Tender : Pre qualification of Bahrain Metro Phase One

Tender No.: MTT/PQ/LTD/01/2021

Bidders Clarifications Responses - Batch 5 ( 22nd February 2022)

SN Clarification Response
For 8.4.2, Table 9 "We refer to to section Cl 8.4.2 (Page 26 of 74) and to
Bidders Clarifications Responses - Batch 2 (13th January 2022) Query
number 31, and in our opinion the minimum requirement of 10 % of
each members can restrain technological companies to be in the SPV,
while having the Full technical and financial capabilities. We understand Preferred equity of major consortium members is 10% however
1 the requirement of 30% of the lead member is needed to have a control government is open to receiving feedback and would like to understand
in the project company, however we suggest: - To amend the minimum justification for lower equity as proposed in this request
requirement for the consortium members from 10% to 5% in section
8.4.2 and table 9. - To maintain the 30 % for the lead member in section
8.4.2 and table 9. - To maintain the tangible Net worth as it is set in table
9 for the lead member and consortium members. Kindly confirm."

Page 32 / 8.8.8.2 :"iii. Operating a minimum of thirty (30) Vehicle Units

that is part of a GoA4 Metro lines". Please consider the following change Page 32 / 8.8.8.2 :iii is modified as follows:
2 to the above wording : "Maintaining a minimum of thirty (30) Vehicle iii. Maintaining a minimum of thirty (30) Vehicle Units that is part of a
Units that is part of a GoA2/GoA4 Metro lines" as this MER is about the GOA2/GOA4 Metro network; and
Maintenance of Transit System experience.
Page 32 / 8.8.9.3/4 "ii. A minimum of twenty (20) Metro stations of any
types (multiple project possible)". Please consider the following change to
the above wording : "A minimum of twenty (20) Railway stations of any
The following clause is changed as follows
types (multiple project possible)" as you mention in 8.8.9.4 that "The
3 Page 32 / 8.8.9.3/4 "ii. A minimum of twenty (20) Railway stations of any
Applicant may meet the above criteria by citing their experience on one or
types (multiple project possible)"
more Railway Systems" contrary to 8.8.8.3 where the "The Applicant may
meet the above criteria by citing their experience on one or more Metro
Systems".
Please consider redrafting clause 8.8.7.3 - 3, to enable more bidders to
qualify enabling a more competitive tender process;3. Where a minimum
4 The minimum ridership at peak hour remains as is at 5000 PPHPD
of one of the Transit System references has a minimum ridership at peak
hour of 5000 PPHPD

Please consider that Clause 8.8.9.3 does not directly correlate with the
requirement for a minimum PPHPD (Clause 8.8.7.3 - 3).Facilities
Maintenance activates have a relation with network frequentation. 5000
5 Management is independent of ridership. The principles of asset
PPHPD must be demonstrated for maintenance activities.
management, custodial maintenance, preventive & corrective maintenance,
and rehabilitation/replacement remain the same across all Transit Systems.

With regards to clauses 8.2.5 and 8.2.6, please confirm that a potential
contractor / sub-contractor, and its Parent Company, Sister Company or
Subsidiary, can provide references and thus participate to a single
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consortium only. This restriction shall apply as well following a change of
control (acquisition of controlling share or merger) of a potential contractor
/ sub-contractor up to contract award.
For 9.13.1 "Could you please clarify the intended purpose of the Parent
Company guarantee(s) to be provided under the Bid by each
7 Applicant/Consortium Member which relies on financial standing,
resources and/or experience of its Parent Company or Sister Company to
meet any MER under RFQ? "
Section 8.2.5 and 8.2.6 deals with entities involved in multiple
consortiums. A contractor/subcontractor can support more than one
Applicant, if it is not investing any equity (and neither is its Parent
Company, Sister Company or Subsidiary) as an Applicant or Consortium
Member in the Project. In principle, any change of control which does not
dilute capabilities will be considered by MTT.
Since the applicant relies on experience/financial resources of Parent
company to demonstrate ability to deliver the project, parent is required to
guarantee the compliance arising out of the bid.
 Could you please clarify what are exactly the obligations to be covered by
“As set out in section 19.3.3 of the RFQ, the form of the PCG will be
the Parent Company guarantee(s) to be provided under the Bid by each
8 appended to the RFP. Details on the content of the PCG will be known to
Applicant/Consortium Member which relies on financial standing,
the bidders then.”
resources and/or experience of its Parent Company or Sister Company?

For Section 9.13.3 "Where the Applicant is a Consortium with Consortium

Members relying on Parent Company and/or Sister Company to meet the
MER, our understanding is that under such PCG the liability of a Parent
Company shall be strictly limited to the obligation of such Consortium
“As set out in section 19.3.3 of the RFQ, the form of the PCG will be
Member to subscribe its portion of the equity share capital of the project
9 appended to the RFP. Details on the content of the PCG will be known to
company in the event the Consortium is awarded the project and its
the bidders then.”
liability shall be limited to the corresponding amount, with no joint and
several liability whatsoever with other Consortium Member(s). May you
please confirm that our understanding is correct or further clarify the
intended content of this Parent Company Guarantee?"

Regarding MER 5 and 6 (Clause 8.8.2.2 – d), reference metro system must
have minimum design capacity of 10,000 PPHPD. Considering 5,000
PPHPD initial capacity of the Project (Clause 4.1 and 16.4) and your Clause 8.8.2.2 – d is amended as follows
clarification (Batch4 - #5) that bidders shall demonstrate references of
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railways developed in an urban environment, we request tender board to (d) Have a design capacity varying between 5,000 and 10,000 PPHPD
consider flexibility of minimum design capacity of 5,000 PPHPD for more
competition, where typical urban railways such as tramway or light rail
system has passenger capacity of 5,000~10,000 PPHPD.

1，Please kindly confirm that the lead contractor for any expertise defined
in section 8.8 can be as a single company or a Joint Venture? 2, Please
kindly confirm that the pure downstream contractors/suppliers can be free
to support and participate in any different applicants/consortiums, even
proposed as lead contractor in different consortiums, in case that such
11 contractor/supplier is not any consortium member, and without holding any
equity shares in any consortium. 3, If the applicant or its proposed
contractor ever played as a Metro/Railway project EPC Main Contractor,
and has the experience pertaining to management of the design and
technical interface, please kindly confirm that such experience can be
accepted for MER 6 ?
1. Confirmed that the Lead Contractor can either be a single company or a
Joint Venture.
2.Please refer clarification 6 above and refer Section 8.2.5 and 8.2.6 for
further clarity
3. MER 6 is not related to "management" of design but design experience
itself. Please refer to Batch 2 query 39. Expectation is for the consortium
to name Lead design firm.

Kindly provide us with more clarity about the Government guarantee.

Further to clarification provided in Query 13 of batch 2, MTT clarifies
further that “ The Government will provide an appropriate Sovereign
Guarantee for the Availability Payment for the Project subject to defined
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Performance measures that will be clearly set out in the RFP . The details
of the form and modalities of this specific Guarantee will be provided to
the pre-qualified Bidders in the RFP to follow soon”.