Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Canal Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Buildings, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
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Request for Proposal for Appointment of Technical Consultant for "Planning, Designing and Project Management Consultants for Road Signages and Outdoor Advertisement in Vijayawada City" November2019 RFP No: RC.CE – 138724 / 2019 Issued by Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Canal Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Buildings, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh 2 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this Request for Proposal document ("RFP") or subsequently provided to Applicants, whether verbally or in documentary or any other form or on behalf of the Authority or any of its employees or advisers, is provided to Applicants on the terms and conditions set out in this RFP and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided. This RFP is not an agreement and is neither an offer nor invitation by the Authority to the prospective Applicants or any other person. The purpose of this RFP is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their Proposals pursuant to this RFP. This RFP includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by the Authority and/or its consultant in relation to the Project. Such assumptions, assessments and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Applicant may require. This RFP may not be appropriate for all persons, and it is not possible for the Authority, its employees or advisors or consultants to consider the investment objectives, financial situation and needs of each party who reads or uses this RFP. The assumptions, assessments, statements, data and information furnished in this RFP or to be furnished later under the bidding documents, by the Authority and/or any of its consultant are, only indicative and for the sole purpose of making available to interested parties/Applicant’s information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their proposal. Such assumptions, assessments, statements, data and information may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Applicant should therefore, before placing reliance on aforesaid assumptions, assessments, statements, data and information [furnished in this RFP or under any report etc. referred to herein; by the Authority and/or any of its consultant] conduct its own investigations and analysis and should check the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability and completeness of the assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this RFP and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources. For avoidance of doubt, in case Applicant places reliance on any aforesaid assumptions, assessments, statements, data and information [furnished by the Authority and/or its consultant, in this RFP or under any report etc. referred to herein], then the same shall not in any manner bind/make liable the Authority and/or its consultant, to indemnify the Applicant in respect of any loss/damage/costs whatsoever arising out of or in connection with such reliance placed by the Applicant on the aforesaid assumptions, assessments, statements, data and information. Information provided in this RFP to the Applicants is on a wide range of matters, some of which depends upon interpretation of law. The information given is not an exhaustive account of statutory requirements and should not be regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of law. The Authority accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise for any interpretation or opinion on the law expressed herein. The Authority, its employees and advisers make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to any person including any Applicant under any law, statute, rules or regulations or tort, principles of restitution or unjust enrichment or otherwise for any loss, damages, cost or expense which may arise from or be incurred or suffered on account of anything contained in this RFP or otherwise, including the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, reliability or completeness of the RFP and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or deemed to form part of this RFP or arising in any way in this Selection Process. The Authority also accepts no liability of any nature whether resulting from negligence or otherwise however caused arising from reliance of any Applicant upon the statements contained in this RFP. The Authority may in its absolute discretion, but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend or supplement the information, assessment or assumption contained in this RFP. The issue of this RFP does not imply that the Authority is bound to select an Applicant or to appoint the 3 Selected Applicant for the Consultancy and the Authority reserves the right to reject all or any of the Proposals without assigning any reasons whatsoever. The Applicant shall bear all its costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of its Proposal including but not limited to preparation, copying, postage, delivery fees, expenses associated with any demonstrations or presentations which may be required by the Authority or any other costs incurred in connection with or relating to its Proposal. All such costs and expenses will remain with the Applicant and the Authority shall not be liable in any manner whatsoever for the same or for any other costs or other expenses incurred by an Applicant in preparation or submission of the Proposal, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Selection Process. 4 Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 6 INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS ............................................................................................ 9 PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL ................................................................. 17 EVALUATION PROCESS........................................................................................................ 22 APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT ................................................................................... 24 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION ............................................................................................ 25 FRAUD AND CORRUPT PRACTICES ...................................................................................... 27 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE ............................................................................................. 28 MISCELLANEOUS ................................................................................................................ 29 SCHEDULE – 1 (TOR) ........................................................................................................ 31 SCHEDULE–2 (AGREEMENT) ............................................................................................ 45 ANNEXURES ........................................................................................................................ 67 SCHEDULE – 3 .................................................................................................................... 72 APPENDIX– I ...................................................................................................................... 75 APPENDIX – II .................................................................................................................. 104 5 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background 1.1.1. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh (the “Authority”) intends to undertake various projects of road signages and Outdoor Advertisement for Vijayawada city under prevailing guidelines & best practices through open competitive basis. 1.1.2. With a view to inviting bids for the Project, the Authority has decided to undertake various projects of road signages and Outdoor Advertisement from a reputed consulting company. If found appropriate, Authority may award the Project to a suitable entity (the “Contractor/ Project Implementing Agency") selected through RFP. The Project would be implemented in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the Agreement to be entered into between the Authority and the Contractor (the “Contract"). 1.1.3. In pursuance of the above, the Authority has decided to carry out the process for selection of a technical consultant, to undertake various projects of road signages and Outdoor Advertisement. The Terms of Reference specified at Schedule‐1 (the "TOR"). 1.2. Requests for Proposal The Authority invites proposal (the "Proposal") for selection of technical consultant (the Consultant) who undertake various projects of road signages and Outdoor Advertisement for Vijayawada city under prevailing guidelines & best practices as defined in TOR to maintain uniformity, aesthetics, decency, social character and to ensure the safety of the city in conformity with the TOR and detailed justification report along with benefits of project for placing before Authority and other competitive authorities (collectively the Consultancy). The "Authority" intends to select the Consultant through open competitive bidding i.e., RFP in accordance with procedure set out herein. 1.3. Due diligence by Applicants Applicants are encouraged to inform themselves fully about the assignment and the local conditions before submitting the Proposal by paying a visit to the Authority and the Project Site, sending written queries to the Authority, and attending a Pre‐Bid Meeting on the date and time specified in Clause – 1.9.1 1.4. Release of RFP Document, Processing Fee and Proposal Security RFP document can be downloaded from the official