Tendering Name: Procurement of Reinforcing Steel Bars and Prestressed Steel Strands for Bolivia Sacambaya Road and Bridge Construction Project
Tendering No.: LQBO23N058-CGZB-02
Tendering Date: May 7, 2025
(Hereinafter referred to as "Steel Procurement")
I. Basic Project Information
l Instructions to Bidders
This bidding document implements open bidding for the steel procurement of this project.
l Deion of Basic Project Information
Chinese Name of the Project: Bolivia Sacambaya Road and Bridge Construction Project
Foreign Name of the Project: CONSTRUCCION DEL PUENTE SACAMBAYA Y SUS ACCESOS RVF 25
Country where the project is located: Bolivia
Project Industry Category: Road and Bridge Project
Chinese Name of the Employer: Bolivia Highway Administration
Foreign Name of the Employer: Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (ABC)
Background of the Employer: Government Department
Source of Funds: Loan from the Inter-American Development Bank
Project Duration: 750 days starting from May 11, 2024
Scope of Work: Construct a single-span prestressed concrete box girder bridge with a main bridge length of 534 meters and a total width of 14.02 meters, and 4 main pier caps (dimensions: 16.2m16.2m3.5m). There are 4 hollow thin-walled piers with a pier height of 27m, located at 80 meters, 205 meters, 330 meters, and 455 meters respectively. The main span is 125m, and the side span is 79.5m. The extended roads on both sides are approximately 2045 meters long. The construction altitude is 1652 meters.
II. Bidding Announcement
Overview of Procurement Content
Material Type |
Technical Specification |
Quantity (tons) |
Execution Standard |
Deformed Steel Bars |
Ø32mm, 60KSI, Yield Strength 420MPa |
1,110 |
ASTM A706 |
Round Steel Bars |
Ø20mm, 60KSI, Yield Strength |
2 |
ASTM A706 |
Prestressed Steel Strands |
Prestressed steel strands 0.6 inches, 270 KSI grade (1860 MPa), low relaxation type |
371 |
ASTM A416 Grade 270 |
Eligibility Requirements for Bidding
n Manufacturers should possess ISO 9001 certification and production qualifications for ASTM A706/A416.
Bidding Time Arrangement
Bidding Time
Issuing Date of Bidding Documents: May 7, 2025, Beijing time
Deadline for Bidding: 17:00, May 27, 2025, Beijing time
Contact Person: Engineer Li Telephone: 15850550501
Submission Method of Bids: Electronic submission. The electronic version of the bidding documents (the quotation documents and the summarized quotation documents must be sealed with a seal) should be submitted to the following email address: 372032152@qq.com. In case of any revision, the last version received before the deadline for bidding shall prevail.
III. Technical Specifications
Technical Requirements for Materials
Parameters |
ASTM A706 Deformed Steel Bars |
ASTM A416 Steel Strands |
Yield Strength |
≥420 MPa |
Not applicable (Ultimate Strength ≥1,860MPa) |
Tensile Strength |
≥550 MPa |
≥1,860 MPa |
Elongation after Fracture |
≥14% (5 times the gauge length) |
≥3.5% (250mm gauge length) |
Bending Test |
180° bend with a mandrel diameter of 5d |
-- |
Relaxation Rate |
-- |
≤2.5% (under 70% Fu load for 1000 hours) |
Packaging and Marking
•Deformed Steel Bars: 9m in length, bundled with steel strips, each bundle ≤ 3 tons, marked with the heat number and ASTM standard.
•Steel Strands: Packed on wooden reels (diameter ≥ 1.5 meters), with an anti-rust coating + waterproof film.
Document Requirements
•Quality Assurance Certificate of the Steel Mill (including chemical composition and mechanical property test data), which needs to be approved and ed by the employer's supervisor.
•Third-party Inspection Report (issued by institutions such as SGS/BV/TÜV), which needs to be approved and ed by the employer's supervisor.
IV. Commercial Terms
Price Terms
•Quotation Currency: US dollars (FOB [Shanghai Port or Qingdao Port, etc.] or CIF [Iquique Port, Chile])
•Price Adjustment: Linked to the CRU Scrap Steel Index (triggered by a ±5% threshold)
Delivery Requirements
•Batch Delivery: The first batch of goods shall be delivered within 30 days, and subsequent batches shall be delivered every 45 days.
•Penalty for Delay: Deduct 0.3% of the contract amount per day (with an upper limit of 10%).
Payment Method
•Advance Payment: 20%
•Payment upon Submission of Documents: 70% (based on transportation documents, 70% of the value of each batch of goods)
•Quality Assurance Deposit: 10% (paid 12 months after passing the acceptance inspection, 10% of the value of each batch of goods)
V. Bid Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Item |
Weight |
Details |
Technical Compliance |
30% |
Full marks will be awarded for fully meeting the ASTM standard. |
Price Competitiveness |
50% |
Remove the highest and lowest quotations, calculate the average value. Add 2 points for every 1% decrease; deduct points conversely. |
Supply Guarantee Capacity |
20% |
Production capacity certificate + Completeness of the logistics plan |