Ad No. 14

 Rehabilitation of the Old Bridge in Mostar


SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pilot Cultural Heritage Project
Rehabilitation of the Old Bridge in Mostar   

Credit No. 3269 BOS
Invitation for Prequalification

This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in Development Business numbered 514, dated 16.06, 1999 (updated in issue 539 dated 31.07.2000.)

The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina (City of Mostar) has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Pilot Cultural Heritage Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the contract for Rehabilitation of the Old Bridge in Mostar, ICB 002/2001. The Project Coordination Unit of the City of Mostar intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for:

-Restoration of the remaining part of the former bridge;
-Reconstruction of destroyed parts of the Bridge, carrying it out by using the
 identical materials and original technology and by erecting a scaffolding for
 assembling of the ashlars;
-Rehabilitation and consolidation of masonry abutment walls and stone walls
located on the riverbanks.
It is expected that invitations to bid will be made in July 2001.

Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, January 1995 (revised January and august 1996, September 1997 and January 1999), and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at the Project Coordination Unit (address below) from 8:30 -16:30. A complete set of prequalification documents in English language may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee amounting 80 - DEM. The method of payment will be a bank transfer on the following number of bank account: 7100 -280-4806132524 located at Zagrebačka Banka BH d.d. Kardinala Stepinca bb, Mostar with the marking "PCU of the City of Mostar". The document will be sent by courier express.
Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 16th June 2001 at 14:00 hours and be clearly marked "Application to Prequalify for Pilot Cultural Heritage Project “Rehabilitation of the Old Bridge in Mostar”, ICB 002/2001.

Address:
Project Coordination Unit
Mr. Anto Sain
Bosnia and Herzegovina
88000 Mostar, Adema Buca 17
Tel: ++387
36 550 806
Fax: ++387
36 550 804

E-mail: ante.sain@starimost.ba
E-mail:
pcu@starimost.ba