Date:31 May 2007
Loan No.: 2103-PAK: NWFP Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity
Contract Nos.:ICB 7-I,II,&III; 8-I,II,& III; 9-I,II, &III
Deadline for Bids: :8 August 2007

1. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the NWFP Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

2. The Frontier Highway Authority now invites sealed bids for the construction of the following road packages:

SI No. Name of Work Contract Package No. Length (Approx.)in km Completion Period in Months
1 Widening and Improvement of Jehangira - Manki Section ICB 7-I11 36
2 Widening and Improvement of Manki - Khunda More Section ICB 7-II12 36
3 Widening and Improvement of Khunda More - Swabi Section ICB 7-III10 36
4 Widening and Improvement of Hangu - Muhammad Khawaja SectionICB 8-I12 36
5 Widening and Improvement of Muhammad Khawaja - Azimi Banda Section ICB 8-II12 36
6 Widening and Improvement of Azimi Banda - Darsamand Nullah (Doaba) Section ICB 8-III13.68 36
7 Widening and Improvement of Doaba - Thall Cantt. SectionICB 9-I13.50 36
8 Widening and Improvement of Thall Cantt.- Kurram Agency Border Section ICB 9-II10 36
9 Construction of 10 Bridges on Hangu-Thall Road ICB 9-III-36

Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Documents.

3. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: Two-Envelope bidding procedure. Domestic contractors must be registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) for contracts on a C-1 No Limit Basis. The awarded foreign contractor shall be required to register with PEC after the finalization and signing of the contract.

4. Only eligible bidders with the following qualifications should participate in this bidding:
  • should have a positive net worth in the last three years for each applicant and each partner of a joint venture
  • minimum average annual construction turnover for the last three years of:

    ICB 7 ICB 8 ICB 9
    I 3.32.63.13
    II 2.93.533.2
    III 4.13.272.93

  • should have a general construction experience as a contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor of at least three years
  • participated as a contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor in a 2-year contract that have been successfully or substantially completed in the last five years with a minimum contract size of two road development contracts with the following amount in US$:

    ICB 7 ICB 8 ICB 9
    I 4.03.123.76
    II 3.43.043.84
    III 5.03.923.52

5. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:
Project Director
Frontier Highway Authority
Khyber Road, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
Tel No: 091 9210557
Fax No.: 091 9210434
E-mail: md_fha@yahoo.com;
fha@brain.net.pak
6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:
  • write to address above from 20 June 2007 to 2 August 2007.
  • pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 10,000 or US$160 by demand draft or pay order payable to the Consultants M/s Associated Consultancy Centre, Islamabad. For an additional fee of Rs3,000 (domestic delivery) or US$ 200 (overseas delivery), the documents will be sent by courier services.

7. Deliver your bid:
  • to the address above
  • on or before the deadline: 12:00 am on 8 August 2007
  • together with a Bid Security of 2% of the Total Bid Price in any of the following forms: an unconditional bank guarantee, an irrevocable letter of credit; or deposit call/pay order.

8. Bids containing the technical proposals and financial proposals will be received at the address above until 1200 hours on 8 August 2007. Evaluation of the technical proposals will be done by the Employer's Committee and the financial proposals of the bidders who meet the technical and financial capacity will be opened at 1200 hours on 30 August 2007.

9. The Frontier Authority will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

  

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