1.	The National Procurement Commission (NPC) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence  of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is inviting interested eligible construction companies to submit Bids for the: 

New Construction of Falintil – F-FDTL Military Barracks  at  Lahane, Dili Municipality.

2.	The project is located in Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Municipality of Dili;
3.	The bidding shall be conducted through International Competitive Bidding with a two-envelope procedure, wherein the Technical Bid and Price Bid shall be submitted together in separately sealed envelopes.
4.	Interested bidders may inspect the Bidding Documents or obtain further information from: 

Email: icb082mod22@cna.gov.tl
	
5.	Participation in this bidding process is open to all interested international and national bidders given the sensitivity and nature of the contract, the Employer will give higher scores to bidders who had successfully and satisfactorily implemented at least, one civil works contract (e.g. construction of F-FDTL Military barrack or related) over the past seven years. The attention of interested bidders is drawn to the qualification criteria detailed in the Bidding Document, which include:

•	Experience: at least one (1) contract that have been successfully or substantially completed within the past seven (7) years and that are similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation under the contract equaled or exceeded US$1,000,000 (One Million United States Dollar)
•	Cash Flow Capacity of US$390,000.00
•	Average Annual Construction Turn Over of US$2,300.00  within the past three (3) years
•	Personnel: the Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions that meet the following requirements:

Position	Educational Qualification	Total Number of Years of Experience	Number of Years of Experience in Similar Works 
Team Leader/Project Manager 	Civil  Engineering/Architect 	7	5
Architect (Building) 	Architect 	5	3
Civil/Structure Engineer 	Civil/Structure Engineer	5	3
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer 	Mechanical/Electrical Engineer	5	2
Quality Assurance/Materials Engineer 	Professionally qualified materials engineer/equivalent  	5	2

•	Equipment: proof of availability of the equipment.
•	Construction Schedule: key activities and milestones covering construction period.
6.	The Bidding Document, in English language, may be obtained free-of-charge by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application by email to the address above or an email will be sent stating the website where the documents can be downloaded by applicants.
7.	A pre-bid meeting will be held on 11 October 2022 at 10:00 hours local time at the address specified above. 
8.	The bids must be received in the Tender Box located at the same address specified above no later than 15:00 hours local time on 7 November 2022. Late bids will be rejected.
9.	The bid must be accompanied by a bid security (in the form of Bank Guarantee) of US$15,000.00 (United States Dollar fifteen thousand) valid for 208 days from the last date of bid submission;
10.	Technical Bids will be opened on 7 November 2022 at 15:00 hours local time after the closing time for the submission of the bids at the same address in the presence of Bidders who wish to attend. An online option of the opening of the Technical Bids is offered through the link provided in Bidding Document;
11.	The Employer will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by the Bidder in connection with preparation or delivery the Bids.






Hermingardo Albano Soares 
Diretor da Comissão Nacional de Aprovisionamento (CNA)