Y -- Indoneisa IFB 06-015 - Banda Aceh-Meulaboh Road Construction

Pre-solicitation Notice for IFB Indonesia 06-015 The United States Agency for International Development Mission to Indonesia (USAID/Indonesia) intends to solicit bids to construct and/or rehabilitate approximately 240 kilometers of two-lane highway and numerous bridges from Banda Aceh to Meulaboh damaged or destroyed by the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004, in the Province of Aceh Nanggroe Darussalam. Only U.S.-based construction firms will be eligible to bid on this anticipated Contract as a Prime Contractor. A sealed bidding process will be utilized for this highly visible, humanitarian reconstruction and rehabilitation project. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). This notice is being placed pursuant to the requirements in FAR 36.213-2. Design of this road is presently underway and construction is intended to commence in September 2006 and should be completed within thirty two (32) months following the issuance of a Notice to Proceed. The cost to complete this Project has been estimated to be over $100 million U.S. Dollars. Funding for the Project has been provided by the People of the United States of America through USAID/Indonesia. USAID/Indonesia will issue an Invitation for Bids (sealed bids) per the provisions of FAR 36.213-3 and procedures set forth in FAR Part 14. It is anticipated that the Invitation for Bids will be issued in May 2006 with big opening anticipated for late July 2006. The type of contract for this project will be fixed price. USAID/Indonesia intends to use a combination of a lump-sum and unit-price contract pricing schedule based on the provisions set forth in FAR 36.207. Interested bidders are encouraged to make maximum usage of Indonesian subcontractors, particularly those based in Aceh. This award is not restricted to small businesses. Plans and Specifications will be maintained by USAID/Indonesia located at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia and at USAID/Indonesia’s offices in Banda Aceh and will be made available to interested bidders free of charge once they are ready. Firms wishing to receive information regarding this Project once it is officially released should notify the USAID/Indonesia Office of Procurement in writing via fax at (62-21) 3483-0222 of their interests (reference IFB 06-015). No information regarding this project will be released until the Invitation for Bids is officially released. This notice and all other official notices for this Project will be placed on the United States Government Business Opportunity Point of Entry at www.fedbizopps.gov and the USAID/Indonesia website at www.usaid.gov/id. USAID/Indonesia or its contractors will not respond to phone calls and/or e-mail regarding this notice for this Project at this time – this is only a pre-solicitation notice.