Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-10-11
Buyer: Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
Country: RS
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Estimated value: 2500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-11-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement
The Contracting Authority/Employer shall be the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. The scope of the contract includes the contract management, supervision and environmental monitoring services (acting as the FIDIC Engineer according to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design Build, FIDIC “Yellow Book”, First Edition 1999) and the Supervisor according to Serbian Law. The scope of the Works Contract refers to upgrading the single stage lock on the Danube at Iron Gate 2 at km D 853 (the single stage existing lock is 310 m long and 34 m wide) and will include: civil and architectural works, electro-hydraulic drive upgrade works, hydro-mechanical equipment upgrade works and upgrade works to the ancillary systems of the lock, in order to make the infrastructure compliant with applicable EU requirements for inland waterway transport.
The scope of the contract includes the contract management, supervision and environmental monitoring services (acting as the FIDIC Engineer according to the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design Build, FIDIC “Yellow Book”, First Edition 1999) and as the Supervisor under Serbian legislation. The scope of the Works Contract refers to upgrading the single stage lock on the Danube at Iron Gate 2 at km 863  and will include civil and architectural works, electro-hydraulic drive upgrade works, hydro-mechanical equipment upgrade works and upgrade works to the ancillary systems of the lock.
Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for works, goods and services contracts.
The rules for the submission, selection and award of contract are in conformity with provisions of Laws of Serbia, including Law on Public Procurement (Official Gazette of RS, No. 91/2019), EIB Guide to Procurement - GtP (www.eib.org/procurement), EIB's Anti-Fraud Policy (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/anti-fraud-policy.htm); EIB’s Exclusion Policy (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/exclusion-policy.htm), Practical Guide for European Union External Actions – PRAG August 2020 (http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/).
Pursuant to its Sanctions Policy, EIB shall not provide finance to or for the benefit of an individual or entity that is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the EU.
As part of the application form, candidates must submit a signed declaration, included in the standard application form, to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusion situations listed in Section 2.6.10.1. of the PRAG, Version August 2020, as well as a signed declaration, to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusions situations listed in the GtP for projects financed by the European Investment Bank, September 2018 (https://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/guide_to_procurement_en.pdf), Section 1.4 (Ethical Conduct), Section 1.5 (Conflict of Interest), and that they comply with Anti-fraud policy of the European Investment Bank (http://www.eib.org/infocentre/publications/all/anti-fraud-policy.htm). Such declaration is to be signed by Consortium and each Consortium member (including Consortium leader).
Candidates will submit a Covenant of Integrity – EIB GtP, Annex 3), and Environmental and Social Covenant (EIB GtP, Annex 7), both signed by Consortium and each Consortium member (including Consortium leader).
Financing will be by the Finance Contract for Serbian Inland waterway infrastructure between the Republic of Serbia and European Investment Bank and co-financing from the EU/CEF (Grant Agreement No INEA/CEF/TRAN/M2019/2113344).
Applications must be submitted in English (in hard copy) exclusively to the Contracting Authority in a sealed envelope:
•	EITHER by post  or by courier service, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by the postmark or the date of the deposit slip, to:
•	OR hand delivered by the candidate in person or by an agent directly to the premises of the Contracting Authority in return for a signed and dated receipt, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by this acknowledgement of receipt, to:
The contract title “Supervision of Upgrade of Iron Gate 2 Navigation Lock” and the Publication reference No. “404-02-152/2020-06” must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the application and must always be mentioned in all subsequent correspondence with the Contracting Authority.
Participation is open to all natural persons and firms (participating either individually or in a consortium) originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for this service contract. No more than one application can be submitted by a natural or legal person. In the event that a natural or legal person submits more than one application, all applications in which that person has participated will be excluded.
Candidates are required to submit, attached to the Standard Application Form, the following Annex-Annex A-PRAG Declaration on honour on Exclusion and Selection Criteria for procurement.

Eligibility requirements: The candidate must be a registered firm or legal person capable of carrying out the Services. In case of a consortium, this requirement applies to all the members of the consortium as a whole. At the moment of Application Form submission, the candidate shall have a professional licence(s), certificate(s) (or right), in accordance with the laws of the country in which he is established (or equivalent) for the execution of the Services. In case of a consortium, this requirement applies to all the members of the consortium as a whole.

Award value: 2500000