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BID ADDENDUM REPORT Lo-Ghekar Damodarkunda Rural Municipality Addendum No: 1 Published On: 2083/05/22 Invitation No: IFB/2083/084/02Clause Existing Provision Provision After Amendment Section I: Instructions to Bidders ITB 3.3 PPMO, on the recommendation of the Procuring Entity may PPMO, on the recommendation of the Procuring Entity may blacklist a Bidder for a period of one (1) to three (3) years for its blacklist a Bidder for a period of one (1) to three (3) years for its conduct including on the following grounds and seriousness of conduct including on the following grounds and seriousness of the act committed by the bidder: the act committed by the bidder: (a) if convicted by a court of law in a criminal offence which (a) if convicted by a court of law in a criminal offence which disqualifies the Bidder from participating in the contract, disqualifies the Bidder from participating in the contract, (b) if it is established that the contract agreement signed by the (b) if it is established that the contract agreement signed by the Bidder was based on false or misrepresentation of Bidder’s Bidder was based on false or misrepresentation of Bidder’s qualification information, qualification information, (c) if it at any time determines that the firm has, directly or (c) if it at any time determines that the firm has, directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, coercive, or obstructive practices in competing for, or in coercive, or obstructive practices in competing for, or in executing, a GoN/DP-financed contract. executing, a GoN/DP-financed contract. (d) if the successful bidder fails to sign the contract. (d) if the successful bidder fails to sign the contract. (e) if the bidder fails to inform about the saturation of the (e) if the bidder fails to inform or informs after the specified time maximum number of contracts as per ITB 4.9. about the saturation of the maximum number of contracts as (f) a Bidder requests for withdrawal or modification of its bid: per ITB 4.9. (i) after the Bid Submission deadline and during the period of (f) a Bidder requests for withdrawal or modification of its bid: validity specified by the Bidder on the Letter of Bid, in case (i) after the Bid Submission deadline and during the period of electronic submission; of validity specified by the Bidder on the Letter of Bid, in (ii) from the period twenty-four hours prior to bid submission case of electronic submission; deadline up to the period of bid validity specified by the (ii) from the period twenty-four hours prior to bid Bidder on the Letter of Bid, in case of hard copy submission. submission deadline up to the period of bid validity (g) if the bidder does not provide clarifications of its Bid by the specified by the Bidder on the Letter of Bid, in case of hard date and time set in the Employer’s request for clarification copy submission. pursuant to ITB 24.1. (g) if the bidder does not provide clarifications of its Bid by the (h) a Bidder changes the prices or substance of the bid while providing date and time set in the Employer’s request for clarification information pursuant to ITB 24.1 pursuant to ITB 24.1.Clause Existing Provision Provision After Amendment (h) a Bidder changes the prices or substance of the bid while providing information pursuant to ITB 24.1. ITB To evaluate a bid, the Employer shall consider the following: To evaluate a bid, the Employer shall consider the following: 29.2 (a) the bid price, excluding Value Added Tax and Provisional (a) the bid price, excluding Value Added Tax and Provisional Sums in the Summary Bill of Quantities, for Unit Rate Sums in the Summary Bill of Quantities, for Unit Rate Contracts, or Schedule of Prices for lump sum Contracts, but Contracts, or Schedule of Prices for lump sum Contracts, but including Day work items, where priced competitively; including Day work items, where priced competitively; (b) adjustment for correction of arithmetic errors in accordance (b) adjustment for correction of arithmetic errors in accordance with ITB 28.1; with ITB 28.1; (c) adjustment due to discounts offered in accordance with ITB (c) adjustment due to discounts offered in accordance with ITB 13.4; 13.4; (d) adjustment for nonconformities in accordance with ITB 27.3; (d) adjustment for nonconformities in accordance with ITB 27.3; (e) application of all the evaluation factors indicated in Section III (e) application of all the evaluation factors indicated in Section III (Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria); (Evaluation and Eligibility Criteria); If the evaluated Bid Price of the Bidder is more than 30 (thirty) percent If the evaluated Bid Price of the Bidder is more than 30 (thirty) percent below or substantially higher than the cost estimate, the Employer below the cost estimate, the Employer shall reject the Bid as non- shall reject the Bid as non-responsive. responsive. ITB If the bid for a Unit Rate Contract, evaluated as per ITB 30.1 is If the bid for a Unit Rate Contract, evaluated as per ITB 30.1, 29.5 seriously unbalanced or front loaded in the opinion of the is front-loaded or has quoted abnormally high rate for any item Employer, the Employer may require the Bidder to produce believing that the item was underestimated, the Employer shall detailed rate analysis for any or all items of the Bill of Quantities as per require the Bidder to provide clarification along with detailed rate ITB 24.1, to demonstrate the internal consistency of those prices with analysis, for any or all items of the Bill of Quantities as per ITB the construction methods and schedule proposed. After evaluation 24.1. The rate analysis submitted shall be analyzed and compared of the rate analysis, taking into consideration the schedule of against prevailing norms and rates, on the basis of the work estimated Contract payments, the Employer may require that the execution methodology, technology, and management methods amount of the performance security be increased at the expense of specified by the bidder. If the clarification is deemed unsatisfactory, the Bidder as mentioned in BDS to protect the Employer against the Employer shall require that the amount of the performance financial loss in the event of default of the successful Bidder under security be increased at the expense of the Bidder as specified in the Contract or may consider the bid as non-responsive. BDS. ITB In Case, a corruption case is being filed to Court against the Natural If all the Bids evaluated are substantially higher than the cost 29.7 Person or Board of Director of the firm/institution /company or any estimate, the employer may negotiate with the bidder who partner of JV, such Natural Person or Board of Director of the submitted the lowest evaluated substantially responsive Bid toClause Existing Provision Provision After Amendment firm/institution /company or any partner of JV such bidder’s bid shall propose a lump sum discount rate in order to bring the bid price be excluded from the evaluation, if public entity receives instruction within the approved cost estimate. However, no change in the from Government of Nepal. substance of the bid is permitted during the negotiations. ITB If all the Bids evaluated are substantially higher than the cost 29.8 estimate, the employer may negotiate with the bidder whose evaluated Bid Price is closest to the cost estimate to propose a lump If no agreement can be reached as per ITB 29.8, the employer shall sum discount rate in order to bring the bid price within the approved cancel the procurement proceedings. cost estimate. However, no change in the substance of the bid is permitted during the negotiations. Section VIII: General Conditions of Contract GCC The Project Manager shall decide whether and by how much to The Project Manager shall decide whether and by how much to 35.2 extend the Intended Completion Date within 21 days of the extend the Intended Completion Date within 21 days of the Contractor asking the Project Manager for a decision upon the Contractor asking the Project Manager for a decision upon the effect of a Compensation Event or Variation and submitting effect of a Compensation Event or Variation and submitting full supporting information at least 21 days prior to the intended full supporting information at least 21 days prior to the completion date. If the Contractor has failed to give early warning intended completion date. If the Contractor has failed to give early of a delay or has failed to cooperate in dealing with a delay, the warning of a delay or has failed to cooperate in dealing with a delay by this failure shall not be considered in assessing the new delay, the delay by this failure shall not be considered in Intended Completion Date. Along with full supporting assessing the new Intended Completion Date. Along with full information, the contractor shall also submit a revised work supporting information, the contractor shall also submit a schedule and ensure that the Performance Security, Insurance, revised work schedule and ensure that the Performance and Advance Payment Security remain valid. Security, Insurance, and Advance Payment Security remain valid. Within seven (7) days of the receipt of Letter of Extension of Intended Completion Date from the Employer, the contractor shall submit Within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of Letter of Extension of Performance Security, Advanced Payment Guarantee (if any) and Intended Completion Date from the Employer, the contractor shall Insurance Policy documents as required with extended validity. submit Performance Security, Advanced Payment Guarantee (if any) and Insurance Policy documents as required with extended validity. GCC If the contractor fails to submit Performance Security, Advanced 35.3 Payment Guarantee (if any) and Insurance Policy documents, as - required with extended validity within the prescribed time as per ITB 35.2, the Contractor shall pay fine at the rate of 0.01% of the final contract price (without VAT but including PS) per day for