REQUEST FOR BIDS

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Employer: Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Project: Regional and Local Roads Connectivity Project (RLRCP)

Contract title: “Construction of the road Pogradec – Tushemisht – Dogane, Lot 2”

Country: Albania

Loan No.: IBRD loan 8850-AL

RFB No: RLRCP/1/1.14/2021

Issued on: December 20, 2021

 

  1. The Government of Albania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional and Local Roads Connectivity Project (RLRCP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the following contract.   Albanian Development Fund (ADF) is the Project Implementing Agency for the “Regional and Local Roads Connectivity Project (RLRCP)” Project.
  1. ADF now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for:

RLRCP/1/1.12/2020, “Construction of the road Pogradec – Tushemisht – Dogane, Lot 2”. The construction period is 6 months. The project aims full reconstruction of Pogradec-Tushemisht road. The constructions required consist on: road construction, road reconstruction, urban improvement and upgrading works, landscape rehabilitation works. The road reconstruction will increase surrounding asset value, ease area access and mobility for local habitants and accessibility to the castle by tourists.

The required works under this contract consist mainly on; earth movement and excavation, laying and compaction of road subgrade layers, asphalt works, utility works, concrete and reinforcement, and landscaping works.

The Site is located at Pogradec municipality.

  1. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB), Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
  2. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10:00 to 14:00 hours at the address given below.
  3. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 200 Euro. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the ADF account, at Union Bank, as follows:

Name of the Bank: UNION BANK –Tirana, Albania

Name of account: “Llogari Projekti ADF”

IBAN CODE: AL47 2141 1106 0117 2854 6403 0120

Client number: 285464

The document will be sent by e-mail or dispatched.

For the direct deposit, the Bidder should provide Bank’ payment receipt to ADF. Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will promptly be dispatched. In addition, if requested, the documents can be dispatched electronically after presentation by the prospective tenderer of an appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee. In the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the documents, the hard copy shall prevail.

  1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 04, 2022, 11:00 hrs. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be immediately publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below.
  2. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 152,400 US$, or its equivalent in a convertible currency (using the Bank of Albania official exchange rate on the date of publication of the Specific Procurement Notice.
  3. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.”
  4. The addresses referred to above are:

For further information and inspection of the bid document:

Albanian Development Fund

Address: Rr. “Muhamet Gjollesha”, Ish Instituti i Ndertimit, prane IKMT, Tirana, Albania

Contact name: Ms. Manjola Dhamo

Second Floor
Tel : +355 4 22 35 597/8
Fax : +355 4 22 28 548
E-mail : adf@albaniandf.org; mdhamo@albaniandf.org

Web site : www.albaniandf.org
 
For Bid submission:
Albanian Development Fund
Street Address: Rr. “Muhamet Gjollesha”, Ish Instituti i Ndertimit, prane IKMT
Room number: Protocol Office
City: Tirana
Country: Albania
 
For Bid opening:
Albanian Development Fund
Street Address: Rr. “Muhamet Gjollesha”, Ish Instituti i Ndertimit, prane IKMT
Floor/Room number: Ground Floor.
City: Tirana
Country: Albania