Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-15
Buyer: Public Enterprise “Electric Power Industry of Serbia”, Belgrade (EPS)
Country: RS
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45251120: Hydroelectric power station construction work | 45259000
Submission deadline: 2017-03-30

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on 9 May 2011 and updated on 31 August 2016.
Public Enterprise “Electric Power Industry of Serbia", Belgrade (EPS) hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the Programme for Reconstruction of 15 Small Hydropower Plants.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan: Procurement of Works for Rehabilitation of 7 Small Hydropower Plants in Serbia. The Works under the Contract will be performed with respect to the following Small Hydropower Plants (SHPP):
The Works on each SHPP shall include, but not be limited to demolition and/or dismantling parts of existing structures, performing earthworks, concrete, reinforcement, masonry and insulation works, metal and aluminium works, facade, painting and drywall works as well as installation of water supply and sewerage system, including supply of pipelines.
Detailed descriptions of Works required for each SHPP are provided in the Tender Documents. The expected duration of Works is 40 weeks.
Tendering for the contract to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.
• Successful experience as contractor or management contractor in the execution of at least 3 contracts for performing works for construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of hydropower plants within the last 5 years of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract each for the amount not less than EUR 1,500,000 (One million five hundred thousand Euro) equivalent;
• Average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 years (2012 – 2016) of not less than EUR 3,000,000 (Three million Euro) equivalent;
• Availability or access to liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the cash flow for the contract for a period of 5 months estimated as not less than EUR 300,000 (Three hundred thousand Euro) equivalent and the overall cash flow requirements for this contract, taking into account the tenderer’s commitments for other contracts;
• Availability or access to machines and equipment as well as qualified personnel required for timely and successful performance of Works as detailed in the tender documents;
Tender documents may be obtained from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of EUR 500 (Five hundred Euro):
to Account of Javno preduzeće ”Elektroprivreda Srbije”, 11000 Beograd, Carice Milice 2, Account with institution Banca Intesa ad, Beograd, Milentija Popovića 7B, Republika Srbija,
Tenderers from the Republic of Serbia may obtain the tender documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of RSD 50.000 (Fifty thousand dinars), to account of JP EPS no. 160-700-13 with BANCA INTESA AD, BEOGRAD.
Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will promptly be dispatched by courier; however, no liability can be accepted for their loss or late delivery. In addition, if requested, the documents can be dispatched electronically after presentation by the prospective tenderer of an appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee. In the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the documents, the hard copy shall prevail.
All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security denominated in Euro in the amount of EUR 50,000 (Fifty thousand Euro).