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(BT) - Bids of Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company 703 (hereinafter referred to as Company 703) are ranked first among 2 contractors (NT) participating in online bidding. However, this NT did not have any response when the Bidder (BMT) proposed additional documents to clarify the Bidding Documents (Bid), even if it took more than half a month to prepare.
Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company 703 missed an opportunity in the Package of Restoring and Repairing trunk roads of Nhon Hoi Economic Zone (Binh Dinh) with a bidding package price of over VND 140 billion. Photo: Tien Giang
Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company 703 missed an opportunity in the Package of Restoring and Repairing trunk roads of Nhon Hoi Economic Zone (Binh Dinh) with a bidding package price of over VND 140 billion. Photo: Tien Giang
The story took place at Package C1-BD-W13 Restoring and repairing trunk roads in Nhon Hoi Economic Zone under component project of repairing and upgrading a number of heavily damaged provincial roads. BMT is the Management Board of Investment Projects for Building Agricultural and Rural Development Works in Binh Dinh Province. The package is funded by Asian Development Bank. The selection of NT applied under the sponsors regulations is competitive bidding.
Of the 2 Bidders submitted the Bid, according to the evaluation report of the Expert Evaluation Team, the Bidding Documents of the consortium of Thuan Duc Co., Ltd. - Tan Thanh Construction Co., Ltd had the second total evaluation rating (VND 135,493 billion), while The Bid of the Company 703 has the total evaluation value ranked first (112.56 billion VND). Therefore, Company 703 is considered for post-qualification testing to propose contract award.
However, due to the fact that the Bidding Documents of Company 703 has not provided sufficient financial data and experience in the construction of similar bidding packages, BMT issued Document No. 743 / BQL-VP dated December 10, 2019, requesting additional NT. Document clarifying Bid dossier with 7 days (deadline is December 16, 2019).
To demonstrate competence and experience, Company 703 needs to supplement documents such as financial statements (Financial Statements) for 2016 and 2018; Documents proving construction revenue in 3 years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
NT must also add the appendices to the amended contract of the contract No. 150520.01 / HDXL19A / VIDIFI-CIENCO1-COINCO703 on May 20, 2015 to execute the EC-19A Package. PMBIII polymer fine-grained asphalt concrete layer 5cm thick and roughing layer from Km0 + 000 - Km33 + 000 signed between Joint Venture CIENCO1-COINCO703 and Vietnam Infrastructure Development and Financial Investment Corporation (VIDIFI); Contract Package 24 Correcting flood and storm consequences and strengthening road structure structure at section Km1153 + 000 - Km0 + 000 - Km33 + 000 and Contract Package No. 24 Correcting consequences of floods and storms and strengthening structures the section of Km1153 + 000 - Km1212 + 400 is invested by the Ho Chi Minh Road Project Management Board.
BMT also requires Company 703 to make a written commitment to affirm whether or not to use the NT.
The reason for clarifying the Bid dossier, according to the Expert Evaluation Team, is that the 2016 financial report of Company 703 posted on the National bidding network system is of Quang Binh General Construction Joint Stock Company. The 2017 financial report also does not show the value of construction revenue but only a general figure of the revenue of many activities.
However, by December 16, 2019, BMT still did not receive documents and feedback from the Company 703.
To facilitate NT, BMT continues to extend the supplement of documents clarifying the Bid until before December 25, 2019 (Document No. 773 / BQL-VP dated December 18, 2019). Therefore, from December 10, 2019 to December 25, 2019, Company 703 has 16 days to clarify the Bid dossier.
As of December 26, 2019, BMT still did not receive a response and documents clarifying the Bidding Documents of the Company 703. Meanwhile, on December 10, 2019, Thuan Duc - Tan Thanh Joint Venture was also sent by BMT. request additional documents to clarify Bid dossier. On December 14, 2019, the consortium added documents as required by the BMT.
Therefore, Company 703 was disqualified and BMT selected Thuan Duc - Tan Thanh Joint Venture to win the bid with the winning price of 141,493 billion dong (the bid price is 142,278 billion dong). The contract period is 20 months, expected to be completed on September 15, 2021. Type of contract based on fixed unit price.
Regarding the rate of work division in the winning partnership, Thuan Duc NT carried out the whole volume in the main line item, accounting for 64.53% of the contract value; Tan Thanh NT carried out the whole volume in the branch line item, accounting for 35.47% of the contract value.
Explaining why there was no feedback with BMT before the proposal to clarify the Bid dossier, Mr. Duong Viet Thanh - Head of Bidding Department of Company 703 said: "It is because NT did not prepare documents in time". |
