i Government of Samoa TENDER DOCUMENT Issued on July 13, 2021 For PROCUREMENT OF E n g i n e e r i n g S u p p l y a n d C o n s t r u c ti o n , o f T i a p a p a t a S m a l l H y d r o P o w e r S t a ti o n WORKS Tender No: SAM EPC TIAP – 25/2021 MARKET PARTICIPANTS Foreign: YES Local: YES Funded by: Principal: Contact Entity: Electric Power Corporation for and on behalf of the Electric Power Corporation Electric Power Corporation TIAPAPATA SMALL HYDRO POWER STATION – SAM EPC TIAP - 06/2020 Standard Bidding Document Table of Contents PART 1 – Bidding Procedures.....................................................................................................1 Section I - Instructions to Bidders...........................................................................................1 Section II - Bid Data Sheet (BDS)...........................................................................................27 Section II (b) - Tender Preparation Checklist (“TPCL”)..........................................................34 Section III - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria.................................................................41 Section IV - Tender Forms.....................................................................................................54 Section V - Eligible Countries..............................................................................................154 PART 2 155 Principal’s Requirements....................................................................................................155 PART 3....................................................................................................................................202 – Conditions of Contract and Contract Forms.......................................................................202 Section VII - General Conditions of Contract......................................................................203 Section VIII - Special Conditions of Contract.......................................................................230 Section IX - Contract Forms.................................................................................................246 Section X – Evaluation Forms..............................................................................................255 GOVERNMENT OF SAMOA STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENT – OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING - WORKS Section I Instruction to Bidders PART 1 – Bidding Procedures Section I - Instructions to Bidders Table of Clauses A. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. General.....................................................................................................................1 Scope of Bidding...............................................................................................................1 Source of Funds................................................................................................................1 Fraud and Corruption.......................................................................................................1 Eligible Bidders.................................................................................................................3 Eligible Materials, Equipment and Services.....................................................................6 Contents of Bidding Document...............................................................................6 6. Sections of Bidding Document.........................................................................................6 7. Clarification of Bidding document, Site Visit, Pre-Bidding Meeting................................7 8. Amendment of Bidding Document..................................................................................8 C. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. D. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Preparation of Bids..................................................................................................9 Cost of Bidding.................................................................................................................9 Language of Bid................................................................................................................9 Documents Comprising the Bid.......................................................................................9 Letter of Bid and Schedules...........................................................................................10 Alternative Bids............................................