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TENDER DOCUMENT
FOR
Namanga Road,
Off Nairobi Mombasa road,
Athi River Works
P.O. Box 20, 00204,
Athi River
Kenya
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CONTENTS
Section A
Tender Forms
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Section B
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Section C
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Section D
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Section E
Particular Specifications
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Section F
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Section G
Annexure
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SECTION A
FORM OF TENDER
APPENDIX TO FORM OF TENDER
FORM OF BID SECURITY
FORM OF CONTRACT AGREEMENT
FORM OF TENDER
(NOTE: The Appendix to Form of Tender forms part of the bid. Bidders are required
to fill all the blank spaces in this Form of Tender and in the Appendix to Form of
Tender)
TENDER: For Material Sheds Drainage Rehabilitation.
TO:
The Managing Director,
East African Portland Cement Co. ltd,
P.0. Box 20 00204.
Athi River.
Dear Sir,
We the undersigned have carefully examined and understood the Tender Documents. We hereby agree
to execute the works as described in the Bills of Quantities and schedules in conformity with the
specifications and the tender documents.
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The Total cost for the works (in Kshs, all taxes inclusive) are:PROJECT NAME
COMPLETION PERIOD
1. In the event our proposal is accepted, we agree to commence the Works within (14) days of
receipt of order to commence and to complete and deliver the whole of the Works within the
above specified completion period (Contract Period) calculated from the last day of aforesaid
fourteen days period. We also furnish a performance bond issued by a Bank, in the manner
acceptable to EAPCC and for the sum equal to 10 % of the contract price before the signing of
the contract.
2. We agree to abide by these tender rates, valid for the period of 120 days from the date set for
the opening of tenders, and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time
before the expiration of that period.
3. Unless and until a formal agreement is prepared and executed, this tender together with your
written acceptance thereof shall constitute a binding contract between us.
4. We understand you are not bound to accept the lowest or any tender and may reject any
offer in whole or in part without the obligation to assign reasons for the decision.
Signature of Tenderer.Name
Designation.
Signed this.day of.200
Stamp of the firm (tenderer)..
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CLAUSE
41.1
VALUE
Kshs 300,000.00 (three hundred
thousand Kenya shillings)
10% (ten Percent) of contract price
in the form of Unconditional Bank
Guarantee
Within 14 days from the date of
acceptance of his tender (letter of
Acceptance).
Kshs 1,000,000 per occurrence, with
the number of occurrences unlimited
14 (fourteen) days
10.1
Program to be submitted
14.1
23.2
43.1
47.1
47.1
49.1
59.4 (c)
. Calendar weeks
Kshs ---------- per day
5%(five percent) of contract value
6 (six) months
..percent
60.2
60.2
60.2
60.8
10 % (ten percent)
10 % (ten percent)
Kshs 700,000.00 (seven hundred
thousand Kenya Shillings)
30 (thirty days)
60.8
90 (ninety days)
67.3
68.2
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of [Name of country] .
Having our registered offices at
(hereinafter called the bank) are bound unto the Managing Director, EAPCC Co Limited
(hereinafter called the Employer) in the sum of
(In words Kshs)..
(ii) Fails or refuses to furnish the Performance Security, in accordance with the Instructions to
Bidders;
We undertake to pay the Employer up to the above amount upon receipt of his first written
demand, without the Employer having to substantiate his demand, provided that in his demand
the Employer will note that the amount claimed by him (employer) is due to him (employer) owing
to the occurrence of one or both of the two conditions, specifying the occurred condition or
conditions.
This guarantee shall remain in force up to and including twenty-eight (28) days after the date of
expiration of the bid validity, as stated in the instructions to tenderers.
At the request of the employer, the bid validity period may be extended by mutual agreement
between the employer and the bidder and we undertake to extend the validity of this surety
accordingly without you having to inform us of such an extension of the bid validity period if
within this period the bidder has been notified of the acceptance of his bid. This surety shall
remain valid up to the time the contact agreement has been executed.
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In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively
assigned to them in the instructions to tenderers hereinafter referred to.
2.
The following documents (with their priority as listed) shall be deemed to form and be read and
construed as part of this Agreement, viz.:
(1)
The Contract Agreement (if completed)
(2)
The Letter Of acceptance;
(3)
The tender and Appendix to tender;
(4)
The Conditions of Contract Part II;
(5)
The Conditions of Contract Part I;
(6)
The Particular Specifications;
(7)
The Drawings;
(8)
The priced Bill of Quantities;
(9)
Any other document forming part of the contract.
3.
In consideration of the payments to be made by the Procuring entity to the contractor, the
contactor hereby covenants with the Procuring entity to execute, complete and to remedy defects
therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract
4.
The Procuring entity hereby covenants to pay the contractor in consideration of the provision of
the execution, completion and the remedying of defects therein, the Contract Price or such other
sum as may become payable under the provisions of the contract at the times and in the manner
prescribed by the contract.
IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with
their respective laws the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed, delivered by
(Managing Director, EAPCC Co Ltd)
________
(Date)
________________
(by the said contractor)
SECTION B
INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
Article
1
Introduction
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Definitions
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Project Definition
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Scope of work
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Tender Eligibility
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Cost of Tendering
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Confidentiality
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Site Visit
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12 Tender Security
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13 Currencies
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14 Tender Price
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15 Terms of Payment
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16 Tender Requirements
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17 Submission of Tenders
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19 Withdrawal of Tenders
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20 Tender opening
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21 Tender Evaluation
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22 Award of contract
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1.0
INTRODUCTION
East African Portland Cement Co. Ltd, a company incorporated in Kenya, is in the process of
improving the factory global storm water drainage system at its Athi River plant. In view of this
EAPCC is inviting the tenders for material sheds drainage system rehabilitation and furnace fuel
pipes relocation
2.0
DEFINITIONS
(a) Employer means East African Portland Cement Company Limited (The Employer)
represented by the Managing Director.
(b) Tenderer means any eligible firm or company submitting a Tender in accordance with the
instructions, conditions and specifications as set out in this Tender document.
(c) Prospective Tenderer means any firm or company, which has purchased a tender document.
(d) Tender Notice means the published tender advertisement.
(e) Deadline for submission of tenders means the time and date specified in the tender notice
or as amended as per clause 16.3
(f) Financial submission has been used synonymously with Commercial submission and is
used to remove any ambiguity and ensure clarity of intention
3.0
PROJECT DEFINITION
During rainy seasons, a lot of storm water is generated from material sheds roof covering and
surface runoff around the sheds. The all weather road around material sheds is poorly drained
affecting production operations; storm water find its way into the sheds which is a big threat to
the materials quality.
This project shall be located within East African Portland Cement Company Ltd premises, Athi
River Works along Namanga Road. You are at liberty to ask for any further information or make
site visit if you so desire
4.0
SCOPE OF WORK
The works as laid out in the drawings shall consist of provision of all necessary labour, material
and equipment required to effectively carry out the Works involving but not limited to the
following;
3.4 Open drainage trench excavation and leveling into suitable invert levels and laying of the
drain channels and lining slabs construction into appropriate gradient as per as layout
drawings
3.5 Stabilizing the adjacent soils and stone pitching to the adjacent walling
3.6 Excavation of drainage channel along shed B and lying of concrete pipes complete with
mass concrete surround at sheds entrances
3.7 Construction of all weather road and installation of wearing course of heavy duty paving
blocks at a cross fall 2.5% per cross section drawings
3.8 Pipes trench excavation through shed A and construction of box culvert tunnel
3.9 Installation of 6offloading and 3return fuel pipes and installation of electric cable trays as
per drawing No
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3.10 Rehabilitation of the material sheds; cleaning of the roof covering, replacement of the
leaking roof sheets, repairs to the damaged cladding and installation of protective bollards at
the entrances.
3.11 Carry out commissioning and handover of the installation and the drainage works.
3.12 The drawings that shall be used for the works are J211/CC/01 & J211/CC/02.
3.13 The tenderer is required to check the number of pages and should any be found missing
or in duplicate, or figures or writing indistinct, he must inform the Employer at once and have
the same rectified. Should the tenderer be in doubt about the precise meaning of any work or
figure for any reason whatsoever, or observe any apparent/obvious omission of works or
figures he must inform the Employer in order that the correct meaning may be decided
before the submission of the tender. No liabilities whatsoever shall be admitted nor claim in
respect of errors in the contractors tender due to mistakes that should have been rectified in
the manner described above.
5.0
6.0
TENDERER ELIGIBILITY
6.1
7.0
This invitation to tender is open to well established Building & Civil engineering
construction companies. The Tenderer shall thus provide proof of its standing as such
and include a list of similar projects carried out in the last 5 years complete with contact
reference for these projects.
COST OF TENDERING
The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its
tender.
8.0
CONFIDENTIALITY
All recipients of this tender document, whether or not they submit a tender, shall treat
the
content as private and confidential. The documents are the copyright of the Employer. All
tenders and accompanying documents will be treated in the
strictest confidence and no
information shall be disclosed to any person who is not part of the tender process.
9.0
SITE VISIT
The Tenderer shall at its own expense visit the plant site for detail understanding of the client
requirements and obtain for itself all information which is deemed necessary to enable it to
submit a fully comprehensive and sufficient tender.
No claims whatsoever will be entertained arising out of the Tenderers failure to study local
conditions, specifications, drawings, documents, existing facilities etc or to obtain additional
information.
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+254 45 22777
+254 733 242093
salim.daghar@eapcc.co.ke
OR
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11.1
The Tenderer shall furnish as part of his tender, a Tender Security in the
amount of Kshs 300,000.00
This unconditional Tender Security shall be in the form of a guarantee from a reputable
Bank.
The format of the Security shall be in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the
sample form of Tender Security included in the annexure.
11.2
The Tender Security shall be valid for thirty (30) days beyond the tender validity period
as specified in Clause 13.1.
11.3
11.4
12.0 CURRENCIES
12.1
Currencies of Bid and Payment shall be priced in Kenya Shillings (Kshs) and all payable
Duties, taxes (including VAT) and other levies payable by the contractor under the
contract shall be included in the rates and prices and the total Bid Price submitted by the
bidder.
Prices accepted during the validity period stated above shall be firm and remain fixed for
the duration of the project and shall not have estimates and price escalation factors or
indexes.
13.3 The contract shall be for the whole Works as described under Clause 4, based on the
basic unit rates and prices in the bill of quantities submitted by the bidder. The bidder
shall fill in rates and prices for all items of Works described in the Bill of Quantities,
whether quantities are stated or not. Items against which no rate or price is entered by
the bidder will not be paid for by the employer when executed and shall be deemed
covered by the other rates and prices for other items in the Bill of Quantities.
13.4 The employer in no way guarantees neither completeness nor accuracy of the soil,
materials, subsurface and hydrological information made available to the contractor at
the time of tendering or at any other time during the period of the contract (if any),
and the contractor shall be responsible for ascertaining for himself all information as
aforesaid for the execution of the works and his tender shall be deemed to have been
priced accordingly.
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13
TERMS OF PAYMENT
The Tenderer shall state the terms of payment.
The Employers preferred terms of payment are,
80%
10%
15.0
TENDER REQUIREMENTS
15.1 All documents and correspondence relating to the tender shall be in the
language.
15.2
English
15.2.5 Commercial conditions of the tender including, but not limited to the following:
(a)
Duly completed Form of Tender as included in the annexure
(b)
Priced bill of quantities
(c)
Evidence of access to lines of credit and availability of other financial
resources
(d)
Financial predictions for the current year and the subsequent years,
including the effect of known commitments
(e)
Work commitments acquired since prequalification
(f)
Proposed terms and conditions of payment including the Conditions of
Particular Application listed in the Appendix to form of tender . The
Tenderer shall fill the information required in the form.
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15.3
The tenderer shall submit an offer, which complies fully with the requirements of the
tender documents. No alternative offers shall be allowed. Each tenderer may submit only
one tender
15.4
The tenderer shall not attach any conditions of his own to his tender and the tender price
must be based on the tender documents. Any tenderer who fails to comply with this
clause will be disqualified
Note:
It is the responsibility of the Tenderer to ensure that the tender is correct and fully reflects the
prospective Tenderers intentions. In the event of obvious errors being discovered, the Employer
shall refer such errors to the Tenderer for clarification. The Employer shall not be bound to
accept any responsibility or increase in costs that may result from such errors.
16.0
SUBMISSION OF TENDERS
16.1
16.2
The tender must be delivered before the deadline for submission of tenders as stipulated
in the tender notice or as amended as per clause 16.3.
16.3
The Employer may, at his discretion, extend the deadline for the submission of tenders
through the issue of an Addendum in accordance with Clause10.0
16.4
Any tender received by the Employer after the deadline for submission of tender will be
returned to the Tenderer unopened.
envelopes
17.3
Both envelopes A and B shall be sealed, bear the name and address of the Tenderer, be
addressed to the Employer at the address provided in the Tender Notice, bear the name
and identification number of the Tender as given in the Tender Notice.
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17.4
18.0
A Tenderer may modify its tender before the deadline for submission of tenders. Such
tender modifications shall be prepared, sealed, marked and delivered in accordance with
Clauses 16.0, 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 but with outer and inner envelopes additionally
marked MATERIAL SHEDS DRAINAGE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
WITHDRAWAL OF TENDERS
18.1 A Tenderer may withdraw its tender before the deadline for submission of tenders by
submitting a notice of withdrawal to the Employer. Such withdrawal notice shall be
addressed and delivered to the Managing Director before the deadline for submission of
tenders.
18.2 No tender may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of tenders
and the period of tender validity specified in the Form of Tender. Withdrawal of a tender
during this interval will result in the forfeiture of the Tender Security.
18.3
19.0
After the expiry of the tender validity period specified in the Form of Tender, the
Tenderer may withdraw its tender without risk of forfeiture of the Tender Security if the
Tenderer
(a) Has not received notice of the award of the Contract or
(b) Does not intend to conform to a request by the Employer to extend the
period of tender validity.
TENDER OPENING
19.1
The Employer will open the tenders in the presence of the Tenderers
representatives who choose to attend at the time and location specified in the
tender notice. The Tenderers representatives who are present shall sign a register
evidencing their attendance. The Employer shall prepare minutes of the tender
opening including the information disclosed to those present.
19.2
The outer Envelope of each tender will be opened first and the names of the
corresponding Tenderer announced and recorded along with confirmation of
the
presence of Envelopes A and B. Tenders that do not conform to the two envelope format
shall be recorded as such and returned to the Tenderer.
19.3 Tenders for which withdrawal notice has been received will be announced and recorded
as such and Envelopes A and B shall be returned to the Tenderer unopened.
19.4
Envelopes A (original and modification if any) will then be opened to establish the
presence of the Tender Security whose value and validity will be announced. Envelope B
(original and modification if any) will be kept unopened pending evaluation of the content
of Envelope A as per Clause 20.4.
19.5 Tenders not opened and read out at the tender opening shall not be considered further for
evaluation, irrespective of the circumstances.
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Provision of the Tax compliance certificate and three years audited accounts.
Conformity of the Tender Security with stipulations of Clause 11.0.
Signing of the Tender by the person lawfully authorised to do so.
The Tender is valid for a period of no less than 120 days from the date of
submission of tender.
20.7 Tenderers who pass the eligibility and mandatory evaluation criteria will be retained for
technical evaluation. The Tenderers who do not pass the eligibility and mandatory
evaluation criteria shall be informed accordingly in writing and envelope B of their tender
returned to them un-opened.
20.8
20.9
The Tenderers whose tender do not meet the technical evaluation criteria shall be
informed accordingly in writing and envelope B of their tender returned to them unopened. Tenderers whose technical submissions meet the evaluation criteria and may
choose to attend, will be informed of the date, time and place of opening of envelopes B.
At the opening of envelopes B, the tender price specified on the Form of Tender shall
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be announced. Signature of attendance register and minutes taking shall be as for the
tender opening as stated in Clause 19.1.
20.10 The commercial evaluation criteria shall be based on the following key criteria:
20.10.1 Validity and feasibility of all prices as determined by comparison between the
various tenders
20.10.2 Total tendered price of the project
20.10.3 Conditions of price (firm and fixed for the total duration of the project)
20.10.4 Potential additional costs not included in the tendered price
20.10.5 Terms of payment
20.10.6 Opportunity cost based on project schedule variations
The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any tender, and to annul the
tendering process and reject all tenders, at any time prior to award of Contract, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected Tenderers or any obligation to inform the
affected Tenderers of the grounds for the Employers action.
21.2
The Employer will award the Contract to the lowest evaluated bidder.
21.3
Prior to the expiry of the tender validity period, the Employer will notify the successful
Tenderer via e-mail or facsimile and confirm in writing by registered letter that his tender
has been accepted. This letter (hereinafter and in all Contract documents called Letter
of Acceptance) shall state the sum (hereinafter and in all Contract documents called
the Contract Price) which the Employer will pay to the Tenderer in consideration of the
execution and completion of the Works as prescribed by the Contract. Simultaneously
with the issuance of the Letter of Acceptance, the unsuccessful Tenderers will be
notified by the Employer in writing that their tenders have been unsuccessful.
Subsequently their tender securities shall be returned as promptly as possible.
21.4
The notification of award shall constitute the formation of a contract between the parties.
Such Contract shall be confirmed through a Contract document incorporating all
agreements between the parties and signed by the duly authorised representative of the
Employer and the successful Tenderer. This shall be done before the expiry of the
tender validity period.
21.5
Within twenty eight (28) days from receipt of the notification of award from the Employer,
the successful Tenderer shall furnish the Employer with a Performance Security in the
amount of 10% of the Contract Price.
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SECTION C
The Conditions of General Part 1 General Conditions shall be those forming Part 1 of the Conditions of
Contract for Works of Civil Engineering Construction (4Th edition 1987), prepared by the Federation
Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) and reprinted in 1988 with further amendments.
These conditions shall be read together with the Conditions of Particular Application stipulated
hereafter. Copies of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract can be obtained from:
FIDIC Secretariat,
P.O. Box 86,
1000 Lausanne 12,
SWITZERLAND
Fax:
Telephone:
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SECTION D
Sub-Clause1.1
Definitions
a) (iv) Engineer
b) i)
Baseplan Associates
Consulting Engineers
P. O. Box 66154 00800
Nairobi
Insert in line 2 after the Bills of Quantities, the following,
the rates entered by the Contractor (whether or not such
rates be employed in computation of the Contract Price),
Amend subparagraph (b) (v) by adding the following works at
the end:
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(a)
(b)
The Performance Security shall be valid until a date 28 days after the
date of issue of the Defects Liability Certificate. The security shall be
returned to the Contractor within 14 days of expiration.
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The Contractor shall also allow per calendar year for a further 2
unspecified public holidays which may be announced by the
Government of Kenya with no prior notification upon which he shall
not be permitted to work.
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(ii)
(iii)
Final Statement
Not later than 56 days after the issuer of the Defects Liability Periods
pursuant to Sub-Clause 62.1, the Contractor shall submit to the
Engineer for consideration a draft final statement with supporting
documents showing in detail;
(a)
(b)
Final Certificate shall be issued for any sum due to the Contractor
even if such is less than the sum said named in the Appendix to the
Form of Tender.
Sub Clause 69
Default of employer
Delete in Sub-Clause 69.1 (a) the words (28 days) and inset the
words sixty (60) days.
Delete in Sub-Clause 69.4 line 4 the words (28 days) and inset the
words sixty (60) days.
Delete in Sub-Clause 69.1 (d) the words for unforeseen reasons, due
to economic dislocation
In Sub-Clause 69.1, 69.4, 69.5 substitute Sub-Clause 60.8 for SubClause 60.10
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Sub Clause 72
Rates of exchange
cost
Sub Clause 73
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Bribery and
collision
(b)
Sub Clause 74
Contract
Confidential
The Contractor shall treat the details of this Contract as Private and
Confidential and shall not publish or disclose the same or any
particulars thereof in any trade or technical paper or elsewhere (save
in so far as may be necessary for the purpose thereof) without the
previous consent in writing of the Employer.
Add new Clause 75.1:
Sub Clause 75
Joint Venture
Sub Clause 77
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Delete Clause 69.4(b) of General Conditions of Contract Part 1 insert---the amount of such cost which shall be added to Contract Price
shall exclude any cost due to idle time for equipment, plants and
labour etc.
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SECTION E
PARTICULAR SPECIFICATIONS
1.0
General
34
2.0
Excavations
34
3.0
Tolerances
37
4.0
Concrete
37
5.0
39
6.0
Manhole chambers
39
7.0
Back filling
39
8.0
39
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1.0
GENERAL
Standards
EXCAVATIONS
ROCK
Definition
Rock is defined as any material met within the excavations which is of such size or position that it
can only be removed by means of wedges, compressed air plant, or other special plant and the
Architects opinion shall be final.
Other materials to be taken with normal excavations
Excavations in any other material such as compacted murram, soft tuff, stiff clay or similar
materials which in the opinion of the Architect can reasonably be removed by pick, traxcavator
or similar means will be deemed to be included in the prices of normal excavation.
Formation Level
Formation level on embankments and in cuttings shall be the surface level of the ground obtained
after completion of the earthworks, i.e. the underside of the sub-base, or where no sub-case is
specified, the underside of the base. Any excess depth unnecessarily excavated below formation
level shall be backfilled with material acceptable for construction and compacted as directed by the
Engineer and no payment shall be made for the excess excavation or for the filling and compacting.
The levels and tolerance of irregularity of the surface of the course shall be within the specified
limits.
Surface Soil
Unless otherwise directed by the Engineer, all surface soil shall be removed from the area to be
used for cuttings and embankments and stockpiled for re-use and for any purpose such as the
soiling of slopes of cuttings and embankments, herms, verges, central reserve and the preparation
of beds for the cultivation of trees and shrubs.
Surface soil shall be regarded as soil which on visual examination can be seen to have been
broken down by agricultural cultivation and/or is seen to be capable of supporting vegetable growth.
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Surface soil shall be removed to an average depth as shown on the Drawings or specified in the
Bills of Quantities.
The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for temporary storage sites for heaps of surface
soil either inside or outside the Site of the Works to suit his convenience. The cost of all operations
needed in excavating, loading, carting, depositing and stacking together with arranging for the
storage sites, the hire or purchase of land therefore and all necessary access roads for this
purpose is to be included in the item in the Bills of Quantities for stripping surface soil and is to be
quoted whatever the nature of the underlying sub-soil.
All unsuitable soil comprising of cement waste or dust shall be excavated and run to spoil.
Excavation for Cut-off Walls
The rate for excavation of trenches for cut-off walls shall include for cutting one face of the
excavation true to receive concrete and for any extra concrete of the appropriate Class specified for
the cut-off walls which is required to fill up over excavation on this face.
Provision of Spoil Heaps
The Contractor shall provide spoil heaps at his own expense for the disposal of surplus materials
and all rubbish collected when clearing the Site and during the Construction of the Works. The sites
for these shall be approved by an Engineer.
Stone Pitching
Stone pitching shall be hand placed and bedded on a 50mm thick layer of Grade 15 concrete. The
stones shall be roughly 150mm x 200mm x 150mm thick and rough hammer dressed on the face
and sides. The stones shall be jointed in 1:3 cement/sand mortars.
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The Contractor shall report when secure bottoms to the excavations have been obtained. Any
concrete or other work executed before the excavations have been inspected and approved shall, if
so directed, be removed and new work substituted after the excavations have been approved, all at
the Contractors expense.
The surface of the bottoms to excavations to receive foundations shall be leveled or graded to falls
as required.
2.4 Filling obtained from excavations.
Filling obtained from surplus excavated materials will only be incorporated if suitable material arises
and is to be free from all weeds, roots, vegetable soil or other unstable materials.
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3.0 TOLERANCES
On all setting out dimensions of 5 meters and over a maximum non-accumulative tolerance of plus
or minus 5 millimeters will be allowed. On all setting out dimensions under 5 meters a maximum
non-accumulative tolerance of plus or minus 3 millimeters will be allowed, On the cross sectional
dimensions, unless otherwise required by the Drawings, a maximum tolerance of plus or minus 3
millimeters will be permitted.
Reinforcement shall be securely fixed in position within a dimensional tolerance of 20mm in any
direction parallel to a concrete face and within a tolerance of 5mm at right angles to the face and
the cover shall not be less than 15mm or the diameter of the bar whichever is the greater.
4.0 CONCRETE
4.1 Code of practice
All workmanship, materials, tests and performances in connection with the reinforced concrete work
are to be in conformity with the latest edition of the British Standard (BS 8110 for The Structural
Use of Concrete) where not inconsistent with these Preambles.
The concrete mix design for all structural and non structural concrete is shown on the drawing.
4.2 Fixing rod reinforcement
Reinforcement shall be accurately bent to the shapes and dimensions shown on
the Drawings and Schedules and in accordance with BS. 4449. Reinforcement must be cut and
bent cold and no welded joints will be permitted unless so detailed.
Reinforcement shall be accurately placed in position as shown on the Drawings, and before and
during concreting, shall be secured against displacement by using No. 16 S.W.G. annealed binding
wire(1.5`mm diameter) or suitable clips at intersections, and shall be supported by concrete or
metal supports, spacers or metal hangers to ensure the correct position and cover.
No concreting shall be commenced until Employers Representative has inspected the
reinforcement in position and until his approval has been obtained and the Contractor shall give two
clear days notice of his intention to concrete.
The Contractor is responsible for maintaining the reinforcement in its correct position, according to
the Drawings, before and during concreting.
4.3 Formwork
Formwork shall be substantially and rigidly constructed of timber. All formwork
shall be of sufficient thickness and with joints close enough to prevent undue leakage of liquid from
the concrete and fixed to proper alignment, level and plumb and supported on sufficiently strong
bearers, shores, braces, plates, etc., property held together by bolts or other fastenings to prevent
displacement, vibration or movement by the weight of materials, men and plant on same and so
wedged and clamped as to permit of easing and removal of the formwork without Jarring the
concrete,
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Great care shall be taken to make and maintain all joints in the formwork as tight as possible, to
prevent the leakage of grout during vibration. The formwork shall be sufficiently rigid to ensure that
no distortion or bulging occurs under the effects of vibration.
4.4 Mixing and placing Concrete
All structural concrete shall be mixed with appropriate power driven mixers of a type and capacity
suitable for the work and all mixing operations done under control of an experienced supervisor.
Cement and aggregate shall be batched by weight. Water may be measured by weight or volume
For all non-structural concrete if hand mixed shall be done on a hard impermeable surface until a
mixture of uniform consistency is obtained.
All concrete must be efficiently handled and used in the works within twenty (20) minutes of mixing.
It shall be discharged from the mixer directly into receptacles or burrows and shall be distributed by
approved means, which do not cause separation or otherwise impair the quality of the concrete.
Care shall be taken that the concrete is not disturbed or subjected to vibration and shocks during
the setting period.
Where concrete is laid on hardcore or other absorbent materials, the base shall be suitable and
sufficiently wetted before concrete is deposited.
At all times during which concrete is being placed, the contractor shall provide adequate, trained
and experienced labor to ensure that the concrete is satisfactorily compacted.
4.5 Cement
Cement shall be East African Portland Cement Co. Ltds Pozzolanic Cement delivered in bags
4.6 Curing and protection of concrete
Care must be taken that no concrete is allowed to become prematurely dry and the fresh concrete
must be carefully protected within two hours of placing from rain, sun and wind by means of
hessian sacking, polythene sheeting, or other approved means. This protective layer and the
concrete itself must be kept continuously damp for at least seven days after the concrete has been
placed. The Contractor will be required to provide complete coverage of all fresh concrete for a
period of 7 days.
Concrete in foundations and other underground work shall be protected from mixing with falling
earth during and after placing. Traffic or loading must not be allowed on the concrete until the
concrete is sufficiently cured.
4.7 Stripping of formwork
All formwork shall be removed without undue vibration or shock and without damage to the
concrete. No formwork shall be removed without the prior consent of the Employers
Representative.
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SECTION F
COPY OF TENDER ADVERTISEMENT
INVITATION TO TENDER
EAST AFRICAN PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
The East African Portland Cement Company Limited invites sealed Tenders from interested and eligible
firms for the following items:TENDER NO
EAPCC/**/2009
DESCRIPTION
MATERIAL SHEDS
DRAINAGE
REHABILITATION AND
FURNICE FUEL PIPES
RELOCATION
NATURE
OPEN
TENDER
TENDER
DOCUMENT
FEE (KSHS)
BID BOND
FEE (USD )
CLOSING DATE
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
Managing Director
East African Portland Cement Company Ltd
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SECTION G
ANNEXURE
1. Letter of acceptance format
2. Performance Bank Guarantee
3. Bank guarantee for advance payment
4. Bill of Quantities
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To: _______________________
[name and address of the Tenderer]
Dear Sir,
This is to notify you that your Tender dated ___________________________
For the Design, Supply, supervision of erection and commission of a TENDER NO. EAPCC/ MATERIAL
SHEDS DRAINAGE REHABILITATION PROJECT /**/2009 for the Contract Price of
_____________________________
(Amount in figures)
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________[Amount in words] for the foreign portion and
Kshs._____________________________
(Amount in figures)
_______________________________________________________________
__________________________ [Amount in words] for the local portion.
In accordance with the Instructions to Tenderers is hereby accepted.
This Letter of Acceptance shall constitute the formation of a contract between the parties. Such Contract
shall be confirmed through a Contract document incorporating all agreements between the parties and
signed by the duly authorised representative of the Employer and the successful Tenderer.
Authorized Signature
Name
Title of Signatory
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To:
Dear Sir,
WHEREAS ______________________(hereinafter called the Contractor) has undertaken, in
pursuance of Contract No. _____________ dated _________ to execute _______________ (hereinafter
called the Works);
AND WHEREAS it has been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the Contractor shall furnish you
with a Bank Guarantee by a recognised bank for the sum specified therein as Security for compliance
with his obligations in accordance with the Contract;
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the Contractor such a Bank Guarantee:
NOW THEREFORE we hereby affirm that we are the Guarantor and responsible to you, on behalf of the
Contractor, up to a total of USD. ________________ (amount of Guarantee in figures) USD
__________________________________________ (amount of Guarantee in words), and we undertake
to pay you, upon your first written demand and without cavil or argument, any sum or sums within the
limits of UD Dollars _________________________ (amount of Guarantee in words) as aforesaid without
your needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand for the sum specified therein.
We hereby waive the necessity of your demanding the said debt from the Contractor before presenting
us with the demand.
We further agree that no change, addition or other modification of the terms of the Contract or of the
Works to be performed there under or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between
you and the Contractor shall in any way release us from any liability under this Guarantee, and we
hereby waive notice of any change, addition, or modification.
This guarantee shall be valid until the date of issue of the Certificate of Completion.
SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF THE GUARANTOR ___________________
Name of Bank ____________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________
Date ______________________________________________________
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___________(Date)
Gentlemen,
Ref:
In accordance with the provisions of the Conditions of Contract of the above-mentioned Contract, We,
_______________________________________[name and Address of Contractor] (hereinafter called
the Contractor) shall deposit with East African Portland Cement Company Ltd a bank guarantee to
guarantee his proper and faithful performance under the said Contract in an amount of
_____________[amount of Guarantee in figurers] _____________________________________[amount
of Guarantee in words].
We, ________________[bank or financial institution], as instructed by the Contractor, agree
unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as Security merely, the
payment to East African Portland Cement Company Ltd on his first demand without whatsoever right
of objection on our part and without his first claim to the Contractor, in the amount not exceeding
________________________[amount of Guarantee in figures]
______________________________________________[amount of Guarantee in words], such amount
to be reduced periodically by the amounts recovered by you from the proceeds of the Contract.
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract or of the
Works to be performed there under or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between
East African Portland Cement Company Ltd and the Contractor, shall in any way release us from any
liability under this guarantee, and we hereby waive notice of any such change, addition or modification.
No drawing may be made by you under this guarantee until we have received notice in writing from you
that an advance payment of the amount listed above has been paid to the Contractor pursuant to the
Contract.
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the
Advance payment under the Contract until East African Portland Cement Company Ltd receives full
payment of the same amount from the Contract.
Yours faithfully,
Signature and Seal __________________________________________________
Name of the Bank or financial institution ______________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
Date _________________________________________________________________
Witness:
Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________________
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No
DESCRIPTION OF CRITERIA
ELEGIBILITY EVALUATION
01
i.
ii.
04
01
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
i. Provision of the Tax compliance certificate and
three years audited accounts.
ii. Conformity of the Tender Security with
stipulations of Clause 11.0.
iii. Signing of the Tender by the person lawfully
authorised to do so.
DETAILED TECHNICAL EVALUATION
Technical information and requirements submitted as
stipulated in clause 15.2.4
Major items of reliable construction plant and equipment in
good working order for the work required that the bidder
proposes to deploy on site.
02
03
04
05
06
06
reflect
minimum
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COMMERCIAL EVALUATION
01
02
03
Conditions of price (firm and fixed for the total duration of the
project)
04
05
Terms of payment
06
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BILLS OF QUANTITIES
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
Rate
BILL No. 1
PRELIMINARIES AND GENERAL
ITEMS
General
1.01
1.02
1.03
Sum
Sum
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
ha.
1.00
BILL No. 2
SITE CLEARANCE AND TOP SOIL
STRIPPING
2.01
2.02
2.03
1,600
1,200
Rate
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
m3
3,000
m3
2,000
BILL No. 3
EARTHWORKS
3.01
3.02
300
3.03
3.04
m3
3,000
m3
500
m3
1,300
m3
1,800
3.05
3.06
3.07
Rate
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
m3
2,100
m3
400
nil
45
nil
nil
m3
20
m3
500
m2
850
4.02
4.03
4.04
4.05
4.06
4.07
4.08
4.09
4.10
Rate
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
Rate
4.11
4.12
4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
m3
370
m2
290
50
2,500
m2
2,500
m2
20
m3
kg
700
50
74
m2
120
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
BILL No. 5
ROAD PAVEMENT
5.01
5.02
5.03
1,500
m3
1,500
m2
5,000
Rate
Amount
Item
Description
Unit
Quantity
no.
no.
10
no.
no.
BILL No. 6
ROAD FURNITURE
6.01
6.02
6.03
6.04
Informatory Signs -
6.05
6.06
6.07
6.08
6.09
6.10
6.11
6.12
nil
m2
nil
no.
200
400
300
no.
900
Rate
Amount