Request for Bids : Output and Performance Based Contracts - Projects assessed as high risk for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and/or Sexual Harassment

Overview & Synopsis

This SPD has a general structure similar to the World Bank’s Standard Procurement Document for Works. Given the specific characteristics of Output- and Performance-based Contracting for Roads, modifications were, however, made in most sections of the bidding document, including the use of several aspects of the World Bank’s Standard Procurement Document for Design, Supply and Installation of Plant and Equipment. In particular, the Conditions of Contract have been written in order to take into account the specific nature of the services to be provided by the Contractor, which go much beyond the mere execution of pre-defined physical works. The Contract encompasses a range of activities necessary to achieve and maintain a specific Service Level for road users, including design, construction, operation, and maintenance, as well as various activities related to the management (including periodic evaluation) of the road network under contract. It includes carrying out (i) rehabilitation works to bring the road up to pre-defined service levels, (ii) improvement works specified by the employer aiming at adding new characteristics to the roads in response to new traffic, safety or other conditions, and (iii) emergency works needed to reinstate the roads after damage has occurred as a result of unforeseeable events or natural phenomena (such as accidents, strong storms, flooding or earthquakes). A separate document has also been prepared and is presented as an Annex, providing Sample Specifications for OPBRC, intended to facilitate the preparation of actual and specific specifications that must be part of the final bidding document.