Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-14
Buyer: Independent System Operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ISO)
Country: BA
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32500000
Submission deadline: 2018-02-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: IT and Telecommunication equipment for new Main and Backup Control Centre of NOSBiH and adaptation works for Backup Control Centre
This invitation for tenders follows the general procurement notice for this project which was published on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) website, procurement notices (www.ebrd.com) on 6.8.2015.
NOSBiH hereinafter referred to as “the Purchaser”, intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from the Bank towards the cost of IT and telecommunication equipment for new Main and Backup Control Centre of NOSBiH and adaptation works for Backup Control Centre.
The purchaser now invites sealed tenders from suppliers for the following contracts to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
— Lot 1: As a part of the relocation process of NOSBiH it is necessary to supply, install and commission IT and Telecomm equipment at the new NOSBiH Main and Backup Control Centre premises. The equipment included in the scope of this tender for both mentioned locations is generally the following equipment necessary for daily activities of the company as well as realtime operation of the Control Centres:
—— IT equipment (servers, data storage, backup storage, switches, routers, firewalls and other IT equipment for data centre),
—— SDH telecomm equipment for connecting to internal telecommunication network and software/hardware upgrade telecommunication network management system,
— Lot 2: As a part of the relocation process of NOSBiH it is necessary to supply, install and commission the following electrical and construction equipment at the new NOSBiH Backup Control Centre premises in order to adapt the building according to data centre standards:
Tenders are invited for 1 or 2 lots. Each lot must be priced separately. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.
Tendering for contracts that are to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.
1. History of non-performing contracts: The tenderer, or any partner in a JVCA, shall not have a consistent history of litigation and/or arbitration resulting in awards against the tenderer, or any partner in a JVCA, within the last 3 years.
2. Pending litigation: All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than 20 % of the tenderer’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the tenderer.
3. Historical financial performance: Submission of audited balance sheets, or if not required by the law of the tenderer’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the purchaser, for the last 3 years to demonstrate the current soundness of the tenderer’s financial position and its prospective long term profitability.
4. Average annual turnover: Minimum average annual turnover of 2 000 000 EUR calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 years
5. Financial resources: 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: