Recently, the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC), published the call for International Public Tender of “Construction Companies for Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works of Route No. 9 and Accesses, Segment 3 Lot 5 and 6 Ad Referendum to the Budget Planning”, known as the Trans-Chaco Highway.
The call for tender is composed by two Lots, Lot 5 (km 326 – km 390) and Lot 6 (km 390 – km 450), whose estimated amounts for total implementation are USD 96,833,000 and USD 88,058,000, respectively, including taxes. The source of the funds are loan contracts with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Andean Development Corporation (CAF).
Offerors for the call can be physical entities (sole proprietorship), legal entities or any combination of these, such as a Joint-Venture, Consortium or Association (APCA), and must necessarily be from IDB member countries.
The offerors shall be able to present a bid in one Lot, or both Lots, but in this case, only one contract shall be awarded. In case an Offeror were to present the lowest Bid in more than one lot and fulfill the established evaluation and qualification criteria, the Lot will be awarded to the bid where the difference with the second lowest bid is greatest. Nevertheless, the winner of any of the lots shall not be able participate in the following tenders for the remaining lots.
The Implementation term planned in the Contract is of 72 months, establishing a partial term of 24 months for the implementation of the Construction Works (with maintenance for the existing highway), and a term of 48 months to maintain the Service Index (Maintenance Term of the new highway once construction is concluded).
Bid delivery and bid opening is foreseen for July 29th of the current year, at 09:00 and 09:30 respectively, and consultations to the Book of Basis and Conditions can be presented until July 8th 2019 at 15:00.
The duplication and maintenance of Road No. 9 in all its extension is considered by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications as a whole and the realization of the works will be carried out through three calls for tender, this one being the first of three, establishing that the winner of this tender shall not be awarded any further tenders for the remaining lots, either individually or as a Consortium.
For more information contact Martin Carlevaro – martin.carlevaro@berke.com.py – or Sofía Suárez – Sofia.suarez@berke.com.py – .
