Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-09
Buyer: M-NAV AD Skopje
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2017-03-24

Technical requirements: EBGU - Moderniseringsprojekt M-NAV — projektgennemførelsesbistand til projektgennemførelsesenheden (MK-Ilinden)
Project name: M-NAV Modernisation Project - Project Implementation Assistance to the Project Implementation Unit
The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice update for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website: 29 December 2016 (reference 7859-GPN-44067).
Project Description: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD" or the “Bank”) is providing a sovereign loan to the Macedonian Air Navigation Service Provider –M-NAV in order to finance its Modernisation Project - “Macedonian Air Navigation System Upgrading”. In accordance to the loan agreement, M-NAV has established a project Implementation Unit (PIU) charged with the responsibility to manage, coordinate, supervise and monitor the implementation of the Project in liaision with the Bank. M-NAV is seeking a consultant (the “Consultant”) to assist the PIU with the Project implementation, including procurement process and subsequent: contract administration, implementation support of the crucial implementation milestones such as Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and Operational Acceptance of the systems procured under this Loan, and reporting to the Bank.
Assignment Description: The Client wishes to engage a consultant (the “Consultant”) to facilitate a process whereby goods, works and services financed by M-NAV using the proceeds of the Bank’s loan are procured in a timely manner in compliance with the EBRD’s Procurement Policies and Rules and in accordance with the agreed with the Bank procurement strategy, technically sound and economically efficient procedures and specifications and standard documentation of the EBRD and in compliance with any other covenants in the loan agreements between M-NAV and the Bank.
Task 1: Organisation and Management of the ongoing Tendering Process for the works, goods and services to be procured
The Consultant shall assist the PIU with the organisation and management of the ongoing tendering process for each contract, including the following:
- assistance in the preparation of clarifications and amendments to the tender documents if required during the tender process;
- assistance in the preparation for evaluation and evaluation of the tenders, tender clarification meetings for the two-stage tendering and if necessary for one-stage tendering;
- assistance in notification of contract award and through the signing the contract with the winning tenderer, and notice to unsuccessful tenderers;
b) EBRD procurement policies and rules and any other covenants in the loan agreement between M-NAV and the Bank,
- assist in bringing and recording all the Project documents and procedures in accordance with International Quality Assurance Standards, if required.
Assist the PIU with the overall contract administration and management for each contract and when needed advise on contract supervision activities which may require relevant engineering expertise
- assist M-NAV and if necessary participate in meetings with M-NAV and in progress meetings between MNAV and suppliers (progress review and “go-no go” decisions);
- provide technical assistance and participate during the implementation phase of each contract which includes but is not limited to the crucial implementation milestones such as Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Installation phase, Site Acceptance Test (SAT), Operational Acceptance of the systems procured under this Loan and flight checks if any;