Employer’s request for clarification, its Application shall be evaluated based on the information and documents available at the time of evaluation of the Application. Responsiveness of Applications Employer may reject any Application is not responsive to the requirements of the Initial Selection Document. In case the information furnished by the Applicant is incomplete or otherwise requires clarification as per ITA 21.1, and the Applicant fails to provide satisfactory clarification and/or missing information, it may result in disqualification of the Applicant. Margin of Preference of preference for domestic Proposers not apply in the RFP process resulting from this Initial Selection. Subcontractors otherwise stated in the ISDS, the Employer does not intend to execute any specific elements of the Plant Design, Supply and Installation by selected in advance by the Employer “Nominated Subcontractors”). Applicant not propose to subcontract the whole of the contract. The Applicant may propose subcontractors for certain specialized parts of the contract. Applicants planning to use such specialized subcontractors shall specify, in the Application Submission Letter, the parts of the contract proposed to be subcontracted along with details of the proposed subcontractors including their qualification and experience. of Applications and Initial Selection of Applicants Evaluation of Applications Employer shall use the factors, methods, criteria, and requirements defined in Section III, Initial Selection Criteria and Requirements, to evaluate the qualifications of the Applicants, and no other methods, criteria, or requirements shall be used. The Employer reserves the right to waive minor deviations from the qualification criteria if they do not materially affect the technical capability and financial resources of an Applicant to perform the Contract. contractors
of free access where Initial Selection information is published] ITA 7.2 Pre-Application Meeting will be held: [Yes/No] [If Yes, please add the address, date and time of the meeting] C. Preparation of Applications ITA 10.1 This Initial Selection document has been issued in the [Insert “English” or “French” or “Spanish”] language. [Note: In addition to one of the above languages, and if agreed with the Bank, the Borrower has the option to issue translated versions of the Initial Selection document in another language which should either be: (a) the national language of the Borrower; or (b) the language used nation-wide in the Borrower’s country for commercial transactions. In such case, the following text shall be added:] “In addition, the Initial Selection document is translated into the [insert national or nation-wide used] language [if there are more than one national or nation-wide used language, add “and in the ____________” [insert the second national or nation-wide language]. Applicants shall have the option to submit their Initial Selection Application in any one of the languages stated above. Applicants shall not submit Applications in more than one language.]” All correspondence exchange shall be in ____________ language. The Application as well as all correspondence shall be submitted in _____________________. [Insert the language of the Initial Selection document in case of one language] [Note: If the Initial Selection document is issued in more than one language, the following text shall be inserted above: “in one of the above languages”] Language for translation of supporting documents and printed literature is _______________________. [Specify one language] ITA 11.1 (d) The Applicant shall submit with its Application, the following additional documents: [insert list of additional documents] ITA 14.2 The source for determining exchange is [insert a publicly available source] ITA 15.2 In addition to the original, the number of copies to be submitted with the Application is: [insert number of copies] D. Submission of Applications ITA 17.1 The deadline for Application submission is:
Table 1 – Qualification Criteria and Requirements [Note to Employer: Only applications that are substantially responsive to the qualification criteria and requirements in Table 1 are to be assessed against Table 2, Rated Criteria and Requirements.] Eligibility Criteria Single Entity Joint Venture Requirements Documentation No. Subject Requirement All Members Combined Each Member One Member Submission Requirements 1.1 Nationality Nationality in accordance with ITA 4.5 Must meet requirement Must meet Must meet requirement N/A Forms ELI – 1.1 and 1.2, with attachments 1.2 Conflict of Interest No conflicts of interest in accordance with ITA 4.6 Must meet requirement Must meet Must meet requirement N/A Application Submission Letter 1.3 Bank Eligibility Not having been declared ineligible by the Bank, as described in ITA 4.7 and 5.1 Must meet requirement Must meet Must meet requirement N/A Application Submission Letter 1.4 United Nations resolution or Borrower’s country law Not having been excluded as a result of prohibition in the Borrower’s country laws or official regulations against commercial relations with the Applicant’s country, or by an act of compliance with UN Security Council resolution, both in accordance with ITA 5.1 and Section V. Must meet requirement Must meet Must meet requirement N/A Forms ELI – 1.1 and 1.2, with attachments Requirement
Historical Contract Non-Performance Criteria Single Entity Requirements Joint Venture Documentation No. Subject Requirement All Members Combined Each Member One Member Submission Requirements 2.1 History of Contracts Non-performance of a contract did not occur as a result of contractor’s default since 1st January [insert year]. Must meet requirement Must meet requirements Must meet requirement N/A Form CON-2 2.2 Suspension Based on Execution of Proposal Securing Declaration by the Employer Not under suspension based on execution of a Proposal Securing Declaration pursuant to ITA 4.10. Must meet requirement Must meet requirement Must meet requirement N/A Application Submission Letter 2.3 Pending Litigation Applicant’s financial position and prospective long term profitability still sound according to criteria established in 3.1 below and assuming that all pending litigation will be resolved against the Applicant Must meet requirement N/A Must meet requirement N/A Form CON – 2 2.4 Litigation History No consistent history of court/arbitral award decisions against the Applicant since 1st January [insert year] Must meet requirement Must meet requirement Must meet requirement N/A Form CON – 2 Financial Situation and Performance Non-
Criteria Single Entity Requirements Joint Venture Requirements Documentation No. Subject Requirement All Members Combined Each Member One Member Submission Requirements 3.1 Financial Capabilities (i) The Applicant shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements estimated as USD $ [insert amount in US$] for the subject contract(s) net of the Applicants other commitments. [In case the contracts are to be procured as individual contracts under a slice and package (multiple contracts) state the cash flow requirement to qualify for individual and multiple contracts.] (ii) The Applicant shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Employer, that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on contracts currently in progress and for future contract commitments. (iii) The audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Applicant’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last [insert number] years shall be submitted and must Must meet requirement Must meet requirement Must meet requirement Must meet requirement Must meet requirement N/A N/A N/A Must meet requirement N/A N/A N/A Form FIN – 3.1, with attachments
Combined 4.1 General Experience Experience in Plant Design, and/or Supply and/or Installation contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last [insert number] years, starting 1st January [insert year]. Must meet requirement N/A Must meet requirement N/A Form EXP – 4.1 4.2 Specific Experience A minimum number of the number] similar contracts specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member , management contractor or subcontractor between 1st January [insert year] and Application submission deadline: [In case the contracts are to be procured as individual contracts under a slice and package (multiple contract) procedure, depending on the functional and/or performance requirements for each slice, state the specific experience requirement to qualify for individual and multiple contracts.] [Each of the contracts required above shall meet the following minimum key requirements: [Based on Section VII, Scope of Employer’s Requirement, Must meet requirement Must meet requirement N/A N/A Form EXP 4.2
Scoring Documentation Requirement Maximum Remark Submission Requirement [Management capability successfully demonstrated in the following key areas: Organizational management structure Management facilities (policy, systems, practice) Financial management (policy, systems, practice) Risk management – identification, mitigation and management (policy and practice) Health and safety management (policy, systems, practice) Professional development and staff training (policy and practice) Innovation (policy and practice) Sustainable business (policy, systems and practice).] Scoring methodology: [select a maximum score (out of 100) between 10 and 20] In case of JV, the capability of the lead member will be evaluated Table 2-MC Contract/Project Management Capability Criteria Scoring Documentation Maximum score Remark Submission Requirement [Contract/project management capability successfully demonstrated in the following key areas: Contract/Project management policy Contract/Project management (systems, processes, practice) Scope of human resources and structure assigned to contract/project management Contract/Project implementation standards and quality assurance (policy, systems, practice) Budget and financial management (standards, policy, systems, practice) [select a maximum score (out of 100) between 20 and 30] In case of JV, the capability of the lead member will be evaluated Table 2-PM
Risk identification and processes to mitigate and manage Value engineering, continuous improvement. (policy, systems, practice)] Scoring methodology: Employer’s Requirements Criteria Scoring Documentation Requirement Maximum score Remark Submission Requirement [Demonstrate, in the Concept a full understanding of the Employer’s Requirements. Key aspects to be addressed in the Concept Paper are: Full understanding of the Employer’s Requirements Practical and realistic preliminary approach and methodology Realistic preliminary timeline/delivery schedule Effective risk identification).] Scoring methodology: [select a maximum score (out of 100) between 5 and 10] Table 2-ER Sustainable Procurement
Criteria Scoring Documentation Requirement Maximum score Remark Submission Requirement [Sustainable procurement (to be specified by the Employer) practices successfully demonstrated in the following key areas: Sustainable procurement (policy and systems) Track record of delivering successful sustainable procurement result/s (actual examples to be provided) Sustainable procurement accreditation from a recognized body Sustainable procurement award from a recognized body.] Scoring methodology: [select a maximum score (out of 100) between 0 and 10] In case of JV, at least one member will be evaluated. 2-SP