Avis d’appel d’offre pour la réhabilitation et amélioration de la route r1251 sur une partie de 35 km entre Roma et Nambungale – lot a phase ii dans la province de Cabo Delgado (corridor de développement de Mtwara – phase ii) IFB no: 11 / DIPRO-ANE / 313/2020, Mozambique

GABINETE DO DIRECTOR GERAL

DEPARTAMENTO DE AQUISIÇÕES – DEA

INVITATION FOR BIDS WITHOUT PRE-QUALIFICATION

Mozambique

REHABILITATION AND UPGRADING OF R1251 ROAD PORTION OF 35 KM BETWEEN ROMA

AND NAMBUNGALE – LOT A PHASE II IN CABO DELGADO PROVINCE (MTWARA DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR – PHASE II) IFB No: 11/DIPRO-ANE/313/2020

GRANT NR: 5900155016172/ 2100155040649

PROJECT ID NR: P-Z1-DBO-222

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project that appeared in the United Nations Development Business dated 27^thof February 2020 and in the local newspaper “JornalNotícias” dated 10^th of March 2020 for the Road R1251 portion of 35 Km between Roma and Nambungale, which is part of Mueda-Negomano Project ;

2. The Republic of Mozambique (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the African Development Bank Group (the “Bank”) toward the cost forthe execution of Works concerning the Rehabilitation and Upgrading of R1251 Road Portion of 35 km between Roma and Nambungale Lot A Phase II in Cabo Delgado Province OCBI No: 11/DIPRO-ANE/313/2020. The National Roads Administration, as Administração Nacional de Estradas I.P. – ANE, I.P asimplementing agency, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the “Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing.” ;

3. The National Roads Administration, as Administração Nacional de Estradas I.P. (ANE, I.P.) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the execution of Works concerning the Rehabilitation and Upgrading of R1251 Road Portion of 35 km between ROMA and NAMBUNGALE Lot A Phase II in Cabo Delgado Province to be executed within a period of 24 months starting from the Commencement Date ;

4. The Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), OCBI procedures as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework October 2015 and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework ;

5. Eligible and interested bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of Administração Nacional de Estradas – (ANE,IP) at the following address, from 8^thMarch 2021, 07:30 a.m. to 03:30 p.m. local time :

6. The Employer will not dispatch the document by courier service or any other mail services to the bidders.The Bidding document in ENGLISH may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 10,000.00 Mt or in a convertible currency. The method of payment will be through deposit to the accounts given below.

7. Bids shall remain valid for 119 days after the deadline for bid submission indicated in this Invitation of Bids and must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form specified in the Bidding Documents and in the amount of MZM 83,000,000.00 (Eighty Three Million MZ Meticais) or US$ 1,100,000.00 (One Million One Hundred Thousand US. Dollars). Bids must be delivered and received in sealed package to the Administração Nacional de Estradas, ANE-IP Headquarter (Maputo) on or before on 03^rd May 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) ;

8. Bids will be openedon 03^rd May 2021 at 10:15 a.m. (local time)in the presence of bidders’ representatives and anyone who chooses to attendthe bids opening meeting, at the address below. Late bids will be rejected.

Administração Nacional de Estradas, ANE-IP Sala de Conferências

Av. de Moçambique, Nº 1225, Telephone : +258 21 476 163 / 7 Fax: +258 21 477 235 Maputo – Moçambique