Project ID: BL-L1021
Borrower/Bid No: IFB: 03-2018

THE BELIZE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHERIES, THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND IMMIGRATION

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

International Competitive Bidding (ICB-1)

Belize
Solid Waste Management Project, BL-L1021
Loan Number: 3684/OC-BL
IFB: 03-2018

1.This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business, issue no. IDB 08-01/17 of January 3, 2017.

2. The Government of Belize acting through the Solid Waste Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration has received a loan  from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of the Solid Waste Management Project II, BL-L1021, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to cover eligible  payments under Contract No. 6-2018/2019: Closure of Two “Open Dumpsites” and the Construction of Two “Transfer Station Facilities” for Corozal and Orange Walk.

3. The Solid Waste Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for Contract No. 6-2018/2019: the Closure of Two “Open Dumpsites” and the Construction of Two “Transfer Station Facilities” for Corozal and Orange Walk.  The delivery/construction period is 10 months.

4.  This procurement process requires bidders to have the following specific experience and/or capabilities:

• experience in works of a similar nature and size (these shall include the construction of industrial  type buildings with steel framed systems, earthworks including the construction of access roads and site drainage system or similar, for each of the last five (5) years, and details of work under way or contractually committed; and clients who may be contacted for further information on those contracts;
• qualifications and experience of key site management and technical personnel proposed, including a Contract Manager (Project Manager) with at least 10 years’ experience in the management and supervision in similar building and civil works,  a Site Supervisor  with at least ten (10) years of proven experience in supervision  of similar building and civil works;
• audited financial statements of the bidder, such as profit and  loss statements and auditor’s reports for the past five (5) years;
• The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of the successful Bidder shall be BZ$500,000.00 of which at least BZ$200,000 must be in cash.

5. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Procurement of Goods and Works financed by the Inter-American Development Bank GN-2349-9, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the policies.

6.Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Solid Waste Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, at the address (1) below from 08:30 AM to 4:00PM.

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents including background information on a Compact Disc (CD) may be obtained free of charge by interested bidders on the submission of a written request at the address (1) below.

 8. Bids must be delivered to the address (1) below at or before May 11, 2018 at 10:00AM. Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.  Bids will be opened physically on May 11, 2018 at 10:05 AM  in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address (2) listed below. 

9.A pre bid meeting will be held at the conference room of the Orange Walk branch of the Social Security Board on April 19, 2018 at 9:30 AM. Site visits will proceed immediately after the pre-bid meeting to all three sites.

10. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of BZ $20,000.00.
11. The address (es) referred to above are:

(1) Mrs. Melanie Gladden, Procurement Officer, Solid Waste Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, 3013 Bougainvillea Street, Orchid Garden Area, Belmopan, Belize C.A. Tel (501) 802-1527; email: procurement @ solidwaste.gov.bz

(2) Conference Room, Solid Waste Management Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration, 3013 Bougainvillea Street, Orchid Garden Area, Belmopan, Belize C.A.