Completion of the Rehabilitation and Modernisation of Kpong Irrigation Scheme - Ghana

Specific Procurement Notice

(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

Employer: Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Project: West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP)

Contract title: The Completion of the Rehabilitation and Modernisation of Kpong Irrigation

Scheme

Country: Ghana

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: P178132

RFB No: GH-FSRP PHASE 2-379505-CW-RFB

1. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “Completion of the Rehabilitation and Modernisation of Kpong Irrigation Scheme (KIS).”“For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”
2. The West Africa Food System Resilience Project (FSRP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Completion of the Rehabilitation and Modernisation of Kpong Irrigation Scheme (KIS). Bidders are to note that, the package consists of two parts (A and B) and bidders are required to price for the two parts that make up the package. Bidders do not have the option to choose a part within this package.

Details of the parts are as follows:

Part A – Civil works which involves: -

• Rehabilitation of existing earth (unlined) canals and associated hydraulic structures
• Conversion of in-field laterals & sub-lateral open canals to gravity fed piped network system
• Upgrading and repair of earthen roads (main access roads, branch & link roads, inspection roads)
• Full rehabilitation of main drains, branch & lateral drains
• Rehabilitation & upgrading of Re-lift Pump & Pump station
• By-pass Works (including the temporary set-up of a 1000 kVA transformer & it accessories at Old Pump Station)

Part B – Instrumentation and Automation which involves: -

• Instrumentation for Automation & Flow Measurement
• Automated Intake Gate to Main Canal
• Regulator/Intake Gates (Automatic Moveable Flume/Weir Gates) to Main and Branch Canals
• Intake Gates (Automatic Moveable Flume/Weir Gates) to all Branch Canals
• Automatic Flow Measurement of flows through Intake Gates to all Branch Canals and the Lateral Canals

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from address stated below and inspect the Bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.

5.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 US$100.00c or GHS1,100.00. The method of payment will be by Cash. The document will be sent by E-mail to the address specified by the eligible bidder.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00am on 15th December 2023. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID,” and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 15th December 2023 at 10.30 am at FSRP Conference Room. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security (Unconditional Bank Guarantee) of US$375,000.00

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

10. The addresses referred to above are:

1. For Inspection, Information and Purchase of Bidding Documents

The Procurement Specialist

Food System Resilience Project

Ministry of Food and Agriculture,

(FSRP office located at the premises of the Government Secretaria School, Cantonments,

P. O. Box M.37,

Accra, Ghana

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Tel No: +233 0558342543/ 0242435901

Digital Address: GL-044-6277

2. For submission of Bidding Documents

The Project Coordinator,

Food System Resilience Project

Ministry of Food and Agriculture,

(FSRP office located at the premises of the Government Secretarial

School, Cantonments,

P. O. Box M.37,

Accra, Ghana

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Tel No: +233 0558342543/ 0242435901

Digital Address: GL-044-6277

Submission Deadline Date/Time

Dec 15, 2023 10:00