Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-01
Buyer: Zeljieznicka Infrastructure Crne Gore AD (ZICG)
Country: ME
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71311300 | 79415200 | 79419000 | 90713000
Submission deadline: 2017-09-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website on 21 May 2015.
Railways of Montenegro “Zeljieznicka Infrastructure Crne Gore AD” (ZICG) intends using the proceeds of the loan towards the cost of the emergency rehabilitation of the railway infrastructure including the protection of the slopes along the Niksic – Podgorica railway line. The Project will entail the installation of slope protection and rock-fall measures on the up-hill, unstable slopes at some 50 locations along the 56.8 km length of railway between Niksic – Podgorica. The total length of slopes requiring stabilisation and protection measures is estimated to be 12.3 kilometres. The slopes are approximately 20 m high.
The Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing the following assistance to the Employer: to carry out site investigations, design the slope protection works, produce tender documents, assist ZICG in tendering procedures and to subsequently supervise the work, acting as the Engineer, for the FIDIC based works contract.
• Confirming/Identifying areas where slope protection and stabilisation measures are required, carrying out detailed topographical surveys and geotechnical investigations of the areas.
• Developing a preliminary design of the proposed measures in accordance with the Montenegrin legislation and producing an estimated cost in order that budget restraints can be met.
• Carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conforming to national and EBRD's requirements.
• Developing the detailed design of the proposed works in accordance with the Montenegrin legislation.
• Developing the Tender Documents in accordance with the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules and using the appropriate EBRD's Standard Tender Documents for Works.
• Providing the Supervision services which will include assistance to the Employer to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by advising the Employer on the administration of the Works Contract with due diligence and by carrying out the duties of the Engineer assigned to him in the Contract which will be a re-measurement unit rate contract based on FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, Green Book or Pink Book as will be determined once the design is ready.
• 46 months for the Supervision services which will include 1 month for pre-Commencement activities, 18 months of works supervision, 24 months covering defects liability period and 3 months for the Performance Certificate issue and other closing activities.
Eligibility: Procurement will be open for all the Consultants except those restricted in the EBRD's list of ineligible entities. The proceeds of the loan shall not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and the Client's Country prohibitions.
Procurement of the consultancy services will be conducted in accordance with the EBRD's Procurement Policies and Rules. The consultants will be selected following the shortlisting procedures. The selection will normally be made from responses to this notification only. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected from a shortlist and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding. Alternatively, the shortlisted consultants may be asked to submit their proposals. The consultancy contract will be based on the EBRD's HARMONISED STANDARD FORM OF CONTRACT. The site investigation, design and procurement elements will be paid on a Lump-Sum basis and the supervision services will be paid on a Time-Based basis.
If the Consultant has been found by a judicial process or other official enquiry to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices, details of the basis for the outcome of such process or enquiry shall be provided with the expression of interest.
The Consultant will have to determine whether any indirect taxes/VAT are chargeable on the proposed services and state the basis for such. If any indirect taxes/VAT are payable, the Client will pay indirect taxes/VAT directly to the Consultant unless otherwise agreed.
The Employer reserves the right not to shortlist consulting firms that have been found to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices regardless of the results of technical evaluation of the expressions of interest.