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Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-1 Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria - Following Prequalification This Section contains all the criteria that the Employer shall use to evaluate bids and qualify Bidders In accordance with ITB 34 and ITB 36, no other methods, criteria and factors shall be used The Bidder shall provide all the information requested in the forms included in Section (Bidding Forms) Table of Criteria Evaluation3-Error! Bookmark not defined.Error! Bookmark not defined.Error! Bookmark not defined.Error! Bookmark not defined.23-2 1.1 Adequacy of Technical Proposal 3-2 1.2 Multiple Contracts 3-2 1.3 Completion Time 3-2 1.4 Technical Alternatives 3-2 1.5 Domestic Preference………………………………………………………………………………… 3-33-2 Qualification 3-3 2.1 Financial Resources 3-3 2.2 Personnel 3-3 2.3 Equipment 3-54 2.4 Updating of Information 3-54 Evaluation Method and Criteria of Bidding Documents…………………………………………3-6 3.1 General Bid Evaluation Method and Criteria……………………………………………………… 3.6 3.2 Evaluation Criteria of Bidding Documents………………………………………………………… 3.6 1.1 1.1 Evaluation 3-2 Adequacy of Technical Proposal 3-2 Multiple Contracts 3-2 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.3 Qualification 3-3 Financial Situation 3-5 Financial Resources 3-5 Personnel 3-7 Equipment 3-8 ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-2 Evaluation In addition to the criteria listed in ITB 34.2 (a) – (e) the following criteria shall apply: 1.1 Adequacy of Technical Proposal Evaluation of the Bidder's Technical Proposal will include an assessment of the Bidder's technical capacity to mobilize key equipment and personnel for the contract consistent with its proposal regarding work methods, scheduling, and material sourcing in sufficient detail and fully in accordance with the requirements stipulated in Section (Employer's Requirements) The Bids will be assessed to confirm their technical adequacy in terms of the following: Technique, Quality: a) Conformity with requirements on technical criteria and quality of materials and equipment stipulated in the Bidding Documents; b) Appropriateness and feasibility of technical solutions, construction methods and organization; c) Sound environmental management, fire protection, and safety plan; d) Responsiveness of construction equipment (quantity, types, quality, and mobilization schedule); e) Quality Control Methods and Plan Capability of Bidder: a) Number and competence of senior staff and skilled workers who directly implement the Project; b) Financial Status; Construction Schedule a) Possibility to meet Construction Schedule stipulated in the Bidding Documents; b) Appropriateness of completion schedule of work items; 1.2 ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 1.2 3-3 Multiple Contracts Not Applicable Works are grouped in multiple contracts and pursuant to Sub-Clause 34.4 of the Instructions to Bidders, the Employer will evaluate and compare Bids on the basis of a contract, or a combination of contracts, or as a total of contracts in order to arrive at the least cost combination for the Employer by taking into account discounts offered by Bidders in case of award of multiple contracts If a bidder submits several successful (lowest evaluated substantially responsive) bids, the evaluation will also include an assessment of the Bidder’s capacity to meet the aggregated requirements regarding: • Experience • Financial situation • Current contract commitments, • Cash flow capacity, • Equipment to be allocated, and • Personnel to be fielded 1.3 Completion Time An alternative Completion Time, if permitted under ITB 13.2, will be evaluated as follows: Not Applicable 1.4 Technical Alternatives Technical alternatives, if permitted under ITB 13.4, will be evaluated as follows: Not Applicable 1.5 Domestic Preference A margin of preference shall apply under ITB 33.1 the following procedure shall apply: Not Applicable ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria Qualification 2.1 Financial Resources 3-4 Using the relevant Forms in Section (Bidding Forms) the Bidder must show that his financial resources, in terms of his latest year’s working capital and total lines of credit, will meet the following requirements: A   B  4.5  C cl  US$ 13,000,000.00 Tcl A: Working capital; B: Lines of credit; Ccl: Remaining current contract commitment; Tcl: Remaining time of current contract commitment Bids must provide sufficient and accurate datum for total lines of credit and current contract commitment If lines of credit of Bid is issued by the Bank for only this contract package with the amounts no less than US$ 13,000,000.00, the respective Bid meets this criterion a The following cash-flow requirement: eightThe overall flow requirements for this contract and his current works commitment.2.2 Personnel The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions that meet the ffollowing ollowing requirements: No Position Educational Qualifications Number of Position Total Work Experience [years] Experien ce In Similar Work [years] Experience In Similar Project [years] Project Manager Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 20 10 Construction Manager Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 15 Quality Control Manager Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 15 105 43 Technical Manager/ Material Engineer Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 15 54 Senior Bridge Professionally 15 ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-5 Construction Engineer Qualified Civil Engineer 65 Senior Highway Construction Engineer Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 15 76 Senior Bridge Designer Engineer Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 10 87 Senior Road Designer Engineer Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 10 98 Senior Geotechnical Engineer Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 10 10 Planning Chief Professionally Qualified Civil Engineer 10 11 10 Safety Officer Appropriate Qualifications 10 21 Senior Environmentalist Appropriate Qualifications 10 13 Quantity Engineer Qualified Civil Engineer 10 The Bidder shall provide details of the proposed personnel and their experience records in the relevant Information Forms included in Section (Bidding Forms) Note: If a Bidder is awarded to two (02) or more contract Packages, the Bidder shall mobilize different key Personnel per team for each contract Package ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 3-6 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 2.3 3-7 Equipment The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the key equipment listed hereafter: Equipment Type and Characteristics No Min Number Required Bulldozer – Minimum 100HPBulldozer – Minimum 100HP 146 Excavator – bucket volume 1.25m3Excavator - Minimum 30T 128 Wheel Loader – 1.6 m3 (Bucket Capacity)Loader – 1.5 cu.m (Minimum Bucket Capacity) 86 Motor Grader – 140HPMotor Grader – 140HP 64 Concrete batching plant minimum capacity 80m3/h Stone Crusher with vibrating screens 80 tons per hour minimum capacity 31 Hot mixing Asphalt plant with Productivity 100T/hConcrete batching plant 60 cu.m per hour minimum capacity 11 Paver which can spread aggregate materials a lane of metres width at once; Productivity 500 tonnes /hourHot mix asphalt plant (batch type) 80 tons per hour minimum capacity 31 Asphalt Paver Finisher with electronics grade & slope sensor that shall be spreading a lane of ≥ metres at once; Productivity 500 tonnes /hourAsphalt paver minimum pave width 7.5m 21 Vibrating Roller, 16 -25 tonnes Vibrating Roller, 16-25T 10 Pneumatic Tire Roller 15 -20 tonnes Pneumatic Tire Roller 15-20 T 86 11 Steel Roller -10 tonnes Sheeps Foot Roller 10 - 12T 44 12 Agitating Truck -10m3Concrete Mixer, 500-700 Liters 2010 13 Dump Truck 10 tonnes Agitating Truck 5-8 m3 8510 14 Drilling Equipment for dia.(1,000mm – 1,500mm) bored piles including reverse circulation pumps and mud tanksDump Truck 8-10 m3 830 15 Concrete Pump 25-75 m3/hDrilling Equipment for 1,000mm bored piles Post Tensioning Jacks 2800 KN 16 17 16 1410 Post Tensioning Jacks 700 KNConcrete Pump 25-75m3/h 65 10 03 18 17 Goliath Crane (Portal crane) 70 tonnes, H=17mPost Tensioning Jacks 2800 KN 19 18 Crane Truck or Crane Crawl type 15-45 tonnes Crane Truck or Crane Crawl type 60T 122 20 19 Crane Erection of PC-I Girders (120 tonnes)Crane Truck or Crane Crawl type 15-45T 62 22 set 21 Drill rig for Rock bolting and Blasting (capacity 100kw, min.diameter Ø45) 22 Excavator with an operating weight of not less than 45 tonnes / 2.0m3 bucket ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 23 3-8 Bulldozer rated 300 HP flywheel power with an operating weight of not less than 40 tonnes The Bidder shall provide further details of proposed items of equipment uusing the relevant Form in Section (Bidding Forms) 2.4 Updating of Information The Bidder shall continue to meet the criteria used at the time of prequalification Updating and reassessment of the following information which was previously considered during prequalification will be required: (a) (b) (c) Eligibility Pending Litigation Financial Situation The Bidder shall provide updated details for the above by using the relevant forms included in Section (Bidding Forms) ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-9 Bid Evaluation Method and Criteria 3.1 General Bid Evaluation Method and Criteria Bid evaluation will be carried out ason the following methods: Step 1: Preliminary Evaluation 1.1 Verifying eligibility and substantial responsiveness of the bids 1.2 Verifying qualification and experiences of the Bidders (Updating qualification) Step 2: Technical Evaluation The following technical mattersdocuments shall be evaluated: - Construction Method; - Construction Schedule; - Equipment and Plant; - Key Personnel; - Subcontractor Step 3: Financial and Commercial Evaluation Verifying bid price quoted by the Bidders, correcting arithmetic errorsarithmetical errors in computation and summation, correcting correcting discrepancies and converingconverting into a common financial and technical rate Step 4: Ranking Bids and Recommending the Successful Bidder After correction of errors, the Bid will be compared on the basis of the total Bid amounts offered Based on the preliminary examination and evaluation of bids those bids that comply with the bidding requirement shall be ranked from lowest evaluated bid price to the highest evaluated bid price Bidder whose bid is eligible, substantially responsive with Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid shall be recommended as the Successful Bidder The Bidders, whose bids are evaluated, shall be ranked from the lowest evaluated bid price to the highest evaluated bid price Bidder, whose bids is eligible, substantially responsive requirements of tender documents and technically responsive with lowest evaluated bid price shall be recommended as the Successful Bidder 3.2 Step 1: Evaluation Criteria of Bidding Documents Preliminary Evaluation of Bids ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 1.1 3-10 Verifying eligibility and substantially responsiveness of the bids Any bids, which is in breachdoes not conform to of one of the following criteria shall be considered noncompliant and shall be rejected: No Requirements Eligibility of the Bidder Submission of Bids including one original in English and four copies in English Joint Venture Agreement (if Bidder is a JV) Letter of Bid Bill of Quantities Site Organization and Key Personnel Construction Schedules 10 11 Proposed Quality Control Measures Environment Management Method Construction Equipment List Explanatory Method Statement Coefficient for calculating Pn in the Price Adjustment formula 12 13 Schedule of Payment Currencies 14 Subcontracting 15 Bid Security 16 1.2 Disqualifying Criteria Comment Evaluation (Pass/Fail) Not included in the List of PQqualified Applicants or in the List of Bidders who purchased Tender Documents One original and four copies in English are not sufficientInsufficient number of English copies of the document: One (1) Original and Four (4) Copies Not availableComplied (N/A) or Ineligible N/A; orNot Complied noncompliant Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A Not N/A orComplied, or the schedule is more than the allowable period Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A Not Complied.N/A; or noncompliant More than 50% of Contract Value N/A;No Bid Security; or deficient in value or period of validityinsufficient in terms of amount and validity period, none compliance with requirements Financial data audited or certified by tax department (for each member in case of Joint Venture) Conclusion Not Complied.N/A Verifying the Contractor’s Qualification Bidder’s qualification shall be verified based on the required information to confirm responsiveness of the qualification evaluation criteria, together with their turnover and financial capability ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria No 1.2.1 1.2.2 a b c d Evaluation Contents Pending Litigation Finance Financial data audited or certified by tax department (for each member in case of Joint Venture) Net Worth in the last years (2006, 2007, 2008) Total average profit after tax in the last years (2006, 2007, 2008) Cash Flow 3-11 Requirements Comments Evaluated (Pass/Fail) All pending litigation shall be treated as resolved against the Applicant and so shall in total not represent more than 50 percent of the Bidder’s net worth Not Complied.N/A As a minimum, Bidder’s nNet wWorth, calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive Positive figure Working capital and total lines of credit in the latest year shall satisfy the following requirement: A   B  4.5  Ccl  US$ 13,000,000.00 Tcl A: Working capital; B: Lines of credit; Ccl: Remaining current contract commitment; Tcl: Remaining time of current contract commitment Bids must provide sufficient and accurate datum for total lines of credit and current contract commitment If lines of credit of Bid is issued by the Bank for only this contract package with the amounts no less than US$ 13 million the respective Bid meets this criterion 1.2.3 a Experiences Specific Contracts of Similar Size and Participation as contractor, management contractor, or subcontractor, in at least one (1) contract within the last ten (10) years, with value ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria b 3-12 Nature of the contract share of at least US$ 50 million that has been successfully or is substantially completed and that is similar to the proposed works Average Annual Construction Turnover in the last years (2006, 2007, 2008) Conclusion Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 100 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years Remarks: - Items 1.2.1, 1.2.2(b), 1.2.2(c), 1.2.3 (a) and 1.2.3(b) are evaluated information provided in Prequalification Document have been updated in the Bids - Items 1.2.2 (d) in the above table: If the Bidder is Lead Partner, he must satisfy at least 40%; and the remaining member of the joint venture shall satisfy at least 25% - In order to make basis for evaluation of criteria set out in the above table, the Bidder shall provide all economic contracts which have been certified by public notary or the Employer for such completed and/or on-going contracts listed in the Bids If one Contract is listed but legal and concerned documents are not provided as required in the Bidding Document, the Employer shall not evaluate such Contract - In case the Bidder is awarded one Contract and will be considered to award one or more contracts under Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project, the Tender Caller (the Employer) shall carry out additional evaluation on the Bidder’s qualification to assure that the Bidder is qualified to carry out construction work and complete the entire contracts awarded to him in this Project - The Bidder’s qualification with regard to the above criteria shall be evaluated as follows: P : Pass F : Fail Bids which fails to satisfy any of above-mentioned criteria shall be rejected Step 2: 2.1 No Technical Evaluation Construction Method Evaluation Contents Method for mobilization and site preparation (site preparation, supply of fuels, materials, manpower …) Traffic assurance for bridge and road in construction process Quality control method Safety and security assurance method Environmental management method Construction method of underpass structure, drainage structure (culvert, ditch …) Embankment construction method and rock ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Comments Procurement of Works Evaluated Remarks Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 10 11 12 3-13 excavation with blasting construction method Soft ground treatment method Pavement construction method Construction method of Bridge (foundation, abutment, pier, girder) Slope Protection Method (cutting and embankment areas) Finishing Work Method (handrail, slope, road marking, sign post, marker post etc.) Conclusion Construction method for each of the above-mentioned method with regard to the above criteria shall be evaluated as follows: P : Pass A : Acceptable F : Fail Bids which fail to satisfy any of the above-mentioned criteria or have over 30% of the contents requested above are, are evaluated as “acceptable” shall be all rejected 2.2 Construction Schedule Construction Schedule proposed by the Bidders shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: No Evaluation Contents Comments Ensuring overall schedule as specified in Bidding Documents Suitability with Local Weather Condition Suitability of Construction Methodology and Equipment (equivalent to number, type of equipment proposed by the Bidders) Conclusion Evaluation Results Each criteria shall be evaluated by specialist method as follows: P : Pass A : Acceptable F : Fail The Bidder shall satisfy the required schedule in the bidding document Any Bids which proposes schedule longer than specified period in the Bidding Documents shall be rejected Bids which fail to satisfy any of the above-mentioned criteria or have over 30% of the contents requested above are evaluated as “acceptable” shall be all rejected %, 2.3 Requirements of Equipment and Plants for the Works Key equipment and plant of the Bidder shall be checked in term of quantity and capacity based on the requirements estimated by the Employer for the Contract ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria No Items Bulldozer Excavator Wheel Loader Motor Grader Concrete batching plant Hot mixing asphalt plant Paver which can spread aggregate materials a lane of 7metres width at once Asphalt Paver Finisher with electronics grade & slope sensor that shall be spreading a lane of ≥ 7metres at once Vibrating roller 10 Pneumatic tired roller 11 Steel Tire roller 12 Concrete agitating truck 13 Dump truck Drilling equipment for bored piles including reverse 14 circulation pumps and mud tanks 15 Concrete pump Post tensioning jack 16 (20T15.2) Post tensioning jack 17 (3T15.2) 18 Goliath Crane, H=17m Crane truck or Crane Crawl 19 type Crane Erection of PC I20 girder Drill rig for Rock bolting and 21 Blasting (min diameter Ø45) Excavator - with an 22 operation weight of not less than 45 tonnes Bulldozer – with an 23 operation weight of not less than 40 tonnes Conclusion Conclusion 3-14 Employer’s Requirements Capacity Quantity 100 HP 14 1.25 m3 12 1.60 m3 140 HP 80 m3/h 100 T/h 500 T/h 500 T/h 16 - 25 tonnes 15 - 20 tonnes 10 tonnes 8-10 m3 10 tonnes 14 20 85 dia.(1000mm 1500mm) 25-75 m3/h 2800KN 10 700KN 70 tonnes 15-45 tonnes 12 120 tonnes 100kw bucket 2.0 m3 300HP Evaluated Capacity Quantity Remarks The Bidders shall explain clearly ownership of equipment mobilized to the package (owned or hired) If equipment is hired, the name of rental companyRental Company should be mentioned: ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-15 Each criteria shall be evaluated by specialist method as follows: P : Pass A : Acceptable F : Fail Bids which fail to satisfy any of the above-mentioned criteria or have over 30% of the contents requested above are evaluated as “acceptable” shall be all rejected 2.4 Key Personnel Evaluation: No Position Project Manager Construction Manager Quality Control Manager Technical Manager/ Material Engineer Senior Bridge Engineer Senior Highway Engineer Bridge Design Chief Highway Design Chief Senior Geotechnical Engineer Planning Chief Safety Officer Senior Environmentalist Quantity Engineer Conclusion 10 11 12 13 Quantity Total Work Experience (Years) Minimu m years working in similar position Minimum years working in similar Project 1 20 15 15 10 8 5 15 1 1 15 15 10 10 8 8 5 5 10 1 1 10 10 10 10 5 5 3 3 Comments Evaluated Each criteria shall be evaluated by specialist method as follows: P : Pass A : Acceptable F : Fail The Bidder shall satisfy the required schedule in the bidding document Any Bids which proposes schedule longer than specified period in the Bidding Documents shall be rejected Bids which fail to satisfy any of the above-mentioned criteria or have over 30% of the contents requested above are evaluated as “acceptable” shall be all rejected 2.5 Sub-Contractor: - Civil Work Subcontractor: If the bBidders, if intends to use subcontractors for civil works, he shall declare in his bids the Subcontractor’s of work items Total of sub-contractingsubletting amount shall not exceed 50% of the bid price and shall be indicated clearly in the Bids The Subcontractor shall be legal entity, ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-16 with satisfactory qualification to the subletsub-contract the works In case the Bidder intends to subletsubcontract more than 50% of the contract value, such Bidder shall be rejected - Subcontractor for Consulting and Designing Working Drawings: Civil Work bidders having no business registration in the fields of consultancy, design and incapable and lacking experiences in preparing working drawing, shall sublet the works to a registered design company who is capable and with enough experience to carry out design of working drawings Concurrently, the Bidder shall list in his bids the names of the Design Subcontractor for this work, with attached with copy of thiertheir business registration, and declaration of qualification, experiences of such Consultant Company for bid evaluation Step 3: Financial and Commercial Evaluation Financial and commercial evaluation shall be carried out to determine cost on a common rate for comparison, classification of bids, including the following contents: 3.1 – Checking and Error Correction: Bids determined to be substantially responsive will be checked for any Arithmetic Errors Arithmetical errors in computation and summation shall be rectified in the following manner: Error correction is to correct all errors in the Bids including arithmetic errors and other errors based on the following principles: a) Arithmetic errors due to incorrect addition, subtraction, multiplication, division methods:  If there is a discrepancy between the unit price and the total cost per item, the unit price shall prevail and the total cost per item will be corrected  If there is a discrepancy between the summary table and the detailed unit price table, the detailed unit price table shall prevail and the summary table will be corrected  Should there is any discrepancy between unit price and amount, unit price will be the legal basis for correction of error;  Should there is any discrepancy between summary table and detailed unit price table, the detailed unit price shall be the legal basis for correction of error b) Other errors:  If there is no unit price for the amount column, the unit price shall be determinedcomputed by dividing the amount by the quantity  If the unit price is available but the amount column is still blank, this amount shall be determined by multiplying the quantity with the unit price;  If the unit price and the amount are available but quantity column is blank, the quantity shall be determined by dividing the amount by the unit price of such item If the additional quantity as calculated above is different from the one mentioned in the Bidding Documents, it is considered ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-17 a discrepancy in scope of supply and shall be adjusted based on stipulation at item (a) of this Clause 3.2  Mistake in unit: "," (comma) used in lieu of "." (stopperiod) and vice verse shall be adjusted in accordance Vietnam’s regulations Following errorAfter correction of errors based on the above principle, the Employer shall give written notice to the Bidder The bidder shall make a written notice to the Employer regarding his acceptance of error correction If the bidder does not accept the corrected amount of bid, its bid will be rejected If the Bidder does not agree to correct error, his bids shall be rejected 3.2 – Adjustment of Discrepancy: Adjustment of discrepancy is to adjust excessive or missing contents in the Bids as compared with the Bidding Documents, as well as to adjust discrepancies among the bid’s contents itself; between technical proposal and financial proposal; between number and words; between contents in the Letter of Bids and other parts of the Bids Adjustment of discrepancy shall be adjusted as follows: a) In case there is discrepancy in scope of supply, the missing portion shall be added, and the excessive portion will be subtracted in the principle that if it is impossible to separate in the bid price, of which discrepancies are being adjusted by the Bidder, the highest quoted price of this item shall be applied (if missing) and the lowest quoted price shall be applied (if exceeding) in the Bids, which have passed technical evaluation In case only one bidder passes technical evaluation, discrepancy shall be adjusted based on quoted price of such bidder (if any) or in the cost estimate of the package; b) If there is any discrepancy between contents in the technical proposal and financial proposal, the content in technical proposal shall be the legal basis for adjustment of discrepancy; c) If there is discrepancy between number and words, words shall be the legal basis for adjustment of discrepancy; d) If there is discrepancy between price in the bids (exclusive of discount) and in the total bid price schedule, this is considered a discrepancy and adjustment shall be carried out based on price in the total bid price schedule after adjustment and error correction based on the detailed unit price 3.3 – Costs are determined on one common rate to compare and classify bids Determination of Evaluated Price No Contents Basis for Determination Determination of Bid Price Error Correction Follow item 3.1 Discrepancy Correction Follow item 3.2 ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai Section - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-18 Bid price after error correction and discrepancy correction Total value of items (1) + (2) + (3) Discount Bid Price (if any) Letter of Bid (section – Bidding Forms) Evaluated Bid Price Value of item (4) – (5) Step 4: Ranking of bids and recommending the Successful Bidder - Bids that Bids, which is substantially are eligible and, technically responsive, and after verifying and correcting arithmetic errors and discrepancy, and having cost evaluated on one common rate, and is found to thebe the lowest bid shall be recommended as successful Bidder successful should not be over the - If the cost evaluated on a common rate is higher than the approved price, the Employer shall report to this to MOT and ADB for consideration and approval ADB Standard Bidding Document Highway Project Package A8 Civil Works Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway Project A1 15 January 2008 Procurement of Works Single-Stage: Two-Envelope Noi Bai – Lao Cai