Invitation for Bids (IFB) for PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS FOR
Publish Date
Closing Date
IFB No: MCIT-NCB-Works-OSP-521 Kms Routes/W-1.1/05 different Lots
Date: 11th May, 2015
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business on 10th September, 2010.
2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT), Kabul has received a grant from the International Development Association towards the cost of ICT Sector Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Expansion of Optical Fiber based Backbone Networks.
3. The Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for each of the following Lots, to install and commission Optical Fibre Cable Routes to connect the given Provincial Capital Cities and the Districts with the existing OFC based Backbone Networks of Afghanistan:
(a) Lot-1: Mehmude-raqi{Kapisa’s Provincial Capital City} to be connected with the existing OFC Backbone at Jabalsaraj OFC Junction and via Kabul New City Area to Pule-Charkhi (Kabul) OFC Junction—[Route Distance is 94 Kms];
(b) Lot-2: Asadabad {Kunar’s Provincial Capital City} to be connected with the existing OFC Backbone at Jalalabad OFC Junction--[Route Distance is 96 Kms];
(c) Lot-3: Customs Office at Ghulam Khan Location on Khost-Pakistan Border Road to be connected with OFC Backbone at Khost---[Route Distance is 33 Kms];
(d) Lot-4: The existing Mazaresharief OFC Backbone Communication Node to be connected with Daresuf Payeen District Node on Mazaar-Bamiyan Road [This Asphalted Road has a Route Distance of 123 Kms];
(e) Lot-5: District HQ of Daresuf Payeen District as established under Lot-4 on Mazaar-Bamiyan Road to be connected with the Doorahe-Junction on Bamiyan-Yakawlang Road [This Gravel Road has a Route Distance of 175 Kms];
Total Route Distance of all the 05 Lots is about 521 Kms. Bidder can opt to submit his Bids for any one lot or for more number of Lots or for all the Lots; Separate Bid will be submitted for each Lot by the Potential Bidders. However, every successful Bidder will be assigned only one lot out of 05, based on his Quoted Costs and Experience and as per the decisions given by the Evaluation Committee of MCIT.
4. The construction period is 15 Months for each Lot, after the Contract Signature Date, with 06 Months of Mandatory O & M Period thereafter.
