The Transport Administration has cancelled a €7,32 million tender for the reconstruction of the existing and construction of a new bridge on the Morača River, after all bidders were excluded from the procedure. The reconstruction and construction of the new bridge were planned as part of the already begun reconstruction of Vojislavljevića Street.
Vojislavljevića Street, about 3,2 kilometers long, is being reconstructed in two parts, through the reconstruction of the boulevard and 650 meters to the roundabout on Cetinjski and Nikšić roads, within which work will be carried out on the old and new bridges. The existing bridge at this location was built in 1979, while the new one will be built next to it. After the complete reconstruction, the street will be transformed into a boulevard with four traffic lanes.
The tender for this job was announced in early June and lasted until mid-September, and three bids were received.
A consortium consisting of "Strabag AG" and "Bemax" with subcontractor "Ramel" offered 7.320.047 euros for this job, but they were excluded because they did not prove in their declaration that they met the professional and technical qualifications for this job. Specifically, they did not submit a license for a civil engineer, but an authorization from the Real Estate Administration from 2018.
The consortium consisting of "West Gradnja", "Centunion" and "Briv Construction" offered 7.164.849 euros, but their statement did not contain complete and clear information about which company was responsible for which tasks in this tender.
A bid from a consortium consisting of "Shadong Foreign Economic & Technical Cooperation" and "Shadong Luqiao group" and subcontractor "BB Solar" was also submitted to the tender, worth 7.162.562 euros, while they were excluded because their statement was not properly drafted, that is, they did not divide the work in the tender, but only a percentage participation. The bid was also excluded because the statement was submitted by the consortium and not by individual companies.
The Transport Authority therefore cancelled the tenders at the end of October, but the consortium "Strabag AG - Bemax" appealed this decision.
The consortium pointed out that the tender was annulled due to incorrect application of substantive law, that they were unjustly excluded, and that the documentation they submitted could be used as evidence against the construction managers. Therefore, they requested that the irregularities in the tender be removed and the decision to terminate it be annulled.
The Commission for the Protection of Rights in Public Procurement Procedures rejected this complaint as unfounded at the end of November, after determining that an engineer's license, which is in accordance with the Law on Spatial Planning and Construction of Facilities, must be submitted, and not an authorization from the Real Estate Administration.
"The appeal of the consortium "Strabag AG - Bemax" dated October 22, 2025, filed against the decision of the Transport Authority dated October 13 to annul the public procurement procedure, is rejected as unfounded," the Commission's decision states.
The reconstruction of Vojislavljevića Street is being carried out by the company "Crnagoraput", while the works, which began in mid-May this year, are planned to be completed in a year and a half. Supervision of this project is being carried out by "Construction Supervision and Laboratory Testing", and the construction is jointly financed by the Traffic Administration with 7,5 million euros and the Capital with around 4,4 million euros excluding VAT.
The goal of this project is a permanent solution to the traffic bottleneck on one of the busiest sections in Podgorica.
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