16 www.hekurudha.al ORG-0001 Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways Rruga Egnatia, Lagjja Nr.3 Durres 2001 AL012 ALB 000000000 Gentian Liko +355 52 222037 procurement@hekurudha.al ORG-0002 Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy “Dëshmorët e Kombit" Boulevard “Policies and Strategies for the Development of Railway Transport” Unit Tirana 1001 AL022 ALB 0000000 000000000000 no_emailaddress@gmail.com 00211468-202471/20242024-04-10Z 2.3 eforms-sdk-1.10 1ec90814-5312-405d-b3e2-06f965b87730 ba2709e8-a1be-47f5-957b-140cde57eec3 2024-04-09Z 12:20:04Z 01 2024-04-10Z other cn-standard ENG body-pl gen-pub ORG-0001 This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement. partic-confl Exclusion grounds ap per section 1.5 of the EIB GtP. fraud EIB Anti-Fraud Policy and EIB Exclusion Policy and EIB’s definition of prohibited conduct as per the Covenant of Integrity. restricted EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-02 Design of electrification of Corridor VIII railway line The Services comprise: conceptual design for the electrification of the whole corridor VIII (Durres – Rrogozhine - Pogradec) and detailed design and ESIA for the electrification of the section Durres to Rrogozhine. services The applicable law is that of the Republic of Albania. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the EIB Guide to Procurement, September 2018: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement The Services are expected to be financed through an approved grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework. A Restricted Procurement procedure with an international call for expression of interest will be followed. The Procuring Entity, Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways (HSH), now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Firms originating from all countries of the world are eligible to tender for works, goods and services contracts. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Service. Consultants shall contact the Procuring Entity to obtain a copy of the template that must be used to submit any Expression of Interest. Only applications using the correct template will be accepted. Applications shall be submitted in hard copy in English version, plus one electronic copy in readable PDF format on CD or USB, all in a single envelope with text on the outside of the envelope as follows “EOI for Design of the electrification of railway Corridor VIII. Not to be opened until [time & date of submission].” Candidates are allowed to ask clarifications up 15 days prior the deadline for submission by sending an email to the relevant address above. The Procuring Entity intends to shortlist up to six eligible firms to whom a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), both technical and financial, shall be sent. In the event that more than six firms fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, the Procuring Entity shall use the criteria identified below to rank the applicants and the top six shall be invited to submit proposals. Contrary to clause 5.1.9, the minimum expected number of candidates is three. Corporate services are required. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation. In the event that a natural or legal entity submits or forms part of more than one application, all applications in which that entity has participated will be excluded. Subsequently, following a standstill period of 10 days, the Procuring Entity will send Requests for Proposals (RFP) to the shortlisted selected applicants (maximum 6). Proposals shall be evaluated in two stages on basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Offer. The Procuring Entity reserves its right to seek clarifications and verify submitted references and use the information so obtained for evaluation purposes. All costs related to participation in this procurement procedure shall be borne by applicants. The contract for these services shall only be signed on availability of the related grant to finance the services, such funds expected to be available in Q3 2024. Pursuant to its Sanctions Policy, the EIB shall not provide finance, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of an individual or entity that is subject to financial sanctions imposed by the US, UK or EU, 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. The attention of candidates is drawn to the EIB Anti-Fraud Policy, EIB Exclusion Policy and EIB's definition of prohibited conduct. Candidates should alert the Procuring Entity, with a copy to the European Investment Bank to procurementcomplaints@eib.org, in case they should consider that certain clauses or provisions of this notice might limit international competition or introduce an unfair advantage to some candidates. Furthermore, any party having or having had an interest in obtaining a particular contract and who has been or risks being harmed by an alleged infringement of the Guide to Procurement may submit a complaint to the Bank’s Procurement Complaints Committee (PCC) as per Annex 8 of the EIB’s Guide to Procurement. Complaints are to be submitted by mail or electronic mail to procurementcomplaints@eib.org. 450000 71320000 The services will require site investigations between Durres and Pogradec in Central Albania and close collaboration with the Procuring Entity and relevant national and local authorities. anyw-cou ALB LOT-0001 IPAIII The Services are expected to be financed through an approved grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework. sui-act The Candidates shall provide a trade licence or professional registers in their Country of Establishment. The Candidates shall meet the following criteria: • The minimum total permanent staff number, employed by the candidate in the field of railways electrification design (feasibility study, preliminary design, detailed design) must be at ten (10) for the last three (3) years preceding the submission deadline. In case of a JV, the minimum permanent staff of the lead partner, in the field related to this contract, must be at least six (6) for last three (3) years. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation. ef-stand The Candidates must meet the following criteria: a) The average annual turnover must be at least 1,000,000.00 (one million) EUR for the last 3 financial years (2021, 2022 and 2023). b) Positive financial results in the last three years (2021, 2022 and 2023), which shall be assessed as follows: (i) net worth shall be positive in each year; and (ii) liquidity ratio shall be more than 1 (one) in each Year. The above selection criteria will be applied to all candidates. In the case of applications submitted by a joint venture (JV), the JV shall collectively meet criterion (a), while the lead partner shall meet not less than 60 per cent of criterion (a). All JV partners shall meet criterion (b). The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation. tp-abil Candidates must meet the following criteria: i. The candidate has implemented and completed, but not necessarily commenced, during the last five years up to the deadline for the receipt of applications indicated below, at least two (2) similar contracts in a field related to electrification design (feasibility study, preliminary design, detailed design) services for railway construction or rehabilitation works of a minimum value of EUR 400,0000 each (for the electrification component of the service contract), and shall demonstrate that it had a minimum participation of 50% in each of the contracts brought as reference; ii. "Of the contracts brought as reference above, at least one shall have been delivered in accordance with EU technical standards." The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation. The candidates are required to submit documents demonstrating completion of contracts. Applicants are encouraged to include all prior experience meeting the criteria above, up to a maximum of 15 references. not-allowed eu-funds false _DEFAULT_VALUE_CHANGE_ME_ restricted-document http://no_address.com none no performance The selected Consultant (each sole applicant or, in case of a JV at least the Lead member of the JV) shall have professional licenses, certificates, rights or equivalent for performance of the provided services for relevant projects in accordance with the laws of the country in which the candidate is established. The selected Consultant shall be required to perform the Services in accordance with an Environmental and Social Covenant to be signed and submitted as part of their technical proposal and appended into the resulting contract. Payment for the Services shall be on a lump sum / deliverables basis. not-allowed not-allowed ORG-0001 ORG-0001 12 ORG-0002 ORG-0002 ENG false false not-allowed true false 2024-06-03+02:00 10:00:00+02:00 2024-07-03+02:00 true 6 6 false none none EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-02 Design of electrification of Corridor VIII railway line The Services comprise: conceptual design for the electrification of the whole corridor VIII (Durres – Rrogozhine - Pogradec) and detailed design and ESIA for the electrification of the section Durres to Rrogozhine. services Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: In the event that more than six firms fulfil all the qualifying criteria below, the following criteria shall be used to rank the applicants and the top six shall be invited to submit proposals. (i) The number of similar contracts in a field related to these Services brought as reference below. (ii) In a second step, as necessary, the value of similar contracts in a field related to these Services brought as reference below. 71320000 The services will require site investigations between Durres and Pogradec in Central Albania and close collaboration with the Procuring Entity and relevant national and local authorities. anyw-cou ALB 12 No options and variants allowed.