Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-07-03
Buyer: Regional Water Company Hidromorava
Country: 1A
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Estimated value: 13500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-09-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Design and Build of a new Wastewater Treatment Plant at Gjilan, Kosovo with a capacity of 43,500 population equivalent, with primary and secondary treatment and sludge processing.
The WWTP shall be constructed in the Municipality of Gjilan, Kosovo. It shall be located within a green field plot of about 6 ha at the south-eastern boundary of the Municipality at the confluence of
The procurement shall be an EBRD two-stage procurement. The works shall include the design, construction, provision of Operational and Maintenance Manuals and operator training on all components of a new WWTP. The Works shall include, but not be limited to, all process elements such as pumping stations, screens, primary treatment, secondary treatment and treatment of sludges, and all ancillary features such as administration buildings, laboratories, roads, fences, earthworks and landscaping. Payment shall be made as lump sums for the contractor achieving defined milestones.
The contractor shall be strictly liable for the design and construction of the WWTP. The successful tenderer shall use wastewater from the town of Gjilan and its neighbourhood to undertake a period of trial operation at the WWTP.
Experience as a contractor (in any role), in the execution of two Wastewater Treatment Plant contracts with a capacity of more than 25,000 Population Equivalent each with a value of works, implemented by the Participant, at least EUR 8,000,000 equivalent in total, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed contract.
•	Submission of audited balance sheets, or if not required by the law of the applicant’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Client;
•	Demonstration of estimated cash-flow requirements for six months in excess of EUR4,000,000 equivalent;
•	Availability of a valid ISO 9001 certification, valid Environmental Management certificate ISO 14001; valid Health and Safety certificate OHSAS 18001, and,
•	 Experience as a contractor (in any role), in the execution of at least two contracts, where key ESHS measures were carried out.
Experience as a main contractor (the lead partner in JVCA) in the execution at least two contracts, each with a value of at least EUR 20,000,000 that have been successfully and substantially completed.
At least one designed and built contract of a Wastewater Treatment Plant with a capacity of more than 25,000 Population Equivalent in accordance with the standards/norms used for the design of the WWTP within the procurement document upon extended aeration process technology and utilizing sludge thickening and dewatering that have been satisfactorily completed.
The WWTP shall conform with Urban Waste Water Directive 91/271/EEC and the Udhezim Administrativ 13/2008 (local Administrative Instruction) for non-sensitive receiving waters (Phase A). For the high probability that the effluent receiver (River Morava) is classified in near future as sensitive water body, provisions for sensitive receiving waters shall be considered and hence provisions for future nutrient removal must be made within Phase A serving 43,500 population equivalent and second phase would expand the WWTP to around 65,000 population equivalent.
Tender opening will occur automatically in ECEPP.  A copy of the minutes shall be automatically distributed by ECEPP to all Participants who submitted tenders
Procurement documents shall be freely available on the EBRD procurement website (ECEPP number 20131055)

Eligibility requirements: Experience as a contractor (in any role), in the execution of two Wastewater Treatment Plant contracts with a capacity of more than 25,000 Population Equivalent each with a value of works, implemented by the Participant, at least EUR 8,000,000 equivalent in total, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed contract.

Award value: 13500000