Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project - LGED Part

Level-4, House # 4, Road # 21, Sector # 04

Uttara, Dhaka 1230.

Memo No. : LGED/PD/GDSUTP/R-04/2015/907 Date: 10-04-2016

Invitation for Bids

Date:	12 April 2016
Loan/Grant No. and Title:	2862/2863/2864-BAN: Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (BRT, Gazipur-Airport).
Contract No. and Title :	GDSUTP/BRT Gazipur-Airport/PDPM/LGED/ICB/WP-02 Construction of Pavement, Drainage Facilities, Pedestrian Facilities and Local Markets on Both Sides of BRT Corridor
Deadline for submission of Bids:	Date: 5 June 2016 Time: 3:00 pm (Local Time)

1. The People’s Republic of Bangladesh (“the borrower’’) has received financing from ADB, AFD and GEF towards the cost of “Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (BRT, Gazipur-Airport).’’ Part of this financing will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) (“the Employer”) invites sealed Bids form eligible bidders for the “Construction of Pavement, Drain, Pedestrian Facilities and Local Markets on Both Sides of BRT Corridor’’(“the Works”) which includes, but is not limited to the following :

· Road pavement;

· Drainage facilities;

· Pedestrian facilities; and

· Local markets

Time for completion of the works from the commencement date will be 18 months.

3. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: Two Envelope Bidding Procedure. Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the bidding documents (Section 5).

4. Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in the bidding:

§ Have a minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 15 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five years;

§ Participation in at least one contract that has been successfully or substantially completed within the last fiveyears and that is similar to the proposed works (construction of road/highway pavement), where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds USD 10 million.

§ For any contract executed within the last five years, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities:

a) Construction of 4,000 m³ cement concrete pavement (rigid pavement) in a single contract.;

b) Construction of 100,000 m² 40 mm thick dense bituminous pavement including aggregate sub-base, aggregate base course in a single contract.;

c) Construction of rectangular RCC/brick masonry drain of at least 2 km in a single contract. ;

§ Must meet all eligibility and qualification criteria in the bidding document.

5. Interested Bidders from eligible source countries may obtain further information from the following office and inspect the bidding document during normal office hours (from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm local time) on all working days:

· Attention: Md. Mohirul Islam Khan, Project Director, LGED, GDSUTP (BRT, Gazipur-Airport), Road No-21, House No-04 (3^rd Floor), Sector-04, Uttara,

City: Dhaka,

ZIP Code: 1230

Country: Bangladesh

Telephone: +88-02-8932135

Facsimile number: +88-02-7911029

Electronic mail address: pdlged.gdsutp@gmail.com

6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, interested bidders from eligible source countries should:

§ Write to address above requesting the bidding document for “Construction of Pavement, Drainage Facilities, Pedestrian Facilities and Local Markets on Both Sides of BRT Corridor”

§ Pay a non-refundable fee of BDT 20,000 or $US 250. The mode of payment shall be a pay order in favor of Project Director, LGED, GDSUTP (BRT, Gazipur-Airport), Road No-21, House No-04 (3^rd Floor) Sector-04, Uttara, Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh.

7. Deliver your bid:

§ To the address above

§ On or before the deadline: Date 5 June, 2016, Time: : 3:00 pm (Local Time)

§ Together with a bid security as described in the bidding documents.

Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend

8. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) is available in the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), Road Transport and Highways Division, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and dg Market webpages at www.lged.gov.bd, www.cptu.gov.bd, www.rthd.gov.bd, www.adb.org and www.dgmarket.com respectively.

9. The Employer reserves all rights to accept any bid or to reject any or all bids.

Sd/-

(Md. Mohirul Islam Khan)

Project Director, LGED, GDSUTP (BRT, Gazipur-Airport)

Road No-21, House No-04 (3^rd Floor), Sector-04, Uttara,

City: Dhaka,

ZIP Code: 1230

Country: Bangladesh

Telephone: +88-02-8932135

Facsimile number: +88-02-7911029

Electronic mail address: pdlged.gdsutp@gmail.com

Copy to (not according to seniority):

1. The Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka.

2. The Chief Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka.

3. The Country Director, Bangladesh Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Plot E-31, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207. (Attn: Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Senior Project Officer (Transport), BRM, ADB with a request for publication of the Invitation for Bids in ADB website not later than 17 April 2016).

4. The Project Coordinator, Project Management Unit (PMU), Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GDSUTP) and Additional Secretary, Development, Road Transport and Highways Division, MoRTB, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

5. The Director General, Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU), IMED, Ministry of Planning, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka with a request for publication of the invitation for Bids in CPTU website not later than 17 April 2016.

6. The Joint Secretary, ICT Unit, Road Transport and Highway Division, MoRTB, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, with a request for publication of the invitation for Bids in MoRTB website not later than 17 April 2016.

7. The Project Director (Additional Chief Engineer), Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GDSUTP) RHD Part, Sector # 04, Road # 21, House # 04, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

8. The Additional Chief Engineer (Urban Management), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), RDEC Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207.

9. The Superintending Engineer (Urban Management/PME), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Agargaon, Dhaka-1207.

10. The Superintending Engineer, MIS Circle, RHD, Sarak Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka with a request for publication of the invitation for Bids in RHD website not later than 17 April 2016.

11. The Superintending Engineer, Planning & ICT, LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Dhaka with a request for publication of the invitation for Bids in LGED website not later than 17 April 2016.

12. The Project Director, Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport Project (BRT Gazipur-Airport), BBA Part, Sector # 04, Road # 21, House # 04, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.