John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project- St. Lucia

GOVERNMENT OF SAINT LUCIA

THE WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANY

JOHN COMPTON DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT

INVITATION FOR BIDS

The Water and Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the rehabilitation works on the John Compton Dam (JCD) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of the WASCO and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than WASCO shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.

The Project is being implemented by WASCO. WASCO has contracted Consultants who will assist the Company with delivering the Project. The Consultants have prepared conceptual designs and contract documentation and will assist in tender administration and evaluation and supervise Project activities.

The John Compton Dam (JCD) was constructed in the 1990s along the Roseau River near the village of Millet in central Saint Lucia.  The reservoir water storage capacity has been compromised by sedimentation, with a corresponding effect on the reliability of water supply on the island. Rehabilitation works are therefore required.

WASCO now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the rehabilitation works for the John Compton Dam (JCD).  The works include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Implement a dredging operation to remove sediment from the reservoir
2. Develop a nearby sediment disposal area (SDA) downstream of the dam.

The works will include installation of dredging equipment, a pipeline to the SDA, construction of the sediment containment dyke and associated water decant system plus other ancillary works.

The limits of the work will include mobilization, delivery and installation of the equipment, construction of the facilities, commissioning of the dredge system, operation of the dredge in the first dredge season, and training of operating staff. 

Consideration will be limited to firms or joint ventures of firms, which are legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an eligible country and are either:

(a) more than 50% beneficially owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an eligible country, or by a body corporate or bodies corporate meeting these requirements; or

(b) owned or controlled by the Government of an eligible country provided that it is legally and financially autonomous and operated under the commercial law of an eligible country and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of the CDB Guidelines for Procurement (2006).

All countries are eligible for this opportunity.

Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted.  Tender and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents.  Submissions that do not provide the information required, or do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.

Qualification requirements include, inter alia:

(a) an average annual turnover (defined as certified payments received for works in progress or completed) within the last 5 years of at least twelve million eight hundred thousand United States dollars (USD $12,800,000.00);

(b) a demonstrable cash flow (including access to credit) of two million United States dollars (USD 2,000,000); and

(c) experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least two assignments of a nature, scope and complexity comparable to the proposed project activity within the last 6 years (to comply with this requirement, works quoted should be at least 80 percent complete).

Bidding Documents may be obtained by eligible bidders from the first address below. Requests may be made by written application including email. Written applications must be clearly marked:  “Request for Bidding Documents for the John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project”, along with the name, address and contact information of the bidder for which Bidding Documents are being requested.

Submissions in sealed envelopes clearly marked “Bid for the John Compton Dam Rehabilitation Project”, must be received at the second address below not later than 12.00 p.m. local time on September 16^th 2016.  Bid opening will take place shortly after the deadline for submission at the second address below at a date and time to be announced, and will be in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.  Qualification information only must be simultaneously submitted to the third address below.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of two hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars (USD 250,000).

WASCO reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for WASCO action. WASCO will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.

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