Invitation to Bids for Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP)

Posted by Chinyere on Mon 19th Nov, 2012 - nigeriantenders.com






1) This invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for the Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP) that appeared in Development Business dated 11 March 2005

2) The Federal Government of Nigeria has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in the sum of USD 330 million towards the Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for road rehabilitation works: (i) Lot C- Rehabilitation of Mokwa-Bida Road; and (ii) Lot D - Rehabilitation of Akure-Ilesha Road

3) The Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) of the Federal Ministry of Works, (hereinafter called the Employer”), now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction and completion of (i) Lot C- Rehabilitation of Mokwa-Bida Road; and (ii) Lot D - Rehabilitation of Akure-Ilesha Road

4) The Rehabilitation Works include, but are not limited to: scarification, site clearance, earthworks, new culverts, repair to existing bridges, protective works, granular sub-base, crushed stone base course, asphaltic concrete surfacing, side drains, road markings and road furniture. Traffic management and social and environmental measures are also important aspects of the projects.

Further details of the contracts are tabulated below.
ICR No.: FRDP/2012/ICB/W/03
Description: Lot C: Mokwa - Bida Road
Approx. Length (km): 121
Construction Period (months): 24
Bid Security Amount: N210 Million or Equivalent
Cost of bid Document: Naira42,000 or US$ 270

ICR No.: Lot D: Akure - Ilesha Road
Description: FRDP/2012/ICB/W/04
Approx. Length (km): 65.50
Construction Period (months): 21
Bid Security Amount: N130 Million or Equivalent
Cost of bid Document: Naira42.000 or US$ 270.

5) Bidders shall he free to hid for one or both lots. The Employer will evaluate and compare Bids on the basis of each lot, or a combination of both lots, in order to arrive at the most economical combination for the Employer by taking into account discounts offered by Bidders in case of award of both lots to the same bidder. If a Bidder submits successful (lowest evaluated substantially responsive) bids for both lots, the evaluation will also include an assessment of the Bidder’s capacity to meet the aggregated requirements in accordance with Section III of the bidding documents.

6) The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the World Bank Standard Bidding Documents: Procurement of Works under IBRD Loan and IDA Credits, March 2012 and bidding is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the Guidelines.

7) Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the Office of the Unit Manager, Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) at the address below on working days from 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hi’s (local time).

8) Qualification requirements for eligible bidders shall include:
(i) Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least Two (2) similar contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least Naira 9.03 Billion or US $ 58.3 Million equivalent (for Lot C); and Naira 5.7 Billion or US $ 36.5 Million equivalent (for Lot D), that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics as described in section VI, Employer’s Requirements.

(ii) Minimum average annual turnover for the last 5 years shall be:
S/No.: Lot C
Name of Contract: Mokwa-Bida Road
Minimum Average Annual Turnover: NGN 11.3 Billion or equivalent in a freely convertible currency

S/No.: Lot D
Name of Contract: Akure-Ilesha Road
Minimum Average Annual Turnover: NGN 8.1 Billion or equivalent in a freely convertible currency

(iii) The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of the successful bidder shall he:
S/No.: Lot C
Name of Contract: Mokwa-Bida Road
Minimum Amount of Liquid Assets and/or Credit facilities (cash flow):
N1.41 Billion or equivalent in a freely convertible currency

S/No.: Lot D
Name of Contract: Akure-Ilesha Road
Minimum Amount of Liquid Assets and/or Credit facilities (cash flow): N1.01 Billion or equivalent in a freely convertible currency

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors shall be applied.
9) A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders at the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Naira 42,000 or US$ 270 for each lot on working days from 10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs (local time). The method of payment shall be by bank draft in favour of “Federal Roads Development Project, Abuja”. Bidding Documents requested by mail will be promptly dispatched by courier on payment of additional charges of Naira 10,000.00 for domestic shipping and USS 128 for overseas delivery through bank draft drawn in the manner stated above, but RSDT will not be liable for late delivery or loss of the documents so dispatched.

10) A pre-bid meeting will be held on 18/12/2012 at 10.00 hrs at the Office of the Conference Room. Road sector Development Team (RSDT) at the address given below to clarify the issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage as stated in Clause 7.4 of ‘Instructions to Bidders’ of the bidding document. The Employer will evaluate and compare Bids on the basis of a lot, or a combination of both lots, in order to arrive at the least cost combination for the Employer by taking into account discounts offered by Bidders in case df award of both lots to the same bidder. if a Bidder submits successful (lowest evaluated substantially responsive) Bids for both lots, the evaluation will also include an assessment of the Bidder’s capacity to meet the aggregated requirements.

11) Closing Date
Bids must be delivered to the address below by 14:00 hrs (local time) on 21/01/2013. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security as indicated in Table 1 above in Naira or its equivalent in a freely convertible foreign currency; and must be addressed to the Federal Roads Development Project. Late bids will be rejected.

12) Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 14:30 hrs (local time) on 21/01/2013 at the address below.

13) Qualified domestic bidders may be eligible to receive a margin of preference of 7.5 percent in Bid evaluation.

Road Sector Development Team (RSDT)
6 Niagara Close, off Erie Crescent, off Nile Street,
Maitania, Abuja, Nigeria.
Website:
www.rsdt.gov.ng

Attn: Unit Manager, Engr. Ishaq Mohammed
Tel: +234-92910377
E-mail: unitmgr.rsdt@yahoo.co.uk
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