LETTER OF INVITATION TO BID (TENDER)

Date: 18/10/24

To:     _______________________

_______________________

_______________________

Dear Sir/Madam:

REHABILITATION OF NAWEC SEREKUNDA TANK REVENUE OFFICE BUILDING

1. You are hereby invited to be a Bidder in the Tender described in this Letter and the enclosed documents.  The Gambia Public Procurement Act defines a Tender as a type of Bid and anyone submitting a Tender or other Bid is known as a Bidder. Under the Tender process, there will be a public opening of all bids received at the place and at the time stated in paragraph 7 below.

2. To enable you to submit your Bid, please find enclosed the following documents:

a) Bid Data Sheet;

b) Qualification Document Questionnaire;

c) Technical Specifications;

d) Drawings;

e) Bill of Quantities;

f) Draft Contract;

g) Security Forms;

3. The works to be affected shall be performed at NAWEC Serekunda Tank Revenue Office and the required time for the performance of the works is Six (6) months commencing on 2^nd December 2024.

4. (a) The deadline for submission of inquiries and for requests for clarifications is 8^th November 2024.

(b)  A pre-bid conference will not take place.

5. The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the Bid and such costs will not be part of the Bid price.

6. The Bid shall be written in English.

7. Bids must be signed by the Bidder or a duly appointed agent and submitted in the number of originals and copies stated in Articles 7 and 8 of the Bid Data Sheet, marked as such, and sent to the Office of the Managing Director on or before 12:00PM Gambian time on 18^th November 2024.

8. Bids must be submitted in a single sealed envelope marked as follows: Tender for rehabilitation of NAWEC Serrekunda Tank Revenue Office.

(a) The Managing Director, NAWEC

(b) Rehabilitation of Nawec Serekunda Tank Revenue Office (Ref: NAWEC/NCB/SKRO/2024)

(c) “Not to be opened before the Bid Deadline”

9. The envelope must contain two separately sealed envelopes:

a) One sealed envelope containing the Technical Specifications, the Qualification Documentation, the Drawings, and the Bid Security in the number of originals and copies stated in the Bid Data Sheet. The envelope must be clearly marked “Technical Proposal and Qualification Documentation”, indicating the name of the bidder and the project title and number.

b) One sealed envelope containing the Bill of Quantities[1] In the number of originals and copies stated in the Bid Data Sheet. The envelope must be clearly marked “Financial Proposal”, indicating the name of the bidder and the project title and number.

10. Bids must be sent either by registered post or delivered by hand, or by any other method with proof of receipt specifying the date and time of the submission of the Bid signed by a representative of the Procuring Organisation.

 

11. Envelopes that arrive after the Bid closing deadline shall be rejected.

12. The envelopes containing the Technical Proposals and Qualification Documentation shall be opened and checked to ensure that all necessary Qualification Documentation is present during bid evaluation.

13. Any Bid containing any discrepancy in its Qualification Documentation shall be disqualified. The envelope containing the Financial Proposal shall not be opened but shall be returned to the Bidder.

14. The Technical Proposal shall be evaluated using the criteria stated in Article 12 of the Bid Data Sheet.

15. The Procuring Organisation may reject all Bids at any time prior to the acceptance of a Bid. The Procuring Organisation is not bound to accept the lowest or any bid.

16. The Bidder is bound by its Bid for a period of 90 days starting from the closing date for the submission of Bids.

17. Any changes to a Bid during the bid validity period will result in the rejection of the Bid by the Procuring Organisation.

18. The Bidder shall submit a Bid in full compliance with the stipulations of the Bid documents, comprising:

 

18.1        Technical Specifications and Drawings, consisting of:

a. A preliminary description of the proposed work method and schedule, including drawings and charts, as necessary, containing all required information by which the proposed works may be evaluated (e.g. technical characteristics, operational capacities, consumption, maintenance cost, useful life, chemical composition, environmental effect, etc) together with manuals or instructions for use or any other relevant information and documentation, delivery/installation schedules, etc.;

b. A detailed statement of how the Bidder will carry out the works that will form an integral part of the Contract. N/A

18.2        Qualification Documentation*, consisting of the following or as may be specified in the Bid Data Sheet:

18.2.1     certificates, declarations, dated less than 90 days previously and drawn up in accordance with the national law or practice of the home country of the Bidder, stating:

a. That they are not bankrupt, insolvent, in receivership, or being wound up; that their business activities have not been suspended; and that they are not the subject of legal proceedings for any of the foregoing;

b. That payments to them have not been suspended in accordance with the judgement of a court or a judgement declaring bankruptcy and resulting, in accordance with their national laws, in the total or partial loss of the right to administer and dispose of their property;

c. That legal proceedings have not been instituted against them involving an order suspending payments and which may result, in accordance with their national laws, in a declaration of bankruptcy or in any other situation entailing the total or partial loss of the right to administer and dispose of their property;

d. That they are not guilty of serious misrepresentation with regard to information required for participation in an invitation to Bid.

e. That they are not or have been in breach of contract.

f. That they have fulfilled their obligation to pay taxes and social security contributions.

g. That they possess the necessary professional, technical and organizational capacity, personnel, financial resources, machinery and other physical facilities, reputation, and reliability to perform the contract.

h. That they have performed previously the number and value of similar contracts specified in Article 14 of the Bid Data Sheet.

i. That they have the legal capacity to enter the contract.

j. That they have submitted a security in the form of a deposit or bank guarantee in the amount stated in Article 13 of the Bid Data Sheet.

18.3     Financial Proposal, consisting of:

 

a. The Bill of Quantities indicating the Bid prices for each class of works, specifying the unit prices (where applicable) and total Bid price of works the bidder proposes to supply under the contract.

b. Prices expressed in the currency of The Gambia, unless otherwise indicated in the Bid Data Sheet at 12.1.1.

c. All prices quoted must be firm and not subject to revision and must be VAT inclusive.

19. The name(s) and position(s) of the Responsible Person(s) of the Procuring Organisation who shall be in contact with Bidders are stated in Article 15 of the Bid Data Sheet.

20. To realize its targets, the National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) wishes to come up with an environmentally sound, conducive, and user-friendly customer service centre that can provide an effective means to accommodate a highly motivated workforce capable of delivering the outcomes and anticipate future requirement needs of NAWEC’s Customer Service Centres, on proposed site at Serekunda Branch. This contract aims at completing the already incomplete ground floor and building the first floor on top of it to completion.

21. To assist you in the preparation of your price quotation we enclose the necessary Bill of Quantities (BOQ) which include Specifications, and Designs.

[1] Please, whenever reference to Bill of Quantities is made, see footnote 1 above