Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-15
Buyer: Communal Enterprise "Kharkivsky Metropoliten"
Country: UA
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 34620000 | 45213320 | 45234122 | 45234124 | 45234125
Submission deadline: 2018-03-16

Technical requirements: This invitation for expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project which was published on the EBRD’s web-site (www.ebrd.com) in procurement notices section on 29.9.2012 (Ref 8838-GPN-46411).
Ukraine as the borrower will receive financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "EBRD" or the "Bank") and, as expected, from the European Investment Bank (the "EIB"), to implement the Kharkiv Metro Extension Project (the "Project"). The project will be carried out by communal enterprise "Kharkivsky Metropoliten" (Kharkiv Metro Company) (the "Client") with financial assistance from Ukraine and support from Kharkiv City Council (the "City").
The objective of the Project is to expand the current metro (underground /subway) system and improve the provision of mass transit in the City of Kharkiv (the "City") as part of an overall strategy to achieve sustainable urban transport in the city. Taking into account that the registered population of Kharkiv is about 1 500 000, not including large number of labour living in suburban areas and students, the current transport system, based primarily on buses and minibuses, no longer enables efficient passenger transportation, especially in the face of rising car ownership, leading to congestion.
— Construction of a 3,47 km extension of the existing Green Metro Line in the southern part of the city of Kharkiv including construction of 2 new underground metro stations:
—— Derzhavinska is a shallow station located on the east side of Gagarin Avenue, partially on a private development area. Access to the underground stations halls from opposite sides of the Gagarina Avenue is ensured by a passageway underneath Gagarina Avenue,
—— Odeska is a shallow station located under the Gagarina Avenue in the area of Odesskaya and Herojev Stalingrada streets. It will function as an end station with 4 tracks for turn-around. Access to the underground station halls from opposite sides of the Gagarina Avenue is ensured by a passageway underneath the Gagarina Avenue,
— Construction of a new metro wagon depot and connecting rail for the Green Metro Line, with a capacity for 100 metro cars (20 trains); and,
— Supply of up to 100 new metro carriages to service the new metro line extension (6 nos. 5-car trains) and to renew the rolling stock of the existing Green Metro Line (14 nos. 5-car trains).
To support the client in all aspects of the project’s implementation, including preparation of tender documents, assisting with tendering, tender evaluation, contract finalisation and administration and works supervision, the Client intends to engage a firm or group of firms (the "Consultant") (the "Assignment"). The overall objective of the assignment is to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of theproject by rendering assistance to the client in the implementation of the project, including design, all aspects of procurement and disbursement, contract administration and works supervision, environmental and social (E&S) requirements, local legislation requirements, and in line with equality of opportunity principles.
The client invites for expression of interest from suitable qualified firms which are interested in providing services of the project procurement and iimplementation consultant and carrying out the duties of the works supervision (FIDIC) engineer. The works contracts will be based on FIDIC conditions of contract for plant and design-build (First Edition, 1999) and conditions of contract for construction (First Edition, 1999).
Assignment start date and duration: It is expected to that the works for the assignment shall commence in the first quarter of 2018 and the duration is approximately 60 months (plus 12 months of the defect notification period).
Eligibility: Interested firms or group of firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest. The proceeds of the EBRD and EIB loans will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Consultant profile: corporate services are required. The consultant will be a firm, or consortium of firms, and is expected to have appropriate experience in the implementation of infrastructure projects in accordance with the policies and rules of multilateral development banks such as EBRD, World Bank, Asian Development Bank etc. and supervision of works in comparable conditions and in accordance with FIDIC conditions of contract.
All key experts shall have at least 10 years of previous professional experience in assignments of similar scope related to metro or rail sector, experience with FIDIC contracts and proficiency in English language.
The consultant shall ensure that the team includes sufficient number of experts with knowledge and practical experience of relevant Ukrainian legislation. Verifying any licensing and/or certification requirements for any of the experts is the responsibility of the consultant.