Waste Management Reform Project

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Waste Management Reform Project (WMRP) GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE Project ID No. P510187

Loan No: 9949-ME (Montenegro)

The Government of Montenegro (the Borrower) has received financing in the total amount of forty million Euro (40,000,000) from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (hereinafter the Bank), toward the costs for implementation of ‘ ’Montenegro Waste Management Reform Project (the Project)’’ . The Borrower intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for works, goods, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project. Montenegro has made EU accession a strategic priority, advancing wide-ranging reforms and aligning with the EU environmental acquis under Chapter 27. To achieve EU-compliant waste sector reforms, effective implementation is essential not only for accession, but also to address legacy of industrial waste sites that further compound Montenegro’s environmental and economic challenges, and to safeguard the country’s tourism competitiveness and natural assets amid rising seasonal waste pressures. Accordingly, Montenegro’s waste sector is undergoing a significant transformation to align with EU directives and best practices, emphasizing the urgency of reform implementation. The Montenegro Waste Management Reform Project aims to strengthen institutional capacity for solid waste management, improve service performance in selected municipalities, and enhance environmental conditions at targeted disposal sites. The Montenegro ‘’Waste Management Reform Project (WMRP)’’ consist of four components:

Component 1: Waste Management Governance and Institutional Development

Component 2: Waste Management Infrastructure Improvements

Component 3: Remediation of Waste Disposal Site

Component 4: Project Management

The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Northern Region Development (MESDNRD) under which the environment sector falls will serve as the lead implementing agency for the project and will be responsible for project management and implementation, coordinating with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and municipalities and a wide range of other stakeholders at the national, municipal, and community levels which will benefit through this project by strengthened waste management systems, improved infrastructure, and reductions in environmental risks. The Montenegro Waste Management Reform Project was approved on March 27, 2026, and signed on April 17, 2026. while the intended project closing date as per LOA is February 28, 2031.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Sixth edition, February 2025) ( Procurement Regulations ), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once upon it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, on the World Bank’s external websites, in local daily newspapers and on the Recipient website https://www.gov.me/en/mers . Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the abovementioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the addresses below:

Montenegro:

- Ministry of Finance - The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Northern Region Development (MESDNRD) Technical Service Unit WPRP PIU

Att: Ms. Almina Buan

Mr. Zoran Mijovic Studentska 2A, (Flor I) 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Tel: + 382 20 201695

E-mail addresses:

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