1.    The Independent State of Papua New Guinea has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of rehabilitation and upgrading of roads in the five highlands provinces. Part of the proceeds of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2.    The Secretary of the Department of Works (the Employer) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction and completion of the 26.4 km section of the Rypinka to Okapa Backroad Junction between Km 0+000 and Km 26+400 in Eastern Highlands Province.

3.    The Works include:

• Clearing the right-of-way;
• Trimming and shaping the existing road formation and subgrade to form road bed;
• Constructing and testing of embankments to form road bed;
• Hauling and disposing of all unsuitable material;
• Stockpiling excavated material deemed for embankment construction;
• Excavating and removing unsuitable material from soft spots and backfill, including providing and placing a geofabric filter layer where directed;
• Excavating, trimming and shaping drainage ditches and forming cut batters;
• Excavating and disposing of overburden from borrow pits;
• Extracting, crushing, grading and testing material for capping layer, sub-base, base course and concrete;
• Hauling material for construction of capping layer, sub-base and base course;
• Checking and ensuring that road, including hauling routes, are capable of carrying construction traffic and undertaking maintenance as necessary;
• Installing new culverts including headwalls, curtain walls, aprons and associated works;
• Cleaning and removing debris as well as silts from inlets and outlets of silted-up or blocked existing culverts;
• Installing road furniture including guardrails, traffic regulatory and control signs, culvert marker posts, and fenders at bridge sites;
• Refurbishment of existing bridges;
• Replacement of existing log bridge with new SS Standard Bailey-Type Bridge complete with steel decking and other component parts, and repair/construct of bridge abutments including scoring protection structures; and
• River training and bank protection works.

4.    International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure.

5.    Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

• have a minimum of 5 years general construction experience;
• have successfully completed at least 1 contract during the last 5 years of similar size and nature to the subject contract and of value greater than US$ 7.028 million equivalent;
• have a minimum average turnover over the last 3 years of US$ 7.530 million equivalent;
• have sufficient working capital and lines of credit to cover the running costs of the subject contract together with existing contract commitments, as determined by the formula (7x Working Capital + Credit - 40% Work in Progress) >/= Bid Price
• have available owned or leased construction plant and equipment of type, size and number sufficient to undertake and complete the Works within the specified contract period, including motor graders, excavators, loaders, bulldozers, compaction equipment, and equipment for crushing and screening aggregates for pavement construction;
• have technical and supervisory personnel with a minimum of 5 years experience in the construction of similar types of work under similar conditions;
• be able to demonstrate the capacity to maintain production rates for key construction activities sufficient to achieve completion within the periods shown on the construction programme.

6.    To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact the following from 15 July 2009:

The Secretary, Department of Works
Waigani Drive, Boroko,
National Capital District
Tel. No.: +675 324 1114
Email: jluma@daltron.com.pg
Fax No.: +675 324 1102

7.    To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders should:

• submit a written application to the Chairman of the Central Supply and Tenders Board (CSTB) at the address shown below, requesting the bidding documents for CSTB No. 1913A 'RE-TENDER', Rehabilitation of the Rypinka to Okapa Backroad Junction, Package No.1 of Rypinka to Okapa Road, in Eastern Highlands Province.
• pay a non-refundable fee of K400 or US$150 equivalent by cash or bank draft.
• The Department of Works Specification for Road and Bridge Works 1995 may be purchased from the Design Branch of the Department of Works for a fee of K50 or US$ 18 equivalent.
• An extra fee of K200 or US$ 74 equivalent should be added if courier service is required.

8.    Deliver your bid to:

• The address below;

  The Chairman
  Central Supply and Tenders Board
  First Floor, Westpac Waigani Branch Building, Waigani Drive
  Port Moresby
  National Capital District
  Papua New Guinea

• on or before 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 26 August 2009. Late bids will not be accepted.

9.    All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of K 512,990 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.

10.    When comparing bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.

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