Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Ministry of Public Works (MPW)

Amendment No. 4

Dated 4 December 2018

To

Bidding Document

For
Procurement of Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road Segment-5 (107+040 to 126+620)
Baghlan & Bamyan

Contract Ref. No.: NPA/MPW/97/W-2193/ICB

Client: Ministry of Public Works (MPW)

Country: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

 Amendment No 4

Dated 4 December 2018

For
Procurement of Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road Segment-5 (107+040 to 126+620) Baghlan & Bamyan

RFP Ref. No.: NPA/MPW/97/W-2193/ICB

This Amendment No. 4 is issued as per Clause 8. ”Amendment of Bidding Document “Section I, Instruction to Bidders of the Bidding
Document for Procurement of Construction of Baghlan to Bamyan (B2B) Road Segment-5 (107+040 to 126+620) Baghlan & Bamyan
The following modifications are made to the Biding Document for the above assignment:

Bidding Document
Existing Texts in the Bidding
Reference in Amended
Document
Chronological order
For bid submission purposes only, the For bid submission purposes only, the Employer’s address is:
Employer’s address is: Attention: Zabihulrahman Rahmani
Attention: Zabihulrahman Rahmani Street Address: Administrative Office of the President, National
Street Address: Administrative Office of the Procurement Authority, Procurement Facilitation Directorate, Kabul,
President, National Procurement Authority, Afghanistan
Procurement Facilitation Directorate, Kabul, Floor/Room number: First Floor
Afghanistan
Instructions to Bidders, City: Kabul
Floor/Room number: First Floor
22.1 ZIP Code: Not Applicable
City: Kabul
Country: Afghanistan
ZIP Code: Not Applicable
The deadline for bid submission is:
Country: Afghanistan
Date: December 29, 2018
The deadline for bid submission is:
Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Date: December 08, 2018
Bidders shall not have the option of submitting their bids electronically.
Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
 Bidders shall not have the option of
submitting their bids electronically.

Section 2, Bidding Data The bid opening shall take place at: The bid opening shall take place at:
Sheet,
ITB 25.1 Street Address: Administrative Office of the Street Address: Administrative Office of the President,
President, National Procurement Authority, Procurement Facilitation
National Procurement Authority, Procurement Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan
Facilitation
Floor/Room number: First Floor
Directorate, Kabul, Afghanistan
City: Kabul
Floor/Room number: First Floor
Country: Afghanistan
City: Kabul
Date: December 29, 2018
Country: Afghanistan
Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Date: December 08, 2018
Time: 10:00am (Local Time)
Add new GCC 40.8: Add new GCC 40.8:
Section IX. Particular
Conditions of Contract Measurement shall be made of the net actual Deleted.
value of the quantity of each item of the
GCC 40 Permanent Works and Materials on site and
shall be certified for payment in the IPC; the
value will be calculated based on the value of
the material included in the prices breakdown
issued by the Contractor, and not more than
80% of the trial value will be paid.
The Contractor shall submit a breakdown of
prices for all materials brought to site or
 manufactured on site and verified by the
Engineer

The liquidated damages for the Works The liquidated damages for the Works (specified under each milestone) is
Section IX. Particular
(specified under each milestone) is 0.05% of 0.1% of contract price per day, for each day of delay from the intended
Conditions of Contract
contract price per day, for each day of delay completion date.
GCC 47.1 from milestone intended completion date.
The maximum amount of liquidated damages for the whole of the Works is
Liquidated Damages paid will be 10% of the final Contract Price, (the delay period should not exceed more
recompensed, on an individual milestone basis, than 100 days).
if and when the Contractor should achieve
recovery of any particular milestone within the
specified Intended Completion Date for the
whole works.
The maximum amount of liquidated damages
for the whole of the Works is 10% of the final
Contract Price.

The Intended Completion Date for the whole This sub-clause (GCC 1.1 (v), PCC) has been replaced with the
Section IX. Particular
of the Works shall be for Segment 5 - 800 days following:
Conditions of Contract
The milestones indicated below shall be
GCC 1.1 (v) implemented within the period stipulated for
each milestone. If the Contractor fails to The Intended Completion Date for the whole of the Works shall be:
achieve the milestones, the Contractor shall be
800 days
liable to pay liquidated damages for each day
of delay from intended completion date of The milestones (minimum intended physical progress percentage) indicated
each milestone. below shall be implemented within the period stipulated for each milestone.
If the Contractor fails to achieve the milestones within specified timeframe,
the Contractor shall be liable to pay penalties in the amount equal to 2% of
The milestone indicated below are indicative the value of works expected (partial progress) to be completed within the
only for Employer’s expectation for indicated milestone completion timeframe.
implementation progress:
 SEGMENT 5
1st Milestone – 270 days after
commencement date DAYS FROM MINIMUM MINIMUM
MILESTONE COMMENCEMENT PARTIAL CUMULATIVE
As a minimum, the contractor shall complete DATE PROGRESS PROGRESS
the following major works/Items within this 1 120 10.00% 10.00%
period: 2 360 26.00% 36.00%
3 480 21.00% 57.00%
- Installation of Asphalt Plants and 4 720 28.00% 85.00%
needed concrete plants: 100% 5 800 15.00% 100.00%
- Road Earthwork: completion (Cut &
Fill) 61.5%
- Retaining Walls: completion of 30%
- Bridges and cross culverts, completion Penalties paid will be recompensed, on an individual milestone basis, if and
of 30% when the Contractor should achieve recovery of any particular milestone
- Sub base, completion of 15%. within the specified Intended Completion Date (including any extension of
- Optical fiber canalization, completion the time for completion approved by the Employer) for the whole works.
of 4.1%.
- Environmental activities, completion of
34%.

2nd Milestone –540 days after

commencement date
As a minimum, the contractor shall complete
the following major works/Items within this
period:
- Road Earthwork: completion (Cut &
Fill) of 100%
- Retaining Walls: completion of 100%
- Drainage, longitudinal ditches:
completion of 53.8%
- Bridges and cross culverts, completion
of 100%
- Sub base, completion of 84.6%.
- Road Safety Guard Walls: Completion
of 75%
 - Optical fiber canalization, completion
of 79.1%.
- Environmental activities, completion of
69.2%.
3rd Milestone –800 days after
commencement date
As a minimum, the contractor shall complete
the following major works/Items within this
period:
- Sub base, completion of 100%.
- Road Safety Guard Walls: Completion
of 100%
- Drainage, longitudinal ditches:
completion of 100%
- Optical fiber canalization, completion
of 100%.
- Pavement works, completion of 100%
- Road marking and furniture,
completion of 100%
- Environmental activities, completion
of 100%.

Section VII. Works Environmental, social, health Environmental, social, health and safety
Requirements
and safety requirements requirements

Site-specific Environmental and Social Site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) is attached
Management Plan (ESMP) is attached herein. herein. All Environmental, Social, Health and Safety requirements are
All Environmental, Social, Health and Safety described therein.
requirements are described therein. Final revised version is attached herein.

--- All others terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents remains unchanged ---