TENDER

Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine

CONVENTION ON THE COLLECTION,
DEPOSIT AND RECEIPT OF WASTE PRODUCED DURING
NAVIGATION ON THE RHINE AND ON INLAND WATERWAYS

Introduction

This file contains the relevant information for the selection procedure in connection with the call for tenders that the Secretariat of the Central Commission has put out in respect of the 1996 Strasbourg Convention (Convention on the collection, deposit and receipt of waste produced during navigation on the Rhine and on inland waterways) at the request of the Executive Committee, set up for this purpose by the States signatory to the said Convention, namely Germany, Belgium, France, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

This procedure for calling for tenders shall be carried out on the basis of the law of the Central Commission and its articles of association as described in the following rules of procedure. For whatever purpose it may serve, attention is drawn to the fact that Community law on the tendering procedure of public-law bodies is not applicable, although its principles have been followed in the procedure.

For information, the procedure is in two stages:
- the selection of a limited number of undertakings as prospective tenderers;
- the assessment of the bids made and the selection of the most economically advantageous of these.

The present file concerns the first stage only.

Any interested party may request explanations on the application requirements or on interpretation of the selection criteria. Such requests should be sent, solely and exceptionally, to the following e-mail address: excom@ccr-zkr.org. The replies sent in return shall be published on the Internet site at excom.ccr-zkr.org.

However, no additional information can be given concerning the envisaged electronic payment system.

All communications and requests, and the bids, should be sent to:

The Secretary General
Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine
Palais du Rhin
2 Place de la République
F-67082 Strasbourg Cedex