Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-02
Buyer: Council of Europe Development Bank
Country: FR
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2016-11-24

Technical requirements: The Republic of Macedonia has received financing from the CEB toward the cost of the Rehabilitation of Health Provider Institutions - Phase II, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The award of this specific bid shall be subject of the provision of funding to the Ministry of Health through the conclusion of a Framework Loan agreement between the Council of Europe Development Bank and the Ministry of Health of Republic of Macedonia. Employer reserves the right to cancel the bid before the final contract is signed or to cancel the award procedure without the candidates or bidders being entitled to claim any compensation. If the bid procedure is cancelled before the bid opening session, the sealed envelopes will be returned, unopened, to the Bidders. In no event will the Employer be liable for any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, in any way connected with the cancellation of a bid procedure, even if the Employer has been informed of the possibility of damages. Publication of a contract notice does not commit the Employer to implement the programme or project announced.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include Supervision of Construction Works on the Clinical Hospital in Shtip. The Consultant's services shall be all those necessary to fulfil its obligations and shall include but not be limited to the following:
The Consultants shall carry out generally all the duties of the Engineer as specified in the Contract, within the limitations specified therein; to prepare an Operational Project Manual outlining routines and procedures to be applied in contract management, construction supervision and administration. The Consultants shall maintain at the job site, orderly files for correspondence, minutes of meetings, submissions of product and material specifications, copies of original construction contract documents including all addenda, administrative orders, confirmation of verbal instructions, additional drawings issued subsequent to the execution of the construction contract, as well as the consultant’s contract documents, progress reports, and other related documents. The Consultants shall act on behalf of the Employer and according to the authorities delegated to him by the Employer. The Consultant shall be held responsible for all and any work carried out by him, and all recommendation provided by him to Employer in relation with the Works Contract. The Consultant shall provide complete supervision of the construction work and ensure that the Contractor's Construction activities are in accordance with the Works Contract. The Consultants shall act on behalf of the Employer and according to the authorities delegated to him by the Employer.
Bid documentation for the construction and for the supervision is fully completed and the Contractor for construction Works is selected in a separate procedure. The tender for selection of the Contractor of the Works has been launched in August 2015 under the World Bank's International Competitive Bidding procedures and a contractor has been selected. The contract of the works shall be executed under the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Conditions of Contract for Construction, for Building and Engineering Works designed by the Multilateral Development Bank Harmonized Edition, March 2006.
The Contract of Works was signed on 23.02.2016. The Commencement order was issued on 24.03.2016. The contractor has on time delivered Performance Bank guarantee and Advance Payment Bank Guarantee. The Advance Payment Certificate has been approved. Preparatory works including demolishing of the existing buildings on site, cleaning the site, preparation for excavation of the construction pit, excavation and piles have been finished. The current finished works are not exceeding 5% of the whole contract for Works
The service contract for supervision has been already awarded to a company, the contract now is cancelled and a temporary supervisor has been appointed. The new Consultant shall receive the Final Report for the status of the project from the temporary supervisor. This report shall summarise the method of construction, the construction supervision performed; work progress summaries for ongoing works, all contract variations and change orders, the status of Contractor claims, if any, brief descriptions of the technical and contractual problems being encountered and other relevant information for each of the ongoing contracts.
Participation is open to all legal persons participating either individually or in a grouping (Joint Venture) of bidders.
The Ministry of Health now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short listing criteria are:
1. If the Consultant is a Single Entity they must submit balance sheets audited by certified accountant/auditor, or if not required by the law of the applicant's country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 3 years (2013, 2014 and 2015) to demonstrate:
(a) the current soundness of the applicant's financial position and its prospective long-term profitability, and
- All Parties Combined must demonstrate the capacity to have a cash flow amount of EUR 200.000 equivalent
- Each Partner must submit balance sheets audited by certified accountant/auditor, or if not required by the law of the applicant's country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 3 years (2013, 2014 and 2015) to demonstrate:
(a) the current soundness of the applicant's financial position and its prospective long-term profitability
1. If the Consultant is a Single Entity, the average annual turnover over the last 3 financial years closed (2013, 2014 and 2015) must be at least 2,000,000.00 (two million) EUR, and the profit and loss accounts for those years shall be positive.