Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-06-10
Buyer: PE “Vodovod I Kanalizacija – Skopje” (“Water supply and sewerage – Skopje”)
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71800000
Estimated value: 1500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-07-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Services de conseil en matière d'approvisionnement en eau et services de conseil en matière de déchets
This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Consultant Services for Technical Assistance during implementation phase to the Skopje Wastewater Treatment Plant, North Macedonia
The services shall entail provision of assistance to the Promoter in achieving the overall Project objective and to deliver the Project in an efficient, effective, coordinated, and sustainable way. The Technical Assistance should support PIU in successful implementation of the two Contracts for “Design and Construction of WWTP” and “Administration and Supervision of Construction of WWTP” in all the technical, administrative, financial, legal, environmental, and social management aspects.
The Technical Assistance should assist PIU during the Construction period and the two years of Extended Trial Operation Period of the WWTP, advising and training PIU in all the aspects related to its duties and responsibilities as Employer according to Yellow Book FIDIC Conditions of Contract 1st edition.
The site is located in the southeaster part of the City of Skopje in the settlement of Trubarevo (Municipality of “Gazi Baba”). The TA team may be required to visit the site as per the Project needs.
The TA Contract is expected to commence in Q4 2022, and its duration will be 5 years (60 months), in parallel with the “Contract for the Design and Construction of WWTP” and the contract of “Administration and Supervision of Construction of WWTP”, here below briefly described that are at the moment in the phase of Tender Evaluation and that will be both awarded by the end of 2022.
The contract will be procured under restricted procedure. The Prequalification Document shall be prepared following the Guide to Procurement for projects financed by European Investment Bank (EIB). The European Investment bank will monitor the compliance with the Guide to Procurement. EBRD’s standard Procurement Document for prequalification will be used. The contract will be modelled upon the EBRD Standard Form of Contract for Consultancy Services (lump-sum). Funds will be provided by grant financing by Western Balkan Investment Framework (WBIF).
The annual turnover of the candidate for each of the last 3 financial years (2019, 2020, 2021) must be at least 1,000.000,00 EUR.
The turnover value in currencies other than EUR, shall be presented in EUR based on the exchange rate set by the central/national bank of the applicant's country, as of 1st July of each year reported.
The candidate (individual company or consortium altogether) has successfully completed, at any time between 1st January 2017 up to the deadline of submission of applications, either a) alone, b) as leader of a consortium, or c) as a member of a consortium, the following project references:
a)	At least 2 service contracts of a minimum value of EUR 500,000 each, with activities related to the support to Promoters during the contracting and implementation of the wastewater treatment projects financed by loans of International Financing Institutions / EU grants.
b)	At least 1 service contract with activities related to the support to Promoters during the implementation of the infrastructure project of a minimum value of EUR 40,000,000.
The prequalification of a JVCA does not mean that any of its partners individually, or as a partner in any other JVCA, are prequalified.
The applicant must have a total of at least ten (10) permanent staff currently working for the applicant in fields related to the contract as described in point 2 and at least 3 engineers with experience in supervision or technical assistance in fields related to the contract as described in point 2.


Award value: 1500000