NJ'A NATI'NAL HIGH*AY AUTHoRITY

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Ref:2 (492-o3)-BlDIR(P&CA)-IIlNHA/rBBqcl l./,..o.toaer2018

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(As per list of firms who purchased the

Bidding Documents)

Subject: ADDENDUM No. 1 AND MINUTES OF PRE-BID MEETING:

CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CARRIAGEWAY PETARO -
SEHWAN (r{:!;sl SECTTON-1 (64 KMI
Package-IC: KM 4O+OOOTO KM 64+000

Please find enclosed herewith copy of Addendum No. 1 and

Minutes of Pre-Bid meeting for the subject Works for your information and
necessarv action.

ttt't,Jh'
(M. JEHANZEB KHAN NIAZI)
Director {P&CA)
Encl. as above

Copy for lnformation to:-

- Member (Planning) NHA, HQ

- General Manager (P&CA) NHA, HQ
 ADDENDUM No. 1
CoNSTRUCTTON OF ADDITIONAL CARRTAGEWAY PETARO-SEHWAN {N-551
SPCTION-I (64 KMI

Package-1C - Construction of Additional Cqr4ege]!'av Petaro-

Sehwan (N-551(Km 4O+OOOto Km 64+OOOI

BIDDING DOCUMENT - Volume-l

Irollowing amendments have been made in the Bidding Documents for the
subjectWorks under this Addendum No. 1, which sha1lbe read and construed
as an integral part of Bidding Documents and shall take precedence in case of
any conflict(s)/ambiguity(s)this Addendum No. 1 and other provisions of the
Bidding Documents.

1. BIDDING DATA

3. Eligible Bidders (and Qualification Criteria)

Add the following text at the end of Sub-Para d(ii):

"Working Capital of individual bidder laII firms in

.JV must be nositive".

o PARTICULAR SPECIFICATION

Specification of Item No. SS-1 "Providing Sulphate Resistant

Cement in Concrete Works", attached to this Addendum be
inserted in the Particular Specifications.

3. TENDER DRAWINGS

D ra w i n g N o . EP- O1,DR- 01, PCC- 001and PC- 002 ar e del eted

in their entirety.

ii. Drawing No. CS-02, CS-03 and CS-06 are deleted in their
entirety and replaced with the attached drawing No. CS-02,
C S -0 3 a n d CS- 06.

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 MINUTES OF PRE-BIDMEETING HELD ON 27th SEPTEMBER.2018

CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL CARRIAGEWAY PETARO.SEHWAN (N-55I

sEcrIoN-I (64 KM)

Package-lC - Construction of Additional Carriagewav Petaro-

Sehwan LN-55) {Km 4O+OOOto Km 64+O0O)

A pre-bid Meetingwas held in NHA Auditorium, Islamabadat 1100 hours on

27*'september 201B to discussthe tender documentsissued to bidders and to clarify the
points, if any, raised by them. The following attended the Meeting:

National Highway AuthoritY

i. Mr, Imtiaz Ahmed Khokhar General Manager (P&CA)
ii. Mr. JehzrnzebK]nan Niazi Director (P&CA)
iii. Mr. Muhammad Talha Deputy Director (P&CA)
iv. Mr. Asad Munir Awan Assistant Director (P&CA)
v. Mr. Rafiq Alam Assistant Director (Design)
Bidders
i, Mr. Shahzad Hussain Manager Contracts * M1s FWO
ii, Mr, Sarfraz Malik Marketing Manager - M/* Xinjiang
Beixin Road & Bridge
iii. Mr. Qi Pengbo Commercial Manager - M/s
Sinohydro Corporation Ltd.
iv, Mr. ZannTartz M/s China GezhobaComPanY
v. Mr. Noor Hussain Jaffery Manager Contract - M/s Hasas
Construction (Pvt) Ltd,
vi. Mr. Kamran Maieed Admn - M/s Regal Construction
Co. (Pvt)Ltd.
vii. Mr. Nouman.Javed M/s NCC
viii. Mr. Alam Zeb M/s Design Engineering SYstem
ix. Mr. Ahsan Naveed Asstt to Manager Contract - M/s
Matracon Pakistan Pvt Ltd.

2. General Manager (P&CA) welcomed the participants of the Pre-bid meeting and
asked the bidders to come forward with their question. It was clarified that any point raised
in the meeting will be replied with the Minutes of Meeting and, if required, Addendum wiil be
issued to all the Bidders.

3. The queries raised and the actions to be taken are detailed below:

Sr. Response from NHA

No. Query
A . N CC Government Contractor & Engineers
1 Work Done as Assigned Contractor is The portion of Work done bY the
admissible under the experience threshold Assigned Contractor after the
or otherwise? assignment agreement shall only be
considered, ComPlete suPPorting
document be attached in such case.
z If the criteria of Bidding Data is fulfilled by Criteria is weli elaborated ln
one of the partner. Then why not the Bidding Data
member company be the lead partner when
he is fulfilling his part in respect of finarcia-l
and PtrC etc.
Status of land acquisition and ' utilities Land Acquisition process has alread5z
relocation may kindly be updated:'" "', been initiated and liaison with
concerned departments considering
utilities relocation is in progress,
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T Pre-measurement sheet upon which the Request not acceded to
estimated quantities has been determined
mav be share with the prospective bidder
5 Percentage deduction per IPC of Retention Request not acceded to,
money be reduced from IO% to 5o/o
(Annendix-A)
6 Minimum IPC limit may be reduced from Request not acceded to.
140 million to B0 million (Appendix-A)
7 BOQ Bill No. 4.1 Item 406cv Not agreed
Local made expansion joints fulfilling the
specifications may kindly be allowed
B BOQ Bill No. 4.2 Item SP-5O2 & SP-5O3
It is to put on record that relocation of water In executing BOQ item SP-502 and SP-
courses (lined and unlined) can only be done 503, Employer will provide necessary
by contractor only after the Employer gets assistance in coordinating with
NOC and design approval and approval <lf concerned departments.
diversion plan from the concerned irrigation
authorities
9 BOQ Bill No. 4.3 Item l"O7
It is proposed that item may be Not agreed
subcategonzed as follows:
1O7a - Structure Excavation in common
material
1A7b - Structure Excavation in all types of
rocks
1 0 BOQ Bill No. 5 Item 6L2lal
It is proposed that maintenance of planting Proceed as per nomenclature of item
trees be made equal to DLP period i'e. 1 year 6I2(a\ provided in BOQ.
1 1 Please update the status of NOC from EPA NOC from EPA is in process and will be
so that work can be started without obtained soon.
interference from EPA at the earlier'
T2 ln the qualification criteria a threshold for a Please refer Addendum No. 1
minimum "Working Capital" (Latest year)
may aiso be specified (in addition to cash
flow and turnover) so that a party whose
"Working Capital" is negative may not be
oualified by use of credit line onlv
1 3 Particular COC (Part-II) Sub-clause 48.2 & Package-1C is not sub-divided in
Appendix-A Sections.
Taking over by parts for a stretch of
minimum 3 Km may be allowed
1 4 Particular COC (Part-II) Sub-clause 60' 10 & Request not acceded to.
Appendix-A
Time for payment may be reduced fuorr' 42
days to 21 days for ensuring smooth cash
flow,
1 5 Particular Specilications of Items "SS-1" & SP-417(A)has already been provided in
*SP-477" are missing. Please provide the Particular Specifications, whereas for
same. SS-1 please refer Addendum No' 1'
7 6 Drawing CS-02: Pleaseupdate that on which Drawing CS-O2 "\rpical X-section for
stretch the "Typical X-section for additional additional carriageway on left site with
carriage way on Left Hand Side with additiona-1 lane" is applicable at
additional lane & "Typical X-section with junctions. Drawings attached to
both sides widening in urban area'i are Addendum No. 1
aoolicable
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tt brawing CS-04 Notes referred in preceding Drawings CS-02, CS-03 and CS-06 are
and various other drawings are missing in enclosed to Addendum No. I
draurins CS-O4.rrleaseorovide the same
1 B Drawing BP-01: A X-section of double arm Drawing BP-01 stands deleted from
I2rn octagonal electric pole is shown tender drawings. This item is not
However, no BOQ item or specification has required.
been provided. Please provide the same'
DR-O1: Bill (Items like brick Drawing DR-01 stands deleted lrom
t 9 iltawitg
masonry and plaster eto) of side/covered tender drawings.
drnin is rnissinrr in the BOO please provide'
2 0 Structure Details Same as above No. 19
i. Joint Seal = 20mm water Proofing
.Ioint Sealant : 20mm water elastomeric
Fiber sheet = L2r.rrmthick bituminous
Joint triller = 20mm
ii. A1l Concrete faces to be buried in soil = 2
coats of bitumen
iii. Construction Joints = Stopper + Dowel
25 dia L51Omm @ 380mm Printed with
rebounding agent + sealant
iv. Iri Bridges: GI Drain Pipe @ 300 C/C
100mm dia to be placed between ha-lf
NJB over culverts
v. Ilxpansion Joints with pre-molded filler
in mr-rlticell culverts
vi. Slope Protection (Grouting Stone
Pitching) with filler layer and 25mm
expansionjoints (PCC 1:2:4\@ 10m C/C
vii. Brick Masonry in 1:3 CS mortal for up
and downstream souring protection
The aforesaid items are not in the BOQ
.xrhinlr rnerr hn incornoral.ed.
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at
p+. Culverts: Please specify the location P C C - 0 0 1 , P C - 0 0 2 stands deleted from
*h"te pipe culverts are to be built. Also, the tender drawings.
items related to pipe culverts are missing in
the ROO
over Railway Line at Km 53+361' The contractor will follow all rules
and
2 2 n-age
for
Please update the status of NOC and trains regulations of Railway Department
movements schedule solicited from the execution clf work.
concerned RailwaY DePartment for
construction of briclge.
rr\r,tlyElE rr/rlptrls npt?aNrzaTIC|N
-B1. M
1 Composite Bill No. 7 has already been
nitt Wo. 7 missing from BOQ, Please provide
clarification whether or not the Contractor is incorporated in other Section i'e. 1b
responsible to provide the Employer/ {Km 2O+O00 to Km 40+000) and NHA
Engineer any facilities? site staff will utilize as per requirement
of each section of Petaro - Sehwan.
Price adiustment APPendix-C
The weightages of cement and steel are Not agreed.
requested to be increased' Consequently, the
fixed portion is requested to be reduced to
O 4 frorn O-54
p.r:"Ct duration is requested to Lreincreased Request not acceded to.
from 365 to 730 daYs (2 Yrs)
4 Special Provision (Contractual) SP(C)
31.3 Railwav Traffic
Though the Contractor is responsible, but Aereed ,r,, pt'l

)
 NHA should assist the Contractor in
entering into contract with Railway
administration and meeting all their
requirements to expedite the Work.
C. M/s Sinohvdro Corporation Limited
Part-II Particular Conditions of Contract
15.3 Contractor's Representative
I Please clarify whether this clause is PtrC Byelaws be followed.
applicable to foreign contractors=? Contractor's representative must be
Graduate Civil trneineer.
z 41, 1 Time for Commencement
Please clarify the following are the pre- Pleaserefer to Appendix-A to Bid
condition to be satisfied before the Engineer
issues Commencement Order:
1. The Cbntract Agreement has been duly
signed:,
2. The Contractor has submitted to the
trmployer the performance security and
the advance payment guarantee
3. The Employer has paid the Contractor the
ful1 advance payment
4. Right of Access to and possession of the
whole Project Site are handed over to the
Contractor.
60.1 1 Mobilization Advance
The advance payment is mainly used for Not agreed
mobilization or contractor's resources
including his personnel and equipment' May
the advance payment 15% be fully paid in
one insta-lment when the advance payment
guarnntee is provided in amounts and
currencies equal to the advance payment?
4 Special Provisions (Contractual)
SP[C)22.1Damage to persons and propertv
GeneralTy, belore commencement of the Relocation of B&s, telePhone,
Works, the public services falling within the electricity will be done by the
site shall be removed and relocated relevant department. Contractor
(1) Please clarify who will take the execute the work and shall
responsibility to remove these public coordinate with the concerned
services falling within the Right of Way? department for preparing the
(2) If they are not necessary to remove, will
schedule.
the Employer provide distribution drawings
for public services to avoid or minimize t'ne
damage to the propertY?
Part-I General Conditions of Contract
60.3 Pavment of Retention Monev
'laking Over Certificate,
On issuing of Upon submission of contractor's
whether the second half of the Retention request, Project Authorities, if
Money can be replaced by a bank guarantee considered appropriate can seek
in the same amount of the Retention Money? aoproval from competent authority.
O Question
Is it necessary for foreign company to make Yes
the.JV with 1ocalcompany?
7 You are requested that please grant us the Reouest not acceded to
extension in time for more ten (10) davs,
 M/s China Gezhouba Group Companv Limited
I We have made some suggestions in Bid Please proceed as per bid
Security form as per attached e-mail, which documents
may please reviewed and considered'
{Amended Form is attached)
.a Kindly extend the bid submission date for Requestnot accededto.
the period of 30 davs,
D . M s Xiniians Beixin Road & Bridge Group Co Ltd.
I Joint Venture
Please clarify that if a Foreign Firm is having At least 30% share of local firm is
PEC license, JV formulation is mandatory or reouired.
not for this proiect.
-z PEC
Our firm is registered with PEC for the year Firms having PtrC licence of year
2017-18 now we have applied for renewal for 2AI7-18 and applied for renewal
the year 2018-19 so can we participate in can participate in bidding, Payment
this bit? receipt for renewal be attached.
- Form I.T.1
What will be the procedure adopted by NHA Please refer Clause 72.3 of Bidding
for comparing bid prices of Tax exempted Data
and non Tax exempted companies? What
will NHA do if tax exemption certificate
expires during the project execution, will
NHA give any grace period during renewal
Drocess or deduct income tax from payment.
A
T Covered Drain Items
Refer Drawing No. DR-01 i) PCC (1:4:8) ii) Refer to the reply of Query No. A.21
Brick Masonry iii) Cement Plaster will be
paid in which head of BOQ? If the above
items are payable in Bill No. 4.2 Lined Drain
and Box Culverts than there is no provision
of PCC (!:4:8), Brick Masonry and Cement
Plaster in BOQ.
- RCC Pipe Culverts:
Refer Drawing No. PCC-001,PC-002, Typical Refer to the reply of Query No, A21
RCC culverts detail shown in drawings but
no provision of Pipe cuiverts in BOQ
6 Bid Securitv
Sh'all we provide Bid Security as insurance Please refer Clause 15.2 of Bidding
guarantee Data
7 Provincial Tax & Sales Tax
Due to the project financed by Government, Please refer to Clause 12.3 of
are there any Provincial Tax and Sales Tax Instructions to Bidders
in Sindh.
E. M/s Ghulam Rasool and Comlany kt Ltd
-@po*d -
submissiondate I Request notgqL

4. Firms were advised to read the bid document and visit site area prior to
submission of their bids. During meeting, it was advised that a,11on-going projects with
relatecl data be listed in the Appendix-P to Bid. In response to one of the QueV, it is clarified
that soft copy of BOQ can be obtained from P&CA Section, however, the BOQ of Bid
document (uploaded/issucd) shall prevail in case of any discrepancy found in BOQ of the
submittcd bid.

5. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to and from Chair,

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I ss-1 SULPHATE
PROVIDING CEMENTIN CONCRETE
RESISTANT WORKS
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I SS.1 DESCRIPTION

This work shall consistof using sulphateresistantcement insteadof

ordinaryPortlandcement in concreteworks of specifiedclass, where
specifiedin drawingsor as per the siterequirement.

ss.2 MATERIALS
shall be sameas specifiedin item 401 of NHA
The materialrequirement
generalspecifications
except:

Replacepara2 of heading401.2 (MaterialRequirements)

Sub heading
(Portland
401.2.1 cement)withfollowing:
'of
"Portlandcement shaff conform to the requirements the standard
specificationsfor Portlandcement,MSHTO DesignationM85 (ASTM
DesignationC150). The type of cementto be used shall be type-V
(sulphateresistingcement),wherespecifiedon.drawing/ BOQ or as per
of the Engineer".
the directions

ss.3 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREM ENT

Construction shallbe sameas specifiedin item 401of general
requirement
specifications.

ss.4 MEASUREMENT
Measurement shallbe sameas specifiedin item 401 of NHA
requirement
generalspecifi
cations.

ss.5 PAYMENT
The unitpriceper cubicmeterto be paidcoveredunderthis provisionshall
be the differenceof unit cost of sulphateresistantcementper cubicmeter
andordinaryPortlandcementper cubicmeter.

Item Oescriptlon Unftof Measurernant

No.

ss-1 Extra over for providingsulphateresistant

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ForPlumConcrete CM
CM
ForConcreteClassB
CM
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