Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-10-26
Buyer: Municipality of Bijelo Polje
Country: ME
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2023-12-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank and it is therefore subject to the EIB Guide to Procurement
The Contractor is required to design WWTP for the final capacity of 30,000 p.e. (Phase II capacity). The preliminary treatment facilities and the by-pass line shall also be constructed under this Contract for the Phase II capacity, while other facilities (biological and sludge treatment) shall be constructed for Phase I capacity (20,000 p.e.). The wastewater treatment process shall be based on the activated sludge process with nutrients removal and treated effluent disinfection. Sludge treatment shall include sludge pre-thickening, aerobic sludge stabilization and dewatering.
The Contract will also include the design and construction to the water supply system for an approximate length of 975 m and to the power supply system for an approximate length of 2.000 m
The main objective of this Contract is design and construction of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) for environmentally sound treatment and disposal of wastewater generated within the Bijelo Polje municipality.
• the WWTP (for phase II capacity of 30.000 p.e) and construction of the WWTP (for phase I capacity of 20.000 p.e).
The Works Contract will be implemented as per FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (Yellow Book), First Edition 1999.
The Contractor will design and build the contracted project in complete manner which includes all parameters relating to the required shape, type, quality, tolerances, functional standards, safety criteria, and limits on the whole-life cost of the permanent works upon completion; the tests which must be successfully passed both during and after construction; the expected and required performance of the permanent works upon completion; the design life and durability of the permanent works upon completion; how the permanent works are expected to be operated and maintained upon completion; the operational software and manuals to be supplied; and details of the spare parts required to be provided and their cost.
The Contractor's scope of works and supply shall include all elements and aspects to ensure the proper implementation of the project which includes the design and build and commissioning of a fully functional WWTP. It also comprises the WWTP testing, a one-year Guarantee Verification Period (GVP), including training of the Employer’s personnel, all prior to issue of Taking-over Certificate, as well as 1 year of Defects Notification Period (DNP).
Total expected duration of the contract is 48 months, i.e. 36 months’ will be Time for Completion (24 months for design and construction plus 12 months GVP), which will be followed by 12 months of DNP.
The Municipality of Bijelo Polje intends to conduct restricted international procedure for selection of contractor for design and construction of the waste water treatment plant. The selection procedure will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers Fourth Edition - November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and EIB Guide to Procurement (2018). In case of any conflict the EIB Guide to Procurement https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement.htm will apply.
Clarifications can be requested no later than 14 calendar days prior to the submission deadline and shall be responded no later than 7 calendar days prior to the submission deadline. The clarifications will be forwarded to all prospective Applicants who have obtained the Initial Selection Document directly from the procuring entity, including a description of the inquiry but without identifying it
Contract financing: WBIF Grants (WB-IG03-MNE-ENV-02), Finance Contract (FI N° 85.813, Serapis N° 2005-0221) Montenegro Water and Sanitation between Montenegro and the European Investment Bank.
National professional licensing: the awarded tenderer will have to be licensed for performance of the subject design and construction activities according to the valid national legislation - the Law on spatial planning and construction of structures (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 64/17, 44/18, 63/18, 11/19, 82/20, 086/22, 004/23) and related secondary legislation - Rulebook on the manner and procedure of issuance and dormancy of licenses and the manner of keeping the registry of licenses” (Official Gazette of Montenegro no. 79/17, 078/21, 102/21) at the moment of Contract signing (or the latest on the Commencement Date).