Public Works Department Tender

The required prior work experience for the bidder includes having worked as a prime contractor on works of a similar nature and volume over the last five years. The bidder should provide information on the work performed, including project name, employer, description of work, contract number, value of contract, and completion dates. The bidder should have experience in road works, building works, and other similar projects, with specific requirements including minimum years of experience for different qualifications such as Degree or Diploma holders in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Surveyors. The value of similar works completed should be mentioned, but no specific percentage of similar works completed is mentioned. However, the bidder should provide a certificate from the Engineer-In-Charge for the work performed as prime contractor and a certificate from a Chartered Accountant to support their claims. The total annual volume of civil engineering works executed and payments received in the last five years preceding the year in which bids are invited should be at least a certain amount, but the exact amount is not specified. To qualify for the award of the Contract, each bidder should have in the last five years achieved a minimum financial turnover of at least the amount equal to the estimated cost of works, with an index rate of 8 percent for a year, and satisfactorily completed, as prime Contractor, at least one similar work equal in value to one-third of the estimated cost of work for which the bid is invited. The bidder must also demonstrate having experience and resources sufficient to meet the aggregate of the qualifying criteria for individual contracts, in case of bidding for a package of contracts, and have a minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities, which should be 10% of the contract value. The bidder must also undertake to invest a minimum of 10% of the value of the work. No specific percentage of similar works completed is mentioned, but the bidder's experience and resources are evaluated based on their past performance. The bidder's available bid capacity for provincial work should be equal to or more than the total bid value.