Employer: Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
Project: Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project
Contract title: Construction Works for Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations to be
Connected to Sandy Bay and Owia Systems
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA 70060/TF B7008
RFB No: SVG-VEEP- CW-RFB-02
Issued on: July 26, 2024
1. The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World
Bank toward the cost of the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project and intends to apply part
of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction Works for
Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations connected to Sandy Bay and Owia
Systems.
2. The Economic Planning Division of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and
Information Technology now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Construction
Works for Groundwater Sources at Higher Elevations to be Connected to Sandy Bay
and Owia Systems. Works include the supply and installation/construction of water supply
pipelines, construction of water storage tanks, construction of SCADA systems,
construction of photovoltaic (PV) systems, and implementation of environmental and social
management plans. The estimated works duration is Fourteen (14) months. Bidders are
required to have the following qualifications:
i. Access to, or having available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of
credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction requirements
estimated as USD 1,600,000.00;
ii. Audited balance sheets for the last five (5) years;
iii. Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 12,000,000.00 within the
last five (5) years;
iv. Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV
member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last ten (10)
years;
v. Satisfactory and substantial completion of one (1) contract of minimum value USD
9,000,000.00 or less than three (3) contracts of similar nature each of a minimum
value USD 3,000,000.00, but with total value of all contracts equal or more than
USD 9,000,000.00
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request
for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF
Borrowers, Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to
all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Economic Planning
Division of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
using the email addresses as stated below and inspect the bidding document during office
hours Monday – Friday: 8:00am – 4:00pm at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the
submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent by
email.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before September 9, 2024 at 1.30pm
Local Time. Electronic bidding will be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid
envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL
PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives
and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on September 9, 2024 at 1.45pm
local time. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be
held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose
information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award
Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding
document.
9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
Address to obtain further information and to request bidding documents in accordance with
paragraph 4 and 5:
Attn: Recardo Frederick
Director
Economic Planning Division
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
1st Floor, Administrative Centre,
Bay Street
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Tel: 784-457-1746
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Address to submit Bid documents in accordance with paragraph 6 above:
Attn: The Chairman
Central Procurement Board
Ministry of Finance
Second Floor, Administrative Building,
Bay Street
Kingstown
For Electronic Submission:
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