COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR REHABILITATION OF 30 KM SECONDARY ROAD SOMOTILLO – CINCO PINOS, CHINANDEGA, NICARAGUA

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Nicaragua
Notice/Contract Number:   MCA-N # CBW-2008-03
Publication Date:   May 8, 2008
Deadline:   Jun 25, 2008
Funding Agency:   Millennium Challenge Account
Buyer:   MCA-Nicaragua
Fundacion Reto del Milenio
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   Luis Villalta
The Louis Berger Group-Procurement Agent
Villa Fontana No. 26 Frente a Costado Norte Club Terraza. Annex A
Managua , Managua  
Nicaragua
Telephone:   (505) 277-0043/1272 255-0501/0508/0520 or (1-202-470-1390)
Fax:   505-277-1272
Email:   Click here
Web Site:   http://www.cuentadelmilenio.org.ni

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Original Text

The Government of the United States of America, acting through its Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), entered into a $ 175 million, five-year Compact, a grant from the people and Government of the United States of America to the people and Government of Nicaragua (GoN), to promote economic development in the departments of Chinandega and Leon. The Millennium Challenge Account Nicaragua (MCA-Nicaragua) funds three major projects: i) Road Rehabilitation, ii) Property Regularization and iii) Value-added rural business development with an emphasis on environmental sustainability. Further information regarding the MCC is available on their web site (www.mcc.gov) and information on the Nicaragua MCA Program is available at the MCA-Nicaragua web site (www.cuentadelmilenio.org.ni).

The MCA-Nicaragua through its Procurement Agent, The Louis Berger Group Inc. hereby requests sealed bids from road contractors to participate in the Competitive Bidding process for the “Rehabilitation of 30 Kilometers Secondary Road Somotillo – Cinco Pinos, Chinandega, Nicaragua.” This request follows the General Procurement Notice published on the dgMarket online on January 4, 2008, United Nations Development Business online January 7, 2008, and in the local Nicaraguan newspapers on January 5, 2008 and was posted on the website of MCA-Nicaragua.

The Competitive Bidding process will be in accordance with the Bidding Document (BD) published on the MCA–Nicaragua website, and in accordance with the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines.

An electronic copy of the BD in English language may be downloaded from the website of MCA Nicaragua: http://www.cuentadelmilenio.org.ni under the link titled “Adquisiciones y Contrataciones / Obras” and/or requested at Fundación Reto del Milenio-Nicaragua (MCA-Nicaragua) Procurement Agent from Monday to Friday (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nicaragua official time ), Villa Fontana # 26, Anexo A, costado norte del Club Terraza, Managua, Nicaragua.

All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form and amount specified in the Bidding Document.

The bids are due at the address specified in the Bidding Document no later than June 25, 2008 up to 10:00 a.m. (Nicaragua official time) in sealed envelopes. Late Bids will be rejected. Documents cannot be changed or modified once delivered and opened. Bids received after this deadline shall not be considered.

All interested bidders may attend a site visit on May 21, 2008 at 08:30 am (Nicaragua official time), that will start from a meeting point MCA-Nicaragua Office located on Km. 78 ½ Leon Highway. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held with all interested bidders on May 22, 2008 at 10:00 am (Nicaragua official time) in the MCA-Nicaragua Office.

Bids will be opened publicly on June 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. (Nicaragua official time) at the address given below:

Fundación Reto del Milenio-Nicaragua (MCA–Nicaragua)
Procurement Agent
Ref.: MCA-N #CB-W-2008-03
Villa Fontana # 26, Anexo A, frente al costado norte del Club Terraza
Managua, Nicaragua

MCA-Nicaragua works under equalities of gender. MCA-Nicaragua encourages all interested contractors to visit our webpage to obtain updated information of the status of this competitive bidding process
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