Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-08-11
Buyer: Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs
Country: ME
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works
Submission deadline: 2018-10-01

Technical requirements: The Government of Montenegro has applied for loan and grant financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) towards the cost of the Main Roads Rehabilitation Project. The project will be implemented by the Traffic Directorate of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs, hereafter the Contracting Authority. This notice follows the Prior Information Notice: 2018/S 068-150110 dated 7.4.2018.
The Contracting Authority intends to apply part of the proceeds of EIB finance for the consulting services “Supervising Engineer for Main Roads Rehabilitation Project”. The scope of the consulting services (“the Services”) includes the duties and authority of the FIDIC Engineer as specified in or necessarily implied from the FIDIC Red Book based Works Contracts for the following works.
The works, totaling about 125 km of single carriageway national highways, often in mountainous terrain, will be procured in five or more packages and will be implemented in phases over the period 2019-2022. The estimated aggregate value of the works is 90 million EUR.
The Services are expected to start in Q1 2019. The approximate value of the Services is 1.5 million EUR.
Remuneration under the Services contract shall be time/input based. The Contracting Authority may, at its own discretion and subject to the availability of funding, extend the scope and duration of the Services to cover additional similar services beyond works identified above or to accommodate unforeseeable delays. Such extension shall be up to a maximum not exceeding the length and/or 50 % of the value of the initial contract. Any extension of the contract would be subject to satisfactory performance by the Consultant.
The Transport Directorate now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. The Consultant shall be responsible for mobilisation of qualified engineers, technicians and other professional staff with proven experience in the administration, management, and supervision of similar construction works in comparable climatic and geological conditions. Where staff do not speak the local language, interpretation and translation will be the responsibility of the Consultant. The Consultant shall include in their team staff with a good knowledge of local design and construction laws and regulations.
Corporate services are required. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture to enhance their qualifications.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the policies of the European Investment Bank detailed in the “Guide to Procurement” which can be found at the following website: http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/guide-to-procurement.htm. In a subsequent step, a firm will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) Method with shortlisted firms invited to submit technical and financial proposals.
Sub-criteria: b) No. and value of supervision services for road works based on FIDIC contract conditions in last 5 years
Sub-criteria: c) No. and value of supervision services for road works delivered in W. Balkans, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey in last 5 years
Interested consultants may obtain further information, at the address below, during office hours 7:00 to 15:00.
Expressions of Interest shall address the criteria established above and preferably contain no more than 25 pages (excluding brochures and similar presentation material).
Those unsuccessful applicants wishing to ascertain the grounds on which they were not selected, should address their request to the Contracting Authority. If the applicant is not satisfied with the explanation provided by the Contracting Authority, it may have recourse to the dispute procedures established under the national legislation of Montenegro [Law on Administrative Dispute (“Official Gazette of the RMN”, No. 60/03, 28.10.2003.), with addenda, if any], available at:
http://www.nekretnine.co.me/dok/Zakoni/4.%20Law%20on%20general%20administrative%20procedure%20-%20MIPA.pdf
The Government of Montenegro has applied for loan and grant financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) towards the cost of the Main Roads Rehabilitation Project. The project will be implemented by the Traffic Directorate of the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs, hereafter the Contracting Authority. This notice follows the Prior Information Notice: 2018/S 068-150110 dated 7.4.2018.