Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-11
Buyer: Public company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd. Mostar
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works
Submission deadline: 2017-07-19

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders is published on the OJEU-TED, EIB and JP “Autoceste FBiH” websites and BiH Daily Press, on 11
Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed the loan agreement with the European Investment Bank –EIB (hereinafter referred as “the Bank”) to finance the construction of priority sections of the motorway on the route of Pan European Corridor Vc through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred as “the Beneficiary”) intends to apply the proceeds of this loan toward the cost of civil works and consulting services, to be procured for the section of motorway from Počitelj to Bijača, subsection Počitelj-Zvirovići.
Public company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd Mostar (hereinafter referred as “the Employer”) now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
• Construction of motorway on Corridor Vc, section Počitelj-Bijača, subsection Počitelj-Zvirovići, total length of 11,075 km will be financed from the loan agreement signed with the Bank. Construction period is 30 months.
The contract JPAC JPAC 841-B80-17 includes construction of the motorway on subsection Počitelj-Zvirovići between interchange Počitelj and and interchange Zvirovići.
At the beginning, in addition to the open road, one interchange and three underpasses are envisaged, while continuing, there is one overpass and bridge Počitelj. Behind the Počitelj bridge, there is practically no open road, namely the motorway route comprises of three bridges and one tunnel, while on the last third of the section, alignment is almost entirely an open road with one underpass at the end of the section.
-Interchange Počitelj, which includes 1.274 m of ramps which connect the motorway with the existing trunk road M6 at km 0+402
Tendering for contract to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.
To be qualified for the award of a contract, Tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria given below:
A consistent history of historical non-performance and/or litigation awards against the Tenderer or any partner of a joint venture may result in rejection of the tender.
The audited balance sheets for the last 5 (five) years shall be submitted and must demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability. Where necessary, the Employer will make inquiries with the Tenderer's bankers.
The Tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 years of not less than EURO 80 000 000 equivalent.
The Tenderer shall complete Attachment 2, Financial Information, provided in Section IV, Tender Forms, and demonstrate that it has access to, or has available liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 4 (four) months, estimated as not less than EURO 13.500.000 equivalent, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts.
(a) Successful experience as prime contractor (one contractor signed contract), lead partner or partner in joint venture or consortium in the execution of at least 3 projects, of nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract (construction of full profile motorway) within the last 5 years. The value of each contract should not be less than EUR 60 million.
The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in Volume II, Section 6 Description of Works.