Summary

Apokoronas municipality is seeking a contractor to draw up an operational regulation for its planned diving park, commissioning a study worth approximately €7,392 including VAT. The work is expected to be completed within eight months of signing the contract. Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the municipal offices in Vrysses by noon on August 10, 2026.

Apokoronas commissions study to set rules for its diving park

Apokoronas municipality is taking a concrete step toward establishing a properly managed underwater attraction along its coastline. The local authority is now looking for a qualified engineer to produce an official operational regulation for its planned diving park — a document that will define how the site is to be used, secured, and managed.

Why this matters

A diving park without a regulatory framework cannot operate in a legally sound way. The study being commissioned will lay the groundwork for governing who can dive, under what conditions, and how the area will be protected — turning an idea into a functioning, rule-bound public facility. Mayor Charalampos Koukianakis has signed off on the invitation.

Who is being invited to bid?

Under Greek public procurement rules, contracts below €30,000 can be awarded through a simplified direct process, where the contracting authority invites a specific professional to submit an offer. In this case, Apokoronas has approached Evangelos Kanakakis, a specialist based in the Chania area. A degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, together with active registration with the relevant professional body, is required.

Key details at a glance

Estimated contract value: €7,392.38 (VAT included)
Funding: Municipality's own budget
Contract duration: 8 months from signing
Submission deadline: August 10, 2026, 12:00 noon
Where to submit: Municipal offices of Apokoronas, Vrysses (Town Hall)
Award criterion: Lowest price

What must be submitted?

The offer must be delivered in person in a sealed envelope to the municipal registry. Required documents include the engineering degree, chamber registration certificate, tax and social security clearance certificates, a criminal record extract dated no more than three months before submission, and sworn declarations of eligibility.

Contact

For information, contact Konstantina Samara at the Technical Department:

Phone: 28253 40307 / 344
Email: [email protected]

Download the official call for tenders (PDF)

Official source

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

PREFECTURE 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, PC: 73100 Chania, Crete Tel.: 28210 39664, 6948495686 Email: [email protected]

SUBJECT: CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE SUBMISSION OF AN OFFER FOR THE SELECTION OF A CONTRACTOR FOR THE STUDY ENTITLED: "Preparation of a study on the operational regulation of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas"

The Municipality of Apokoronas wishes to implement the study entitled "Preparation of a study on the operational regulation 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 hereby announces the following:

1. The assignment shall be carried out 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.

2. Decision approving the expenditure No. A-399/09-07-2026 has been issued (ADA: ΨΒ0ΡΩΨΤ-ΝΘ2, ADAM: 26REQ019416095).

3. Decision approving study 25/2026 No. A-28/2026 has been issued, constituting the document entitled: "Preparation of a study on the operational regulation of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas" (ADA: 688ΛΩΨΤ-ΦΕΖ), by Mayoral Decision.

4. The project is financed from OWN RESOURCES of the Municipality.

5. The criterion for the award of the contract is the most economically advantageous offer based on price only.

6. Execution of the works shall commence upon signing of the contract, and the overall execution deadline for the contract is eight (8) months.

7. The Supervising Authority is the Municipal Committee of the Municipality of Apokoronas, and the Contracting Authority is the Technical Services Department of the Municipality of Apokoronas. The following provisions apply to the direct award procedure and execution of the study:

Law 4412/2016 "Public Contracts for Works, Supplies and Services (Adaptation to Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU)" (A' 147)
Law 4782/2021 (Government Gazette 36/Series A/09-03-2021) "Modernisation, simplification and reform of the regulatory framework for public contracts, specific procurement regulations 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 Authority for Public Contracts and a Central Electronic Registry of Public Contracts"
Law 4727/2020 (A' 184) "Digital Governance (Incorporation into Greek Law of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 and Directive (EU) 2019/1024), Electronic Communications (Incorporation into Greek Law of Directive (EU) 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 insurance, labour, environmental and tax law and, more generally, every provision (Law, Presidential Decree, Ministerial Decision) and interpretative circular governing the assignment and execution of the project under the present contract, even if not expressly mentioned.

8. Having taken into account the above and the details of the attached study No. 25/2026, please submit to the registry of the Municipality of Apokoronas (Vrysses road – current Municipal Hall of the Municipality of Apokoronas) by the tenth (10th) of August of the year 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 regulation of the diving park of the Municipality of Apokoronas", deadline for submission of offers: tenth (10th) August 2026, time 12:00.

The envelope must contain:

Degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Certificate/confirmation from the relevant chamber or other competent professional register, demonstrating registration and the specific professional activity
Legitimation documents for the establishment and lawful representation, where the economic operator is a legal entity, specifically: A) General Certificate of Changes from the GEMI, which must have been issued no more than three months before submission; B) Certificate of Current Representation, which must have been issued no more than thirty working days before 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 a social insurance clearance certificate for the staff employed by the company must also be submitted (if there is no employed staff, a certificate from the insurance body is submitted), as well as the personal social insurance clearance certificate of the employer.
Criminal record extract, which must have been issued no more than three months before the date of submission. The obligation of the preceding paragraph for legal entities concerns: a) in the case of limited liability companies (EPE), general or limited partnerships (OE, EE) and private capital companies (IKE): the managers; b) in the case of sociétés anonymes (AE): the Managing Director, the members of the Board of Directors, and the persons to whom the Board of Directors has by decision entrusted the entire management and representation of the company; c) in the case of cooperatives: the members of the Board of Directors; d) in the case of other legal entities: the legal representative, as the case may be.
Printout of the "Registry/Company Details" card from the electronic platform of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, as displayed on taxisnet, from which it must be evident that their business activity has not been suspended.
Sworn declaration by the tenderer stating 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 in accordance with the applicable provisions, pursuant to Article 74 para. 4 of Law 4412/2016, as amended by Article 23 of Law 4782/2021.
Sworn declaration that the economic operator has not concluded a contract under Article 118 with the Region of Crete within a period of twelve (12) months prior to the offer or the adoption of the decision.

By the deadline for submission of the offer, any documents of the electronic offer that are required to be submitted as originals or certified copies must be submitted in printed form and in a sealed envelope, at the responsibility of the economic operator, to the contracting authority.

Sworn declarations are accepted provided they have been drawn up after the notification of the Call for submission of the offer and may be issued electronically from the address 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 before their submission.

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

This Call is published: in the Central Electronic Registry of Public Contracts 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