Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-16
Buyer: Public Enterprise “Roads of Serbia”
Country: RS
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2018-07-24

Technical requirements: 1. The Republic of Serbia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Road rehabilitation project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for heavy maintenance (upgrading) of the state road IB 35, Section: Kladovo — Brza Palanka, from km 11+160 to km 34+419, L=23.259 km, Contract ID Nº RRSP/RRW-IB35KBP/2018-01. This Contract will be jointly financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank and Republic of Serbia. Bidding process will be governed by the World Bank’s rules and procedures.
2. The Public enterprise “Roads of Serbia” (hereinafter referred to the Employer) invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the rehabilitation works consisting of the following:
— Preparatory works include site clearing (removal of excessive vegetative material and waste), demolishing of road elements (kerbs, gutters, edge strips and pavement) removing asphalt layers and profiling of existing pavement, relocation of low-voltage above ground distribution network, relocation of TC posts, relocation of the existing underground installations;
— Substructure works include excavation, subsoil treatment, drainage layers (placement of separating geotextile and triaxial geogrid), construction of embankment, shoulders and berms, resoiling slopes and benches;
— Improvement of drainage system works include works on drainage system (surface drainage, construction of drainage ditches, concrete drain channels, subsurface dewatering-drainage, closed drainage system, making shafts), hydrotechnical works (procurement, transportation and installation of sewerage pipes and separators);
— Superstructure works which include works on improvement of pavement (construction of bituminous bearing course, construction of cement stabilized base course layer with cold in situ recycling and construction of wearing asphalt concrete course), as well as placement of concrete curbs and construction of gutters;
— Works on structures (bridges, culverts and retaining walls) which include milling of the existing asphalt layer, construction or replacement of waterproofing, construction of asphalt layers (leveling course if needed, wearing course, asphalt layer on sidewalk), demolition and reconstruction of the curbs, repair or replacement of the bearing paths, repair or replacement of the expansion devices, repair of the protective layers, bridge drainage, repair of fences and guardrails, repair of existing culverts (cleaning, excavation works, concrete and stone works), repair of existing concrete walls and construction of new concrete walls, slope protection;
— Public lightening of a roundabouts in Kladovo and Brza Palanka works include procurement of main material (light for functional lighting with LED sources, etc.) works on public lightening construction, trimming and crushing asphalt concrete surfaces, construction of a concrete foundation, laying and testing the cables.
The works will be performed under traffic with a strong emphasis on maintaining safe conditions for both the flow of traffic and works in progress.
— Submission of the audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 5 years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability. In the case of JV, each partner must meet requirement.
— Minimum average annual construction turnover of 14 000 000 EUR, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last 5 years, divided by five years. In the case of JV, JV must meet requirement, one member must meet 40 % of the requirement and each member must meet 25 % of the requirement.
— The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash flow requirements: min. 3 000 000 EUR. In the case of JV, all parties combined must meet requirement.
— General experience — Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, sub-contractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1.1.2013. In the case of JV, each partner must meet requirement.
— Participation as prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor, in 2 contracts between 1.1.2013 and application submission deadline, each of minimum value 7 000 000 EUR or 1 contract between 1.1.2013 and application submission deadline, with a minimum value of 14 000 000 EUR. In the case of JV, all parties combined must meet one of these two requirements,
— For the above and any other contracts completed and under implementation as prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor during the period between 1.1.2013 and application submission deadline, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities successfully completed: average production and laying of asphalt mixtures (asphalt concrete and bituminous base) over the last 5 years of not less than 30 000 tons/year. In the case of JV, one member must meet requirements.