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Invitation for Bids "Rehabilitation of Road Package A (Municipio Manufahi), National Road (Arterial A14) Same Luak – Betano, L = 10 Km (Part 2 – 5.05 KM)"

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Timor-Leste
   Timor-Leste
   TENDER/171/MOP-2024
   Dec 19, 2024
Jan 29, 2025
Comissão Nacional de Aprovisionamento (National Procurement Commission) (CNA)/The National Procurement Commission (NPC)
   INVITATION FOR BIDS

TENDER/171/MOP-2024 Date: 19 December 2024

1. In accordance with paragraph a) (1) article 43.º, article 44.º, (2) article 73.º from de Decree-Law no. 22/2022, May 11th, amended by the Decree-Law no. 14/2023, April 12th the National Procurement Commission (NPC), as instructed by the Employer – Ministry of Public Works (MPW) - is inviting interested eligible international and national companies to submit bids for the

Rehabilitation of Road Package A (Municipio Manufahi), National Road (Arterial A14) Same Luak – Betano, L = 10 Km (Part 2 – 5.05 KM)

2. The Location of the project is Same, Luak, Betano, Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste.

3. The bidding shall be conducted with Single Stage - Two Envelopes Procedure, wherein the Technical Bid and Price Bid shall be submitted together in separately sealed envelopes.
Participation in this bidding process is open to all interested international and national bidders. The attention of interested bidders is drawn to the key qualification criteria detailed in the Bidding Document, which include:

a. Historical Financial Performance
Submission of audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last three (3) years (2021, 2022 and 2023) to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. As a minimum, the Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.

b. Average Annual Construction Turnover
For Single Entities/Joint Ventures
Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 9,000,000.00 calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years (2021, 2022 and 2023).

c. Financial Resources
For Single Entities/Joint Ventures
The Bidder must demonstrate that its financial resources defined in FIN - 3, less its financial obligations for its current contract commitments defined in FIN - 4, meet or exceed the total requirement for the Subject Contract of USD 1,140,000.00

d. Contracts of Similar Size and Nature
Participation as a prime contractor or joint venture partner in at least two similar contracts that have been successfully or substantially completed between 1st January 2017and bid submission deadline and that are similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation under each contract exceeds USD 5,100,000.00.
The similarity of the contracts shall be based on Section 6. Employers’ Requirements and Scope of Works, specify the minimum key requirements in terms of physical size, complexity, construction method, technology and/or other characteristics.

e. Construction Experience in Key Activities
For the above and any other contracts that have been successfully or substantially completed as prime contractor or joint venture member between 1st January 2017 and Bid submission deadline, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities successfully completed in one contract:

Construction of minimum of 5 km of similar road in mountainous terrain with slope protection works (retaining walls, gabions, bioengineering or similar); drainage works and earth excavation and moving operations.

The similarity of the contracts shall be based on the following: Based on Scope of Works, specify the minimum key requirements in terms of physical size, complexity, construction method, technology and/or other characteristics including part of the requirements.

4. The passing score for bidder qualification is 75 %.
5. Interested bidders may inspect the Bidding Documents or obtain further information from:

National Procurement Commission (NPC)
Av. de Balide, Patrimoniu Estado (Ex-Dempal), Dili, Timor-Leste
Email: gf@cna.gov.tl
CC: as@cna.gov.tl, ns@cna.gov.tl, ab@cna.gov.tl, tr@cna.gov.tl, cmenezes@cna.gov.tl
Tel: +670 3331101

6. The Bidding Document can be obtained free-of-charge by any interested companies by sending through email a letter to participate in the tender to the email addresses specified above. Upon receipt of letter of intent, the National Procurement Commission (NPC) will promptly send via email a PDF copy of the documents;

7. Site visit is mandatory.
For the site-visit information, the bidder may contact NPC through email: gf@cna.gov.tl
Cc: as@cna.gov.tl, ns@cna.gov.tl, ab@cna.gov.tl, tr@cna.gov.tl, cmenezes@cna.gov.tl

All the costs of visiting the Site shall be at the Bidder’s own expense.
The site visit will be announced in Pre-bid Meeting

8. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 hour’s local time on 07 January 2025 at the same address specified above. Attending the Pre-bid meeting is mandatory. The bidder has the option to attend the pre-bid meeting physically or virtually through Zoom in date, time and place with the above with the access as follows:

Meeting ID: 642 193 8789
Passcode: cna2021

9. Bidders must enclose with their Technical Bid a Bid Security (in the form of Bank Guarantee) in the amount shown below: US$ 68,000.00 (Sixty-Eight Thousand United States Dollar)
10. The bid security shall be valid twenty-eight (28) days beyond the original validity period of the bid, or beyond any period of extension if requested under ITB 18.2
11. The bid must be received in the Tender Box located at the same address specified above not later than 15:00pm hour’s local time on 29 January 2025
12. Technical Bids will be opened at the same address at 29 January 2025 at 15:00 PM hours Timor-Leste time and in the presence of Bidders representative who wish to attend. Technical Bids will be opened immediately after submission of bids.
13. Any Bid or its modification received by the Employer after the deadline shall be declared late and rejected, and promptly returned unopened.
14. Maximum budget for the assignment: US$ 6,840,339.41 (inclusive of Taxes). The Employer may disqualify evaluated price bids exceeding maximum budget.
15. The duration for construction is 18 months and 12 months for Defect Notification Period
16. Bidder shall provide justification in the price quotation if the quotation price does not reach 70% of the cost estimate/budget (abnormally low bid).
17. The Employer shall award the contract to the Bidder with the highest combined score evaluated in accordance with the procedure specified under Section 3 – Bid Evaluation Procedure, provided further that the Bidder is determined to be qualified to perform the Contract satisfactorily.
18. The winner of this tender will be required to submit a Performance Guarantee in the form of an unconditional and non-revocable bank guarantee. Bank Guarantee issued by an overseas bank shall have a corresponding bank in TL. Additionally, during contract implementation, the winner (awardee) will be subjected to a quality guarantee in the form of retention.
19. Bidder shall be responsible for paying of all related taxes.
20. The bid Validity is 180 days after the submission of the bid.
   English
   National procurement
   published: Dec 19, 2024

Contact Information
   Hermingardo A. Soares
Director
Avenida de Balide
Dili
Timor-Leste
   +670 3331101
   Click here
   www.cna.gov.tl; www.mof.gov.tl

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