Works Tender Notice – Construction/adaptation works of VET relevant infrastructure Europe (non-EU), Kosovo (KOS)
Data e publikimit
20-11-2024
Data e perfundimit
20-12-2024
Kategoritë
WORKS TENDER NOTICE
Construction/adaptation works of VET relevant infrastructure
Europe (non-EU), Kosovo (KOS)
- Publication reference
RCF/KOS/W/2023/027
- Procedure
National competitive bidding
- Project title and description
The Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum – WB6-CIF (hereinafter called “Recipient”) has received financing from KfW Development Bank (“KfW”) in the form of a financial contribution (hereinafter called grant) toward the cost of the Regional Challenge Fund project. The “Regional Challenge Fund” (the ‘RCF’) is a distinct facility set up to strengthen the labour market relevance of vocational training (VET) particularly through support to VET projects that are jointly implemented by vocational training institutes and partner enterprises (cooperative training approach) in the Western Balkans 6 countries.
The Recipient now intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for which this Tender Notice is issued.
- Project Executing Agency (PEA)
Western Balkan 6 Chamber Investment Forum, with its address at Piazza dell Borsa 14, 34121 Trieste, Italy, represented by IPC, Internationale Project Consult GmbH (on behalf of the Consortium IPC-PLANCO-swisscontact-KPMG) as the Implementation Consultant
CONTRACT SPECIFICATION
- Nature of contract
unit-price
- Contract description
The purpose of this contract is to perform construction/adaptation of classrooms in the College Pjeter Budi, Prishtine, which are necessary for cooperative training (CT) programme implementation.
- Number and titles of lots
N/A
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
- Eligibility
Consulting Services, Works, Goods, Plant and Non-Consulting Services are eligible for KfW financing regardless of the country of origin of the Contractors (including Subcontractors and suppliers for the execution of the Contract), except where an international embargo or sanction by the United Nations, the European Union or the German Government applies.
- Exclusion criteria
Applicants/Bidders shall not be awarded a KfW-financed Contract if, on the date of submission of their Application/Offer or on the intended date of Award of Contract, they are in any of situations described in Declaration of Undertaking (ref. KfW’s “Guidelines for Procurement”, Document version January 2019 1st update as of January 2021)
- Conflict of Interest
Applicants/Bidders shall be disqualified in a procurement process if they in any of situations given under point 1.3.3 of KfW Guidelines for Procurement.
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
- Provisional commencement date of the contract
January 2025
- Initial period of implementation of tasks
The period of implementation of tasks is 3 months from the commencement date of the contract.
BID SUBMISSION
- Pre-bid meeting and/or site visit
A pre-bid meeting / site visit will not be organised. The Bidder is advised to visit and examine the Site of Works and its surroundings and obtain for itself on its own responsibility all information that may be necessary for preparing the Bid and entering into a contract for construction of the Works. The costs of visiting the Site shall be at the Bidder’s own expense.
- Deadline for receipt of bids
The bidders’ attention is drawn to the fact that there are two different systems for sending bids: one is by post or private mail service, the other is by hand delivery.
In both cases, the bids must be received before the date and time limit for submission.
Bids must be duly completed and received by the PEA on or before 27.12.2024. at 14:00h CET.
Any bid received by the PEA after this deadline will not be considered.
The PEA may, for reasons of administrative efficiency, reject any bid submitted on time to the postal service but received, for any reason beyond the PEA’s control, after the effective date of approval of the Offers Evaluation Report, if accepting bids that were submitted on time but arrived late would considerably delay the evaluation procedure or jeopardise decisions already taken and notified.
- How bids may be submitted
The bidder shall prepare the package containing the original bid in a sealed envelope marked “ORIGINAL”, and one copy in sealed envelopes each marked “COPY”, stating the reference title and number of the tender notice, name and address of the PEA, address and contact e-mail of the bidder and the words “Not to be opened before the official public session for the opening of bids” and equivalent in local language “Ne otvarati prije zvaničnog sastanka za javno otvaranje ponuda”.
- EITHER by post or by courier service, to:
Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum
Represented by the Fund Management Unit of the Regional Challenge Fund
Trg Božane Vučinić 10/II, floor no. 2
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
- OR hand delivered by the candidate in person or by an agent directly to the premises of the PEA in return for a signed and dated receipt, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by this acknowledgement of receipt, to:
Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum
Represented by the Fund Management Unit of the Regional Challenge Fund
Trg Božane Vučinić 10/II, floor no. 2, ap. no. 5
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Please note that opening hours of the FMU are 08:00-14:00h.
The contract title and the publication reference (see item 1 above) must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the bid and must always be mentioned in all subsequent correspondence with the PEA.
Bids submitted by any other means or to any other addresses will not be considered. Bids which are not sealed or are incomplete shall not be considered.
By submitting a bid, candidates accept to receive notification of the outcome of the procedure by electronic means. Such notification shall be deemed to have been received on the date upon which the PEA sends it to the electronic address referred to in the bid.
- Alteration or withdrawal of bids
Candidates may alter or withdraw their bids by written notification prior to the deadline for submission of bids. No bid may be altered after this deadline.
The outer envelope (and the relevant inner envelope if used) must be marked ‘Alteration’ or ‘Withdrawal’ as appropriate.
- Tender opening session
Tenders will be opened in a public session on 27.12.2024. at 14:15h CET, at the address Trg Božane Vučinić 10/II, floor no. 2, apartment no. 5, in the presence of tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend. Written authorizations must be enclosed.
- Validity of offers
120 days after submission deadline.
- Bid security
A bid security is required.
- Operational language
All written communications for this procurement procedure and contract must be in English.
- Additional information
Clarifications may be sought from PEA at the following e-mail address [email protected] at the latest 14 calendar days before the deadline for submission of bids.
Clarifications will be published on the Regional Challenge Fund website www.rcf-wb6.org at the latest 10 calendar days before the deadline.
Annex – 1 Bill of Quantities Albanian