Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2024-12-09
Buyer: PE “Vodovod I Kanalizacija – Skopje” (“Water supply and sewerage – Skopje”)
Country: MK
Region: MKZZZ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71800000
Estimated value:  EUR
Award criteria: quality, cost
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: The objective of this assignment is for the Consultant to support the Promoter/PIU in all aspects of the implementation and administration of the Works and Service Contracts (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracts”) and all responsibilities arising from the Project Implementation Agreement, respective Financing Agreements and any eventual contracts that could appear during the implementation of the Project and to assist the Promoter in carrying out the duties assigned to him, as defined in the FIDIC Conditions of Works and Service of Contract. 
The Consultant shall provide support to the Promoter/PIU in the overall management and implementation of the Project, to the point at which the Contract for the design and construction of the WWTP is expected to be completed.
The Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia (MoEPP), City of Skopje and Public Enterprise Vodovod i Kanalizacija Skopje (“ViK”) a municipal company in the City of Skopje, have secured a grant, from the Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF), funds that will be managed through the European Investment Bank (EIB), to finance a Technical Assistance during the implementation of the Skopje WWTP Project.
The Bank and the Promoter have agreed that this tender process is governed by the European Investment Bank’s “Guide to Procurement for projects financed by the EIB”, as published on the website  of the Bank. “The Beneficiary of the Project, the Public Utility Company (PUC) “Vodovod I Kanalizacija of Skopje” (operating though the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) established within the PUC) intends to engage a consultant (the “Consultant”) that shall provide Technical Assistance to the PIU during the implementation of the Skopje WWTP Project (excluding the Defect Notification Period). 
The objective of this assignment is for the Consultant to support the Promoter/PIU in all aspects of the implementation and administration of the Works and Service Contracts (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracts”) and all responsibilities arising from the Project Implementation Agreement, respective Financing Agreements and any eventual contracts that could appear during the implementation of the Project and to assist the Promoter in carrying out the duties assigned to him, as defined in the FIDIC Conditions of Works and Service of Contract. Said Technical Assistance should assist the PIU during the design, construction and extended trial operation periods, advising and training PIU in all the aspects related to its duties and responsibilities as Employer of the Yellow Book FIDIC Contract, as well as in accomplishing Promoters duties and responsibilities in line with the Finance Contracts and Project Implementation Agreements. The Technical Assistance will have to provide a range of support services, system development, expertise and training to the management and staff of the PIU and the PUC. This will lead to improved managerial and operational efficiency and strengthen their corporate position. 
The duration of the Technical Assistance Contract will be 5 years, coinciding with the start of the construction phase of the Works Contract but excluding the Defect Notification Period. The Technical Assistance Contract will end anyway with the Taking Over of Work’s Contract (at the end of Extended Trial Operation Period of duration of two years).
Technical Score - Weighting 80%			
1.	Organization and Methodology:  TOTAL 40 Points
2.	Rational : Weighting 10
3.	Strategy: Weighting 20
4.	Backstopping and involvement of all members of the consortium: Weighting 5
5.	Timetable of activities: Weighting 5
6.	Key Experts: TOTAL 60 Points
7.	KE 1 – Team Leader: Weighting	20
8.	KE 2 - Technical Expert WWTPs: Weighting 20
9.	KE 3 - Financial and Administrative Expert: Weighting 20
Cost criterion- Financial Score: Weighting 20%
Financial Proposal: Weighting 100 Points


Winner: Antea France
Award value: 1490570
Number of bids: 3