Invitation for Bids Date:
30 September 2015
Loan No. and Title:
2993-ARM: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program - Tranche 3
Contract No. and Title:
T3-CW-03: Reconstruction/ Construction/ Rehabilitation of 9 Overpasses and 1 Bridge on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat and M1 YerevanAshtarak)
Deadline for Submission of Bids:
16 November 2015, 15:00 (Yerevan time)
1. The Republic of Armenia has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the North-South Road Corridor Investment Program - Tranche 3. Part of this financing will be used for payments under the Contract named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB. 2. The Ministry of Transport and Communication (“the Employer”) of the Republic of Armenia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for: Reconstruction/ Construction/ Rehabilitation of 9 Overpasses and 1 Bridge on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat and M1 Yerevan-Ashtarak) (“the Works”) which consist of 10 Lots:
Lot 1: Reconstruction of overpass on km 10+943 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 2: Reconstruction of overpass on km 13+029 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 3: Reconstruction of overpass on km 21+800 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 4: Reconstruction of overpass on km 22+850 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 5: Reconstruction of overpass on km 25+630 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 6: Reconstruction of overpass on km 28+900 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 7: Rehabilitation of overpass on km 21+550 on North-South Road (M1 Yerevan-Ashtarak) Lot 8: Rehabilitation of bridge on km 23+686 on North-South Road (M1 YerevanAshtarak) Lot 9: Construction of overpass on km 15+444 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat) Lot 10: Construction of overpass on km 24+147.5 on North-South Road (M2 Yerevan-Artashat)
Reconstruction of six (6) overpasses - namely, transport junction overpasses comprising main works as follows: dismantling of existent overpasses; construction of intermediate and side supports, and spans from reinforcement concrete; construction of sidewalks and carriageways; and reconstruction of approaching roads. Designs of the mentioned overpasses are the following: 15+2x21+15 inseparable framework systems with dimension 9.0m+2x0.85m (10+943km), 12.8m+2x0.75m (13+029km), 18.8m+2x0.75m (21+800km), 6.8m+2x0.75m (22+850km), 9.2m+2x0.75m (25+630km), 15.9m+2x1.0m (28+900km). Asphalt concrete is to be used as the layer of approaching roads. Construction of two (2) overpasses comprising the following main works: construction of intermediate and side supports, and spans from reinforcement concrete; construction of sidewalks and carriageways; and reconstruction of approaching roads. Designs of the mentioned overpasses are the following: inseparable framework systems 15+2x21+15 with dimension 100m+2x1.0m (15+444km), 8.0m+2x0.75m (24+147.5km). Asphalt concrete is to be used as the layer of approaching roads. Along with the construction of 15+444km overpass, construction of a transport junction with relevant lanes is envisaged as well. Rehabilitation of one (1) overpass (21+550km) that comprising the following main works: repairing of intermediate and side supports; repairing of spans; and repairing of sidewalks and carriageways. Design of the mentioned overpass is 2x18m with dimension 7.5m. Rehabilitation of one (1) bridge (23+686km) that comprising the following main works: Intermediate supports of steel span structures-from reinforcement concrete blocks with perforce and precast dense wide sections-are specific separate elements of the bridge. The design envisages the following:
Complete repairing of carriageway layer structure, treatment of support surface layers, and protection from atmospheric impacts; Removal of the existent pavement, draining of holes for installation of drainage pipes in orthotropic slabs, and setting up of a wide section drainage layer before the support 1 deformation joint; Cleaning of the corrosion-affected sections of the span via sand blasting, and coating the span elements; Repairing of surface layers of the supports 1, 2, 3, and 4, and coating with facade acrylic paints.
According to the design, the works are envisaged to be carried out via two phases— consequently for each span. During the ongoing works on one span the traffic on the latter will be closed, while on the other span temporary two-way traffic will be set up with one lane per each direction. Works on the support layers will be carried out in the same time with carriageway repairing works. Auxiliary structures are to be envisaged for repairing works of intermediate supports.
3. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage, Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from ADB eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document. 4.
The Bidders should have the following main qualifications:
Lot No.
Average Annual Construction Turnover (in the last five years, in US$)
Value of Similar Contracts (last ten years, in US$)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
720,000 1,058,700 1,252,000 670,700 773,400 1,200,000 136,000 890,700 1,333,000 1,224,000
432,000 635,200 751,200 402,400 464,000 720,000 81,600 534,400 799,800 734,400
Experience in Key Activities (any of the years of the last ten years) Aggregate In-situ Asphalt Base Concrete Concrete Course (in cubic (in square (in cubic meters) meters) meters) 510 5,000 310 930 10,200 680 1.080 4,700 320 490 1,000 500 700 1,350 500 880 5,000 450 880 500 3,820 810 12,500 900 635 6,500 440
5. To purchase the bidding documents and/or obtain further information, bidders should contact: "Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program" SNCO Street Address: 58 Pushkin Street City: Yerevan ZIP Code: 0002 Country: Republic of Armenia Telephone: +374 60 50 68 70 Electronic mail address:
[email protected] 6. The electronic version of Bidding documents (including drawings, specifications and bill of quantities) in English language may be purchased from the office of “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” SNCO (the Beneficiary) starting from 1 October 2015. The bidding documents will be issued during normal working hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of NET ONE HUNDRED US Dollars ($100) or FIFTY Thousand Armenian Drams (AMD50,000) and upon presentation of the receipt of the respective payment. The method of payment will be banking transfer to the Beneficiary's following bank account.
For AMD transfers within Armenia
For USD transfer from outside of Armenia Correspondent Bank: Standard Chartered Bank, New York, USA, Addr: One Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.100103603, SWIFT: SCBLUS33. Routing No 026002561 Beneficiary’s Bank: Araratbank OJSC, Addr: 19 Pushkin Street, Yerevan, Armenia; Account no: 1510009017860301 SWIFT: ARMCAM22; IBAN: 358 202 357 10 01 Beneficiary: “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” SNCO;
Bank: Araratbank OJSC Addr: 19 Pushkin Street, Yerevan, Armenia Beneficiary account: 1510009017860500 Beneficiary: “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” SNCO Tax Payer Code: 02708921 Yerevan, Nalbandyan 28
or Correspondent Bank: CitiBank N.A., 111 Wall Street, New York, NY, 10043, SWIFT: CITIUS33 Beneficiary’s Bank: Araratbank OJSC, Addr: 19 Pushkin Street, Yerevan, Armenia; Account no: 1510009017860301 SWIFT: ARMCAM22; IBAN: 362 547 74 Beneficiary: “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” SNCO; or Correspondent Bank: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Oesterrieich AG, SWIFT: RZBAATWW Beneficiary’s Bank: Araratbank OJSC, Addr: 19 Pushkin Street, Yerevan, Armenia; Account no: 1510009017860301 SWIFT: ARMCAM22; IBAN: 070-55.076.558 USD Beneficiary: “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” SNCO
7. The Employer will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of Bids.
8. Pre-bid Conference shall take place on 26 October 2015 at 15:00 at the Meeting room of the Ministry of Transport and Communication of Republic of Armenia. Site visit will be organized by the Employer on 27 October 2015. The Employer encourages all potential bidders who have purchased the bidding documents to attend the pre-bid conference. 9.
Bids must be delivered:
to the address "Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program" SNCO on or before 15:00 (Yerevan time) on 16 November 2015 together with a Bid Security in the amount as described in the Bidding Documents
10. Late bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened immediately in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend bid opening at the following address:
Meeting room, "Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program" SNCO Street Address: 58, Pushkin Street City: Yerevan Country: Republic of Armenia
