Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-19
Buyer: Siroki Brijeg Municipality
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45240000: Construction work for water projects | 45252127
Submission deadline: 2018-02-26
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred to as “the borrower”) has received a loan from the European Investment Bank — EIB (hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”) — towards the cost of the project water and sanitation federation BiH. This international invitation for tenders relates to the contract for the design and construction of Siroki Brijeg Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Siroki Brijeg promoted by the City of Siroki Brijeg, FBiH (hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”). The contract will include:
— Preparation of design documentation as required by the employer to obtain necessary approvals and permits for the construction and commissioning of the works,
To be qualified for the award of the contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria:
The tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor or partner in JVCA (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 years of not less than 3 000 000 EUR equivalent.
The tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real estate, lines of credit and other financial assets sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 4 months, estimated at not less than the equivalent amount of 1 000 000 EUR, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts
The tenderer shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed experience under contracts in the role of contractor in the last 5 years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least 9 months in each year.
Experience as contractor or management contractor in at least 2 wastewater treatment plant design-build projects within the last 5 years, each with a value of at least 2 500 000 EUR, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics.
Each of the WWTP described in the above two reference projects shall have been designed for a capacity of minimum 10 000 population equivalent.
At least one of the WWTP described in the above two reference projects shall have been based on flow-through activated sludge technology operated in extended aeration mode.
The tenderer shall demonstrate availability of suitably qualified and professional key personnel to fill the following positions. Each candidate shall meet the experience requirements specified below:
The tenderer shall own, or have assured access to (through hire, lease, purchase agreement, availability of manufacturing equipment, or other means), at least the following key equipment in in full working order and safe, and must demonstrate that, based on known commitments, the equipment will be available for use in the proposed contract.
The tenderer shall sign the litigation history form confirming that he is not involved in any current or past litigation or arbitration resulting from contracts completed or under execution by him over the last 5 years.
Evaluation of tenders shall be carried out in accordance with the European Investment Bank’s Guide to Procurement, version dated February 2004, The evaluation shall proceed in two steps (called the two-envelope procedure), each with a public opening.
The evaluation will proceed in two steps (“2 envelope system”; technical evaluation and then financilal evaluation). The employer shall award the contract to the tenderer whose offer has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender of all substantially responsive tenders to the tender document. Tenders not achieving at least 75 % of the available technical evaluation marks will be considered non-responsive and, in such cases, the financial offer shall not be opened.
In case of the joint venture / consortium an agreement shall be signed confirming joint and several liabilities of all members for Contract performance.