Summary

The Municipality of Apokoronas has launched a tender for a specialist study to draw up operational rules for its planned diving park, with the contract valued at just under €7,400. The work, funded entirely from the municipality's own budget, must be completed within eight months of signing. Anyone qualified to bid must submit a sealed offer to the municipal offices in Vrysses by August 21, 2026 at 14:00.

Apokoronas takes first formal step toward launching a diving park

The Municipality of Apokoronas is pressing ahead with plans to establish an underwater diving park by commissioning a study that will define how the site will be run. The study, once completed, will form the official operational rulebook for the park — covering how it is used, managed, and protected.

What the study involves

The contract covers the preparation of an operational regulations study for the Apokoronas Diving Park. The chosen specialist will have eight months from the date the contract is signed to deliver the completed work. The municipality is funding the entire project from its own budget — no external grants are involved.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest-priced bid that meets all formal requirements.

Who can apply?

The call is directed at engineers or firms holding a qualification in Naval and Mechanical Engineering (Ναυπηγών Μηχανολόγων Μηχανικών) who are registered with the relevant professional body. Applicants must provide a range of supporting documents, including tax and social security clearance certificates, a company registration extract, and a recent criminal record certificate.

Key details at a glance

Contract value: €7,392.38 including VAT
Submission deadline: August 21, 2026 at 14:00
Contract duration: 8 months from signing
Where to submit: Protocol office, Municipality of Apokoronas, Vrysses (current Town Hall)
Funding: Municipal own funds
Award criterion: Lowest price

How to submit a bid

Offers must be delivered in a sealed envelope, in person, to the protocol office of the Municipality of Apokoronas in Vrysses no later than August 21, 2026 at 14:00. The envelope must clearly indicate the name of the study and the submission deadline. The full official tender documents are available to download here:

Download tender documents (PDF)

Contact

For further information, contact the Technical Department of the Municipality:

Contact person: Konstantina Samara
Phone: 28253 40307 / 344
Email: [email protected]

Official source

HELLENIC REPUBLIC — TO BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL ELECTRONIC PUBLIC CONTRACTS REGISTRY (ΚΗΜΔΗΣ)

REGIONAL UNIT OF CHANIA

MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

Contact: Konstantina Samara Vrysses Apokoronas, 73007 Tel.: 28253 40307–344 Fax: 2825051211 Email: [email protected] Approved Request: 26REQ019416095 CPV: 71335000-5

TO: Kanakakis Evangelos, Chorafakia Akrotiriou Postal Code: 73100 Chania, Crete Tel.: 28210 39664, 6948495686 Email: [email protected]

SUBJECT: INVITATION TO SUBMIT AN OFFER FOR THE SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE STUDY ENTITLED: "Preparation of a study on the operational regulations of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas"

The Municipality of Apokoronas intends to implement the study entitled "Preparation of a study on the operational regulations of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas", in accordance with Study No. 25/2026 of the Technical Department, with an estimated value of €7,392.38 including VAT, and announces the following:

The assignment will be made in accordance with the provisions of Law 4412/2016, Article 118, as currently in force following the amendment by Article 50 of Law 4782/2021.
Expenditure approval Decision No. A-399/09-07-2026 has been issued (ADA: ΨΒ0ΡΩΨΤ-ΝΘ2, ADAM: 26REQ019416095).
Decision No. A-28/2026 of the Mayor approving Study 25/2026 entitled "Preparation of a study on the operational regulations of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas" has been issued (ADA: 688ΛΩΨΤ-ΦΕΖ).
The project is financed from OWN RESOURCES.
The contract award criterion is the most economically advantageous offer based solely on price.
Execution of the works shall commence upon signature of the contract, and the total execution period of the contract is eight (8) months.
The Supervising Authority is the Municipal Committee of the Municipality of Apokoronas, and the Directing Department is the Technical Works Department of the Municipality of Apokoronas.
The following provisions apply to the direct assignment procedure and the execution of the study:
- Law 4412/2016 "Public Contracts for Works, Supplies and Services (adaptation to Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU)" (Government Gazette A' 147).
- Law 4782/2021 (Government Gazette 36/Volume A/09-03-2021) "Modernisation, simplification and reform of the regulatory framework for public contracts, special procurement rules in the fields of defence and security, and other provisions for development, infrastructure and health".
- Law 4013/2011 (A' 204) "Establishment of a unified Independent Public Procurement Authority and a Central Electronic Public Contracts Registry".
- Law 4727/2020 (A' 184) "Digital Governance (transposition of EU Directive 2016/2102 and EU Directive 2019/1024), Electronic Communications (transposition of EU Directive 2018/1972) and other provisions".
- Law 2690/1999 (A' 45) "Ratification of the Code of Administrative Procedure and other provisions".
- Law 3852/2010 (A' 87) "New Architecture of Local Government and Decentralised Administration — Kallikratis Programme", as amended and in force.
- Law 3463/2006 (A' 114) "Ratification of the Code of Municipalities and Communities", as amended and in force.
- All provisions of social security, labour, environmental and tax law, and in general every provision (Law, Presidential Decree, Ministerial Decision) and interpretative circular governing the assignment and execution of the contract of this agreement, even if not expressly mentioned.
Please take into account the above and the details of the attached Study No. 25/2026 and submit to the registry of the Municipality of Apokoronas (Vrysses road — current Town Hall of the Municipality of Apokoronas) by 21 August 2026, a sealed envelope with the subject:

TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS — TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT Offer by …………… For the study entitled "Preparation of a study on the operational regulations of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas" Deadline for submission of offers: 21 August 2026 at 14:00

The envelope must contain:

Degree in Naval and Mechanical Engineering
Certificate/confirmation from the relevant chamber or other competent professional register, showing registration therein and the specific profession.
Incorporation and legal representation documents for legal entities, specifically: A) General Certificate of Changes from the General Commercial Registry (GEMI), which must have been issued no more than three months prior to submission. B) Certificate of Current Representation, which must have been issued no more than thirty working days prior to submission.
Tax clearance certificate, issued by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
Social insurance clearance certificate issued by e-EFKA. It is noted that the social insurance clearance for employed staff must also be submitted (if no staff are employed, a certificate from the insurance body must be provided), as well as the personal social insurance clearance of the employer.
Criminal record extract, which must have been issued no more than three months prior to submission. For legal entities, the obligation applies to: a) In the case of limited liability companies (EPE), partnerships (OE, EE) and private capital companies (IKE): the managers; b) In the case of public limited companies (AE): the Managing Director, members of the Board of Directors, and persons to whom the full management and representation of the company has been delegated by Board decision; c) In the case of cooperatives: the members of the Board of Directors; d) In all other cases of legal entities: the legal representative, as applicable.
Printout of the "Company/Business Registry Details" tab from the electronic platform of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (Taxisnet), showing that the business activity is not suspended.
Statutory declaration by the bidder that: a) none of the grounds for exclusion under Article 73 of Law 4412/2016 apply to them; b) the horizontal exclusion sanction has not been imposed on the economic operator pursuant to the applicable provisions, in accordance with Article 74(4) of Law 4412/2016, as amended by Article 23 of Law 4782/2021.
Statutory declaration that the economic operator has not concluded a contract under Article 118 with the Region of Crete within the twelve (12) months prior to the offer or the adoption of the decision.

By the date and time of the submission deadline, any items of the electronic offer that are required to be submitted as originals or certified copies must be delivered in hard copy and in a sealed envelope to the contracting authority, with the subject:

TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF APOKORONAS — TECHNICAL WORKS DEPARTMENT Offer by …………… For the study "……………" Submission deadline: ……………

Statutory declarations are accepted only if they have been drawn up after the notification of this Invitation to submit an offer, and may be issued electronically at https://dilosi.services.gov.gr/.

The above certificates are accepted provided they are valid at the time of submission; otherwise, if no validity period is stated, provided they have been issued no more than three (3) months prior to submission.

It is noted that offers from economic operators who were not invited to submit an offer will not be taken into consideration (Article 120(3)(a) of Law 4412/2016, as replaced by Article 53 of Law 4782/2021).

This Invitation is published in the Central Electronic Public Contracts Registry at www.eprocurement.gov.gr and on the website of the Technical Chamber of Greece at https://web.tee.gr.

THE MAYOR OF APOKORONAS

CHARALAMPOS KOUKIANAKIS