Improvement of None – Revenue Water Management in Water Utility of Republika Srpska — BiH Water and Sanitation Services Modernization Project

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Non-Consulting Services Employer: The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska / Agriculture Projects Coordination Unit (APCU) Project: Water and Sanitation Services Modernization Project Contract title: Improvement of Non – Revenue Water Management in Water Utilities of Republika Srpska Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Loan No. 93020 - BA RFB No: BA-RSWSS-NCS-RFB-26-3.8 Issued on: May 29, 2026. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, through a subsidiary agreement with the Borrower, has received financing in the amount of US$31.34 million from the World Bank and grant in the amount of US$ 3.5 million from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, toward the cost of the Water and Sanitation Services Modernization Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Improvement of Non –Revenue Water Management in Water Utilities of Republika Srpska The Agriculture Projects Coordination Unit (APCU), established within the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for provision of non-consulting services for the Improvement of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Management in Water Utilities of Republika Srpska. Services will be implemented in four pilot water utilities in the municipalities/cities of Gradiška, Istono Novo Sarajevo, Prijedor and Trebinje, which together operate approximately 1,720 km of water supply network. The scope of services includes: (i)baseline diagnostics and field data collection; (ii) establishment and upgrade of integrated GIS, SCADA and CMMS databases; (iii) development and deployment of a web-based NRW management platform with mobile application; (iv) hydraulic measurement campaigns, initial hydraulic modelling and definition of District Metered Areas (DMAs); (v) development of standardized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across four core operational domains; (vi) a comprehensive capacity building programme for over 40 utility staff; (vii) a public awareness campaign targeting 250,000 customers. All delivered systems, tools and methodologies shall be designed for scalability and replicability across all 52 water utilities in Republika Srpska. The contract duration is 16 months. Bidders are required to demonstrate proven experience in non-revenue water management, hydraulic modelling, GIS/SCADA systems development and implementation of integrated water utility management platforms. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting, and Consulting Services, July 2016 (revised November 2017 and August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria including technical and non-price factors: 50% and for Bid cost: 50% . Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Agriculture Projects Coordination Unit (APCU), Ms. Darija Kozar, email address: d.kozar@mps.vladars.rs and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 10.00 to 14.00 hours at the address given below. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of BAM 100,00 or equivalent in freely convertible currency. 1.PAYMENT IN BAM 567241-82000033-09 Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, šumarstva i vodoprivrede Jedinica za koordinaciju poljoprivrednih projekata Banja Luka Svrha uplate: Otkup tenderske dokumentacije BA-RSWSS-NCS-RFB-26-3.8 2. PAYMENT IN EUR Beneficiary: IBAN BA395550000063086102 Ministarstvo finansija i trezora BiH Sarajevo, Trg BiH 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Account with Institution Swift code: NOBIBA22 NOVA BANKA A.D. BANJA LUKA Kralja Alfonsa XIII 37A, 78000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Intermediary Bank : COMMERZBANK AG Swift code:COBADEFF Details of Payment: Purchase of the bidding document No.: BA-RSWSS-NCS-RFB-26-3.8 Details of Charges: OUR The Request for Bids (RFB) bidding document will be sent in pdf format via email Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before July 14, 2026 at 14.00hrs. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. The address referred to above is The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republika Srpska / Agriculture Projects Coordination Unit (APCU) Attention: Ms. Darija Kozar Trg Republike Srpske 1 Building A, 8th floor, office no. 31a 78000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina E-mail: d.kozar@mps.vladars.rs