Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-26
Buyer: Public Company “Autoceste Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine Ltd. Mostar”
Country: BA
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45233110 | 71311300
Submission deadline: 2017-09-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: PROJECT: CONSTRUCTION OF MOTORWAY ON CORRIDOR Vc, SECTION POPRIKUŠE-ZENICA NORTH (DONJA GRAČANICA), SUBSECTION PONIRAK - VRACA
Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Borrower) has signed loan agreement with European Investment Bank (hereinafter “EIB” or “The Bank”) to finance priority sections of the motorway on the route of Pan European Corridor Vc through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Beneficiary) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan toward the cost of civil works and consulting services, to be procured for the subsection of motorway from Ponirak to Vraca.
The motorway subsection from Ponirak to Vraca will be constructed within the following civil works contract:
• Contract No. JPAC 851-B83-17: Construction of motorway on Corridor Vc, section Poprikuše-Zenica north (Donja Gračanica), subsection Ponirak – Vraca, total length of 2,65 km. Works will be financed through the loan agreement signed with the EIB.
The subject of this Invitation for Expressions of Interest is Consulting services for supervision of works on Construction of motorway on Corridor Vc, section Poprikuše- Zenica north (Donja Gračanica), subsection Ponirak – Vraca, Contract no. JPAC 850- E441-17 which shall also be funded from the proceeds of the EIB loan. Project and service details shall be provided to all short-listed applicants within the Terms of Reference.The FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering Works designed by the Employer – RED Book (edition 1999) will be used for the civil works contracts.
The Consultant shall act in the role of Engineer and its outputs will have to comply with current local laws and regulation concerning construction, supervision, civil works quality control, environmental protection and other related areas (Law on Physical Planning and Utilization of Land at the Level of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Guidelines for Road Designing, Construction, Maintenance and Supervision, Law on Environmental Protection, etc.).
• Supervision of the construction works in a role of the Engineer by FIDIC conditions and in accordance with local laws;
• Pre-construction activities, such as verification of site demarcation and compliance with required permits issued by competent local authorities for asphalt plants and quarries prior to the issue of the commencement order;
• Supervision of laboratory measurements and verification of compliance with contractual obligations;
• Proper programming, recording, measurement and accounting of the works by means of appropriate management and measurement techniques;
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit their expressions of interest. This Invitation shall be followed by a short listing of consulting firms and the short listed firms will be formally invited to submit proposals.
The assignment is expected to start in Q2 of 2018 with an estimated duration of 30 months and Defects Notification Period of 24 months.
The Consultant must determine whether any indirect taxes/VAT are chargeable on the proposed services and state the basis for such. If any indirect taxes/VAT are payable, the Client will have to pay indirect taxes/VAT element to the services directly to the Consultant unless otherwise agreed.
The invitation for Expressions of Interest is open to firms and joint ventures from all countries. Firms and joint ventures may not be eligible to tender in application of EIB Guide to Procurement, and within the framework of exclusion procedures published on the EU Sanction lists.
The Employer is seeking for a Consultancy firm able to propose a skilful and experienced individual Consultant who will be able to exercise the role of the Engineer and capable of ensuring successful project implementation and completion. A consulting firm shall be engaged for this assignment and is expected to procure the services of a multidisciplinary team of both international and local experts as appropriate