stp invitation final 74-2024.pdf

International Tender Invitation to Tender

Central Tender No (74/2024) Prequalification Request for The construction of School Transformation

Project(STP) Financed by the U.S Agency for international development (USAID) The Beneficiary Entity: Ministry of Education

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This invitation is open to:

1. Local Jordanian contractors classified first grade as per GTD classification in the field of buildings specialized in (Building Construction), or

2. International qualified and classified contractors eligible under USAID geographic code 937*. International contractors shall be registered and qualified in their country to perform complex building’s construction projects of a value exceeding ($10 Million).

* Code 937 is the authorized USAID Principal Geographic Code for the procurement of commodities and services.

For more information regarding the 937 Code, please refer to the following link:

https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/310maa

-Tender Number at Jordan online E-procurement system (JONEPS):

(2024002444-00 . )

Notes 1- As per the Financing Agency, firms owned fully or partially by any governmental entity (Jordanian or any other nationality) are ineligible to participate.

2- All construction contractors in first grade previously qualified Central Tender No (2/2023) The construction of inclusive schools (ISP) will be considered qualified by default to this STP project and they do not have to submit this pre-qualification request.

1. Project Description:

The construction of School Transformation Project will involve the total rehabilitation of the existing school and the addition of vertical and /or horizontal new school expansion, the approximate built-up area of each project will be around 8500 square meters This will include architectural, electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, finishing, landscaping, site works and other works related to the project.

2. The eligibility of firms to participate in resulting construction tenders will depend on the financial capabilities of the firm, classification, and workload.

https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/300/310maa

3. Applicants can download the pre-qualification documents free of charge from the GTD website (www.gtd.gov.jo) or from Jordan online E-procurement system (JONEPS) starting from 20th Aug 2024.

4. The Tenderers must be registered on the Jordan Online E-procurement System (JONEPS) (www.joneps.gov.jo.). Applicants who have not previously been registered, can visit GTD to register on the system starting from 20th Aug 2024 to 27th Aug 2024, If you encounter any technical problem, please call the numbers 00962788844565 and 00962788844560 to register on the system.

5. A Pre-Qualification Conference-question and answer session will be held at Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH) on Ahl-Alazam hall, on 28th Aug 2024 at 10:00 AM. (Amman local time). Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend.

Questions and answer during the Pre-Bid Conference will be compiled and shared with all applicants in the form of an addendum.

6. Clarifications related to the Prequalification documents shall be sent to the below address in writing via fax or email or by Jordan online E-procurement system (JONEPS), no later than 1st Sep 2024. Interested applicants are requested to follow up the issuance of such addenda to the Prequalification Documents or responses to clarifications through the GTD website or from the Jordan online E-procurement system (JONEPS).

7. The Tenderers must verify with the bank before receiving the Financial Solvency form that it conforms to the attached form in tender documents. Failing to submit the required Certificate of Solvency (as per the attached without any modifications to this form from the bank either by addition or subtraction), will lead to disqualification from the tender.

8. The Specialized Central Procurement Committee (SCPC) or the Procuring Entity has the right to cancel or re-tender the Pre-Qualification without stating the reasons and without thereby incurring any liability to bidders.

9. No joint venture or association between Bidders will be accepted.

10. The address of the Procurement Entity (GTD) is listed below:

Ministry of public Works and Housing ,2nd Floor.

Government Tenders Department 8th Circle / King Abdullah II Street Amman – Jordan Tel: (962) 6 585 8311/12/13 Fax: (962) 6 585 75 83 and (962) 6 585 76 39 P.O Box 1220 Post Code 11118 E-mail: b-biddings@gtd.gov.jo http://www.joneps.gov.jo/ mailto:b-biddings@gtd.gov.jo

Website: www.gtd.gov.jo

11. Faxes or electronic copies by email of the documents will not be accepted.

12. Electronic Submission on (JONEPS): Upload the prequalification documents and a copy of the financial solvency in the slot specified for “Technical proposal” no later than 12:00 PM. (Amman local time) on 18th Sep 2024.

13. The original copy of the Solvency must be submitted to the Supporting Unit of the Specialized Central Procurement Committee no later than 12:00 PM. (Amman local time) on 18th Sep 2024.

14. Hard Copy Submission: Tenderers must submit their bids in the form of "Technical Proposal" and " Financial Solvency " in two separate sealed envelopes at the same time as follows:

Envelope No 1: Namely " Financial Solvency ".

Envelope No 2: Namely " Technical Proposal ".

Each envelope shall contain one original and two copies and one soft copy of the required respective documents, in an accordance with the tender documents. The tenderers shall provide as part of its tender in a separate envelope, the financial solvency stated above. GTD will not be responsible for lost and/or undelivered documents sent by mail, FedEx or similar means.

Hard copies of tenders must be submitted to the fore mentioned address before 12:00 PM. (Amman local time) on 18th Sep 2024.

15. In case of differences between the electronic submission and the hard copy submission, the electronic submission shall take precedence in the evaluation process.

16. Pre-Qualification documents will be publicly opened in the presence of the firm’s representatives who chose to attend at the address above at (1:00) pm (Amman local time) on the same day of the submission or follow up the opening session directly broadcasted live on GTD’s Official website.

End of Invitation

Director General Eng. Mahmoud Hashim Khliefat http://www.gtd.gov.jo/