National Directorate of Roads and Bridges (DNEP), P.O. Box 403, Mozambique Avenue 1125 Maputo, Mozambique, An action for the USAID program.

38 -- PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE, ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION SOL 656-0232-98-01 DUE 123098 POC Contact Point: Tel: (258-1)491822; Fax: (258-1)492181, E-mail: tborn@usaid.gov, Tel: (258-1)475157, Fax: (258-1)475290, E-mail: cfragoso@zebra.uem.mz In the context of the United States Government support to the Republic of Mozambique, the National Directorate of Roads and Bridges (DNEP) is planning to execute a Host Country Contract financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the construction/rehabilitation of 240 kilometers of a gravel road from Gorongosa to Caia in Sofala province. The road consist of six sections totaling 35 km of existing tarred road, seven sections totaling 140 km of existing road formation only and 65 km requiring new road construction. In addition there are 28 bridges of which 13 are nearly complete, 11 need reconstruction and 4 are new bridges. The mobilization is planned to start in April 1999 and the work is planned to start in June 1999. A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued no earlier than ten (10) days from the date of publishing of this notice. The deadline for receipt of Pre-qualification Questionnaires is December 30, 1998. Interested companies must pay a non- refundablefee of US$ 50 if they request a hard copy. If they download it off the Internet no payment is required. The fee is payable at DNEP, Mozambique Avenue 1125, Maputo, Mozambique. Those firms who previously submitted Pre-qualification documents will be advised in writing of the exact requirements expected from them in this Pre-qualification process. Pre-qualification is subject to USAID s requirement that if there is adequate competition among U.S. firms, they alone will be considered. If there is no adequate competition among U.S. firms Bids from all pre-qualified firms will be treated equal, regardless of an eligible nationality. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5 floppy disk (WordPerfect 5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice can be reviewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The solicitation can be downloaded from the Agency Web Site. The Worldwide Web address is: http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the Home page, then USAID Procurements . On the following screen, select Download Available USAID Solicitations . Receipt of the solicitations through the INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Interested parties may also request a written copy of the solicitation by mailing a request for 656-0232-98-01 to: 720 Zimbabwe Avenue, P.O. Box 783, Maputo, Mozambique. All written requests must include a self-addressed mailing label. The solicitation will be mailed and also be posted on the Agency Web Page within 15 days after the publication of the notice in the CBD. No phone requests will be accepted. Questions must be directed to: Renier van der Merve, Rua Pereira d E a, 353, Maputo, Mozambique; Telephone: (258-1) 493632; Fax: (258-1) 492825; E-mail: africon@virconn.com. Posted 12/02/98 (I-SN276366). (0336)

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