Construction services - dormitory and classroom buildings, beirut, lebanon

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
Solicitation No.: SGE500-19-R-0003

The American Consulate General, Frankfurt provides the following Pre-Solicitation Notice regarding the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for:

Construction Services - Dormitory and Classroom Buildings, Beirut, Lebanon

The Regional Procurement Support Office in Frankfurt, Germany, intends to issue a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Type Contract during the first quarter of calendar year 2019.

The successful contractor shall provide complete construction services, contract coordination, and supervision, including but not limited to the management and construction necessary to meet the requirements of this contract within the established timeframe.

The work includes among other construction activities, the furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, and tools for construction of two separate buildings.
The Scope of work includes:

1. Dormitory Building

The building shall include five floors:
a. Ground floor including four dormitory rooms, a guard lodging area, and two large wet area. A wet area comprises washbasins, water closets, and shower basins. The total number of beds is seventy-eight.
b. Four other floors including each four dormitory rooms and two large wet areas. The total number of beds for each floor is one hundred and two.

2. Classroom Building

The building shall include six floors:
a. First basement floor including five classrooms, a multipurpose room, a guard lodging area, and a large wet area.
b. Ground, first, and second floors including each seven classrooms and a large wet area.
c. Third and fourth floors including a double height auditorium, two control rooms, and a large wet area.

The outdoor area into the plot perimeter is within the scope of work. It includes outdoor stairs and conveying systems, fire escape staircases, main mechanical and electrical networks, house connections, infrastructure, landscaping with irrigation systems, etc. The plot area is 4172 square meters. The total built-up area is 5624 square meters, out of which 2876 square meters are for the classes and 2748 square meters are for the dormitory.

The magnitude of this project is anticipated to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00 U.S. Dollars for the entire project.

Companies interested in the solicitation should express their interest by written correspondence, no later than Wednesday November 7, 2018, at both of the following email addresses and MUST include the following information: Name of Firm, Name, Telephone, Email Address of Point of Contact and Complete Physical and Mailing Address of Firm DO NOT TELEPHONE.

Firms shall be knowledgeable in written and spoken English.

APPLICATION FOR SOLICITATION DOCUMENTATION CHECK LIST

In applying for the solicitation material, you are acknowledging that your company is able to reach compliance with the following highlighted requirements included in the solicitation.

In accordance with DOSAR 652.242-73 AUTHORIZATION AND PERFORMANCE (AUG 1999), it will be necessary for your organization to possess authorization to operate and do business in the country in which this contract will be performed. Furthermore, authorization shall include the requirement to be registered to do business in Lebanon, and the obligation to be in possession of a Value Added tax registration number. Contractors shall be required to provide:

a. A thorough description as to what steps you have taken to investigate all requirements to obtain authorization to perform in the given country, and to obtain in-country business registration;
b. Details of your findings and a description of what your organization will actually be required to undertake to obtain licensing, registration and applying for a Value Added Tax registration number; and
c. Specific information concerning the period of time you anticipate it will take to obtain appropriate authorization.

You will be required to provide information that clearly shows you are able to perform work in Lebanon. Any entry or work visa issues requirements must be clearly discussed with a plan to mitigate any risk clearly identified.

Irrevocable Letters of Credit (ILOC): The successful contractor will be required to provide the government with surety in the form of Irrevocable Letters of Credits totaling 40% of the value of the contract.

If you have a Duns number* and have been SAM** registered, please include below. Please note that the requirement to obtain a Duns number and for your company to be SAM registered, will be a mandatory requirement upon contract award.

Duns number:_______________________ SAM Registered: ( ) Yes ( ) No

* Dunn and Bradstreet: www.dnb.com/get-a-duns-number.html
** System for Award Management: SAM.gov

The failure to provide the above documentation when submitting your proposal may result in your proposal being found technically unacceptable and removed from the competition without further discussions.

Solicitation and award will be subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America. This requirement is being competed utilizing full and open competition procedures.

The Contract Specialist for the administration of this contract is Mr. Graham Andrews, Tel. +49 69 7535 3307, email AndrewsGS@state.gov.

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