Tender Notice Number: 01/2015-16

Memo No.Lged/xen/B-Ban/7-1/2015/1140 Dated. 01/07/2015

Invitation for Bids

Date:	01 July 2015
Loan No. and Title:	2763-BAN: Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project
Contract No. and Title:	Package No:- W-B-BAN-Rum-UZR/01
Deadline for Submission of Bids:	11 Aug 2015, 2:00 pm

1. Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Second Chittagong Hill Tracts Rural Development Project, ADB Loan 2763- BAN (SF).

2. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Procurement of Bridge Construction Work for the following package. Details of the package is provided below:

Package No.	Delivery Points
W-B-BAN-Rum-UZR/01	Construction of 22m Long RCC Girder Bridge on Ruma Sadar-Ruma Bazar Road at Chainage 1+177 Km; under Ruma Upazila, Dist: Bandarban.

3. National Competitive Bidding (NCB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single Stage: One-Envelope procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries. Procurement of works will be in strict conformity with the Approved Design, Technical Specifications, and Work Schedule provided in the bidding documents.

4. The following pass-fail qualification criteria are disclosed to enable potential bidders in making an informed decision whether to pursue the contract either as a single entity or in joint venture (JV):

(i) Financial Performance: The bidder should submit audited balance sheets for the last five (5) years. For JV, the balance sheet for each constituent entity should be submitted.

(ii) Average Annual Construction Turnover: Minimum average annual construction turnover for the Package is Tk. 14.30 million (Taka Fourteen Point Three Zero million) based on total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed over the last five (5) years. The single entity or all partners combined must meet the requirement. In case of JV, each partner must meet minimum 25% and one (lead) partner minimum 40% of this requirement;

(iii) Financial Resources: For the Package minimum Tk. 2.40 million (Taka Two Point Four Zero million) In case of JV, all partners combined must meet the requirement, while each partner must meet minimum 25% and one (lead) partner minimum 40% of these requirement; and

(iv) Similar Construction Experience: The bidder must possess experience in implementing a minimum of one (1) similar contract, the value of which shall be minimum Tk. 7.60 million (Taka Seven Point Six Zero million) during the last five (5) years.

5. The Bidders may obtain further information from the Executive Engineer, LGED, Dist: Bandarban and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. (local time) in all working days up to 10^th August 2015.

6. The Bidding Document, in English language, may be purchased by the interested bidders from the office of Executive Engineer, LGED, Bandarban upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Tk. 2,000 (Taka Two Thousand) only in the form of Pay Order/Treasury Chalan/Bank Draft/Cash in favour of Executive Engineer, LGED, Bandarban up to 10^th August 2015.

7. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the office of the Executive Engineer, LGED, Bandarban at the address given below, on 3^rd August 2015 at 11:00 A.M. (local time). Bidders’ representatives are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting.

8. Deliver Bids:

· to Executive Engineer, LGED, Circuit House Road, Bandarban

· at or before 2:00 PM on 11^th August 2015 (local time).

· The name and title of the procurement package shall be clearly marked on the outer surface of the envelope containing the full bid proposal i.e. “Bid offer for Construction of 22m Long RCC Girder Bridge on Ruma Sadar-Ruma Bazar Road at Chainage 1+177 Km; under Ruma Upazila, Dist: Bandarban” Package No. W-B-BAN-Rum-UZR/01.

· All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security. For the Package No. W-B-BAN-Rum-UZR/01 the bid Security is Tk 0.19 million (Taka Zero Point One Nine million).

9. Bids will be opened at the same place at 2:15 P.M. (local time) on 11^th August 2015 in the presence of the Bidders or Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at undersigned office. Late submission of bids will be rejected and will be returned unopened.

10. This IFB can also be found in the official web address of the Local Government Engineering Department (www.lged.gov.bd).

11. LGED will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or submission of Bids.

12. Notification of award will be issued subject to availability of budget.

13. The Project authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the bids without assigning any reason whatsoever.

(Kya Hla Khoin)

Executive Engineer

LGED, Bandarban.

Tel: 0361-62516

E-mail: xen.bandarban@lged.gov.bd

Memo No.Lged/xen/B-Ban/7-1/2015/1140 Dated. 01/07/2015

Copy for kind information and necessary action:

1. Chairman, Chittagong Hill Tract Regional Council, Rangamati Hill District.

2. Chief Engineer, LGED, LGED Bhavan, Agargoan, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

3. Chairman, Hill District Council, Bandarban Hill District.

4. Project Director,CHTRDP-II,Rangamati Hill District.

5. Superintendent Engineer, LGED, Chittagong Zone, Chittagong

6. Project Director,CHTRDP-II(Rural Roads Component). LGED, LGED Bhavan, Agargoan,

Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

7. Upazila Engineer, LGED, Upazila:, Ruma, Bandarban

8 Assistant Engineer, LGED, GIS Unit, Level -4, LGED Bhaban, Agargoan, Dhaka-1207. He is

requested to Publish the IFT on 05/07/2015 the LGED website.

9. The Advertisement Manager, The Daily Ajkaler Khabor,Dhaka. & Daily Financial Express,Dhaka

You are requested to this IFT as 5x12’’ size in your Daily Newspaper on or before

07/07/2015 for one day only.