Urban Road Rehabilitation and Improvement Works (Pothole Patching and Overlay) in Selected Sections of Greater Monrovia

Republic of Liberia

Ministry of Public Works

Liberia Urban Resilience Project

Project Management Unit

South Lynch Street

Monrovia, Liberia

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE FOR URBAN ROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS (POTHOLE PATCHING AND OVERLAY) ON SELECTED SECTIONS OF GREATER MONROVIA

RFB No: LR-MPW-472924-CW-RFB

PROJECT ID No.: P169718; CREDIT No.: IDA-D7122-LR

• The Government of the Republic of Liberia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Liberia Urban Resilience Project (LURP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for the Urban Road Rehabilitation and Improvement Works (Pothole Patching and Overlay) on Selected Sections of Greater Monrovia. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through a Letter of Credit.

• The Ministry of Public Works now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Urban Road Rehabilitation and Improvement Works (Pothole Patching and Overlay) on Selected Sections of Greater Monrovia, as shown below:

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28,071.2

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NB: More details on the specifications are contained in the bidding documents. A margin of preference shall NOT apply.

• Bidding will be conducted through Open National Competitive Bidding procedures using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016 and revised November 2017 and August 2018, updated November 2020 and September 2023 (fifth Edition) (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the address below and inspect the bidding documents during office hours from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on January 28, 2025.

• A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased and collected by interested eligible bidders at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of United States Dollars One Hundred (US$100.00) cash to the PMU Project Finance Officer. Upon payment of the tender fee, bidders are required to obtain an official receipt from the Project Finance Officer before collecting the documents from the PMU Procurement Office at the Ministry of Public Works. No arrangements have been made for other methods of delivery of bidding documents.

• Sealed Bids must be clearly marked Urban Road Rehabilitation and Improvement Works (Pothole Patching and Overlay) 0n Selected Sections of Greater Monrovia and delivered to the address below: Liberia Urban Resilience project, Ministry of Public Works, 107 South Lynch Street, Monrovia Liberia on or before February 18, 2025. Electronic bidding will NOT 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 Liberia Urban Resilience project, Ministry of Public Works 107 South Lynch Street, Monrovia Liberia on February 18, 2025, at 12:00 noon. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 1% of the bid price in the form of an on-demand bank guarantee.

• 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.

• For bidders’ eligibility, bids must be submitted together with the following preliminary requirements: -

• Letter of Bid duly signed and stamped/sealed by the authorized person(s) or by the power of an Attorney signed and notarized

• A copy of the bidder’s valid business registration certificate and Articles of Association.

• Valid Tax clearance certificate (Domestic bidders only);

• Submission of form of Bid Security (Bank Guarantee and required amount);

• Submit a copy of the Association of Liberia Construction and Contractor (ALCC) certificate

• A copy of the Ministry of Public Works classification certificate

• Most recent three (3) Year Audited financial statements (2023, 2022 and 2021)

• The address referred to above is:

Attn: Gabriel S Flaboe, Sr

Project Coordinator

Liberia Urban Resilience Project

Ministry of Public Works

107 South Lynch Street

P. O. Box 9011

Monrovia, Liberia

Tel: +231 779 111985

Email: [email protected], cc: [email protected]