Call for Competition by the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF)

Dear Member,
In the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, with reference to the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 24.11.2023 and numbered 91284901, the letter referenced above transmitted the competition opened by the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) for the supply of trains and the provision of related services, together with additional information. It is stated that it is planned to establish a long-term partnership for the maintenance of railway vehicles and to build an industrial production facility for train manufacturing in Morocco. Furthermore, it is stated that the project aims to develop the railway ecosystem and that the estimated cost of the project is 16,000,000,000 Moroccan dirhams excluding taxes, the breakdown of this amount being as shown in the attached Table 1.

The letter goes on to state that no bank guarantee is required at the call for competition stage, and that candidates eligible for the competitive dialogue stage must submit a bank guarantee to the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) in accordance with the conditions specified in the "Rglement de Consultation" document. It is stated that candidates may participate in the competitive dialogue procedure individually or as a group, that the tender has been divided by the Moroccan National Railways Office into two parts (Lots) as shown in the attached Table 2, and that at the end of the competitive dialogue procedure all services will be awarded to one manufacturer. In addition, information was given that the estimated delivery time of the said vehicles is four years and that the estimated start date for the signing of the contract is 31 July 2024.

It is stated that, pursuant to Article 83 of the Procurement Regulation of the Moroccan National Railways Office, RA- version 03, which entered into force on 06.02.2023, the first stage of the competitive dialogue procedure consists of a call for competition for the purpose of selecting the admitted candidates. It is stated that the tender documents can be downloaded and obtained from the public procurement portal (www.marchespublics.gov.ma) and the website of the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) (www.oncf.ma), and it is emphasised that the content of applications must be arranged as specified in the tender "Règlement de Consultation" document. Information was given that candidates must submit their applications in French and by one of the two methods specified.

In this framework, it is stated that applications can be made by two methods:

1. Electronic Application: Applications can be made electronically via the public procurement portal (www.marchespublics.gov.ma)
   .
2. Physical Application: Physical applications can be delivered to the address "Cellule COD, Direction des achats de l'Office National des
   Chemins de Fer". It is stated that, before the day on which the application envelopes are to be opened,
   applications may be delivered to the chair of the competitive dialogue commission. Applications submitted physically
   must be accompanied by their digital versions recorded on a removable storage medium
   .

Annex: Call for Competition by the Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF)

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry