Procurement Notice

Consideration will be limited to firms or joint ventures of firms, which are legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an eligible country and are either:

1. more than fifty (50) percent beneficially owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an eligible country, or by a body corporate or bodies meeting these requirements, as far as the ownership can be reasonably determined; or

2. owned or controlled by the Government of an eligible country provided that it is legally and financially autonomous and operated under the commercial law of an eligible country and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of the CDB Guidelines for Procurement (2006).

Eligible countries are member countries of CDB.

Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted. Tender and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required, or do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.

Qualification requirements include, inter alia:

1. an average annual turnover (defined as certified payments received for works in progress or completed) within the last seven (7) years of at least five million Eastern Caribbean dollars (XCD 5,000,000.00);

2. a demonstrable cash flow (including access to credit) of seven hundred fifty thousand Eastern Caribbean dollars (XCD 750,000.00); and

3. experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least two (2) assignments of a nature, scope and complexity comparable to the proposed project activity within the last seven (7) years (to comply with this requirement, works quoted should be at least 80 percent complete).