Construction of Bridge and Culvert in Khawajak and Pasania villages Zabul provin

General Conditions of Contract

Any Purchase Order or contract that will be issued as a result of this RFQ shall be subject to one of the General Conditions of Contract below as applicable in each case specified in the Requirements section

Applicable GTC:

☒ General Terms and Conditions for Work

Applicable Terms and Conditions and other provisions are available at UNDP/How-we-buy

Special Conditions of Contract

Performance Security (Form A)

The Performance Guarantee referred to in Clause 10 of the General Conditions shall be submitted by the Contractor for a total amount Ten percent (10%) of the total Contract value. The Contractor is required to submit the original performance security duly endorsed by the Bank on the prescribed format attached at Annex-IV.

The Performance Security shall be used to ensure the Contract is implemented in line with the agreed terms and conditions in the Contract, including the defect liability period of 12 months.

During the 12 Months of Defect Liability Period, the contractor is obligated to correct, repair and / or reconstruct any faults as may arise or any items listed in the Certificate of Substantial Completion by UNDP, at the Contractors own cost and within 14 (fourteen) calendar days of notification by UNDP.

Liquidated Damages:

According to Clause 45 of the General Conditions, the liquidated damages for delay shall be 0.5% (zero-point five percent) of the price of the Contract per DAY of delay, up to a maximum of 10% of the final price of the Contract.

Duties and taxes

Article II, Section 7, of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities provides, inter alia, that the United Nations, including UNDP as a subsidiary organ of the General Assembly of the United Nations, is exempt from all direct taxes, except charges for public utility services, and is exempt from customs restrictions, duties, and charges of a similar nature in respect of articles imported or exported for its official use. All quotations shall be submitted net of any direct taxes and any other taxes and duties, unless otherwise specified in the requirements section.

All prices must:

☐ be inclusive of VAT and other applicable indirect taxes

☒ be exclusive of VAT and other applicable indirect taxes

Language of quotation

English

Including documentation including catalogues, instructions and operating manuals.

Quotation validity period

Quotations shall remain valid for 90 days from the deadline for the Submission of Quotation.

Payment Terms

☒ Monthly progress payment upon completion of contracted work duly certified by

the UNDP Project Focal Point for each phase

Conditions for Release of Payment

☒ Written Acceptance of Goods, Services and Works, based on full compliance with

RFQ requirements

Clarifications

Requests for clarification from bidders will not be accepted any later than 5 days before the submission deadline. Responses to request for clarification will be communicated through MESSAGES function on Quantum

Evaluation method

☒The Contract or Purchase Order will be awarded to the lowest price substantially compliant offer

Evaluation criteria

☒Full compliance with all requirements as specified in Annex 1 including (Scope of works, Technical Drawings, BoQ, timeline and Technical Specifications)

☒ Minimum of two similar projects in the area of Construction/Rehabilitation, and renovation successfully implemented during the last 5 years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

☒ Minimum of one contract should be equal or above USD 70,000 successfully completed for Construction/Rehabilitation/Renovation of Culverts/Bridges /Hard Structure, or similar in nature during the last five years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024). (Please provide copies of the contract with completion certificates).

☒ List of ongoing projects with each project contract value and completion progress rate.

☒ Minimum of Annual Average Turnover of USD 70,000 for the top three years out of five years. (2020-2024). (Please provide copies of the Audited Financial Statement duly signed by the Auditors for the past 5 years (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), including management letter as well)

☒ Compliance with the key personnel requirements as per the following details:

Location #1: Key Personnel for Khawaja Bridge:

Location #2: Key Personnel for Pasania Culvert: