Third chance for the western bypass in Podgorica

The Traffic Administration has announced a new tender for the construction of the western bypass in Podgorica worth 20,32 million euros, which is officially the third attempt to find a contractor for this project. The three-kilometer section is planned from the Komanski Bridge to the roundabout at the “Grand” furniture showroom in Donja Gorica.

The previous two tenders were canceled due to incorrect bids from companies, their complaints, because it was determined that the Administration did not provide some bidders with access to some of the documentation.

The new tender was announced in early October and will last until November 3rd, while the company that is selected will have a year and a half to complete the work, while it must guarantee the work for two years.

The companies “Bemax” and “Briv construction” marked the first tender that lasted from the end of September to the end of October last year. These companies were the only bidders at the time, and at the end of November the Administration determined that their bids were incorrect, which is why it requested the cancellation of the tender. Both companies then filed complaints, and the epilogue came only in February of this year, when the Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures ordered the cancellation of the tender.

The second tender lasted from March to the end of April this year and three bids were received, namely the companies “Euromont stil”, “Bemax” and “Briv Construction”. The administration determined that the bids of these companies were not correct and requested the annulment of the procedure, which was disputed by “Briv” ​​in its appeal. The commission determined that the Kotor-based company had not properly completed the declaration, so the tender was annulled at the end of September.

This means that the process of selecting a contractor, through three tenders, has already lasted for more than a year.

This road is being built with the aim of relocating transit and trucks traveling along Vojislavljevića Street to Zabjela, in order to prevent congestion on this road route.

The project is co-financed by the Capital City and the Traffic Administration, and according to the agreement signed in September last year, the Administration pays for the works on the facilities, the formation of the road structure, the construction of storm sewers, road construction and traffic signals. The Capital City finances the preparation and revision of the main project, land expropriation, construction of water supply and sewage systems, installations of high and low voltage electricity, reconstruction of power lines...