Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-02-11
Buyer: Ministry of Finance of Republic of Srpska
Country: BA
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Water and Sanitation RS II, Finance contract between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska and the European Investment Bank
Bosnia and Herzegovina represented by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (the “Borrower”) and Republika Srpska represented by the Ministry of Finance of Republika Srpska (the “Promoter”) has received a loan from the European Investment Bank – EIB– for financing the costs of the Project “Water and Sanitation Project II in Republika Srpska” (the “Project”). The Project will include construction and rehabilitation of water supply, wastewater and storm water infrastructure in the 24 participating municipalities.
This international call for Expression of Interest (EoI) relates to the service contract for Supervision of Works and financial reporting for the Project.
Authorized consulting companies are invited to express their interest in conducting the below-mentioned services in accordance with the provisions contained in this notice. Applications which meet the criteria given in this notice will be included in the shortlist.
The scope of the Contract shall be supervision of works and financial reporting in the 24 municipalities.The main operations should be located in Republika Srpska.
The services will include supervision of works (and technical assistance for preparation of designs and tender documentations, if instructed). The scope of the Works to be supervised includes a diversified range of water supply and wastewater components, such as (not be limited to) rehabilitation modernisation and extension of water intakes, water treatment plants, raw or treated water transmission mains, water supply networks including pumping stations and house connections, sewer networks including house connections and pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, purchase of specialised vehicles, storm water collectors. The services also include the approval of the Contractors' design for the design and build contracts (mainly for the water and wastewater treatment works), issuing variations and reporting and assessing claims from the Contractor.
The Works contracts follow the FIDIC Red Book, Pink Book and Yellow Book model. The estimated total value of the Works to be supervised is approximately EUR 60 million.
Financial and other reporting: establishing and operating financial management of activities that involves assistance in consolidating financial data, drafting Financial Monitoring Reports, assisting in the monitoring of the coherence of the investment plan with the budget and the actual expenditures; revising and adjusting; assisting with regular reporting of creditors and donors.
Interested consultants should submit their application to demonstrate that they are qualified in the fields of above-mentioned services. Information shall be submitted in Standard Forms available upon request.
Tender procedures will be carried out in line with EIB Guide to Procurement (2018) which can be reached with the link: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement.htm
There are no eligibility restrictions; firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to bid. Pursuant to its Sanctions Policy, the EIB shall not provide finance, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, award a contract under any EIB Project to, or enter into any relationship with, an individual or entity who is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the European Union pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union or article 215 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union, either autonomously or pursuant to the financial sanctions decided by the United Nations Security Council on the basis of article 41 of the UN Charter.
EoI must quote the reference number of this notice, and the information and documentation requested in this notice must be included. Candidates may elect to submit their EoI:
In the first case, the application must be sent before the date and time limit for submission, as evidenced by the postmark or deposit slip , but in the second case it is the acknowledgment of receipt given at the time of the delivery of the application which will serve as proof.
In case of recorded or hand delivery the Consultant shall submit one original and three copies of the EoI in sealed envelope and marked as follows: