Notification of a Public Tender in two phases: Phase A: call for expressions of interest Phase B: call for binding tenders for the lease of the exploration and exploitation rights of mineral minerals of the Greek state in part 9.02 km2 of the public mining area of the island of Chios, Municipality of Chios, North Aegean region

Διεξαγωγή δημοσίου διεθνούς ανοικτού Διαγωνισμού σε δύο φάσεις: Φάση Α΄: Πρόσκληση Εκδήλωσης Ενδιαφέροντος Φάση Β΄: Πρόσκληση Υποβολής Δεσμευτικών Προσφορών για την εκμίσθωση του δικαιώματος έρευνας και εκμετάλλευσης μεταλλευτικών ορυκτών του Ελληνικού Δημοσίου σε τμήμα εκτάσεως 9,02 km2 του Δημόσιου Μεταλλευτικού Χώρου Νήσου Χίου, Δήμου Χίου, Περιφέρειας Βορείου Αιγαίου (εφεξής ο …

CPV: 14000000 Bergbau, Basismetalle und zugehörige Erzeugnisse, 45120000 Versuchs- und Aufschlussbohrungen, 45122000 Aufschlussbohrungen
Ausführungsort:
Notification of a Public Tender in two phases: Phase A: call for expressions of interest Phase B: call for binding tenders for the lease of the exploration and exploitation rights of mineral minerals of the Greek state in part 9.02 km2 of the public mining area of the island of Chios, Municipality of Chios, North Aegean region
Vergabestelle:
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
Vergabenummer:

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Notification of a Public Tender in two phases: Phase A: call for expressions of interest Phase B: call for binding tenders for the lease of the exploration and exploitation rights of mineral minerals of the Greek state in part 9.02 km2 of the public mining area of the island of Chios, Municipality of Chios, North Aegean region
Description : Public International Open competition in two phases: Phase A: call for expression of interest Phase B: Call For Binding Tenders for the lease of the right to explore and exploit mining minerals of the Greek state in part of 9.02 km2 of the public mining area of the island of Chios, Municipality of Chios, North Aegean region (hereinafter the tender). After the completion of the first phase of the tender, the second phase of the tender will be followed by the candidates who will be pre-selected in the first phase (eligible Lessees) will submit binding offers following the invitation to submit binding offers (PIDP) that will be approved. The present public mining site was exempted in favor of the state, according to N.D. 4433/1964, by Decision No. CFI rules of procedure 3539/19-3-87 (GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 210 / B / 1987). The part to be rented of the IFRC of Chios, with a total area of 9,02 km2, has the following boundaries, the coordinates of which, in the EGSA’ 87 system are the following: NB. 1 X = 668627,000 Y = 4272511,000 "2 X = 670127,000 Y = 4267818,000 "3 X = 669085,000 Y = 4267273,000 "4 X = 668270,000 Y = 4267585,000 '5 X = 667290,638 Y = 4268830,260 "6 x = 667867,562 Y = 4272619,500 and in original "1 X = 668627,000 Y = 4272511,000 The above-mentioned right to explore and exploit mining minerals does not include minerals that have been exempted in favor of the Greek state, in accordance with the provisions of Article 143 of the mining code (N.D. 210/1973, GOVERNMENT GAZETTE A 277). Villages, settlements, buildings, facilities, infrastructure, areas of public, municipal or community roads and squares, the foreshore, the beach and other public areas and areas occupied by publicly used sites within which mining exploration is prohibited (article 18 mining code) are not subject to the lease. Also, the protection zone of the thermal spring of Agiasmata (Government Gazette 2973/B’/30.08.2017), as defined in the provisions of the relevant Water Basin Management Plan, in accordance with the Water Framework Directive and the provisions of the law, is not subject to the lease. 3498/2006 "development of thermal tourism and other provisions "(Government Gazette 230/a'/24.10.2006). The general and specific conditions of Phase A of the competition are detailed in the attached call for expression of interest (Phase A of the competition) and its annexes and form an integral part of this decision. The submission of the applications for expressions of interest (Phase A of the competition) will take place at the building of the Ministry of Environment and energy, General Secretariat for energy and mineral raw materials, Mesogeion 119, Athens, Office 356, 3rd floor, until Monday 10/3/2025 at 10.00 p.m.m. Any expression of interest letters submitted after this deadline will be rejected. Summary of the first phase of the competition to be published in the local press and posted on the website of the Ministry of Environment and energy ( www.ypen.gr). to be also posted in printed form on the bulletin board of the General Directorate of mineral raw materials, Mesogeion 119, Vol.K. 101 92 Athens. Any issues not mentioned in this notice are regulated by the provisions of the mining code (N.D. 210/1973, Government Gazette a 277, as currently in force).
Procedure identifier : bd792a94-693a-4356-ac1c-bd9229bcbaa5

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Additional nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 45120000 Test drilling and boring work
Additional classification ( cpv ): 14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Χίος
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Χίος ( EL413 )
Country : Greece

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/23/EU
Ελληνικός Μεταλλευτικός Κώδικας ν.δ.210/1973 ΦΕΚ 277Α΄ - Greek Mining Code Legal Decree 210/1973 Government Gazette 277 A, as amended and in force today
Applicable cross-border law : Not applicable

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Bankruptcy : 1.i. The applicant is in bankruptcy, bankruptcy settlement, conciliation, reorganisation, simple liquidation, special liquidation, special management, compulsory administration by a liquidator or by the court, suspension or cessation of activity, termination or in any insolvency proceedings or other similar situation arising from similar proceedings provided for in national laws and regulations, as well as any interested party in respect of whom an application is pending for inclusion in those situations or a decision of a court or other authority has been issued. 1.ii. In the case of a legal person or an association of persons, any natural person who is a member of its administrative, managerial or supervisory body or who has the power to represent, take decisions or control it has been convicted by a final court decision of one of the following offences: (a) participation in a criminal organization as defined in Article 2 of no. 2008/841 / Jha Council Framework Decision of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime (OJ L 300, 11.11.2008, pages 42-45). (B) corruption as defined in Article 3 of the convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or of the member states of the European Union (OJ C 195, 25.06.1997, p. 1-11) and Article 2 (1) of no. 2003/568 / Jha Council Framework Decision of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (OJ L 192, 31.07.2003, pages 54-56), as well as as defined in the Greek legislation and/or the law of the country of establishment (as the case may be) of the person concerned. (C) fraud within the meaning of Articles 2 and 3 of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on combating, by means of criminal law, fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union (OJ L 198, 28.07.2017, pages 29-41). (d) terrorist offences or offences related to terrorist activities as defined in articles 2-12 of Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475 / Jha and amending Council decision 2005/671/Jha (OJ L 88 from 31.03.2017, pages 6-21) or inciting, aiding or abetting or attempting to commit such a criminal offence as referred to in Article 14 of that directive. (e) money laundering or terrorist financing, as defined in Article 1 (3) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending regulation (EU) no 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, 648/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council, and repealing directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council and Commission directive 2006/70/EC, as amended and in force, which has been incorporated into Greek law by law. 4557/2018 (GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 139 / A / 30.07.2018). (F) child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on the prevention and fight against trafficking in human beings and on the protection of its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision No 2002/629/Jha (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, Page 1), incorporated into Greek law by law. 4198/2013 (GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 215 / A / 11.10.2013). 1.iii. Has defaulted on its obligations related to the payment of taxes or Social Security contributions if this is certified by a court decision with the force of res judicata or an administrative decision with binding effect in accordance with the legislation of the country of origin / establishment / establishment (if applicable) of the person concerned and / or the Greek state can prove by appropriate means that the person concerned has defaulted on its obligations related to the payment of taxes or Social Security contributions. 2. The RIS may exclude an interested party if that interested party and, in the case of a consortium, the member of a consortium, is based in a country (A) with which the Greek state has no diplomatic or commercial relations under a relevant decision of the Greek state; and / or (B) referred to in the two public documents issued by the Financial Action Group (FATF) three times per year, namely: (i) "jurisdictions under increased surveillance"; and (ii) the "high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call to action". The RIS may also exclude an interested party if that interested party and, in the case of a consortium, a member of a consortium is subject to UN sanctions and / or EU restrictive measures applied pursuant to any EU regulation under Article 215 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, P. 47-390) or a decision adopted within the framework of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Public tender in two phases: Phase A: call for expressions of interest Phase B: call for binding tenders for the lease of the exploration and exploitation rights of mineral minerals of the Greek state in part 9.02 km2 of the public mining area of the island of Chios, Municipality of Chios, North Aegean region
Description : Phase A Invitation for expression of interest Phase B Invitation to submit binding offers

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 45122000 Test boring work

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Χίος ( EL413 )
Country : Greece
Additional information :

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : General yearly turnover
Description : The applicant must demonstrate that he or she has experience and a proven track record of doing business in the following areas: 1. In the field of mining and extraction of mineral raw materials, with proven research and discovery experience of at least one (1) deposit or extraction of at least three (3) years on an industrial scale of at least 250,000 tonnes of mineral raw materials per year; or 2. In the processing of mineral raw materials, with proven experience of at least three (3) years of production of a finished product per year of at least 50,000 tonnes of concentrate or other marketable intermediate product or 10,000 tonnes of metal or alloy or a finished fully vertically integrated product per year or 1 tonne of precious metals. The business activity presented above must be carried out either in Greece or abroad, for at least four years. (4) consecutive years, within the last seven (7) years from the closing date of submission of applications for expressions of interest of this competition.2. The interested party must demonstrate during the first phase of the tender, that it has sufficient financial capacity to ensure the payment of the rent and the cost of the investment of the lease of the mining rights of the Greek state. In this context, interested parties must meet the financial criterion described in this paragraph (The "Financial Fitness Criterion") and demonstrate its fulfilment as described in paragraph 11.2. the present invitation: 2.1. Where the person concerned is a natural person – member of an association of persons or consortium If the entity concerned includes a natural person, it must prove that it has in its direct ownership and possession available, liquid and free of charge financial assets (net personal property) with a total market value of at least two million (2,000,000) euros. For the purposes of calculating the net personal property of a person, the following shall be taken into account: p. Cash deposits with a bank or any other credit institution· b. Liquid and transferable securities. 2.2. If the person concerned is a legal person (national or foreign) If the person concerned is a legal person, he must prove: (A) or that its average annual (from consolidated financial statements, in the case of consolidation) own funds (Equity) (calculated as total consolidated assets minus total consolidated liabilities (liabilities), in the case of consolidation, otherwise as total assets minus total liabilities (liabilities), for the last three (3) audited financial years from the Closing Date of submission of the expression of interest amounts to at least EUR two million (2,000,000) , (B) the average annual turnover from mining operations and / or mining operations (consolidated financial statements, if any) amounts to at least EUR five million (5,000,000) for the last three (3) financial years. 2.3. Where the person concerned is a private equity fund or a private equity firm: Where the person concerned is an investment company or an investment fund, he or she must demonstrate that he or she has committed, undrawn and undrafted funds in the last financial year prior to the date of submission of the expression of interest of at least EUR 10 million (10,000,000) in accordance with the most recent audited financial statements (or consolidated financial statements, as the case may be) or his auditors 'reports or a certificate attested by auditors' reports or a certificate attested by an auditor issued within thirty (30) calendar days before the date of submission of the expression of interest. The RIS shall be entitled to request the auditor's report or certificate referred to above, even if the person concerned has already submitted his or her financial statements. 2.4. If the person concerned is an association of persons / Consortium In the case of an association of persons or a consortium, the financial capacity criterion shall be met if the weighted average position, calculated as the sum of the relevant parameter for each natural or legal member of the consortium and pro rata participation in the consortium, taking into account the relevant share of each member, is at least EUR two million (2,000,000).

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Greek
Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest : 10/03/2025 10:00 +02:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : HELLENIC REPUBLIC
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Registration number : 2138003EKTMKZ5598902
Department : HELLENIC REPUBLIC MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY DIRECTORATE FOR METALLIC ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Postal address : 119 MESOGEION AMPELOKIPOI
Town : ATHENS
Postcode : 19002
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL303 )
Country : Greece
Contact point : Ioannis Zafeiratos
Telephone : 302131513838
Internet address : https://ypen.gov.gr/
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : www.ypen.gov.gr
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 0724fc1a-ec91-4c72-a4e4-058cf47d775d - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used as a call for competition – light regime
Notice dispatch date : 24/01/2025 09:36 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English Greek

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00055059-2025
OJ S issue number : 18/2025
Publication date : 27/01/2025