Invitation for Bids-Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok invites electronic bids from eligible bidders for the construction of Construction of Subdivision Forest Office Nawalpur at Nawalpur, Sindhupalchok under National Competitive Bidding

nvitation for Bids null Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok Date of publication: 28-02-2023 00:00 1.

– Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding procedures. Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover of the best 3 years within the last 10 years: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover of the best 3 years within the last 10 years: Nrs. 3,00,00,000.00 (NRs. Three Crore Only) Minimum Work experience of similar size and nature: Participation as Prime contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least One (1) Contract of RCC Building within the last ten (10) years, with a value of at least NRs 1,00,00,000.00 (NRs. One Crore Only) that has been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods, technology, or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Works Requirements. 2. Under the Single Stage, Two Envelope Procedure, Bidders are required to submit simultaneously two separate sealed envelopes, one containing (i) the Technical Bid and the other (ii) the Price Bid, both in turn enclosed in one sealed envelope as per the provision of ITB 21 of the Bidding Document. 3. 4. Eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok, Chautara, Sindhupalchok, Chautara , Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal or may visit PPMO e-GP system www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp. 5. If hard-copy is allowed then a complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased from the office Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok, Chautara, Sindhupalchok, Chautara , Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal by eligible Bidders on the submission of a written application, along with the copy of company/firm registration certificate, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 5000.0 NRs. till 30-03-2023 12:00 during office hours. Or Bidder who chooses to submit their bid electronically may purchase the hard copy of the bidding documents as mentioned above or may download the bidding documents for e-submission from PPMO’s e-GP system www. bolpatra.gov.np/egp. Bidders, submitting their bid electronically, should deposit the cost of bidding document in the Project’s Rajaswa (revenue) account as specified below Information to deposit the cost of bidding document in Bank: Name of the Bank: Nepal Bank Ltd. Division Forest Office SindhupalchokName of the Office: 3290127013Office Code no: 27202000001001000001Office Account no: Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak no: 14229 6. Pre-bid meeting shall be held at Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok Chautara, Sindhupalchok Chautara , Sindhupalchok Bagmati Province Nepal at 19-03-2023 11:00 hours. 7. Sealed or electronic bids must be submitted to the office Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok, Chautara, Sindhupalchok, Chautara , Sindhupalchok, Bagmati Province, Nepal by hand/courier or through PPMO’s e-GP system www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp on or before 30-03-2023 12:00. Bids received after this deadline will be rejected. The bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at 30-03-2023 13:00 hours at the office of Division Forest Office Sindhupalchok Chautara, Sindhupalchok Chautara , Sindhupalchok Bagmati Province Nepal. Bids must be valid for a period of 90 days after bid opening and must be accompanied by a bid security or scanned copy of the bid security in pdf format in case of e-bid, amounting to a minimum of NRs. 800000 which shall be valid for 30 days beyond the validity period of the bid. 8. If the last date of purchasing and /or submission falls on a government holiday, then the next working day shall be considered as the last date. In such case the validity period of the bid and bid security shall remain the same as specified for the original last date of bid submission. 9. Evaluation and Qualification Criteria:10. Nationality: Nationality in accordance with ITB Subclause 4.2. Single entity : must meet requirements. In case of joint ventures, each partner: must meet requirement. all partners: must meet requirement. One partner: Not Applicable. Document required: Letter of Technical Bid Forms ELI –1; ELI –2 with attachments. Conflict of Interest: No conflicts of interest in accordance with ITB Sub- Clause 4.3. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, All partners combined : existing or intended JV must meet requirement. Each partner : Must meet requirement. One partner : Not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Letter of Technical Bid. Government/DP Eligibility: Requirement : Not having been declared ineligible by government/DP, as described in ITB Sub-Clause 4.4. Single entity : must meet requirements. In case of joint ventures, each partner : must meet requirement. All partners : must meet requirement. One partner : Not applicable. Documents Required : Letter of Technical Bid. Government-Owned Enterprise: Bidder required to meet conditions of ITB Sub-Clause 4.5. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture , Each partner: Must meet requirement. All combined partner: existing or intended JV must meet requirement. One partner-> Not Applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Forms ELI - 1, ELI - 2, with attachments United Nations Eligibility: Not having been declared ineligible based on a United Nations resolution or Employer's country law, as described in ITB Sub-Clause 4.8. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, All combined partner : existing or intended JV must meet requirement. Each partner : must meet requirement. One partner -> not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Letter of Technical Bid. Bidder’s Running Contracts: Bidder's Running Contracts not more than five (5) as described in ITB Sub-Clause 4.9. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, Each partner: Must meet requirement For all partner combined: Existing or intended JV must meet requirement For One Partner: Not Applicable Documents Submission Requirements : ELI-3 Other Eligibility : Firm Registration Certificate: Firm Registration Certificate For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, Each partner : must meet requirement. For all partner combined and one partner : not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Document attachment. Other Eligibility : Business Registration Certificate: Business Registration Certificate For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, Each partner : must meet requirement. For all partner combined and one partner : not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Document attachment. Other Eligibility : VAT and PAN Registration: VAT and PAN Registration(only for domestic bidders) For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, Each partner : must meet requirement. For all partner combined and one partner : not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Document attachment. Other Eligibility : Tax Clearance Certificate/Tax return submission evidence/evidence of time extension for the F/Y 2078/79 (Only for domestic bidders) : Tax Clearance Certificate/Tax return submission evidence/evidence of time extension for the F/Y 2078/79 (Only for domestic bidders) For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, Each partner: must meet requirement. For all partner combined and one partner : not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Document attachment. Pending Litigation and Arbitration: All pending litigation 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. Note: (1) The percentage should normally be within the range of 50% to 100% of the Bidder's net worth. For Single Entity : must meet requirement by itself or as partner to past or existing JV For joint Venture :Each partner must meet requirement by itself or as partner to past or existing JV. All partner combined and one partner -> not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Form LIT - 1 General Construction Experience: Experience under construction contracts in the role of contractor, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last Three(3) years prior to the applications submission deadline. Note: (1)Insert number of years in words and figures. The time period is normally 5 years, but may be reduced to not less than 3 years, according to the nature of works. Contracts of Similar Size and Nature (i) For Works with value up to NRs. 50 million: Participation as Prime contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least One (1) Contract of RCC Building within the last ten (10) years, with a value of at least NRs 1,00,00,000 (One Crore Only) that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristics as described in Section VI, Works Requirements. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture, For all partner combined: Not Applicable Each partner: Not Applicable For One Partner: Must meet requirement Documents Submission Requirements : Form EXP – 2(a) Construction Experience in Key Activities: For the above or other contracts executed during the period stipulated in 2.4.2(a) above, a minimum construction experience in the following key activities : 1. RCC M20 (1:1.5:3)- 120 cum, or 24 cum/month 2. Brick Masonry - 130 cum 3. Reinforcement - 14000 Kg or 3000 kg/month [list activities indicating number or rate of production as applicable; for the key activity (ies) in the subject contract. The rates should be about 80% of the estimated production rates of the key activity(ies) in the subject contract as needed to meet the expected construction schedule with due allowance for adverse climatic conditions.] For Single Entity : Must meet all requirements For joint Venture, For all partner combined: Must meet all requirements Each partner: Not applicable For One Partner: Not applicable Documents Submission Requirements : Form EXP – 2(b) Historical Financial Performance: Submission of audited balance sheets and income statements, for the last three(3) years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder's financial position. As a minimum, a Bidder's net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive. Note: (1) The financial information provided by a Bidder should be reviewed in its entirety to allow a truly informed judgment, and the pass-fail decision on the financial position of the Bidder should be given on this basis. Balance sheet of the past three to five years period which shall be decided according to the nature of the work. For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture : Each partner Must meet requirement. All partner combined and one partner -> not applicable. Documents Submission Requirements : Form FIN - 1 with attachments Average Annual Construction Turnover: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover of the best 3 years within the last 10 years: Nrs. 3,00,00,000.00 (NRs. Three Crore Only) Financial Resources: Using Forms FIN - 3 and FIN - 4 in Section IV (Bidding Forms) the Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets[ Liquid Assets mean cash and cash equivalents, short- term financial instruments, short term available-for-sale-securities, marketable securities, trade receivables, short- term financing receivables and other assets that can be converted into cash within ONE YEAR.], unencumbered real assets, and other financial resources, (other than any contractual advance payments) to meet the cash-flow requirement of NRs. 80,00,000.00 (Eighty Lakh Only) Note: For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture : Each partner Must meet 25% of the requirement All partner combined: Must meet the requirement One partner -> must meet 40% of the requirement Documents Submission Requirements : Form FIN - 3 Required Bid Capacity: The bidding capacity of the bidder should be equal to or more than the NRs 2,50,00,000 (Two Crore and Fifty Lakh Only) For Single Entity : Must meet requirement For joint Venture : All combined partner: Must meet requirements, Each partner Must meet 25% of the requirement, One partner: Must meet 40% of the requirement Documents Submission Requirements : Form FIN - 4 and Form FIN - 5 Note: (8) The amount stated should be 80 % to 100 % of Engineer’s Estimate (without VAT and Contingencies but