COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION AND UPGRADING OF TOLL INFRASTRUCTURE AT CALEDONSPOORT BORDER, MAPUTSOE BORDER AND MASERU BRIDGE
RFS/MAIN/POL/03A
1. The Road Fund was established by the Lesotho Government through Legal Notice No.179 of 1995, and regulated under the Finance (Road Fund) Regulations 2012. The main reason for establishing the Fund, like many other countries in the world, was to shift the burden of financing maintenance of Lesotho’s road infrastructure from general taxes collected by the central fiscus to road user fees, and to close the persistent financing gaps that characterized road maintenance prior to the establishment of the Fund.
2. The Employer now invites sealed bids (“Bids”) from eligible and qualified entities or persons (“Bidders”) to provide the works referenced above (the “Works”).
The Scope of work includes, but not limited to the following items (Further details are included in the Bidding Documents)
| SECTION | ||
| Caledonspoort Border Toll Plaza | Maputsoe Border Toll Plaza | Maseru Border Toll Plaza |
| Provision of HVAC to existing Control Room | Completion of a new Control Building and associated infrastructure and services | Completion of Construction of the Control Building and associated infrastructure |
| Alterations to Booth 1 and associated traffic lane infrastructure | Construction of a new Canopy | Completion of construction of 3 Booths and associated lanes infrastructure |
| Alterations to Booth 2 and associated traffic lane infrastructure | Completion of Construction of 3 Toll Booths and associated traffic lanes infrastructure | Completion of Generator room and fuel tank |
| Alteration of an existing server room to a Generator room, HVAC and Electrical Works | HVAC and Electrical Works |
More details on the requirements are provided in the Bill of Quantities Specifications and Performance Requirements, and Drawings.
3. This Tender is open to all eligible and qualified Bidders who wish to respond to the relevant bidding documents (the “Bidding Documents”). Qualification requirements, as more complete and fully described in Section I of the Bidding Documents, include:
i) a bidder having a company registered locally in terms of the Laws of The Kingdom of Lesotho;
ii) a bidder registered with the Building Design Services in category A or B
iii) a bidder who has completed projects of similar nature in the past ten (10) years.
4. A Bidder will be selected under a Competitive Bidding (CB) method, using Single Envelope, Without Prequalification of Bidders, and application of domestic preferences shall be applicable.
For purposes of obtaining Bidding Documents, clarification and submission, the Employer’s address is:
Attention: The Procurement Manager
Street Address: Corner Moshoeshoe and Senate Roads City: Maseru
Country: Lesotho
E-mail address: [email protected]
The Cost of Bidding Documents shall be: Two Thousand Maloti (M 2000.00 Non- refundable) payable by a cash deposit only into the following Banking Details:
Account Number: 9080001602523
Account Name: Road Fund
Account Type: Current Account Tower
Branch: 062-067
Branch Code: SBIC LSMX
Swift Code:
Bank: Standard Lesotho Bank
Currency: LSL
Bidders shall produce the cash deposit slip quoting the name of the Bidder or Lead Member or at least one Member in the case of a Joint Venture as reference for collection of the Bidding Documents. Bidders who submitted bids for initial bidding process will be provided the new bidding document at no cost. ( representative should bring a copy of the company’s Traders License as proof that s/he represents such a Company)
Below is an indicative programme of important Milestones
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Bid Advert | 05 November 2020 |
| Compulsory Sites Visits and Clarification Meetings | 13 November 2020 08h30 Maseru Bridge (Lesotho Side) 11h00 Maputsoe Border (Lesotho Side) 13h00 Caledonspoort Border (Lesotho Side) Clarification Meeting at Caledonspoort Car Park Area at 14h30 |
| Last Date to Request Clarifications | 24 November 2020 |
| Last Date to Issue Clarifications | 30 November 2020 |
| Closing Date and time for Submission of Bids | 04 December 2020 @14h00 |
| Bid Opening | 04 December 2020 @14h30 |
| Anticipated Award | 29 January 2021 |