Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the rehabilitation of railway line between Durres and Rrogozhine

The works comprise the reconstruction and electrification of about 40km of single-track railway line from Durres to Rrogozhine. The Procuring Entity seeks a suitably qualified and capable firm or JV /consortium to provide implementation support and safeguard monitoring services, the “Services”, before, during and after construction. The works comprise the …

CPV: 71530000 Construction consultancy services
Place of execution:
Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the rehabilitation of railway line between Durres and Rrogozhine
Awarding body:
Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways
Award number:
EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-01

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the rehabilitation of railway line between Durres and Rrogozhine
Description : The works comprise the reconstruction and electrification of about 40km of single-track railway line from Durres to Rrogozhine. The Procuring Entity seeks a suitably qualified and capable firm or JV /consortium to provide implementation support and safeguard monitoring services, the “Services”, before, during and after construction.
Procedure identifier : 148bac4e-c5df-4393-bae2-bc5ab6bbf2e3
Previous notice : 119091-2024
Internal identifier : EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-01
Type of procedure : Restricted
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71530000 Construction consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Albania
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Albania. The main site will be Durres and at the works on the line to Rrogozhine. The Services will be provided to the Promoter of the project (HSH), as well as the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE), and are expected to entail some full-time input/presence as well as some part time inputs.

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : The applicable law is that of the Republic of Albania. A Consultant is selected in accordance with the EIB Guide to Procurement, September 2018: https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement The Services will be financed through an approved grant from the Western Balkans Investment Framework, and from an EIB loan if necessary. A Restricted Procurement procedure with an international call for expression of interest has been followed. The Procuring Entity, Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways (HSH), invited eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Firms originating from all countries of the world were eligible to tender for works, goods and services contracts. Interested consultants provided information indicating that they were qualified to perform the Service. Interested consultants contacted the Procuring Entity to obtain a copy of the template that must be used to submit the Expression of Interest. Only applications using the correct template were accepted. Applications were submitted in hard copy in English version. Candidates were allowed to ask clarifications up 15 days prior the deadline for submission by sending an email to the relevant address above. The Procuring Entity shortlisted five eligible firms out of 6 EoI received, to whom a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), both technical and financial, was sent. Corporate services were required. Subsequently, following a standstill period of 10 days, the Procuring Entity sent Requests for Proposals (RFP) to the shortlisted selected applicants. Proposals were evaluated in two stages on basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Offer.
Legal basis :
Other
This contract will be financed by European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to the EIB's Guide to Procurement. -

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Project Implementation Support and Safeguard Services, for the rehabilitation of railway line between Durres and Rrogozhine
Description : The works comprise the reconstruction and electrification of about 40km of single-track railway line from Durres to Rrogozhine. The Procuring Entity seeks a suitably qualified and capable firm or JV /consortium to provide implementation support and safeguard monitoring services, the “Services”, before, during and after construction.
Internal identifier : EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-01

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71530000 Construction consultancy services
Options :
Description of the options : No options and variants allowed.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Albania
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information : Albania. The main site will be Durres and at the works on the line to Rrogozhine. The Services will be provided to the Promoter of the project (HSH), as well as the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy (MIE), and are expected to entail some full-time input/presence as well as some part time inputs.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 60 Month

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : The MEAT criteria was used since price is not the only award criterion.
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : The MEAT criteria was used since price is not the only award criterion.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy -
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways -
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy -

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 1 729 550 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : JV Systema Consulting S.A. and Project Biro Utiber d.o.o.
Tender :
Tender identifier : Tender of JV Systema Consulting S.A. and Project Biro Utiber d.o.o.
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 1 729 550 Euro
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : EIB-GtP/MOB/20170608-01
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 10/04/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 6

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Hekurudha Shqiptare / Albanian Railways
Registration number : 000000000
Postal address : Rruga Egnatia, Lagjja Nr.3
Town : Durres
Postcode : 2001
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Durrës ( AL012 )
Country : Albania
Telephone : +355 52 222037
Internet address : www.hekurudha.al
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy
Registration number : 0000000
Postal address : “Dëshmorët e Kombit" Boulevard
Town : Tirana
Postcode : 1001
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Tiranë ( AL022 )
Country : Albania
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : JV Systema Consulting S.A. and Project Biro Utiber d.o.o.
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : 000000
Postal address : 6 Aigaiou Pelagous str. Agia Paraskevi
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15341
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL303 )
Country : Greece
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 5f9cfe48-cc84-498d-b58c-34981bc8d362 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/04/2025 08:16 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00249105-2025
OJ S issue number : 75/2025
Publication date : 16/04/2025