Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Real estate complex for the European Commission in Brussels — Project Loi 130
Reference number: OIB.02/CO/2017/062/783
II.1.2)Main CPV code71220000 Architectural design services
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)71420000 Landscape architectural services
71321000 Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
71327000 Load-bearing structure design services
71320000 Engineering design services
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The European Commission is organizing an international restricted interdisciplinary architectural competition in two phases for the construction of a building complex "Project Loi 130" in Brussels. The competition is open to applicants providing the key competences (architecture, landscape architecture, building services engineering and structural engineering).
The project is located in the "European Quarter" in Brussels. The site has an approximate size of 24 000 m2. The goal of the project competition is to redevelop the site into an efficient building complex for the European Commission with an approximate gross floor area above ground between 175 000 – 190 000 m2. The mixed use complex should provide office space for at least 5.250 employees, conference facilities, two childcare centers, the Commission´s visitor center, retail facilities, a car park and a new entrance to the Maelbeek subway station.
Further information can be found in the competition regulations and its annexes.
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: Administrative appropriations
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.10)Criteria for the selection of participants:
The applicants must provide all the documents and information detailed within Annex 3 of the competition regulations "Checklist of Documents to be completed and submitted", including a duly filled in and signed "Declaration on honor on exclusion criteria and selection criteria" and information about the applicant. The applicants must provide upon request and within the time limit set by the Commission the supporting documents confirming their declaration on honor.
Further information on the selection of the candidates can also be found in the competition regulations, point 3.
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular professionParticipation is reserved to a particular profession: yes
Indicate profession: The applicants must have the legal and regulatory capacity to pursue the professional activity of architect, landscape architect, building services engineer and structural engineer in their country of establishment.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.2)Type of contestRestricted
Number of participants to be contemplated: 30
IV.1.7)Names of participants already selected:
IV.1.9)Criteria for the evaluation of projects:
For further information on the criteria for the evaluation of projects, please refer to the competition regulations, point 4.
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of projects or requests to participateDate: 04/05/2018
Local time: 17:30
IV.2.3)Date of dispatch of invitations to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which projects or requests to participate may be drawn up:Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
IV.3)Rewards and jury
IV.3.1)Information about prize(s)A prize/prizes will be awarded: yes
Number and value of the prize(s) to be awarded:
There are 3 prizes foreseen with a total value of 300 000 EUR, as follows:
1st prize: 120 000 EUR
2nd prize: 100 000 EUR
3rd prize: 80 000 EUR
IV.3.2)Details of payments to all participants:
For the candidates selected to the competition, there are 300 000 EUR designated for honoraria in phase 1 of the competition, and 300 000 EUR for honoraria in phase 2. For further details, please refer to point 5 of the competition regulations.
IV.3.3)Follow-up contractsAny service contract following the contest will be awarded to the winner or winners of the contest: yes
IV.3.4)Decision of the juryThe decision of the jury is binding on the contracting authority/entity: no
IV.3.5)Names of the selected members of the jury:For further details on jury members, please refer to point 2.3.2 of the competition regulations.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
1) The competition regulations and annexes (including the questions and answers) are available at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3021 We invite the interested parties to register on this website. The website will be updated regularly and it is the responsibility of the applicants to check the updates and modifications made during the period for the submission of requests to participate.
2) Time schedule:
A detailed time schedule can be found in the competition regulations, point 8.
3) Further information on the architectural competition can be found on http://www.ec.europa.eu/loi130-competition
4) Before the distribution of the competition brief, changes and/or modifications may apply to dates and jury members.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the plaintiff being notified or, failing this, of the date on which it became known to them. A complaint made to the European Ombudsman neither suspends this period nor opens a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:14/03/2018