GOVERNMENT OF SAINT LUCIA

Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, 

Culture and Information 

 3rd Floor, Sir Stanislaus James Bldg.

The Waterfront, Castries

 Saint Lucia, West Indies

Tel. No. (758) 468-4629/4603

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Works to Upgrade Gros Islet Waterfront

SLU-RTCP-W-RFB-WUGW-01-23    

Country: Saint Lucia

Name of Project: OECS Regional Tourism and Competitiveness Project (ORTCP)

Contract Title: Works to Upgrade Gros Islet Waterfront

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA Credit #6000-LC

RFB Reference No.: SLU-RTCP-W-RFB-WUGW-01-23

1. The Government of Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the OECS Regional Tourism and Competitiveness Project (ORTCP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Works to Upgrade Gros Islet Waterfront. 

2. The Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative Industries, Culture and Information now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Works to Upgrade Gros Islet Waterfront, including the construction of:
   1. one two-storey booth structure, with a metal frame and PVC board cladding, housing 4 units, with a footprint of 45 square meters or 485 square feet;
   2. two single-storey booth structures, housing an additional 4 units, with a footprint of 45 square meters or 485 square feet each;
   3. a masonry single-storey administration building, measuring 364 square feet or 34 square meters, inclusive of a shower;
   4. a masonry single-storey comfort station, measuring 227 square feet or some 21 square meters;  
   5. a three chambered septic tank and soak away system;
   6. an entertainment stage, measuring 354 square feet or 33 square meters;
   7. a children’s playground area and a seating area;
   9. a small area to cover a potable water pump with water tank platform; 

10. (metal) fencing;
11. a 133 meters long boardwalk along the waterfront, and (xii) installation of a rain water harvesting system.

3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”). 

4. Eligible bidders should have experience in the construction of at least one contract of the nature and complexity equivalent to the Works described in this Invitation, and should provide evidence of financial resources to successfully complete the Works.

5. A complete set of bidding documents in English will be provided to interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below.

Calus Monchery

Procurement Manager, ORTCP, 

Ministry of Tourism, Investment, Creative, Industries, Culture and Information

Telephone: 1-758-728-9642

Electronic mail address: calus.monchery@govt.lc Copy: toyla.lagon@govt.lc 

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 930 hours (9:30 a.m.) Wednesday July 19, 2023. Electronic Bidding will be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 1000 hours (10:00 a.m.) Wednesday July 19, 2023.  

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9. The address(es) referred to above is (are): 

Attention: Chairperson, Central Public Procurement Board, Department of Finance

Address: 4^th Floor Finance Administration Centre, Pointe Seraphine

City: Castries

Country: Saint Lucia

Bidders shall have the option of submitting their Bids electronically to https://intendhost.co.uk/goslprocurement