Construction Works of Wanke, Kima and Maydel River Bridges Replacement Project
Ethiopian Road Administration
Tender Information
| Title | Construction Works of Wanke, Kima and Maydel River Bridges Replacement Project |
| Description | Construction Works of Wanke, Kima and Maydel River Bridges Replacement Project |
| Procuring Entity | Ethiopian Road Administration |
| Reference No | ERA-NCB-W-0051-2016-BID-Re-bid |
| Procurement Method | Open |
| Submission Deadline | 2025-03-28 16:00:00 |
| Invitation Date | 2025-02-05 15:00:00 |
| Procurement Type | Bidding |
| Award Type | two envelop |
Contact Information
| Physical Address: | Ras Abebe Aregay Street, ERA Head Office, Room Ethiopian Roads Administration, New Head Office Building, 5th Floor Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Contact Details: | Tel: +251 115156603 Email: eraengprocteam1@gmail.com |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 1770, Postal Code: 1000 |
TechnicalQualification
- •Proposal of Work Methods and Program.:
Proposal of Work Methods and Program, in Sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of the bidder’s proposal to meet the technical specifications within the completion period.
(Ref: ITB 37.4 (g)) - •General experience:
Two (2) years firm experience under construction contracts in the role of Contractor, Joint Venture partner or sub-contractor.
(Ref: ITB 37.4 (a) ) - •Grade of Contractors for Local Bidders:
GC-4 or RC-4 or BC-3 and above
(Ref: ITB 37.4) - •Specific experience:
A Minimum of One (1) any Bridge or Building Construction Project with a value of not less than ETB 145 Million;
OR
A Minimum of Two (2) any Bridge or Building Construction Projects each with a value of not less than ETB 72 Million.
In both cases, the experiences shall be within the last ten (10) years that have been successfully and substantially completed (70% Completed).
(Ref: 37.4 (c)) - •Pending litigation:
All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than (30%) Thirty percent of the Bidder’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder.
(Ref: 37.4 (e)) - •History of non performing contracts: Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last years prior to the deadline for Bid submission, based on all information on fully settled disputes or litigation. A fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the bidder have been exhausted. (Ref: 37.4 (d))
- •Equipment for the implementation of the contract:
The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have available for the implementation of the contract the following equipment listed hereafter: Equipment Type and Characteristics and Minimum Number Required
(Ref: 37.4 (f))
ProfessionalQualification
- •Firm’s Staff Capacity:
Staff Currently Working for the bidder
(Ref: ITB 37.3) - •Proposed Personnel:
Personnel for the Key Positions (Bidders are required to propose qualified persons for the following key positions.)
(Ref: ITB 37.3(c))
LegalQualification
- •Registration in the FPPA's Suppliers List:
Having been registered in the Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency's Suppliers List in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6.
(Ref: ITB 37.2(d)) - •Nationality : Nationality in accordance with ITB Clause 4.2. (Ref: 37.2(a))
- •VAT registration certificate:
Having been submitted VAT registration certificate issued by the tax authority (in case of contract value of Birr 200,000.00 and above) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6.
(Ref: 27.2(g)) - •Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest as described in ITB Clause 6. (Ref: 37.2(b))
- •Valid trade license or business organization registration certificate: Having been submitted valid trade license or business organization registration certificate issued by the country of establishment in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6. (Ref: 37.2(c))
- •Valid tax clearance certificate: Having been submitted valid tax clearance certificate issued by the tax authority (Domestic Bidders Only) in accordance with ITB Clause 4.6 (Ref: 37.2(h))
- •Government Owned Entity: Compliance with conditions of ITB Clause 4.4. (Ref: 4.4)
- •Debarred by decision of the FPPA: Not having been debarred by decision of the Public Procurement Agency from participating in public procurements for breach of its obligation under previous contracts in accordance with ITB Clause 4.3. (Ref: 37.2(e))
- •Form Data on Joint Ventures:
In the case of a bid submitted by a joint venture (JV), the Bidder has to submit the Form Data on Joint Ventures, the Agreement governing the formation of the joint venture, or letter of intent to form JV, including a draft agreement, in accordance with ITB Clause 4.1
(Ref: 4.1)
FinancialQualification
- •Average Annual Turnover:
Wanke, Kima and Maydel Bridge replacement under Gonder RNSMBD
· Annual Construction Turnover (ACT)- ETB 111 Million (Peak)
(Ref: ITB 37.5 (d)) - •Financial Resources:
The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement:
Wanke, kima and Maydel Bridge replacement under Gonder RNSBMD
Liquid asset (Cashflow) ETB 34 Million (Ref: ITB 37.5 (e)) - •Historical Financial Performance:
Submission of audited balance sheets and other financial statements as required in the BDS Clause 17, for the last years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position and its prospective long term profitability
The bidder’s financial statement must fulfill at least the following minimum financial soundness requirements.
i. Average current ratio of the last five years should be more than one (1)
OR
The current ratio of the recent year should be more than one (1)
And
ii. Profit before tax or return on equity of the past four years should be positive.
· For bidders who have failed to satisfy the above financial soundness requirements, they can optionally provide and attach with the qualification document unconditional line of credit specific to the project equivalent to the amount specified under Item No. 3.1(b)(ii) and valid for the duration of the contract otherwise; they will be rejected from further evaluation.
· If the bidder is qualified and becomes the recommended bidder for award of the contract with provision of unconditional line of credit, he shall sign tripartite agreement with ERA and the Bank before signing of the contract; otherwise, he will not be considered as successful bidder.
· In case of joint venture partnership, if any of the partner of the JV has failed to fulfill the requirement of current ratio/Average and profit before tax/Return on equity as required above, the partner is required to bring unconditional guarantee amounting proportionally equal to the shares of the local partner calculated from the total amount of cash flow requirement Specified under item No.4.3.
· Annual financial statements shall be prepared by certified auditors but not by an accountant or accounting firms. Financial statements prepared by accounting firms will not be accepted.”
· The audited financial statement prepared by an independent auditor shall be notarized by Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce.
· While converting the annual turnover of other currencies to ETB, the applicable exchange rate of National Bank of Ethiopia for the date ending of each audit period shall be used.
(Ref: ITB 37.5 (b))
PerformanceQualification
- •History of non-performing Contract:
1) Non-performance of a contract did not occur within the last Two (2) years prior to the deadline for Qualification submission based on all information on fully settled dispute or litigation is one that has been resolved in accordance with the Dispute Resolution Mechanism under the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the Bidder have exhausted. In addition to the submitted information, the respective contract, and where all appeal instances available to the Bidder have been exhausted.
In addition to the submitted information, the Employer reserves the right to obtain any records of non-Performance of the Bidders in the past 2 years from official records within or outside of Ethiopia as a basis for qualification.
2) If the Employer, based on full documentary evidence, establishes poor performance by any Bidder engaged in similar works in Africa and other developing countries, on any contracts carried out over the last 2 years. Or if a bidder is not performing to the satisfaction of the Employer on the already awarded contracts, then the Employer may use this information in the assessment of the Bidders’ qualifications.
3) Evaluation of Contractor’s Performance shall be conducted regularly. Any Contractor’s performance shall be evaluated based on the ERA’s Contractor’s performance assessment framework and rated accordingly. The minimum acceptable performance on ongoing contracts shall be revised to reflect the actual situations. The minimum acceptable performance on ongoing contracts is set from time to time by ERA BOARD.
4) If ERA found Nonperformance or poor Performance history of a Bidder at any stage of the tendering process before signing of the contract agreement [except for ERA’s Monthly Contractor’s performance assessment framework, the result of which is considered only for the preceding month before submission of bid], the bidder will be rejected from the proceeding stage of the tendering.
ERA will request performance of bidders on their current work performance from their respective clients (for those bidders who have no current contract Commitment with ERA) and same will be copied it to the bidders. Hence, bidders are strongly advised to facilities in order to obtain timely response from their clients within ten (10) working days of receiving of such requests. Failure to obtain such response within the stated time might result in rejection of bidders bid and the client may not take any responsibility on the matter.”
(Ref: ITB 37.4(d))
Bid Security
Amount: 500000 ETB
Local Bidders Form: Bank_Guarantee, Insurance_Letter
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