Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-16
Buyer: Ministry of Mining and Energy Sector for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources (Project Executing Agency, PEA)
Country: RS
Region: SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 90400000 | 90713000
Submission deadline: 2017-01-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Invitation for Expression of Interest: International, open Tender for Consulting Services to Deploy Renewable Energy in DHCs in Serbia (Promotion of Renewable Energies — Developing the Biomass Market in Serbia).
Project Measures: The Serbian energy sector is subject to crucial reforms and transformation with particular priority given to renewable energy. The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) was adopted in June 2013 and provides for significant increase of the share of renewable ener-gies in the electricity, heating and cooling sector.
Germany has been providing financial support to the district heating sector since 2001. Its latest ‘Promotion of Renewable Energies: Developing the Biomass Market in Serbia’ (Pro-gram) was launched to facilitate a switch from fossil fuel to more environment friendly solutions. In the course of the Program and foreseeable future up to 15 DHCs may join the Program. The planned project measures comprise main in-vestments (boilers, heat pumps, secondary equipment, civil works), complementary investment measures, training and overall consulting services. The Program is co-financed by the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Cooperation (SECO).
Project Measures: The Serbian energy sector is subject to crucial reforms and transformation with particular priority given to renewable energy. The National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) was adopted in June 2013 and provides for significant increase of the share of renewable energies in the electricity, heating and cooling sector.
Germany has been providing financial support to the district heating sector since 2001. Its latest ‘Promotion of Renewable Energies: Developing the Biomass Market in Serbia’ (Pro-gram) was launched to facilitate a switch from fossil fuel to more environment friendly solutions. In the course of the Program and foreseeable future up to 15 DHCs may join the Program. The planned project measures comprise main in-vestments (boilers, heat pumps, secondary equipment, civil works), complementary investment measures, training and overall consulting services. The Program is co-financed by the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Cooperation (SECO).
Basic procedural principles: The prequalification of Consultants is subject to the regulations contained in the ‘Guidelines for Assignment of Consult-ants in Financial Co-operation Projects’ (see www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de). https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/Download-Center/PDF-Dokumente-Richtlinien/Consulting-E.pdf The contract will be awarded to an independent Consultant firm or a consortium of firms with proven experience in FIDIC engineering and district heating systems preferably in similar environments. The lead firm will have a minimum annual turnover of 1.5 million EUR.
Additional information: Financing: Funds have been earmarked for this project by the German bilateral Financial Cooperation, provided through KfW and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Deadline / Remarks: The prequalification proposal shall be submitted in 4 copies as follows: (I) One original, one copy and one soft copy (CD or USB stick) to: Mr Bodo Schmülling Senior Project Manager Energy and Transport (LEa3) Southeast Europe, Turkey KfW Entwicklungsbank Palmengartenstr. 5-9 60325 Frankfurt a.M. Germany (ii) One copy to: Ministry of Mining and Energy Sector for energy efficiency and renewable energy sources Prof Dr Milos Banjac, Assistant Minister Nemanjina 22-26, 11000 Belgrade Serbia Phone: +381 11 33 46 755.
Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation: Interested consulting firms may obtain the ‘Invitation to the Expression of Interest’ by E-mail request from the Tender Agent: Mr. Rauf Khalaf (rkhalaf@web.de).