ITB for Construction of 4 No's of Three-storey buildings in Saeedabad and Shahdadpur in Sindh Province and Sheikhupura in Punjab Province, Pakistan

New clarification added: Q 17.  As per previous practice the Vendors are asking the same question of Approved manufacturer list.However the UN response was as follows; "Our policy do not allow to specify manufactures, brands and models. You can offer us any equipment that comply with the specifications of items mentioned in this ITB" In view of above issue your guidance is awaited. Please provide the list of Approved Manufacturer list.A 17. Please note that UNOPS do not recommend any specific brand or manufacturer therefore we do not have any list of approved manufacturers. You can propose any item that comply with the specifications.Q 18. As informed by our insurance broker, the insurance policies can be acquired after the award of contract. Therefore, please elaborate how can the copies of insurance policies be submitted with bid.A 18. Please note that if currently you have any valid insurance policy available (for example Insurance of your equipment or site vehicle etc) you can mention it on Returnable Bid Schedule 7. But in case if you are not in posesseion of any insurance policy you can mention on the Returnable Bid Schedule 7 that in case of award of contracct you will provide the required insurance policies. 

New clarification added: Q 16. I would like to know if a joint venture can take place if secondary partner has not a valid PEC license. However, the main bidder has valid license. Will the submitted bid would be considered acceptable.A 16. Please refer to the evaluation criteria "Bidder is legally registered in Pakistan and hold a valid license of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) license in category C-4 or above"  therefore by the time of evaluation of bid the bidder must be hold a valid license so the bid could qualify against this criteria

New clarification added: Q8: please issue security clearance to the following persons for pre bid meeting scheduled to be held on 14th November 2019.1) Engr. Muhammad Iqbal CNIC # 61101 7319433 72) Engr. Faizan Iqbal CNIC # 61101 20815711Requested by: Iqbal Sidhu (perfectbuilders1@yahoo.co.uk)A8. Security clearance has been done. Q9:  We request you to kindly accept the bid security and performance security in the shape of Insurance Guarantees instead of bank guarantee Requested by: Muhammad Iqbal Khan (mic_psh007@yahoo.com)​A9. It is clarified in the Pre-bid meeting held on 14th November 2019. Refer: Q3 pre-bid meetingUNOPS prefer to obtain these securities in the shape of bank guarantees; however we can accept Bid Security in shape of Insurance Bond on the same template with the same wording provided under Returnable Bid Schedule. The Insurance bond shall be provided from AA rated insurance company in Pakistan. However for Performance Security, we will consult our legal department at the time of awarding contract to the winning bidder. This could be accepted or rejected upon advice of legal department.Q10:  Please clarify the quantitites of IP CCTV Surveilance System, as in BOQ required quantities are missing in all LOTs.Requested by: Akhtar Malik (akhtar.rasool@kgconstructions.com)A10. The bidder shall add the rate of each item in the BOQ of the IP CCTV Surveilance System while the total cost of the item number 5.7- "Supply of 4 pair Cat-6 UTP  cable in 25mm dia conduit" will be added in the total offer price.Q11: While reviewing the bidding documents, we noticed that the percenatge of bid security is not mentioned in either ITB or Particular section or may be we have overlooked the bid security percentage. Therefore, we will be grateful to you if the percentage of bid security is eleborated to us. Requested by: Salman Khan (engg.salman88@gmail.com)A11. Please see the detail of bid security under the particular tab “Bid security details”  in the main tender. Bidders shall submit a bid security as part of the bid in the amount of PKR 1 Million for each lot.Q12: Kindly confirm about the Bid security amount ,is it be one or two percent of contract amount or will be some fix amount.Requested by: Naveed Sana (warraichbuilders786@gmail.com)A12. Please Refer to clarification question number 9. Bidders shall submit a bid security as part of the bid in the amount of PKR 1 Million for each lotQ13:The Bank Garanty Thos time Provided wen tender or After the acceptence to provided bank Garanty .nkow we send you CDR Requested by: Rose Construction Company RCC (rcc.torghar@gmail.com)A13. It is clarified in the Pre-bid meeting held on 14th November 2019. Refer: Q3 pre-bid meetingUNOPS prefer to obtain these securities in the shape of bank guarantees; however we can accept Bid Security in shape of Insurance Bond on the same template with the same wording provided under Returnable Bid Schedule. The Insurance bond shall be provided from AA rated insurance company in Pakistan. However for Performance Security, we will consult our legal department at the time of awarding contract to the winning bidder. This could be accepted or rejected upon advice of legal department.Q14: Currently we are working as C5 category company and have submitted our case in pakistan engineering council (PEC) for upgradation in C2 Category, can we participate in this tender by  showing the case submission recieving /fee reciept.Requested by: Naveed Sana (warraichbuilders786@gmail.com)A14. The bidder must have valid PEC license on the time of submitting the bid.Q15. It is requested to please also allow insurance guarantees from AA Insurance Companies, as you allowed in ITB/2019/11164A15. It is clarified in the Pre-bid meeting held on 14th November 2019. Refer: Q3 pre-bid meetingUNOPS prefer to obtain these securities in the shape of bank guarantees; however we can accept Bid Security in shape of Insurance Bond on the same template with the same wording provided under Returnable Bid Schedule. The Insurance bond shall be provided from AA rated insurance company in Pakistan. However for Performance Security, we will consult our legal department at the time of awarding contract to the winning bidder. This could be accepted or rejected upon advice of legal department

New amendment added #1: Amendment 01:The Pre-bid meeting minutes are uploaded and the ITB is revised with the following changes.1) The Pre-bid meeting minutes are uploaded system.2) The Drawings of the HVAC Works for all Lots are uploaded Under documents tab of ITB the following documents are uploaded.     a) ITB-Section_VII_Lump_Sum_Construction_Drawings_HVAC Works (all Lots)      b) Pre-Bid meeting clarifications - INL 14th Nov, 2019 under the document tab 

New clarification added: Q.1) If bid can be submitted for single LOT or apply for all lot is mandatory. A1. It is not mandatory for a contractor to sumbit the bid for all Lots, a bidder can also apply for single lot.Q.2) Can bid security be submitted in form of CDR OR INSURANCE BOND or only Bank Gaurantee is mandatory the A2. Bid security is required in the form of bank guarantee.Q.3) I would also like to know if P.E.C certification is necessary for participation or individuals can also apply. Reason I am asking is that we are construction firm registered with Pakistan engineering council and have recently applied for our license renewal, which is gona take a month or so atleast. A3. Valid PEC license is mandatory for participation in the tender.Q.4) we would also like to know if UNOPS is following Punjab and Sindh latest MRS for these contracts or any other department MRS. A4. UNOPS has prepared its own cost estimates through recent market survey and also encourage the bidder to prepare their bid as per current market prices.   Q.5)    Guidance is requested, we are applying for single lot for Punjab province. Can we apply with C-5 license. A5. The minimum requirement of PEC license is C-4, whether the bidders is applying for one or more lots. Q.6)    Please check, LOT 1 BOQ is not getting open. A6. Extract the file from Zip folder and copy it to the desktop. It will be opened quickly.     Q.7) The requirement of Performance Security only in the form of Bank Guaranttee is not tenable. Which means Contractor has to deposit 100% cash in his Bank to get that Bank Guaranttee. So in this competitive process with lowest possible rates, a contractor who only expects 10% or less as profit honestly wouldn't give 10% Bank Guaranttee as advance. Please confirm whether there is any possibility to change this requirement. ThanksA7. The tender requirements are Bank Guarantees (for Bid Security, Performance Security and Advance payment Security). The bidders must not deviate from the UNOPS templates.