Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-03-13
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45240000: Construction work for water projects
Estimated value: 8700000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2024-04-30
Award criteria: quality

Technical requirements: FIPAG, the implementing agency, now invites eligible construction firms (“Contractors”) to tender for the construction of the Works.
Procurement of the Works will be conducted through Open Procedure (rated criteria evaluation that take into account technical factors, in addition to cost factors) as specified in the Guide for Procurement for Projects Financed by EIB (herein referred to as EIB’s GtP), September 2018 revision (available online at https://www.eib.org/en/publications/guide-to-procurement).
There are no eligibility restrictions based on the Contractor's country of origin.
Contractors may associate with other firms in the form of a Joint Venture, Consortium or Association (JVCA) to enhance their qualifications. The type of association shall be clearly stated in the Proposal. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-contractor shall be included in the evaluation.
The evaluation criteria are as follows (In case of applications submitted by a JVCA, these selection criteria will be applied to the overall JVCA as a whole):
a. The bidder shall demonstrate financial capability to meet cash flow requirements estimated as US$1 million, with a minimum average annual construction turnover of US$4 million over the past five years.
b. Be a reputable contracting firm with experience in construction contracts for at least 5 years, having completed a specified minimum number of contracts in the value range of at least US$3.5 million to US$5 million, that have included two contracts for construction of water storage reservoirs of 10,000 cubic meter capacity and above, three contracts for construction of water pipelines of diameter 600mm and above and three contracts for construction of pumping stations with capacity of at least 3000m3/h.
c. Have completed, in the past five years, not less than four contracts in developing countries which must be outside the applicant’s home country including experience in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Working experience in Mozambique will be an advantage.
d. Experience in managing ES risks and impacts.
e. Good knowledge of national environmental legislation and environmental safeguards policies.
f. The Bidder must demonstrate that it will have a suitably qualified Contractor’s Representative and suitably qualified (and in adequate numbers) Key Personnel, as described under Section III. Evaluation and Qualification Criteria, of the Bidding Document.
g. The bidder should be fully conversant with FIDIC conditions of contract, in particular FIDIC Red Book, 2nd Edition 2017.
The main objective of this contract is the Rehabilitation of Dondo and Manga Distribution Centres and Construction of Ground level Water Reservoir at Munhava DC, in Beira. The construction works will include civil, mechanical and electrical works required to construct the new Munhava reservoir and to connect it to the existing system. Regarding Manga and Dondo DC, the work will consist, of civil, mechanical and electrical rehabilitation work that include the replacement of existing pumps, pipes, valves and fittings, as well as power supply and power control boards.
Dondo and Beira Municipalities, Sofala Province, Mozambique
The Contractor should demonstrate experience with FIDIC conditions of contract, in particular FIDIC Red Book, 2nd Edition 2017.
Knowledge of FIDIC Red Book 2nd edition, 2017 and Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract