Romania – Bituminous Mastics – 4-Year Framework Agreement for Bituminous Mastic Procurement

This contract involves the procurement of bituminous mastic for sealing road surfaces on national roads managed by DRDP Craiova. The goal is to extend the service life of the roads and ensure safe and comfortable driving conditions. The required product is essential for the maintenance and repair of public roads, specifically for sealing or filling expansion and contraction joints, as well as cracks in cement and asphalt concrete structures. The type N2 bituminous mastic is a hot-applied sealing material that is thermoplastic and must be heated to the pouring temperature. The products covered by this framework agreement must be applied hot (after pre-heating) and must meet the minimum technical requirements specified in the relevant regulations, including SR EN 14188-1, which outlines specifications for hot-applied sealing products. All transportation and associated costs are the sole responsibility of the contractor. According to Article 160, paragraph 1 of Law 98/2016, interested economic operators have the right to request clarifications regarding the procurement documentation up to 20 days before the deadline for submitting offers. The contracting authority will respond clearly and concretely to all clarification requests on the 11th day before the submission deadline. Any clarification requests submitted after the specified date will be considered late and the contracting authority will not be able to provide a response within the stipulated timeframe. Both the requests for clarification from economic operators and the contracting authority's responses will be posted in the SEAP system.