Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-29
Buyer: Tomislavgrad Municipality
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2016-06-27

Technical requirements: Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower”) has received a loan from the European Investment Bank - EIB (hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”) - towards the cost of the project Water and Sanitation Federation BiH. This International Invitation for Tenders relates to the contract for the Design and Construction of Tomislavgrad WasteWater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Tomislavgrad promoted by the Municipality of Tomislavgrad, FBiH (hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”).
• Preparation of design documentation as required by the Employer to obtain necessary approvals and permits for the construction and commissioning of the works.
• Construction of the WWTP (capacity 6,000 PE – I phase) including testing, start-up and trial operation.
To be qualified for the award of the contract, Tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria:
The Tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor or lead partner in JVCA (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 (five) years of not less than EURO 2 million equivalent.
The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real estate, lines of credit and other financial assets sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 4 (four) months, estimated at not less than the equivalent amount of EURO 600,000 (six hundred thousand) equivalent, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts.
The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed experience under contracts in the role of contractor in the last five (5) years prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year.
Participation as contractor or management contractor in at least 2 (two) wastewater treatment plant design and construction projects within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least EURO 1,300,000 (one million three hundred thousand), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics.
For the above contracts executed during the period stipulated above, a minimum experience in the following key activities:
i) Design and construction of two (2) wastewater treatment plants with capacity 8,000 population equivalent.
ii) Design and construction of one wastewater treatment plant based on sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology.
The Tenderer shall demonstrate availability of suitably qualified and professional key personnel to fill the following positions. Each candidate shall meet the experience requirements specified below:
The Tenderer shall own, or have assured access to (through hire, lease, purchase agreement, availability of manufacturing equipment, or other means), at least the following key equipment in in full working order and safe, and must demonstrate that, based on known commitments, the equipment will be available for use in the proposed contract.
The Tenderer shall sign the Litigation History Form confirming that he is not involved in any current or past litigation or arbitration resulting from contracts completed or under execution by him over the last five years.
Evaluation of tenders shall be carried out in accordance with the European Investment Bank’s Guide to Procurement, version dated February 2004. The evaluation shall proceed in two steps (called the two-envelope procedure), each with a public opening