https://devbusiness.un.org/content/npanwara1400w-580ncb-rehabilitation-and-construction-sub-projects-qalai-zal-canal-subproject
  Invitation for Bids Date: 25 March 2021 Grant No. and Title: 0506/0507-AFG: Panj-Amu River Basic Sector Project  Contract No. and Title: NPA/NWARA/1400/W-580/NCB Rehabilitation and Construction of Sub-projects (Qalai Zal Canal Subproject and Gultepa Canal Sub-project) in Kunduz Deadline for Submission of Bids: 21 April 2021, 2:00 PM (Kabul time)  1.    The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Union (EU) towards the cost of Panj-Amu River Basin Sector Project (P-ARBP).  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.    The National Procurement Authority (NPA), on behalf of National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) (“the Employer”), invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the Rehabilitation and Construction of Sub-projects (Qalai Zal Canal Sub-project and Gultepa Canal Sub-project) in Kunduz (“the Works”).      3.    National Competitive Bidding (NCB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all eligible Bidders as described in the Bidding Document.  4.    Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:  Financial Qualifications   No. Item Criteria Requirement 1 Pending Litigation and Arbitration All pending litigation and arbitration, if any, shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder and so shall in total not represent more than fifty (50) percent of the Bidder’s net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive. 2 Historical Financial Performance Bidder’s Financial Position should be positive for the last 3 years 3 Average Annual Construction Turnover Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 4.98 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) years.   Financial Resources An amount of USD 830,000.00 should be available for the project in excess of Total Financial Requirements for Current Contract Commitments 4 For Joint Ventures:   (1) One partner must demonstrate that its financial resources defined in FIN-3, less its financial obligations for its own current contract commitments defined in FIN-4, meet or exceed its required share of USD 332,000.00 from the total requirement for the Subject Contract. AND (2) Each partner must demonstrate that its financial resources defined in FIN-3, less its financial obligations for its own current contract commitments defined in FIN-4, meet or exceed its required share of USD 207,500.00 the total requirement for the Subject Contract. AND (3) The joint venture must demonstrate that the combined financial resources of all partners defined in FIN-3, less all the partners’ total financial obligations for the current contract commitments defined in FIN-4, meet or exceed the total requirement for the Subject Contract of USD 830,000.00 Note:  If a bidder participated in more than one bid, the bidder must meet the cumulative financial requirement determined for each bid.  Construction Experience No. Item Criteria Requirement 1 Contracts of  Similar Size and Nature Participation in at least one contract that has been successfully or substantially completed within the last ten years counting backward from the date of bid submission and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds USD 3.49 million.   The similarity of the Bidder’s participation shall be based on the physical size, nature of works, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristics. Bidders shall submit copies of contracts/ completion certificates in case of completed contracts or substantial completion certificates where works have been substantially completed. Such documents should be on the employer’s letterhead clearly indicating the name of the employer, name of project, brief scope, contract amount, and contact details of employer. In case the documents are not available in English, an English notarized  version duly certified by a translator should be provided. The qualification criteria are more completely described in the Bidding Document.  If there are any discrepancies between this Invitation for Bid and the Bidding Document, the Bidding Document shall prevail.  5.    To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact:  National Procurement Authority   Administrative Office of the President, Kabul, Afghanistan  Tel: +93 (0) 202147557 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]   and copy to National Water Affair Regulation Authority (NWARA) Compound, Dural – Aman Road, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel:  0786538477 Email: [email protected] and [email protected]    6.    A complete set of bidding documents including drawing in English may be obtained by interested eligible bidders from NPA websites, and also may be obtained in flash or CD from the NPA office mentioned above. In case of any difficulty, interested bidders may contact the e-mail addresses [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] with copy to [email protected] & [email protected].  7.    Delivery of bids:  ●     Completed documents (Technical & Price Bids) sealed in a single envelope clearly marked as “TECHNICAL BID AND PRICE BID” with the Project name.   ●     In hard copy to the following:  Mr. Safiullah Alokozai National Procurement Authority (NPA) Administrative Office of the President (AOP) Pashtunistan Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan   E-mail: [email protected]   Telephone: +93-791045505 or (+93) 202926290 ●     On or before the deadline: 21 April 2021, 2:00 PM (Kabul Time).   ●     Together with a Bid Security in the amount as described in the Bidding Document, valid up to 28 days after the expiry of the bid validity period.  ●     The bids will be opened on 21 April 2021 at 2:00 PM (Kabul Time) in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend.  8.    When comparing Bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will not be applied.  9.    A site visit will be organized and is optional/open to all Bidders, on 30 March 2021 at 10:00 AM (Kabul Time).   For coordination, kindly contact:   Eng. Rafiullah Reshad, Project Manager, PARBSP  Telephone +93 (0) 702 34 94 23   10.    A pre-bid meeting shall take place at the following date, time and place:   Conference Room, 3 rd Floor, CPMO building,  National Water Affair Regulation Authority (NWARA) Compound,  Dural – Aman Road, Kabul, Afghanistan [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].    Date: 5 April 2021 Time: 2:00 PM (Kabul Time)   0506/0507-AFG: Panj-Amu River Basic Sector Project Afghanistan Not cancelled NCB- National Competitive Bidding Invitation for Bids Goods Non-Consulting Services Works Wednesday, April 21, 2021- 05:30 ADB-P701732-03/21 0506/0507-AFG NPA/NWARA/1400/W-580/NCB Construction Thursday, March 25, 2021 English Thursday, March 25, 2021- 15:29 Asian Development Bank