Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-01-17
Buyer: PC Motorways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ltd Mostar
Country: BA
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45233110
Estimated value: 150000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-04-02
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement.
The subject of this contract is Construction of a new approx. 5,25 km long motorway section including major structures: Tunnel Kvanj, Viaduct Rotimski potok, and overpass Rujevice.
In the Tender Process, Tenderers shall submit a tender providing information essential to evaluate the tenderer’s qualification subject to the terms and conditions of the Tender document (TD). The TD is available from the Procuring Entity as described above.  Only tenderers submitted in the format of a TD shall be accepted; any other tenders shall be rejected.  TD will be issued only to Tenderers who directly contact the Procuring Entity through the address above. All clarifications and any amendments or addenda will be communicated in writing with all Tenderers who have properly obtained the Tender document.
The Procuring Entity shall undertake the evaluation of tenders in accordance with the terms of the TD.
The Procuring Entity  shall award the Contract to the Applicant whose Tender has been determined to be the lowest price of the compliant and technically responsive tender providing also the Tenderer meets the tender capacity constraint that may be set down in the TD.
The contract will be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the European Investment Bank (“the Bank” or the “EIB”) and a grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF).
The Bank shall not provide or otherwise make funds available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of an individual or entity that is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the EU,UN, US and/or UK either autonomously or pursuant to the financial sanctions decided by the United Nations Security Council on the basis of Article 41 of the UN Charter and EU sanctions giving effect to UN Security Council resolutions that impose sanctions.
Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender. However, applicants shall not be in conflict of interest or have been declared ineligible by the Bank.
The applicable law is the law of BiH.  The applicable procurement rules are the EIB’s Guide to Procurement (GtP) which can be downloaded at: https://www.eib.org/attachments/strategies/guide_to_procurement_en.pdf
The EIB Anti Fraud Policy and EIB Exclusion Policy apply.  Tenderers must complete and sign a Covenant of Integrity as part of their tender.  Failure to submit a properly completed and signed covenant may lead to rejection of the tender and other remedy under applicable EIB policies.
a) Submission of audited balance sheets, or if not required by the law of the applicant’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Client
- have the commercial activity suspended or in any other similar situation which results from a similar procedure according to the laws and national regulations
c) Tenderers shall demonstrate that they have no tax and assimilated legal contributions obligations (pensions, health fund, insurances, and other similar mandatory obligation) in the country where their business is registered or in case they are also having registered offices in the Employer’s country, that they are also meeting the tax obligations and  assimilated legal contributions obligations in the Employer’s country. In case these obligations are re-structured by the tax authority (agreed to be paid in instalments) the Tenderer should submit the proof of such agreement with the tax authority
Note: This criterion to be meet by single entity, or in a case of JV/Consortium/Association by all partners combined.
Minimum average annual turnover as prime contractor over the last 3 (three) years (2020, 2021 and 2022) of not less than EUR 120 million equivalent.


Award value: 150000000