Project ID: P129539
Borrower/Bid No: SER-SSHP-8338YF-ICB1-G-16

Invitation for Bids (IFB)
 
Republic of Serbia
Ministry of Health
Second Serbia Health Project
 
Loan No. 8338 – YF, Project ID P129539
 
LINEAR ACCELERATORS AND ACCOMPANYING EQUIPMENT WITH CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, UPGRADE AND ADAPTATION OF RADIATION THERAPY FACILITIES IN THE INSTITUTE FOR ONCOLOGY AND RADIOLOGY OF SERBIA, CLINICAL CENTRE KRAGUJEVAC, CLINICAL CENTRE NIS AND HEALTH CENTRE KLADOVO
 
IFB No.: SER-SSHP-8338YF-ICB1-G-16

This notice was originally published on 30 January 2017 and has been updated on 22 March 2017. Amendment of Invitation for Bids published on January 30, 2017, revising the deadline for submission of Bids from March 29, 2017 to April 5, 2017. Amendment of Invitation for Bids published on January 30, 2017 and amended on March 22, 2017, revising the deadline for submission of Bids from April 5, 2017 to April 19, 2017
 
1. The Republic of Serbia has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Second Serbia Health Project (SSHP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Linear Accelerators and Accompanying Equipment with Construction, Reconstruction, Upgrade and Adaptation of Radiation Therapy Facilities in The Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Clinical Centre Nis and Health Centre Kladovo.
 
2. The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Serbia now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of Linear Accelerators and Accompanying Equipment with Construction, Reconstruction, Upgrade and Adaptation of Radiation Therapy Facilities in The Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Clinical Centre Nis and Health Centre Kladovo.
 
3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: "Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers", January 2011 ("Procurement Guidelines"), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.
 
4. Time for Completion of the whole of the Facilities shall be six (6) months. 
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents during working days from 10:00 to 15:00 local time (GMT+1) at the following address:

Ministry of Health, Second Serbia Health Project,Project Coordination Unit, Dom Zdravlja Savski Venac, 1 Pasterova Street, 3^rd floor, 11 000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Mrs. Mirjana Pavlovic-Brajovic, e-mail: [email protected]
Mr. Darko Todorovic, e-mail: [email protected]
 
6. Qualification requirements are given in the Bidding Document and include among other:
Average Annual Turnover
Minimum average annual turnover of EUR 40,000,000.00, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years (2015, 2014 and 2013).
Financial Resources
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet:
(i)   the following cash-flow requirement: EUR 5,000,000.00
(ii)  overall cash flow requirements for this contract and its current commitments.
General Experience
Experience under contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last five (5) years (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012), prior to the applications submission deadline, and with activity in at least nine (9) months in each year.
Specific Experience
a) Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012), each with a value of at least twelve million EUR (12,000,000.00), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Plant and Installation Services. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Employer's Requirements of the Bidding Documents.
(b) For the above or other contracts executed during the period stipulated in Specific Experience (a) above, a minimum experience in the following key activities:
-  Execution of at least two buildings with more than 3000m³ cast concrete construction
-  Mounting, commissioning and testing of at least 4 Linacs. 
7. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of RSD 37,000.00 or EUR 300.00.
The method of payment will be direct deposit to specified account:
 
Instructions for payment of the amount in RSD currency
 
Bank: MINISTARSTVO FINANSIJA-UPRAVA ZA TREZOR
Beneficiary: Ministarstvo zdravlja - Drugi projekat razvoja zdravstva Srbije 
Account number: 840-1620-21
Reference number: 119001105/840
 
Instructions for payment of the amount in EUR currency

           
The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier or directly overtaken at the address above, against the receipt for payment on Purchaser's account.
 
8. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and Installation, April 2015.
 
9. Bids must be delivered on or before March 29, 2017, 10:00 hours local time (GMT+1), and must be accompanied by a bid security of EUR 300,000.00 to the following address:
Ministry of Health, Second Serbia Health Project, Project Coordination Unit
Dom Zdravlja Savski Venac, 1 Pasterova Street, 3^rd floor, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Attention: Mrs. Vesna Korac, Mrs. Mirjana Pavlovic-Brajovic
 
  Late bids will be rejected. Electronic submission of bids is not allowed.
 
10. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at 10:15 hours local time (GMT+1) on March 29, 2017at the office of:
Ministry of Health, Second Serbia Health Project, Project Coordination Unit
Dom Zdravlja Savski Venac, 1 Pasterova Street, 2^nd floor Conference room, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia