GOVERNMENT OF KERALA KANNUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION (RFQ) Kannur International Airport, Kerala, India EPC I Detailed Designing, Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Earth Work and Pavements for Runway, Basic Strips, Turning Pads, Taxiways, Apron, Access Roads, Drainage System, Related Retaining Structures, Formation Platforms for Landside Facilities and Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Airfield Ground Lighting System, Visual Aids for Navigation and Bird Hazard Reduction System.(herein after referred to as Project) 'Parvathy',T.C 36/1, Chackai, N.H Bypass, Thiruvananthapuram 695 024, Kerala, INDIA Ph: +91 471 2508668, 2508670, Fax: +91 471 2508669 E-mail: [email protected] January 2013 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SI. No. Contents Page No. Disclaimer 4 1 Introduction 6 1.1 Background 6 1.2 Scope of Work and eligibility of Applicant 12 1.3 Brief description of Bidding Process 15 1.4 Schedule of Bidding Process 16 2 Instructions to Applicants 17 2A General 17 2.1 Scope of Application 17 2.2 Pre- Qualifying Criteria (PQ) for Works contracts 17 2.3 Change in composition of the Joint Venture / Consortium 21 2.4 Number of Applications and costs thereof 22 2.5 Site visit and verification of information 22 2.6 Acknowledgement by Applicant 22 2.7 Right to accept or reject any or all Applications/ Bids 23 2B Documents 24 2.8 Contents of the RFQ 24 2.9 Clarifications 24 2.10 Amendment of RFQ 25 2C Preparation and Submission of Application 25 2.11 Language 25 2.12 Format and signing of Application 25 2.13 Sealing and marking of Applications 26 2.14 Last Date of Receiving Applications 27 2.15 Late Applications 27 2D Evaluation Process 28 2.16 Opening and Evaluation of Applications 28 2.17 Confidentiality 28 2.18 Tests of responsiveness 29 2.19 Clarifications 29 2 2E Qualification and Bidding 30 2.20 Pre-Qualification and notification 30 2.21 Submission of Bids 30 2.22 Proprietary data 30 2.23 Correspondence with the Applicant 30 3 Fraud and Corrupt Practices 31 4 Miscellaneous 33 Appendices I Letter comprising the application for Pre-qualification 34 Annex - I Details of Applicant 37 Annex - II Statement of Legal Capacity 39 Annex - III List of Similar works completed 40 Annex-IV For Submission of Credit Facility 41 Annex-V For Submission of Past Contractual Performance 42 Annex-VI Format for Financial Capabilities 43 Annex-VII Details of paid up capital of Applicant 44 II Format for Power of Attorney for signing of Application 45 III Format for Power of Attorney for Lead Member of Joint Venture / Consortium 47 3 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this Request for Qualification document (the "RFQ") or subsequently provided to Applicant(s), whether verbally or in documentary or any other form, by or on behalf of "KIAL" (Kannur International Airport Ltd.), hereinafter, known as the Authority, or any of its employees or advisors, is provided to Applicant(s) on the terms and conditions set out in this RFQ and such other terms and conditions subject to which such information is provided. This RFQ 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 RFQ is to provide interested parties with information that may be useful to them in the formulation of their application for qualification pursuant to this RFQ (the "Application"). This RFQ includes statements, which reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by the Authority in relation to the Project. Such assumptions, assessments and statements do not purport to contain all the information that each Applicant may require. The assumptions, assessments, statements and information contained in this RFQ may not be complete, accurate, adequate or correct. Each Applicant should therefore, 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 RFQ and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources. The Authority, its employees and advisors make no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to any person, including any Applicant or Bidder, 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 RFQ or otherwise, including the accuracy, adequacy, correctness, completeness or reliability of the RFQ and any assessment, assumption, statement or information contained therein or deemed to form part of this RFQ or arising in any way with pre-qualification of Applicants for participation in the Bidding Process. The Authority also accepts no liability of any nature whether resulting from negligence or otherwise howsoever caused arising from reliance of any Applicant upon the statements contained in this RFQ. The Authority may, in its absolute discretion but without being under any obligation to do so, update, amend or supplement the information, assessment or assumptions contained in this RFQ. The issue of this RFQ does not imply that the Authority is bound to select and shortlist pre-qualified Applications for Bid Stage or to appoint the selected Bidder as the case may be, for the Project and the Authority reserves the right to reject all or any of the Applications or Bids without assigning any reasons whatsoever. 4 The Applicant shall bear all its costs associated with or relating to the preparation and submission of its Application 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 Application. 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 Application, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the Bidding Process. 5 KANNUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND The virgin, clean beaches at Kannur are a tourist's paradise. One could lose oneself riding into the sunset at Kerala’s only drive-in-beach in Muzhuppilangad. Apart from its idyllic beaches, Kannur is famous for its handloom industry and folk art and culture. The resonant past and plenty of myths and legends have earned Kannur, the capital of an ancient Kingdom, the name 'the crown of Kerala'. Places of interest in Kannur range from forts, beaches, museums and much more. The enchanting sandy beaches lined with evergreen coconut palm groves at Payyambalam, Muzhuppilangad, Dharmadam, St. Angelo’s Fort, Thalassery Fort, and Bakel Fort as well as Snake Park at Parassinikadavu are a few of them. The new Kannur International Airport will tap the vast tourism potential, aid the textile industry, and help ‘Non-Resident’ Indians, expatriates, business travellers, IT professionals and corporate magnates, and enhance the region’s position as an international tourist destination. About 13% of Kannur population has overseas employment. They and their relatives currently have to travel far to reach an airport. BARE FACTS North Malabar region plus Mahe Catchment Area of the Airport and part of Coorg Area (in Sq.km) 8,191 Population 56,92,324 Males 27,03,774 Females 29,88,550 Sex ratio : Females/1000 1,100 Density of Population 695 Per Capita Income (in Rs) 11825 Literacy rate Male 95.1 Female 89.68 Coastal line in km. 187 Water bodied area in ha. 11,240 Forest area in ha. 14,23,51 6 1.1.1 Rainfall and Climate Kannur district receives a total annual rainfall of around 3453 mm. District experiences heavy rainfall during the South West monsoon season followed by North East monsoon. South West monsoon during June to September contributes 70 % of the total rainfall of the year. The northeast monsoon contributes only about 30%. The distribution of rainfall during year 2000 to 2005 is shown in Table 1. Rainfall is considerably less during the period from January to May. The highest monthly rainfall was received in the month of June 2003 and lowest in the month of March 2005. Table 1: Monthly rainfall in Kannur district (Period 2000-2005) Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 2000 37.4 4.4 81.8 286.4 916.2 674.1 587.6 74.9 411.8 52.0 131.6 3258.2 2001 69.1 340.4 1191.8 902.7 509.8 175.0 376.0 49.7 2.0 3616.5 2002 2.2 8.6 13.3 1117.5 369.5 621.8 171.0 646.0 52.0 22.3 3024.2 2003 97.4 101.9 194.7 1396.0 445.2 417.9 145.9 345.2 70.8 1.8 3226.1 2004 4.0 69.2 828.0 1097.4 1163.8 55.5 127.6 97.6 3443.1 2005 2.8 1.4 12.2 84.8 1108.5 944.0 611.0 589.6 389.0 60.9 606 3864.8 The year to year variability of annual rainfall is around 20%. In general, the rainfall increases from the coast to the eastern hilly regions. Kannur district falls under wet type of climate based on Thornthwaite’s climatic classification. Temperature The temperature is more during the months of March to May and is less during December 0 and January. The average mean monthly maximum temperature ranges from 28.4 to 36.9 C 0 and minimum temperature ranges from 19.7 to 23.9 C.