Finishing & Maintenance Works of the Day Surgery Building at Caritas Baby Hospital

Caritas Baby Hospital (CBH) is the Sole Exclusively Pediatric Hospital in the West Bank. Annually, around 50,000 children are treated in the Hospital’s Outpatient Clinics and Inpatient Wards. CBH is run and operated by the Swiss NGO Children’s Relief Bethlehem (CRB (based in Lucerne, Switzerland.

CRB/CBH, in its effort to select qualified contractors to complete the finishing works for the skeleton only constructed Day Surgery Building, hereby invites interested contractors classified Grade 1 at the Palestinian Contractors Union to submit pre-qualification documents.

Interested contractors can get the pre-qualification documents against payment of nonrefundable fee of 2000 ILS from 2 December – 6 December 2024 between 09:00 and 14:00 from the Procurement Office – Mrs. Faten Sleibi at the ground floor of the administration building.

Prequalification documents have to be submitted in closed envelopes to the same office. Deadline for submittal is Friday 27 December 2024 at 12:00 noon. Late submittals will not be accepted.

Prequalification Criteria:

1. Essential Conditions:

1. Nationality
2. Conflict of Interest
3. Adherence to the Joint Venture Regulations

2. Experience in Construction and Similar Projects:

1. General Construction Experience
2. Specific Construction Experience in Hospitals

3. Financial Capabilities - Contractor is requested to submit:

1. Audited balance sheets
2. Average earnings
3. Total equity
4. Average liquidity ratio for the last three years
5. Average indebtedness ratio for the last three years
6. Credential Classification and Financial Solvency
7. Average Annual Construction Turnover

4. History of Non-Performance - Contractor is requested to submit:

1. History of non-performing contracts
2. Suspension based on execution of bid securing declaration by employer
3. Pending litigation

5. Other Requirements:

1. Qualifications and experience of Personnel
2. Time Table & Work Plan
3. Safety Plan
4. Quality Control Plan

Opening and analysis of submitted bids will be handled in closed session.

Successfully Pre-Qualified bidders will be invited to participate in the tender for the Project “Finishing and Maintenance Works of the Day Surgery Building Project at CBH”. The winning bidder will be determined in a public Cost Based Selection session provided that the submitted offer falls within the 10% average prices of all submitted bids.