Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-05
Buyer: Public Enterprise “Roads of Serbia”
Country: RS
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233140: Roadway works
Submission deadline: 2016-08-15

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice (7090-GPN-44750) for this project which was originally published in Procurement Notices on the EBRD website: 14/05/2013; updated (7705-GPN-44750) on 24/09/2014 and on 29/06/2016.
The Public Enterprise “Roads of Serbia” hereinafter referred to as the Employer, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of Road Rehabilitation and Safety Project.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
• Heavy Maintenance (Upgrading) of the State Road IB 12, Novi Sad - Zrenjanin, Section: Kać – Zrenjanin 1, from km 13+095 to km 37+306, L=24.211 km, Contract Ref. No. RRSP/RW-IB12KZR/2015-19.
The Contractor is expected to perform all Works from km 13+095 to km 37+306 in accordance with the Main Design provided by the Employer.
– Preliminary works which include removal of excessive vegetative material and waste, demolition of road elements on access roads (curbs and pavement), demolition and removal of elements of the damaged constructions, surface preparation of the existing pavement for application of new layers (milling of the existing pavement, repair of wide cracks, construction of leveling layers);
– Substructure works which include excavation of ditches, construction of stabilised shoulders, topsoiling of shoulders and other surfaces, and earth works on construction of asphalt access roads and bus stops;
– Superstructure works which include pavement construction on access roads; works on improvement of pavement (construction of bituminous base course, construction of wearing asphalt concrete course as well as placement of concrete curbs and asphalt gutters;
– Works on structures (bridges) which include milling of the existing asphalt layer, construction or replacement of waterproofing, construction of asphalt layers (levelling 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, regulation of hydraulic watercourse profile in the bridge area and any other works if specified by the Main Design;
– Works on drainage system improvement which include cleaning and repair of elements of the existing culverts, culverts extension, construction of the new culverts in accordance with the Main Design, construction of drainage pipes, construction of concrete channel, construction of concrete pipes on access roads and approaches;
The Works will be performed under traffic with a strong emphasis on maintaining safe conditions for both the flow of traffic and the works in progress.
Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
• Submission of audited balance sheets or if not required by the law of the Tenderer’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last five (5) years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Tenderer's financial position and its prospective long-term profitability;
• Minimum average annual turnover of EUR 9,000,000 (nine million EUR) equivalent, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years;
• The Tenderer 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: (i) the following cash-flow requirement: min. EUR 2,000,000 (two million EUR) equivalent, and (ii) the overall cash flow requirements for this contract and its concurrent commitments.