CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION FOR BYPASS PROJECT BETWEEN HIGHWAY TO SANTA ANA AND HIGHWAY TO SONSONATE

FOMILENIO II CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF WORKS (ROADS) SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS No. FOM II-QCBS-2408/2019 CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION FOR BYPASS PROJECT BETWEEN HIGHWAY TO SANTA ANA AND HIGHWAY TO SONSONATE (CA: 01W-CA: 08W). Original title in Spanish: "SUPERVISIÓN DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN PARA EL PROYECTO DE BYPASS ENTRE CARRETERA A SANTA ANA Y CARRETERA A SONSONATE (CA:01W-CA:08W)." The United States of America through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC, for its acronym in English) and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador (the "Government" or "GOES"), have entered into a Millennium Challenge Grant Agreement, for an amount of US$365.2 million (US$277 million from United States of America Government, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation and US$88.2 million from the Government of the Republic of El Salvador) ("Grant Agreement"). The Grant will be used to support the following activities: 1) Human Capital Project, 2) Investment Climate Project, 3) Logistical Infrastructure Project; and, 4) the installation and administration costs of the agency responsible for the implementation. The Government, acting through "El Fondo del Milenio II", hereinafter referred to as "FOMILENIO II", intends using part of the Funds for eligible payments under the terms and conditions established in the contract resulting from this process of selecting a consulting firm under the "Quality and Cost Based Selection" (QCBS) procedure, in a transparent and financially viable manner, according to the following detail: Ref. No.: FOM II-QCBS-2408/2019. TITLE: CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION FOR BYPASS PROJECT BETWEEN HIGHWAY TO SANTA ANA AND HIGHWAY TO SONSONATE (CA: 01W-CA: 08W). Original title in Spanish: "SUPERVISIÓN DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN PARA EL PROYECTO DE BYPASS ENTRE CARRETERA A SANTA ANA Y CARRETERA A SONSONATE (CA:01W-CA:08W)." DATE AND TIME (*1) OF PRE-BIDDING MEETING: Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. DATE AND TIME (*2) LIMIT OF RECEIVING PROPOSALS: No later than Friday, October 18, 2019, until 10:00 a.m. Notes: *1 and *2, the official time of the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-06:00) The pre-bidding meeting will be held at the FOMILENIO II Office, or at the place that is communicated promptly through a Clarification Note, which FOMILENIO II will publish on its website, and will send by email to interested persons, who have registered their email for this procurement on the FOMILENIO II website. Although it is not a mandatory meeting, it is highly recommended to attend all potentially interested consulting firms or their representatives. Payments from FOMILENIO II shall be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions, including restrictions on the use of MCC funding agreement. No party other than the GOES and FOMILENIO II shall be rights about the Agreement and shall be entitled to claim funds or resources of MCC. Be excluded from participation in this procurement to any person or entity within the blacklist or suspended from participating in procedures funded by the World Bank or Federal Government funding of the United States of America, or otherwise prohibited by law of the United States of America or executive orders or policies, including under any existing anti-terrorism policy. The construction supervision of works to be contracted under this "Request for Proposals," will be done under the Quality and Cost Based Selection - (QCBS) method, described in the specific Request for Proposals, according to MCC Procurement Guidelines, posted at http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/directrices-de-adquisiciones , (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). Terms of Reference describe the objective of contracting this consulting service. The term of the consulting service is three hundred (300) calendar days from the signing of the Commencement Order that will issue in writing FOMILENIO II, through the Logistics Infrastructure Management. Interested consulting firms must comply with the minimum requirements established in the respective Terms of Reference (ToR) and the Request for Proposals. Those consulting firms interested may obtain the Request for Proposals document, free of charge, at the address indicated below, starting from Friday, September 20, 2019, on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. at 12:00 m., and from 2:00 p.m. at 5:00 p.m., official time in the Republic of El Salvador (UTC-06:00), or you can download the documents after free registration, in the Procurement section of the FOMILENIO II website: http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos , (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). Interested consulting firms who register through the FOMILENIO II website, their e-mail address, general data and expressing their interest in participating in this specific procurement, will receive notifications via the e-mail registered, related to clarification notes, amendments or any other necessary information related to this procurement, issued during the period specified in the Request for Proposals. Besides, that information will be available for public downloading, previous free online registration, in the FOMILENIO II website http://www.fomilenioii.gob.sv/adquisiciones/procesos , (if clicking on the link does not open the web address noted or some error occurs, please try to copy exactly the link text without add spaces, characters, or signs, and paste directly in the address bar of your browser and press "Enter" key or click on the "Go to" button). All data and Proposals of interested consulting firms must be submitted in the Spanish language, per the authorization for the use of the Spanish language, granted by MCC to FOMILENIO II, issued on January 26, 2015. Proposals must be delivered and registered at the address mentioned below, no later than the deadline time and date indicated in the Request for Proposals document. Interested consulting firms should be aware that customs formalities and shipping distances might extend the estimated delivery time. Proposals that arrive after the established deadline time and date will be returned unopened. The only official address is: Sergio Bassett Procurement Management / Procurement Agent - FOMILENIO II Edificio Zafiro, Nivel 1, Bulevar Orden de Malta, Avenida El Boquerón #4-A, Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlán, La Libertad, República de El Salvador- Centro América Phone: +(503) 2524-1000 E-mail: [email protected] For Specific Procurement Notice, please visit: https://mcc.dgmarket.com/tender/30071037 DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT