Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-03
Buyer: Ministry of Infrastructure
Country: 1A
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2017-02-27

Technical requirements: The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website: 11 Nov. 2015 (reference 8063-GPN-48062) and updated on 25 Jan. 2017 reference 8539-GPN-48062.
Project Description: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD" or the "Bank") is considering a sovereign loan to Kosovo to finance the rehabilitation of approximately 11.08 km road section from Kllokot to Gjilan and the upgrade of access roads for a total length of approximately 11.6 km in the cities of Ferizaj, Gjilan and Prizren in Kosovo (the "Project").
The Project will be managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure ("MI", the "Ministry" or the "Client") which has overall responsibility for the organisation and management of the transport sector in Kosovo.
Assignment Description: The Client wishes to engage a consultant (the "Consultant") to act as the FIDIC Engineer and to carry out the supervision of the construction works for all 3 works contracts to be tendered under the subject loan, which will be carried out according to FIDIC conditions of contract, the contract design and specifications as well as in accordance with the relevant local legislation, the EBRD Environmental and Social Performance Requirements (PRs) and the Project Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP).
Works Contract 1: Rehabilitation of N25.3 from Kllokot to Gjilan & Upgrade of N25.2 Access Road to Gjilan (part A & C) with approximate length of 14.08 km; FIDIC Red Book;
Works Contract 2: Upgrade of the Access Road to the City of Ferizaj with approximate length of 5,6 km; FIDIC Red Book;
Works Contract 3: Upgrade of the Access Road to the City of Prizren with approximate length of 3,0 km; FIDIC Red Book;
Status of Selection Process: Interested firms or group of firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in March 2017 and has an estimated overall duration of 24 months for the implementation and 24 months for the Defects Notification Period (DNP).
Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The consultant will be a firm, or consortium of firms, and is expected to have appropriate experience in the supervision of projects in the road sector in similar business environments and in accordance with FIDIC conditions of contract.
All Key Experts shall have 10 years of previous professional experience in assignments of similar scope related to the road sector, experience with FIDIC contracts and proficiency in English language written and spoken.
Submission Requirements: In order to determine the capability and experience of Consultants seeking to be shortlisted, the information submitted should include the following:
(b) Details of previous project experience or similar assignments particularly undertaken in the previous 10 years, including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided (if different from duration), assignment budget, percentage carried out by consultant in case of association of firms or subcontracting, main activities, objectives, etc;
(c) CVs of key experts who could carry out the Assignment detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments, including information on contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided, assignment budget, main activities, objectives;
(d) Completed Consultant Declaration and Contact Sheet, the template for which is available from the following web-link: http://www.ebrd.com/ Project Procurement Notices