Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-07-10
Buyer: Public company Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd. Mostar
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233120: Road construction works | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2018-09-06
Award criteria: Other

Technical requirements: This invitation for tenders is published on the OJEU-TED, EIB and JP “Autoceste FBiH” websites and BiH Daily Press, on 10.7.2018.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has signed the loan agreement with the European Investment Bank – EIB (hereinafter referred as “the Bank”) to finance the construction of priority sections of the motorway on the route of Pan European Corridor Vc through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter referred as “the Beneficiary”) intends to apply the proceeds of this loan toward the cost of civil works and consulting services, to be procured for the section of motorway from Počitelj to Bijača, subsection Počitelj-Zvirovići.
Public company motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd. Mostar (hereinafter referred as “the Employer”) now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contracts to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
— contract nº 1 JPAC 975-B96-18 Lot 1: interchange Počitelj – beginning of bridge Počitelj & end of bridge Počitelj – interchange Zvirovići (from km 0 + 000,00 to km 3 + 425,00 and from km 4 + 404,00 to km 11 + 075,00) in total length of 10,10 km will be financed from the loan agreement signed with European Investment Bank (EIB)
— contract nº 2 JPAC 976-B97-18- Lot 2: Bridge Počitelj (from km 3 + 425,00 to km 4 + 404,00) in total length of 0,98 km will be financed from the loan agreement signed with European Investment Bank (EIB)
The tenderers will submit tender containing a 2 envelopes: 1 envelope with the technical tender and another envelope with the price tender. Technical tender will be evaluated first and only if technical tender is determined to be substantially responsive, the tenderer’s price tender will be opened.
The contract JPAC 976-B97-18 includes construction of bridge Počitelj on subsection Počitelj - Zvirovići.
The Bridge Počitelj crosses Neretva river with a single, continuous, 945 m long box prestressed concrete deck. 5 main spans are 147 m long, while 2 side spans are 105 m long (105 + 5×147 + 105 = 945 m).
The deck's 21,92 m wide cross section is single cell box, varying in depth - with both constant and variable depth areas. Boxes have constant depth of 3,6 m on side spans near the abutments, while the rest of the superstructure, constructed by the balanced cantilever method, has variable depth being minimum 3,6 m in span centers and maximum 8,0 m at piers.
The cross section of the piers, designed as a hollow thin walled box, has varying geometry as a function of structural loads, both in construction as in service. Piers are 92 m, 97 m, 92 m, 91 m, 88 m and 66 m high, respectively. All piers have monolithic connection to the superstructure.
Both abutments as well as piers S1 and S6, are founded on shallow foundations, while piers S2, S3, S4 and S5 are founded on Ø1500 piles (25 pieces per pier). Piles are 25 m (pier S2), 35 m (piers S3 and S4) and 20-23 m (pier S5) long.
Tendering for contract to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country.
To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria given below:
A consistent history of historical non-performance and /or litigation awards against the tenderer or any partner of a joint venture may result in rejection of the tender.
Moreover, if an applicant is formally debarred from contracting activities by the law or official regulation of the client’s country or by the bank, and the client may not enter into a contract with such applicant, the client may reject the application.