Construction of IEC Provincial Office in Farah

Dear Mr. /Ms.: Bidder

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan Country Office, hereby invites you to submit a Bid to this Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the above-referenced subject. 

This ITB includes the following documents:

•             Section 1 – This Letter of Invitation

•             Section 2 – Instructions to Bidders (including Data Sheet)

•             Section 3 – Scope of Works for the construction works including, schedules, technical specifications and drawings

•             Section 4 – Bid Submission Form

•             Section 5 – Documents Establishing the Eligibility and Qualifications of the Bidder

•             Section 6 – Technical Bid Forms

•             Section 7 – Priced bill of quantities

•             Section 8 – Form for Bid Security

•             Section 9 – Form for Performance Security (required after issuance of the letter of intent)

•             Section 10 – Draft of Contract for Civil Works

•             Section 11 -General Terms and Conditions

•             Annex  1      Instruction Manual for Bidders

•             Annex  2     FAQ for Bidders

Your offer, comprising of the documents stated in this tender, should be submitted in accordance with Section 2 (including Data Sheet-section-3) thorough the UNDP ATLAS E-tendering system. The step by step to be followed for bid submission thorough the UNDP ATLAS E-tendering system is available in the instruction manual for the bidders, attached with this ITB.

No hard copy or email submissions will be accepted by UNDP.

Also, please remember the following dates:

Pre-Bid clarification meeting:

Pre- Bid clarification meeting will be held on:

Date: April 29, 2014

Time: 10:00 hours Kabul time     

Location: IEC main office, Kabul Jalalabad Road, Paktya Kot, Kabul Afghanistan

Bid submission deadline: 13 May 214, 10:00 AM (local time)

Bid opening: 13 May 214, 2:00 PM (local time)

Kindly go through this invitation letter and other documents attached here to this ITB. Should you have any questions or require any clarification, please feel free to send an email to the procurement officer at  procurement.af@undp.org. 

UNDP looks forward to receiving your Bid and thanks you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Mann

Procurement Specialist Head of Procurement ELECT-II

23 April, 2014