GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA MINISTRY OF PORTS & HIGHWAYS ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDED NORTHERN ROAD CONNECTIVITY PROJECT Invitation for Bids Date: 01.10.2012 Loan No. and Title: ADB 42254-014 SRI: Northern Road Connectivity Project - Additional Financing Contract Nos. and Titles: Contract Package No Contract Title 1 RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ADB/CP-11 2 RDA/NRCP(AF)/NCB/ADB/CP-12 3 RDA/NRCP(AF)/NCB/ADB/CP-13 4 RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ADB/CP-14 5 RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ADB/CP-15 Rehabilitation / Improvements to A 029 – VavuniyaHorowupathana Road from 24+000 to 34+950 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 283 – MedawachchiyaKebithigollewa Road from 0+000 to 12+600 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 283 – MedawachchiyaKebithigollewa Road from 12+600 to 25+400 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 211 – KebithigollewaPadaviya Road from 0+000 to 15+500 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 211 – KebithigollewaPadaviya Road from 15+500 to 31+345 km including performance based maintenance for five years Deadline for Submission of Bids: 29.11.2012 1. The Government of Sri Lanka has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Northern Road Connectivity Project (NRCP) for the rehabilitation /improvement of roads in North and North Central Province. Subsequently the Government of Sri Lanka has applied for additional financing for NRCP to improve some of the selected National roads. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contracts named above. International / National Competitive Bidding (ICB/NCB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Singlestage Two envelope bidding procedure with post qualification and is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB. 2. The Road Development Authority (“the Employer”) now invites separate sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following contract packages. Contracts Packages under International Competitive Bidding1 Contract Package No RDA/NRCP(AF) /ICB/ADB/CP-11 RDA/NRCP(AF) /ICB/ADB/CP-14 RDA/NRCP(AF) /ICB/ADB/CP-15 1 Contract Title Duration Performance Civil Based Works Maintenance Length (km) Location 10.95 North Central Province 18 months 5 years 15.5 North Central Province 20 months 5 years 15.85 North Central Province 20 months 5 years Rehabilitation / Improvements to A 029 – VavuniyaHorowupathana Road from 24+000 to 34+950 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 211 – Kebithigollewa- Padaviya Road from 0+000 to 15+500 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 211 – Kebithigollewa- Padaviya Road from 15+500 to 31+345 km including performance based maintenance for five years Bidders (national/ international) from eligible sources countries are encourage to participate in this bidding Contracts Packages under National Competitive Bidding2 Contract Package No RDA/NRCP(AF)/ NCB/ADB/CP-12 RDA/NRCP(AF)/ NCB/ADB/CP-13 2 Contract Title Duration Performance Civil Based Works Maintenance Length (km) Location 12.6 North Central Province 20 months 12.8 North Central Province 20 months Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 283 – Medawachchiya-Kebithigollewa Road from 0+000 to 12+600 km including performance based maintenance for five years Rehabilitation / Improvements to B 283 – Medawachchiya-Kebithigollewa Road from 12+600 to 25+400 km including performance based maintenance for five years 5 years 5 years Bidders (national/ international) from eligible sources countries are encourage to participate in this bidding 3. Bidders may bid for one or several contract packages. If a bidder submits several successful (lowest evaluated substantially responsive) bids, the evaluation will also include an assessment of the bidder's capacity to meet the aggregated qualification requirements provided in Section 3 of respective contract package. 4. Eligible bidders must meet the following General and Specific criteria for each contract package: (i) Pending Litigation of not more than 50% of the bidder’s net worth (ii) Bidders net worth sholud be positive (+) for last for last three (3) years (iii) Average annual construction turnover (AACT) within last three (3) years, financial resources, specific construction experience within last seven (7) years and construction experience in key activities as given in the table below. International Competitive Bidding Contract Package No AACT US$ (Millions) Financial Resources US$ (Millions) Specific Construction Experience RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ ADB/CP-11 11.5 1.9 one contract with a value of US$ 6.9 million RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ ADB/CP-14 9.8 1.6 one contract with a value of US$ 6.6million RDA/NRCP(AF)/ICB/ ADB/CP-15 10.8 1.8 one contract with a value of US$ 7.2 million Specific construction experience in key activities Asphalt Concrete – 9,900 tonnes/year Aggregate Base Course – 13,600 m3/ year 20 m long bridge – 0ne wthin 18 months Asphalt Concrete – 11,900 tonnes/year Aggregate Base Course – 13,450 m3/ year 6 m long bridge – 0ne wthin 20 months Asphalt Concrete – 12,300 tonnes/year Aggregate Base Course – 13,150 m3/ year 20 m long bridge – 0ne wthin 20 months National Competitive Bidding Contract Package No AACT LKR (Millions) Financial Resources LKR (Millions) RDA/NRCP(AF)/NCB/ ADB/CP-12 1,000 165 one contract with a value of LKR 670 million 170 one contract with a value of LKR 690 million RDA/NRCP(AF)/NCB/ ADB/CP-13 1,030 Specific Construction Experience Specific construction experience in key activities Asphalt Concrete – 9,700 tonnes/year Aggregate Base Course – 11,600 m3/ year Asphalt Concrete – 9,800 tonnes/year Aggregate Base Course – 13,800 m3/ year 6 m long bridge – 0ne wthin 20 months 5. The rehabilitation and upgrading activities (the works) in each contract package include:   Civil Work construction o Site Clearing and Excavation, o Road formation improvement, o Sub Base construction, Dense graded aggregate base with surfacing of AC overlay, o Concreting, o Drainage construction / improvements, o Bridges/Culvert rehabilitation and construction, o Relocation of utilities, o Facilities for the Engineer, Performance based maintenance of the road for five (5) years from the date of issue of the Taking over Certificate. 6. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents of each contract package, eligible bidders should contact: Attention: Mr.S.Chandrapalan Project Director, Northern Road Connectivity Project, nd 2 Floor, No. 347, Kaduwela Road, Koswatta, Battaramulla, Sri lanka. Telephone: +94-11-2741224, +94-11-2741223 Facsimile number:Fax: +94-11-2741225 Electronic mail address: [email protected] 7. To purchase the bidding documents in English including softcopy in a CD, eligible bidders should (i) Write to address above requesting the bidding documents indicating the respective Contract Package. (ii) Pay a non-refundable fee of Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)25,000(Including VAT) or US $ 200.00 by cash or bank draft in favour of“Ministry of Ports & Highways Northern Road Connectivity Project” in respect of each contract packages. The bidding documents for each contract packages will be issued during normal working days from 9.00 Hrs. to 15.00 Hrs. local time at the address given under para 6 above, from 01.10.2012 till 29.11.2012. 8. A pre-bid meeting for all contract packages will be held together at Ministry of Ports and Highways, 9th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka on 25.10. 2012 at 10.00 Hrs.local time. Presence is not mandatory, but interested bidders are encouraged to attend. A site visit will be arranged prior to the pre-bid meeting on 23.10.2012 9. Bidders should deliver: (i) Their bids for each contract package in separate envelopes to the address below,on or before the dead line: 14:00 Hrs.local time on 29.11.2012. The Chairperson, Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, C/O Secretary, Ministry of Ports and Highways, th 9 Floor, “Sethsiripaya”, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. (ii) Together with a Bid Security for an amount indicated in the respective bidding documents. For the purpose of determining the equivalent amount of the required Bid Security in freely convertible currency, the exchange rates published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka prevailing on the date 28 days prior to the dead line for Bid submission shall be applied. 10. Bids for all contract packages will be opened at the same time immediately after the deadlinein the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. 11. The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its bids for each contract package and the Employer shall not be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding process. The Chairperson, Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, C/O Secretary, Ministry of Ports and Highways, th 9 Floor, “Sethsiripaya”, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.