Roads and Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Services

Candidates shall be required to satisfy minimum standards and to provide proof of economic and financial standing.

(a) in response to Question Ref 4B.4 provide a value and self-assess the risk rating for each of the nine financial ratios. Candidates do not need to provide a value for Test 9 as the Authority will independently carry out a credit check for Test 9. Financial tests will be applied on the most recent audited accounts; and

(b) in response to Question Ref 4B.5.1 and 4B.5.2 confirm they already have or can commit to obtain, prior to commencement of the contract the required levels of insurance; and

(c) in response to Question Ref 4B.6 explicitly state if the Candidate is reliant upon another organisation to satisfy the Financial Tests and provide a commitment to obtain a guarantee.

Where the Prime Contractor (or Lead Organisation) is seeking to rely on the economic and financial standing of a parent company (or other organisation) to satisfy the Financial Tests then the Candidate should satisfy points i to iii:

(i) state this explicitly;

(ii) provide a letter of commitment from the parent company (or other organisation) to provide a guarantee; and

(iii) provide the financial information related to Financial Tests 1-8 in respect of the guarantor by completing Q4B.4 of the SPD.

Where the Prime Contractor is itself a Joint Venture Company (JVC)/ Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), the Authority shall seek ‘joint and several’ guarantees from the major shareholders of the JVC …

These questions shall be answered by Candidates and by consortiums (consortium members should not respond individually. Where a Candidate is a consortium or relying on Key-Subcontractors, a single composite response should be submitted by the Lead Organisation).

Question 4C.1.2 - Candidates are required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in section II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. This question is divided into four (4) separate questions listed below.

4C.1.2 Question 1 shall be assessed on a PASS or FAIL basis. Candidates who obtain a FAIL in their response shall not be considered further in this Procurement. Questions 2 – 4 carry an overall weighting of 100%. Candidates are required to provide a response to each of the questions and must achieve an overall combined minimum (unweighted) score of six(6) for questions 2.1 to 2.3 and six (6) for questions 3.1 to 3.3. There is no minimum score requirement for question four (4).

Candidates unable to meet the minimum score requirements for 4C.1.2 will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the Procurement.

Question 1 - Capacity (Pass/Fail)

Question 2 – Management capability (45%)

Question 3 – Implementation capability (35%)

Question 4 – Social/economic/environmental (20%)

Candidates refer to Table 17 of the ITC (Appendix 4) for an overview of the technical and professional ability questions and weightings. Candidates refer to Tables 18 – 21 of the …