicable World Bank Standard Procurement Document for Works – Request for Bids (Two-Envelope with Rated Criteria), September 2025, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Moldova Energy Projects Implementation Unit (MEPIU) and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 09:00 to 17:00 local time at the address given below.
The Bidding Document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Proposers upon submission of a written application to the address indicated below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of EUR 50.00 (fifty euros, zero eurocents), net of bank charges, for the electronic distribution of the Bidding Document via e-mail.
Prior to the Bidding Document being provided by MEPIU, the payment of the non-refundable fee must be evidenced by a SWIFT payment confirmation, which may be submitted via the e-mail listed below.
Payment shall be made by bank transfer to one of the bank accounts listed below, depending on the country of Bidder:
For payments in foreign currency (non-resident) – Euro (EUR)*: Beneficiary: MF – TR Chisinau – bugetul de stat, Unitatea Consolidata pentru Implementarea si Monitorizarea Proiectelor in domeniul Energeticii Tax identification Code: 1023601000072 Beneficiary Bank: National Bank of Moldova, Chișinău, Moldova Republic of IBAN: MD18NBPBIV145150J16649AB SWIFT Code: NBMDMD2X
Correspondent Bank: Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Vienna, Austria IBAN: AT953100000155096770 SWIFT Code: RZBAATWW | For payments in the local currency (residents– Moldovan Leu (MDL)*: Beneficiary: MF- TR Chisinau - bugetul de stat, Unitatea Consolidata pentru Implementarea si Monitorizarea Proiectelor in domeniul Energeticii Tax identification Code: 1023601000072 Beneficiary Bank: Ministerul Finantelor – Trezoreria de stat IBAN: MD83TRPIAA145150J16649AB SWIFT Code: TREZMD2X
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* The banking details provided above shall remain valid exclusively until December 31, 2026.
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 23 November, 2026 at 11:00 AM (local time). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 23 November, 2026 at 11:15 AM (local time). All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of EUR 50,000.00 (Fifty thousand Euro, 00 eurocents).
All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.
Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
The address referred to above is:
To: Moldova Energy Projects Implementation Unit (MEPIU)
Attn: Mr. Ruslan Surugiu, Interim Director
Address: 1, Alecu Russo Street, Block A1
Floor/ Office number: Eleventh (11th) floor, Assistant’s office
City: Chisinau
ZIP/Postal Code: MD-2068
Country: Republic of Moldova
Tel. /Fax: (+373 22) 49 67 90
E-mail: info@ucipe.gov.md
Website: www.ucipe.gov.md