Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-06-09
Buyer: Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje (ZRSMI)
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Estimated value: 13000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-08-01
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.
Supervision services for the major project “Construction of new railway section from Kriva Palanka to the border with Republic of Bulgaria, as part of Corridor VIII”
The Procuring Entity seeks a suitably qualified and capable firm or JV /consortium to provide supervision services for the major project “Construction of new railway section from Kriva Palanka to the border with Republic of Bulgaria, as part of Corridor VIII”
The main site will be at the construction site located between the city of Kriva Palanka and the border with the Republic of Bulgaria, in the north-east part of the Republic of North Macedonia.
A candidate will be selected in accordance with the EIB Guide to Procurement, September 2018: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement
The Services are expected to be financed through a grant for supervision services from the Western Balkans Investment Framework, and from an EIB loan.
A Restricted Procurement procedure with an international call for expression of interest will be followed.
The Procuring Entity, the Public Enterprise for Railway Infrastructure Railways of Republic of North Macedonia – Skopje (ZRSMI), now invites eligible candidates to indicate their interest in providing the Services.  Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for services contracts.  Interested candidates must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Service, as specified below.
Candidates shall submit a request to ZRSMI at the address above to obtain the template that must be used to submit any Expression of Interest. Only applications using the correct template will be accepted.  Applications shall be submitted in hard copy only, all in a single envelope with text on the outside of the envelope as follows “EOI for Supervision services of the major project “Construction of new railway section from Kriva Palanka to the border with Republic of Bulgaria, as part of Corridor VIII”.  Not to be opened until [time & date of submission]” and in Macedonian language: “Не отворај пред [времето и датумот за отворање на понудите]”.
Candidates are allowed to ask clarifications up to 15 days prior the deadline for submission by sending an email to the address above.
ZRSMI intends to shortlist up to six eligible firms of all submitted EoI applications to whom a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), both technical and financial, shall be sent. In the event that more than six firms fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, ZRSMI shall use the criteria identified below to rank the applicants and the top six shall be invited to submit proposals.
Corporate services are required. Candidates may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture/consortium and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture/consortium, all the partners in the joint venture/consortium 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 application, all applications in which that entity has participated will be excluded.
Subsequently, following a standstill period of 10 days, ZRSMI will send Requests for Proposals (RfP) to the shortlisted selected applicants (maximum 6).  Proposals shall be evaluated in two stages on basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Offer.
In the event that more than six (6) candidates fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, the following criteria shall be used to rank the applicants and the top six (6) shall be invited to submit proposals.
(ii)	In a second step, as necessary, the value of similar contracts in a field related to these Services brought as reference below.

Eligibility requirements: The candidates shall provide a trade licence or professional registers in their Country of Establishment. The candidates shall meet the following criteria: •	The minimum total permanent staff number employed by the candidate in the field of railways (civil, mechanical and electrical engineers employed as designers and supervisors) must be at least fifty (50) for the last three (3) years preceding the submission deadline. In case of a JV/consortium, the minimum total permanent staff number employed by the lead partner, in the field of railways (civil, mechanical and electrical engineers employed as designers and supervisors), must be at least twenty-five (25) for the last three (3) years preceding the submission deadline. •	The candidate (each sole applicant or in case of a joint venture/consortium each member of the joint venture/consortium) shall have a professional licence/certificate (or equivalent), in accordance with the laws of the country in which it is established, for the provision of construction supervision services. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation.

Award value: 13000000