The Project Executing Agency (“PEA”), National Agency of Protected Areas on behalf of Ministry of Tourism and Environment of Albania, has received financing from KfW toward the cost of the “Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Prespa” (PRESPA-Albania), Phase II, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the “Construction of two new water ponds and reconstruction of three existing Water Ponds for livestock and wild animals in Prespa National Park (PNP) in five (5) selected areas of Prespa National Park (PNP)”, composed by one lot.

The Project Executing Agency (“PEA”) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supplies and works on the “Construction of two new water ponds and reconstruction of three existing water ponds for livestock and wild animals in Prespa National Park (PNP) in five (5) selected areas of Prespa National Park (PNP)”, composed by one lot.

In a potential follow-on phase of this procurement, offers for additional up to five water ponds in the area of Prespa National Park, as well as landscaping works around the Treni Cave in Prespa National Park might be requested. Works required in these infrastructure elements are expected to be largely identical regarding the specifications for works required. The contracting authority reserves the right to award the follow-on phase directly to the winning contractor if the criteria for a direct award are given i.e. the contractor’s performance under this procurement is satisfactory.

Bidding will be conducted by means of the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedure with qualification as specified in the KfW Guidelines for the Procurement of Consulting Services, Works, Plant, Goods and Non-Consulting Services in Financial Cooperation with Partner Countries dated January 2019 (“KfW Guidelines”).

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Executing Agency (“PEA”), at the e-mail address: info.prespa@gfa-group.de, Attn. Ms. Donika Qesja, Procurement Officer.

A complete set of bidding documents is available to interested Bidders enclosed with the invitation for Bids and also downloadable as an electronic file at http://akzm.gov.al/ in the section “Publikime”.

Bids must be delivered to the address indicated in the clause ITB 22.1 of the bidding documents on or before August 24, 2022, 16:00 hrs, local time. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives as per ITB 25.1.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form and amount specified in ITB.