CANCELLED Provision of design services for rehabilitation of two Intra-Urban Roads in Aden, Yemen

Tender cancelled on 2024-05-08 13:00 UTC. The tender had certain scope of work which needs to be omitted and as such, a decision was made to cancel the tender . For any inquiries, please contact Maher ALSURABY. Email: MaherA@unops.org, Phone: Yemen 1504915

New clarification added: Dear bidders,Please find the below received request/s for clarification with response/s:Question 1:Is it possible to propose one CV for 2 positions in case the expert in question has the required experience (example: one CV for Team Leader and Geotechnical Engineer) ?Where should the HSSE policy be uploaded? In the Document Checklist on the UNOPS platform, there does not seem to be a clear section where it should be uploaded.In the Document Checklist on the UNOPS e-sourcing platform, Schedule 0.7 (Performance Statement) is marked as "Optional". Shouldn't it be mandatory?In the case of a Joint Venture, which documents/forms should be submitted by both JV partners?Response: Bidders are kindly requested to purpose different personnel for each position.Please note that all checklists accept uploading multiple files. Please attach any additional multiple documents to the relevant subject for example under (Schedule 4.3 [Method Statement])It is optional.Relevant documents that can verify compliance to criteria under Eligibility and Qualification criteria. If needed the technical criteria as well. Please refer to the evaluation method in the particulars section.Question 2:Please confirm that NO design of Bridges ( of any type) is expected within the scope of work for this assignment.Please provide us with more details about the expected insurances to be available by the Consultant for this assignment's purposes?In the sub-section 4.8 (page 23 of 24) of the Returnable Schedules, the insured amount for the professional indemnity specified to be "US$ 100,000". The insured amount for the professional indemnity insurance in sub-section 3.9 Insurance Requirements (page 24 of 24) of Section II Evaluation Method was specified to be  "US$ 500,000". Please clarify if the the professional indemnity insurance shall be US$ 500,000 OR US$ 500,000?Please confirm that the Consultant can submit Confirmation Letter that the insurance policies will be made available if the contract is awarded to the Consultant (i.e NO need to have the policies avaialble when submitting the offer). Response: No design of bridges included in this assignment.  However, the design consultant will have to design drainage crossing structures in the area.Please refer to section “3.9 Insurance Requirements” It should be $500,000At this stage bidders are required to confirm that they will comply to and provide the insurance requirements by submitting signed/ stamped copy of the relevant schedule both schedule 4.8 and 3.9)Question 3: I hope this message finds you well. We are writing to kindly request an extension for the submission deadline of our proposal. We believe that with more time, we can provide your esteemed organization with our best proposal possible.Response:  Dealin has been already extended. If there any need for further extension it will be posted on the platform and bidders shall be notified.Best regards,

New clarification added: Dear bidders,Please find the below received request/s for clarification with response/s:Question 1: Why the joint venture is Mandatory. Response: Joint venture is not mandatory. There is a need to have the offeror preston in the country/ location as there is a need to have site visit and data collection, geotechnical investigation , etc. As such for international firms that do not have a presence or team mobilized in Yemen the Joint venture with a local firm shall be required.Question 2:Shall the geotechnical local firm be registered and classified as geotechnical lab, if yes please detail registration and classification papers required? Please confirm the project duration, is it 32 weeks (RFP, page 20) or 28 weeks (RFP, page 21)?The location of the second road (Al Memdara Street.) is not found on Google map, please provide more information and clearer images. Regarding the Anticipated support during the construction of the submitted design, please confirm the expected construction completion date, is it 31 October 2025 or 25 August 2025?  (RFP,  page 21). Please confirm that the only utilities to be designed and considered are: -        Drainage system.-        Sewage network.-        Street Lighting (solar or grid).Response:Response:No specific requirements concerning the registration of the local firm however, they need to meet the eligibility and qualification criteria. If needed the technical criteria as well. Please refer to the evaluation method in the particulars section.Project duration is 28 weeks.  The Terms of Reference document has been updated, please refer to the documents section. It may be difficult to find the location of Al Memdara Street in Google Maps if you search by the name.  Please use the following coordinates to search:Location 1: 50th road Start point (12.84656899, 44.96975434) End point: (12.86808364, 44.97040557)Location 2:  Al Memdara Street Start point (12.86690707, 44.99836286)  End pont (12.87186208,45.00262548) The expected construction completion date is 25 August 2025.For utility relocation, the types of utilities will have to be identified in the utility survey to be conducted as a part of this assignment Question 3: Please clarify the requirements on the construction/supervision stage.Response: The requirements during the construction stage are detailed in the RFP documents, please refer to  section 10.16 of the Terms of Reference for more details.

New amendment added #3: Amendment (3):Attaching the following documents:- The presentation given during the pre-bid meeting.- Updated document " Consultant Services - 6 Solicitation - RFP 04 Section II, III, IV, V"​- Updated document " Annex A - Terms of reference"

New amendment added #2: Amendment (2):- Uploading the minutes of the pre-bid meeting.- Updating the the inconsistency in the delivery timeline, please refer to the updated Annex A - Terms of reference in the Documents section.- Extension for the submission deadline intl 27-Mar-2024.- Extension to receive clarifications until 17-March-2024.

New amendment added #1: Amendment (1):- Extension for the submission deadline intl 25-Mar-2024.- Estensioni to receive clarifications until 13-March-2024.- Pre-bid meeting will be held on 11-Mar-2024 _ 02:00 pm Sana'a, Yemen time virtually via the following link: (https://meet.google.com/sjb-uhzz-hdb)