Overview
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to USD 28,540,000.00 towards the cost of the Natural Disaster Management - Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (Hurricane Irma) Loan (the Project) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of (GOAB) and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than (GOAB) shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Works through its Project Implementation Management Unit (PIMU). The Ministry of Works has contracted Consultants who will assist the PIMU with delivering the Project. The Consultants have prepared designs and contract documentation and will assist in tender administration and evaluation and supervise Project activities.
The Ministry of Works now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Construction of the Herberts Road, which is approximately 3.34km long). The works include, but are not limited to the following:
Drainage Works: Construction of reinforced concrete drains and earthen drains and circular pipe culverts.
Roadworks: Excavation for pavement foundation; Compacted Subbase Layers; Compacted base layers; Asphalt Concrete Surfacing; Road Signage and markings; and Ancillary Works
Eligibility
Instructions
Electronic Bidding Documents may be obtained by eligible bidders from the second address below via the Link provided. Alternatively, a hard copy may be obtained from the first address below for a non-refundable cash payment of XCD $150.00. Requests may be made by written application including email. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bidding Documents for the Herberts Road”, along with the name, address and contact information of the bidder for which Bidding Documents are being requested.
Applicants who request that documents be forwarded to them must submit an account number from a local courier agent that accepts freight collect charges. Documents will be promptly dispatched, but under no circumstance will Ministry of Works or their authorised agent be held responsible for late delivery or loss of the documents so transmitted.
Submissions of bid may be made electronically via the link in the second address. Alternatively, sealed envelopes clearly marked “Bid for the Construction of Herberts Road”, must be received at the second address below not later than 12:00 noon on 19th May, 2021. Bid opening will take place immediately after the deadline for submission at the second address below in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend. Qualification information only must be simultaneously submitted electronically to the third address below.
All bids must be accompanied by a completed Bid-Securing Declaration. Late bids will be rejected.
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for Government of Antigua and Barbuda’s action. Government of Antigua and Barbuda will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.
