The Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) has received 19 bids for the construction of bulk earthworks and internal services for the new Windhoek District Hospital, according to officials during the public opening of tenders on Wednesday.
The bids, which range from N$157.5 million to N$279.5 million, were opened in a public session conducted in accordance with the Public Procurement Act.
The project covers the construction of roads, stormwater drainage, water supply, sewerage and electricity infrastructure on a portion of Farm 505 in Havana, where the new Windhoek District Hospital will be built.
Speaking during the bid opening, Infrastructure Procurement Officer at the Central Procurement Board of Namibia, Twenty-One Kangonga, said all submissions were opened in line with Section 51 of the Public Procurement Act, which requires the names of bidders, bid prices, discounts and the presence of mandatory documents to be publicly disclosed.
“The bid opening is being done in terms of Section 51 of the Public Procurement Act, which states that a bid envelope is opened at the time and place indicated in the bidding document. At the bid opening session, the name of the bidder, the total amount of each bid, any discount or alternative offered, the presence or absence of any bid security, if required, and the documents referred to in Section 52 are read, recorded, and a copy of the record is made available to any bidder on request,” Kangonga said.
The lowest bid was submitted by 2.9 Trading CC JV Precon Construction (Pty) Ltd at N$157.5 million, while the highest offer came from Multi Solutions JV Mosa & KMC at N$279.5 million. All prices were quoted inclusive of VAT.
Of the 19 bidders, only Zongan Construction Group Co JV 1 Centre Trading CC offered a discount, proposing a 2.5% deduction on each payment certificate.
“Their bid price, inclusive of VAT, is N$187,940,946.23. They have offered a 2.5% discount. Therefore, 2.5% of their bid amount will be deducted from each payment certificate,” Kangonga said.
Most submissions were made by joint ventures involving Namibian companies and foreign firms from South Africa, Botswana and China.
According to the procurement board, foreign partners were allowed to submit equivalent compliance documentation from their respective jurisdictions instead of Namibian statutory documents.
One submission, by Namibia Welding, Building and Civil Works CC JV August 26 Construction and KL Construction, was flagged during the opening after officials noted that a tax good standing certificate for KL Construction was missing.
The submission also contained only the original documents and did not include the required duplicate copy or USB version.
The bids will now proceed to technical and financial evaluation before the Central Procurement Board awards the contract.
