Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-07-20
Buyer: Public Utility Vode Srpske
Country: BA
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Estimated value: 1300000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-08-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Bosnia and Herzegovina represented by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury and Republika Srpska represented by the Ministry of Finance of Republika Srpska (both hereinafter referred to as ‘the Borrower’) has received a loan from the European Investment Bank – EIB (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Bank’) – for financing the costs of the Project ‘Flood Protection Measures in Republika Srpska’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Project’). The Project aims to develop flood protection measures in accordance with the requirements of EU Floods Directive (2007/60/EC) and RS/BiH legislation.
This international call for Expression of Interest (EoI) relates to the service contract for Supervision of Works for the Project.
Authorized consulting companies are invited to express their interest in conducting the below-mentioned services in accordance with the provisions contained in this notice. Applications which meet the criteria given in this notice will be included in the shortlist.
The services shall be provided in entire Republika Srpska. The main office for the operations shall be located in Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, BiH.
The services will include supervision of works (and technical assistance for preparation of designs and tender documentations, if instructed).
The scope of the Works to be supervised includes a diversified range of flood protection measures, such as rehabilitation of pumping stations, rehabilitation/regulation of riverbanks, rehabilitation and/or construction of dykes and channels, cleaning of channels and other similar works. Most of the Works’ Contracts to be supervised will be unit price-based contracts in compliance with the FIDIC Red or Pink Book models, one contract for rehabilitation of existing pumping stations will be design-and-build in compliance with the FIDIC Yellow Book model.
The contractor shall perform the duties and authority of a FIDIC Engineer as specified in or necessarily implied from the Works’ Contracts and administer by, among others, dealing with situations, issuing variations and reporting and assessing the claims and taking due regard of all relevant circumstances during the implementation and defect notification periods. For the design-and-build contract the Services shall also include the review and approval of the contractor’s design.
The estimated total value of the Works to be supervised is approximately EUR 17 700 000 including tentatively eleven Works’ Contracts to be signed during the duration of services.
Interested consultants should submit their application to demonstrate that they are qualified in the fields of above-mentioned services. Information shall be submitted in Standard Forms available upon request.
Tender procedures will be carried out in line with EIB Guide to Procurement (2018) which can be reached with the link: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement.htm
There are no eligibility restrictions; firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to bid. Pursuant to its Sanctions Policy, the EIB shall not provide finance, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, award a contract under any EIB Project to, or enter into any relationship with, an individual or entity who is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the European Union pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union or article 215 of the treaty on the functioning of the European Union, either autonomously or pursuant to the financial sanctions decided by the United Nations Security Council on the basis of article 41 of the UN Charter.
EoI must quote the reference number of this notice, and the information and documentation requested in this notice must be included. Candidates may elect to submit their EoI:
In the first case, the application must be sent before the date and time limit for submission, as evidenced by the postmark or deposit slip, but in the second case it is the acknowledgment of receipt given at the time of the delivery of the application which will serve as proof.
In case of recorded or hand delivery the Consultant shall submit one original and three copies of the EoI in sealed envelope and marked as follows:

Eligibility requirements: The consultant should have a sound knowledge of the local legislation concerning design and supervision construction. It is recommended that the consultancy team includes experts with experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina and/or in the Western Balkans Countries. Resident engineers (nadzor in local language) should preferably be able to communicate in one of the official languages of the Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Award value: 1300000