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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)
INVITATION FOR BIDS
1. The
Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has
received a credit from the International Development Association
(IDA) in various currencies towards the cost of Road Sector
Development Stage III (APL-3) Project in Support of the Government’s
RSDP-[Credit No. ET-43150, Project ID No. P091077]. It is intended
that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible
payments under the contract for the construction of Gedo-Nekempte
Road rehabilitation Project, Contract 1: Gedo-Bako and Contract 2:
Bako-Nekempte.
2. The
Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) (the Employer) now invites sealed
bids from Project, contract 1: Gedo-Bako and Contract 2:
Bako-Nekempte which comprises rehabilitation of the road from its
present condition to asphalt concrete, “the works”. The works
includes mainly improvement of the horizontal and vertical
alignments, where possible, the constructions of new pavement layer
and Asphalt Concrete, the rehabilitation and construction of
drainage structures. The major items of the work and the
qualification criteria for each of the contracts and combined
requirements are as indicated in the Table 1 & 2 below
respectively.
Table 1: Estimated Construction
Quantities Volume
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Major work items |
Unit |
Name of Contract |
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Contract 1:
Gedo-Bako |
Contract 2:
Bako-Nekempte |
|
Estimated quantities |
|
Earth work |
M3 |
1,659,484.00 |
2,478,193.00 |
|
Gravel
subase |
M3 |
200,488.00 |
204,218.00 |
|
Crashed
stone Base |
M3 |
159,979.00 |
159,431.00 |
|
50mm thick
Asphalt surfacing |
M2 |
527,209.00 |
513,103.00 |
Table
2: Qualification Criteria
|
Item No. |
Qualification Criteria |
Name of Contract |
|
Contract 1:
Gedo-Bako |
Contract 2; Bako-Nekempte |
For multiple contract (Con.
1& Cont.2)
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1 |
Cash Flow
(Million USD) |
7.0 |
7.0 |
14.0 |
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2 |
Turnover
(Million USD) |
40 |
40 |
64.0 |
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3 |
Specific
Experience (Million USD) |
40 |
40 |
64.0 |
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Specific Construction
Experience in Key Activites |
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4 |
Earth Work
(m3/Yr) |
600,000 |
900,000 |
1,500,000 |
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5 |
Gravel
Sub-Base (m3/Yr) |
73,000 |
73,000 |
146,000 |
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6 |
Crushed
Stone Base m3/Yr) |
56,000 |
56,000 |
112,000 |
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7 |
AC (m3/Yr) |
21,000 |
21,000 |
42,000 |
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2.1
The Turnover requirements set in the above Table 2 are
minimum average construction turnover calculated as the total
certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed,
within the last five years.
2.2
The Specific Experience requirement is the experience in
participation as contractor, management contractor or subcontractor
in at least two (2) contracts within the last Eight (8) years with
values indicated in the Table 2.
2.3
Key Activities requirements are the minimum construction
experience in executing the quantities shown in the Table 2 above,
calculated as the average of the quantities executed in the
contracts mentioned in 2.2 above, or other contracts executed in the
last Eight (8) years.
3. Bidders
may bid for one or two contracts for which they meet the
qualification criteria sated in the bidding documents-which are
summarized in the Table 2 above. Only the bidders who consider that
they meet the qualification criteria as given in the Table should
apply. Bids by the bidders who do not meet these criteria will be
rejected. Award will be for any one of the contract or maximum a
combination of two contracts on the basis of the lowest evaluated
overall cost to the Employer. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in
case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do
so, provided those discounts are included in the letter of bid.
4. Interested
eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the
bidding documents at the office of:
Ethiopian Roads Authority
Engineering Service Procurement
Design & Technical Support Division
Main Building, 2nd Floor, Room No. 206
Ras Abebe Aregay Street
Tel. +251 11 515 66 03 Or +251 11 553 04 28
Fax +251 11 551 48 66 Or 51 00 82
E-mail:era2@ethionet.et
P.O. Box 1770
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
5. A
complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested
bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and
upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 4500 (Four Thousand Five
Hundred) per contract.
6. The
provisions in the Instruction to bidders and in the general
condition of Contract are the provisions of the World Bank Standard
bidding document: Procurement of Works.
7. Bids
must be delivered to:
Ethiopian Roads Authority
The Director General Office
Main Building, 4th Floor
Ras Abebe Aregay Street
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
On or before
2:30 P.M. on August 28, 2008
and must be accompanied by a
security of 500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand USD) or the
equivalent in a freely convertible currency for each contract.
8. Bids
will be opened in the presence of bidders/representatives who choose
to attend at 2:30 P.M. for Contract 1 and
3:00 P.M. for Contract 2, August
28, 2008 at the offices of:
Ethiopian Road Authority
Main Building, 4th Floor, Conference Room
Ras Abebe Aregay Street
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
9. Qualified
domestic bidders may be eligible to receive a margin of preference
of 7.5 percent in bid evaluation.
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