Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-01-22
Buyer: Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of Kosovo – INFRAKOS JSC
Country: 1A
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300
Estimated value: 1200000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-03-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement.
The Services will predominantly be provided in Fushe Kosove, with frequent presence also at the construction site located in the Republic of Kosovo.
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 Procuring Entity, the Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of Kosovo – INFRAKOS JSC, now invites eligible Consultants to submit proposals, both technical and financial, to perform the Services.  Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for service contracts.
Consultants shall submit a request to the INFRAKOS JSC at the address above to obtain the Request for proposal (RFP) template that must be used to submit any proposal.  Only proposals using the correct template will be accepted.  The form of submission of proposals is defined in the RFP.  Proposals shall be evaluated in two stages, technical and then financial/combined and award made on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Offer.
Consultants are allowed to ask clarifications up to 14 days prior the deadline for submission by sending an email to the address above.
Only those Consultants fulfilling all the qualifying pass/fail criteria below will be qualified to progress to the second stage of financial/combined evaluation.
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. 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 proposal, all proposals in which that entity has participated will be excluded.
The Consultant must be a registered firm or association/joint venture of firms (corporate services are required) having at least the following experience to complete the assignment:
- The minimum total permanent staff number, employed by the Consultant in the field of railways (design, supervision, other support services) must be at least 25 (twenty-five) for  the 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 twenty-five (25) for the three (3) years preceding the submission deadline.
- The Consultant 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.
a) The average annual turnover must be at least EUR 800,000 (eight hundred thousand euro) for the last five financial years.
b) Positive financial results in the last five years (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023), which shall be assessed as follows: (i) net worth shall be positive in each year; and (ii) liquidity ratio shall be more than 1 (one) in each Year.
The above selection criteria will be applied to all Consultants. In the case of proposals submitted by a joint venture/consortium, the JV/consortium shall collectively meet criterion (a), while the lead partner shall meet not less than 60 per cent of criterion (a).  All JV/consortium partners shall meet criterion (b) individually.

Eligibility requirements: The Consultant must be a registered firm or association/joint venture of firms (corporate services are required) having at least the following experience to complete the assignment: • Suitability of the Consultant to Pursue the Professional Activity: - The minimum total permanent staff number, employed by the Consultant in the field of railways (design, supervision, other support services) must be at least 25 (twenty-five) for  the 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 twenty-five (25) for the three (3) years preceding the submission deadline. - The Consultant 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: 1200000