EPCG Metering Proj. Goods, works, services & consultancy, Montenegro

This notice updates  the General Procurement Notice for this notice published on the EBRD website on 4 November 2009. Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (“EPCG”) has applied for a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “Bank”) towards the cost of modernising the electricity distribution infrastructure in Montenegro to enable EPCG to reduce losses, improve the quality and reliability of supply, and improve energy efficiency.

The proposed project has a total estimated cost of Euro 43 million, of which EUR 38 million is proposed to be financed by the EBRD, and will require the procurement of the following consultancy services, goods, works and services for:

(a) Goods and related services for purchasing of metering equipment for medium voltage, and the installation of the aforementioned items;
(b) Goods and related services for purchasing of metering equipment for low voltage with remote reading and remote disconnection capabilities, and for cables, pillars, metering boxes, and auxiliary equipment for the installation of the aforementioned items;
(c) Supplies and services for supply, implementation and training of software for remote management, remote reading, and measurement database
(d) Consulting services to support the Project Implementation Unit established by EPCG.

Tendering for contracts under (d) above is expected to begin in the final quarter of 2010, and for the rest of the Project in the second quarter of 2011. These components are anticipated to be financed principally by the EBRD.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the EBRD will be subject to its Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the EBRD's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of the purchaser's country.

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