Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-08-09
Buyer: PC Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd Mostar
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works
Estimated value: 150000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-10-10
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB`s Guide to Procurement.
The subject of this contract is Construction of a new approx. 5,25 km long motorway section including major structures: Tunnel Kvanj, Viaduct Rotimski potok, and overpass Rujevice.
Procurement will follow a restricted procedure (with prequalification), followed by single-stage tender.
In the Prequalification (PQ) Process, Applicants shall submit a PQ Application Form providing information essential to evaluate the Applicant’s qualification subject to the terms and conditions of the PQ Application Form document. The PQ Application Form is available from the Procuring Entity as described above.  Only applications submitted in the format of a PQ Application Form shall be accepted; any other application shall be rejected.  PQ Application Forms will be issued only to Applicants who directly contact the Procuring Entity through the address above. All clarifications and any amendments or addenda will be communicated in writing with all Participants who have properly obtained the PQ Application Form.
The Procuring Entity shall undertake the evaluation of applications in accordance with the terms of the PQ Application Form.  It shall notify all Participants about the outcome of Prequalification in writing. Only firms and JVCA that have been prequalified under the Prequalification process will be invited to tender.
In a subsequent step, shortlisted Applicants having passed the PQ shall be invited to submit Tenders in accordance with conditions of Tender Documents.
The Procuring Entity  shall award the Contract to the Applicant whose Tender has been determined to be the lowest price of the compliant and technically responsive tender providing also the tenderer meets the tender capacity constraint that may be set down in the tender document.
The contract will be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the European Investment Bank (“the Bank” or the “EIB”) and a grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF).
The Bank shall not provide or otherwise make funds available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of an individual or entity that is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the EU, 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 and EU sanctions giving effect to UN Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions.
Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender. However, applicants shall not be in conflict of interest or have been declared ineligible by the Bank.
The applicable law is the law of BiH.  The applicable procurement rules are the EIB’s Guide to Procurement (GtP) which can be downloaded at: https://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/guide_to_procurement_en.pdf
The EIB Anti Fraud Policy and EIB Exclusion Policy apply.  Applicants must complete and sign a covenant of integrity as part of their PQ Application Form.  Failure to submit a properly completed and signed covenant may lead to rejection of an application and other remedy under applicable EIB policies.
The PQ Application Form available from the Procuring Entity includes a comprehensive list of financial & economic criteria which Applicants must fulfil to be considered for invitation to bid.  The criteria include the following:
Average Annual Turnover: The Applicant shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor over the last 3 (three) years (2019, 2020 and 2021) of not less than EURO 150 million equivalent.
Financial Resources: The Applicant shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 6 (six) months, estimated as not less than EURO 37,5 million equivalent, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts.


Award value: 150000000