EPS Metering Project – Goods, works, services, and consultancy services

July 15, 2011

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EPS 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 Serbia to enable Elektroprivreda Srbije (“EPS”) to reduce losses, improve the quality and reliability of supply, and improve energy efficiency.

The proposed project has a total estimated cost of Euro 80 million, of which 40 million EUR is proposed to be financed by the EBRD, and 40 million EUR by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The project will require the procurement of the following consultancy services, goods, works and services to be funded by the EBRD for:

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

Tendering for contracts under (d) above is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2010, and for the rest of the Project in the second quarter of 2010.

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.

Interested suppliers, contractors and consultants should contact: