REPUBLIC OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION UNIT MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS SOUTH LYNCH STREET , LIBERIA

Specific Procurement Notice Republic of Liberia Fish Town - Harper Road Project Phase I: Paving of Harper - Karloken (50km) Package: Civil Works for Road Construction ICB No: MPW/ADB/FTHRP/Preq./Civil Works /001/13

Invitation for Prequalification

1. The Government of Liberia has applied for financing from the African Development Bank towards the paving of the Fish Town - Harper Road. Disbursement, in respect of any contracts signed will be subject to approval of the financing by the African Development Bank. It is intended that part of the proceeds of the financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for civil works related to the Construction of the Fish Town-Harper Road Project (FTHRP) ICB No: MPW/ADB/FTHRP/Preq./Civil Works/001/13.

2. The Government of Liberia represented by the Ministry of Public Works intends to pre- qualify contractors and/or firms for the execution of the works for the paving of the Fish Town-Harper Road. The works consist of the pavement of the road in asphaltic concrete to ECOWAS Design Standards. The length of the road is about 50 kilometers (km) from Harper to Karloken in Maryland County. The civil works involve the alignment of horizontal and vertical curves; Earthworks-Sub-base Course, Backfill for Drainage Structures and Construction of Embankments, Base Course- Stabilized and/or Crushed Stones, Binding Course and Finishing (Riding) Course and the Construction of Reinforced Concrete Bridges.

3. Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information and purchase the Prequalification Documents at the address indicated below:

Ministry of Public Works Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU) Lynch Street Monrovia, Liberia Mr. I. Richmond W. K. Harding Acting Project Coordinator Telephone: +231-880-438-223/+231-5-211-976 Email: [email protected].

4. A complete set of Pre-qualification Documents may be purchased by interested Contractors/ Firms on the submission of a written application to the address above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Hundred United States Dollars (US$100.00). The method of payment will be by Bank Draft or Direct Deposit to Account No: 203-305692-210 held with the Guaranty Trust Bank (Liberia) Limited,13th Street, Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia, Swift Code: GTBILRM, Corresponding Bank: CITIBANK, New York, USA, Swift Code: CITIUS33.

5. The provisions in the Pre-qualification Documents are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Pre-qualification Documents for Procurement of Works.

6. Applications for prequalification must be delivered to the above address on or before 14:00 Hours Monrovia Time on October 14, 2013 and must be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Paving of the Fish Town-Harper Road Project (FTHRP) ICB No: MPW/ADB/FTHRP/Preq./Civil Works/001/13.