Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-05-05
Buyer: Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje (ZRSMI)
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71521000: Construction-site supervision services
Estimated value: 3750000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-06-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and its subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the major project “Construction of new railway section from Kriva Palanka to the border with Republic of Bulgaria”
The Procuring Entity seeks a suitably qualified and capable firm or JV /consortium to provide project implementation support and safeguard support and monitoring services.
The Services will predominantly be provided in Skopje, with frequent presence also at the construction site located in the north-east of the Republic of North Macedonia.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the EIB Guide to Procurement, September 2018: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement
The Services are expected to be financed through a grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework.
A Restricted Procurement procedure with an international call for expression of interest will be followed.
The Procuring Entity, the Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje (ZRSMI), now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services.  Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for service contracts.  Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Service.
Consultants shall submit a request to the ZRSMI at the address above to obtain the template that must be used to submit any Expression of Interest.  Only applications using the correct template will be accepted.  Applications shall be submitted in hard copy only, all in a single envelope with text on the outside of the envelope as follows: “EOI for Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the major project “Construction of new railway section from Kriva Palanka to the border with Republic of Bulgaria”; Not to be opened until [time & date of submission]” and in Macedonian language: “Не отворај пред [времето и датумот за отворање на понудите]”.
Candidates are allowed to ask clarifications up to 15 days prior the deadline for submission by sending an email to the address above.
Тhe ZRSMI intends to shortlist up to six eligible firms to whom a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), both technical and financial, shall be sent.  In the event that more than six firms fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, the ZRSMI shall use the criteria identified below to rank the applicants and the top six shall be invited to submit proposals.
Corporate services are required. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation.  In the event that a natural or legal entity submits or forms part of more than one application, all applications in which that entity has participated will be excluded.
Subsequently, following a standstill period of 10 days, the ZRSMI will send Requests for Proposals (RFP) to the shortlisted selected applicants (maximum 6).  Proposals shall be evaluated in two stages on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Offer.
In the event that more than six firms fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, the following criteria shall be used to rank the applicants and the top six shall be invited to submit proposals.
(ii)	In a second step, as necessary, the value of similar contracts in a field related to these Services brought as reference below

Eligibility requirements: The Candidates shall provide a trade licence or professional registers in their Country of Establishment. The Candidates shall meet the following criteria: •	The minimum total permanent staff number, employed by the candidate in the field of railways (design, supervision, other support services) must be at least 20 (twenty) for the last three (3) years preceding the submission deadline. In case of a JV/consortium, the minimum permanent staff of the lead partner, in the field related to this contract, must be at least ten (10) for last three (3) years. •	The candidate must demonstrate availability of a valid ISO certification or internationally recognized equivalent (equivalency to be demonstrated by the candidate), such as: Quality Management Certificate ISO 9001, Environmental Management Certificate ISO 14001, Health and Safety Certificate ISO 45001. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation.

Award value: 3750000