SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR BIDS

Small Works

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

 

Employer: Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Project: Regional and Local Roads Connectivity Project (RLRCP)

Contract title: “Rehabilitation of Road “Spille, Guri i lëmuar” to “Hauzi i Vilëbashtovës” and Road “Vath Koreshi, Lushnja ring Road”

Country: Albania

Loan No.: IBRD loan 8850-AL

RFB No: RLRCP/1/1.16/2023

Issued on: March 9 2023

 

 

  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/1/1.16/2023, “Rehabilitation of Road “Spille, Guri i lëmuar” to “Hauzi i Vilëbashtovës” and Road “Vath Koreshi, Lushnja ring Road”. The Completion Date for the whole of the Works shall be 9 months after Commencement Date.

The segment of Rehabilitation of road “spille, Guri i Leumar” To “Hauzi I Vilebashtoves  is the entrance gates of Spille Beach, which in terms of layers is in good condition, but intervention is needed in the systemization of sidewalks, cubes, lighting and its expansion according to the planned urban plan, etc. The entrance road is also a connecting part with the coast and is in a very depreciated condition, no investments have been made in them for years, despite the constant concern of residents and local institutions. In this road segment, it is worth emphasizing the lack of horizontal and vertical signage.

The road Vath Koreshi, Lushnja ring Road shall have a width of 19 m, consisting of 4 asphalted lanes by a width of 3 m each + 2×0.5 m concrete culverts, with sidewalks on both sides with a width of 3m. Almost along the entire length of the road, sidewalks are completely missing from both sides of the road, while the road asphalt is generally in good conditions, with the exception of some partial damage caused over the years by depreciation and the works performed for the underground utilities. The trail of this paved road passes through an urban area with a flat relief located on the South-East side of the city and covers a length of about 2260m.

  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: Credins Bank

Name of account: “Llogari Projekti ADF”

IBAN CODE: AL90 2121 1009 0000 0000 0167 5767

Account number: 000001675767

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 April 28, 2023, 10:00 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 151,000 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. “Sami Frasheri”, Nr. 10, Tirana, Albania

Contact name: Ms.Shegë Hatija

Tel : +355 4 22 35 597/8

Fax : +355 4 22 28 548

E-mail : adf@albaniandf.org; shhatija@albaniandf.org

Web site : www.albaniandf.org

 

For Bid submission:

Albanian Development Fund

Street Address: Rr. Sami Frasheri, No. 10

Room number: Protocol Office

City: Tirana

Country: Albania

 

For Bid opening:

Albanian Development Fund

Street Address: Rr. Sami Frasheri, No. 10

Floor/Room number: Meeting Room.

City: Tirana

Country: Albania