Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-04
Buyer: Public company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300
Submission deadline: 2019-11-18

Technical requirements: This invitation for tenders is published on the OJEU-TED, EIB and JP ‘Autoceste FBiH’ websites and BiH daily press.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently conducting a procedure of signing a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank – EIB (hereinafter referred as ‘the Bank’) to finance the construction of priority sections of the motorway on the route of Pan European Corridor Vc through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred as ‘the Beneficiary’) intends to apply the proceeds of this loan toward the cost of civil works and consulting services, to be procured for the section Tarčin-Konjic, subsection Tarčin – Ivan, Lot 1: Tarčin – Entrance to Tunnel Ivan. The subsection will be in part financed by Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF).
Public company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd. Mostar (hereinafter referred as ‘the Employer’) now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the loan proceeds:
— contract JPAC 1132-B109-19- Lot 1: Tarčin – Entrance to Tunnel Ivan (from km 0+000,00 to km 4+900,00) in total length of 4,90 km will be financed from the loan agreement signed with European Investment Bank (EIB) loan.
Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for works, goods and services contracts.
The tenderers will submit tender containing 2 envelopes: one envelope with the technical tender and another envelope with the price tender. Technical tender will be evaluated first, and only if technical tender is determined to be substantially responsive, the tenderer’s price tender will be opened.
The employer shall award the contract to the tenderer whose tender has been determined to be the lowest evaluated tender and is substantially responsive to the tender document, provided further that the Tenderer is determined to be qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily.
Subsection Tarčin-‘Ivan’, Lot 1: Tarčin – Entrance to tunnel Ivan starts from the existing interchange Tarčin in the ‘Do’ locality and ends at km 4+900 before Tunnel Ivan entrance. Start of this subsection rout goes along the valley of the Kalašnica River, between the river, the main road M-17 and the Sarajevo — Ploče railway. From km 1+160 to km 1+260, the route cuts the slope below the Raštelica railway station; slope protection with the reinforced concrete grid structure with anchors is designed. After km 1+280, the route crosses to the opposite slope over the Bridge ‘Raštelica 1’, length 518 m. From km 1+780 to km 1+980, the motorway alignment goes through steep terrain, so that the left lane is in a deep side cut, and the right lane on the embankment. At this subsection rest area Type 1 is foreseen. Due to the limited space, rest areas could not be opposite to each other. The left rest area is placed from approx. km 2+380 to km 2+660, and the right one from km 4+180 to km 4+480. On the part of the route between the left and right rest areas, on the section from km 2+280 to km 3+480, the Bridge ‘Raštelica 2’ (M2) is located.
After the bridge, the route, from km 3+480 to km 3+780, enters in deeper cut 15 m height. After this cut, route goes through side cut where embankments are up to 10 m height. At the km 5+100, the route enters the tunnel ‘Ivan’.
The FIDIC conditions of contract for construction for building and engineering works designed by the employer (edition 1999) will be used for the contract.
Tendering for contract to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.
To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria given below:
A consistent history of historical non-performance and/or litigation awards against the tenderer or any partner of a Joint Venture Contract Agreement (JVCA) may result in rejection of the tender. Moreover, if an applicant is formally debarred from contracting activities by the law or official regulation of the employer’s country or by the Bank, and the employer may not enter into a contract with such applicant, the employer may reject the application.
The audited balance sheets for the last 5 (five) years shall be submitted and must demonstrate the soundness of the tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability. Where necessary, the employer will make inquiries with the tenderer's bankers.
The tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 (five) years of not less than 53 000 000 EUR equivalent.