The environmental monitoring stations perform systematic measurements of atmospheric air and seawater parameters and accumulate a database
to serve for assessment of the environmental condition of basic physical-chemical parameters of the environment in the area of Burgas Port.
The monitoring stations were built by SE “Port Infrastructure” within the project “Environmentally Sound Management of Ports from the Cross-Border Corridor – ECOPORT 8”, financed by the cross-border program “South East Europe”.
Within the deadline set for submission of offers for participation in the public procurement under Art. 14, para. 4, item 2 of the Public Procurement Act in connection with Chapter Eight “a” of the Public Procurement Act, announced with public invitation reg. No. 05-11-25/23.10.2013, published in the Public Procurement Portal of the Public Procurement Agency under No. 9021382 on 23.10.2013, with subject: “Comprehensive service maintenance of automatic monitoring system for information service and accumulation of databases for assessment of the environmental condition of basic physical-chemical parameters of the environment in the area of Burgas Port“, only one offer was received – from participant “Orion Environment” Ltd.
With a protocol dated 04.11.2013, the designated composition of officials reviewed and evaluated the submitted offer. The company that submitted the offer is certified under standards ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 for supply, installation, maintenance and service of equipment and systems for environmental monitoring and technological processes and has proven experience in maintaining similar equipment and working with ORION EDA 2000 software. The participant also presented evidence of a concluded contract with an accredited laboratory. In view of the announced criterion “lowest price”, the officials proposed that the sole participant be selected as contractor. The protocol from the work of the officials was approved by the general director of SE “Port Infrastructure”.
A contract is to be concluded with the company that submitted the offer for comprehensive service maintenance of the automatic monitoring system for the next 12 months.
Burgas Port and Bar Port in Montenegro are the only ports in Southeast Europe where such automatic environmental monitoring systems operate.
