Invitation for Bids Date:

27 January 2016

Loan No. and Title:

2978-PNG: Maritime and Waterways Safety Project

Contract No. and Title:

MWSP/CWP-01 - Navaids Replacement and Installation Work (Milne Bay & Central Provinces)

Deadline for Submission of Bids:

09 March 2016, 10:00 hours (Port Moresby Local Time)

1. The Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has received a Loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Maritime and Waterways Safety Project (MWSP). Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. This contract will be jointly financed by Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The eligibility rules and procedures of ADB will govern the bidding process. 2. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage One- Envelope bidding procedure and is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB. 3. The National Maritime Safety Authority ("the Employer") now invites eligible bidders to provide sealed bid for the following contract: Navaids Replacement and Installation Work in Milne Bay & Central Provinces of PNG. Estimated time to complete the installation work is 4 months. The navaids replacement and installation work include: (a) Preparatory works for footings and foundations; (b) Construction and placing mixed concrete in site for GRP tower or any monopile on land; (c) Purchasing, installing, and testing of pile for the monopoles and buoy, new navigation lights, solar panels, batteries, reflectors, associated electrical equipment and cabling; and (d) Environmental protection works and implementation of maritime safety practice of communities. 4.

The following qualification criteria, in clear cut fail-pass, will be applied: (i) The bidder shall have (i) a minimum average annual turnover of US$ 4,300,000 within

the last Three (3) years; and (ii) as a minimum, the bidder’s net worth should be positive; (ii) The bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial sources such as

liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet a cash-flow requirement of US$ 1,630,000 plus bidder’s cumulative financial resources for current contract commitments;

(iii) The bidder must have specific experience in at least one (1) contract within the last five

(5) years, with a value of at least US$ 1,730,000 that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works; and (iv) Within the last five (5) years, the bidder must have: (a) some experience in the installing

of maritime navigation aids (including monopiles and lights) in sea water areas, (b) experience in implementing environmental mitigative measures especially in a coral reef area, and (c) experience working in the Melanesian culture context. 5. Bidders may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the bidding documents, at the office of the Employer, at: Project Implementation Unit (PIU), National Maritime Safety Authority (NMSA), Defens Haus Building, Level 4, Cnr of Champion Parade & Hunter St, PO Box 668, PORT MORESBY, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. Telephone: +675 321 8940 / +675 321 4332 Facsimile number: +675 321 3051 Email: [email protected] 6. To purchase the bidding documents in English including softcopy in a CD or flashdrive (pdf files), eligible bidders should:  

Write to address above (or through email) requesting the bidding document for Navaids Replacement and Installation Work (Milne Bay & Central Provinces) - MWSP/CWP-01. Payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$300 excludes bank fees or in PNG currency equivalent, the exchange rate published by Bank of Papua New Guinea on the date of payment to the following bank account: Acct Name: Maritime and Waterway Safety Project Acct No: 1011203526 Bank: South Pacific, PORT MORESBY, PO Box 78, Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea. SWIFT Code No: BOSPPGPM

The bidding documents will be issued during normal working days from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm at the address under 4 above until 9 March 2016. 7.

Deliver your bid: 

To the following address, at or before 10:00 hours (Port Moresby Local Time), 09 March 2016. Central Supply & Tenders Board, First Floor, Westpac Bank Building, Waigani Drive, PO Box 6457 BOROKO, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

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Together with a Bid Security in the amount specified in the Bidding Document and in a standard form provided in the bidding document.

Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.