RFQPR15426539_Questions and Answers Addressed During Pre-bid Conference.pdf

The Questions and Answers Addressed during the pre-bid conference on August 24, Here are the questions and answers addressed during pre-bid conference and site visit on the

Construction Services for the relocation of U.S. Embassy’s Chancery-Annex Connectivity Line located at Natun Bazar Metro Station Construction Site which was scheduled for August 24, 2025

1. Will the contractor excavate the road?

Ans: No. MRT authority will excavate road and walkway and will redo.

2. How will the conduit / pipe sections be joined?

Ans: Mild steel conduits must be fitted using sockets, unions, and necessary accessories and painted.

Protective mild steel pipe sections must be joined end-to-end using welding and painted.

3. Availability of union and socket for conduit joining?

Ans: Contractors should do a market survey for this. Those fittings can be fabricated in the workshop.

4. Should contractors provide a sump pump for the pit?

Ans: Contractor should use sump pump to drain out ground water during construction period. A permanent sump pump in the pit is not required.

5. How much will be depth of the Pit?

Ans: 2100 mm

6. Where will the pit location be?

Ans: Physically shown to the contractors.

7. Quantity of sand filling in line item #8 Back filling the trenches with fine sand is 50 cubic meter which is too small.

Ans: Line item #8 is to prepare bed to install conduit infrastructure. Complete back filling will be carried out by the Metro Authority. Quantity is increased to 200 cubic meters which is reflected in the amended solicitation.

8. Should the contractor need to supply any cable?

Ans: No. Embassy will supply all cables. Contractor will pull the cable through the conduits.

9. Should the contractor provide confirmation about cable continuity after completion?

Ans: Yes. There will be tests of continuation of the cables before and after installation.

10. How strong should the pit cover be?

Ans. Inner pit cover will be lock and key system and upper / outer pit cover will be capable to withstand 7 metric tons of load at the middle.

11. Can proposal submission deadlines be extended?

Ans: No. proposal submission due date will remain unchanged.

12. Should contractors need to include VAT/Tax?

Ans: Yes. This should be separately mentioned.

13. Can the contractor use HDD method for road cutting?

Ans: MRT authority will handle road excavation work. It is up to them how they will do it.

14. Should contractors pull out old cables from the pit inside Annex and Chancery?

Ans: Yes.