ITB for Upgrading of streets with Plum concrete surface in Kabul city, District # 17, 22, and 9 (3 Lots) - Afghanistan

New clarification added: Question:Dear Sir/Madam,I hope this email ftraining sessions, or seminars for suppliers. We would be highly interested in participating in such initiatives to strengthen our understanding of your systems and processes.We look forward to your kind guidance and hope to establish a successful working relationship with UNOPS in the near future.Thank you for your time and consideration.We would like to express our interest in participating in UNOPS procurement opportunities, particularly the recent ITB for upgrading of streets in Kabul City.we are keen to better understand your procurement procedures and expectations in order to ensure full compliance and submit competitive and responsive bids.In this regard, we would appreciate your guidance on the following points:1. What are the key requirements and critical factors that bidders must carefully consider to avoid disqualification during the evaluation process?2. Is participation in a site visit mandatory for this tender, or is it optional?3. Apart from site visits, what are the most common reasons for bidder disqualification in UNOPS tenders?4. When reviewing the Bill of Quantities (BoQ), we observed that certain amounts or figures appear pre-filled before submitting our financial offer. We would be grateful if you could kindly clarify the purpose and interpretation of these values.5. Furthermore, we would like to inquire whether UNOPS organizes any workshops,Answer: Dear Bidder,Thank you for your email and asking these questions, please see answers to each below:1. To avoid disqualification, please ensure to read and understand ITB 03 Section I - Instructions to Bidders. This will will provide you basic information on dos and don't. You also need to submit your bid inline with criteria and instructions set out in Small Works - ITB 04 Sections II, III, IV, V. And all other ITB documents including Annexes. 2. Participation in a site visit is not mandatory, but recommended. 3. Site visit is not mandatory, the tender has evaluation criteria, which require bidders to prepare their bids and submit inline with provisions in Small Works - ITB 04 Sections II, III, IV, V. Non compliance may lead to disqualification. Bids are submitted using forms in Small Works - ITB 05 Section VI - Returnable Schedules 4. In the BOQ, an amount of Provisional Sum is included to cover Envrinonmen and Social Mangement and onther amount included are fixed labor administration fee, and labor wages for laborer who are selected from the communities where the project is implemented.Those BOQ unit costs shall not be edited by bidders. 5. UNOPS time to time organise contractors' training. The last training happened this year on in May. Additionallly, each tender comes with prebid meeting, which offers bidders an opportunity to learn and ask question if any.Best regards,UNOPS Procurement Team

New amendment added #1: To upload pre-bid meeting minutes.