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Specific Procurement NoticeRequest for Bids, WorksReconstruction of roads and bridges across the Federated States of MicronesiaEmployerDepartment of Transportation, Communications and InfrastructureProjectFSM Prioritized Road Investment and Management Enhancements Project: P172225Contract titleLot 1: Improving the 2.4 Km Airport to Pou Bay Bridge Road in ChuukLot 2: Replacing Two short-span (6-meter-long) steel and concrete composite bridges in Yap (Road 0.316 Km approaches to the Bridge)Lot 3: Replacing the 12-Meter Awak bridge in Pohnpei (Road 0.330 Km approaches to the Bridge)CountryFederated States of MicronesiaLoan No.IDA-D7790RFB NoFM-DOTCI-572568-CW-RFBIssued on22 October 2026 The Federated States of Micronesia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the P172225-FSM Prioritized Road Investment and Management Enhancements Project (PRIME) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts:The Borrower shall process payments as defined in the World Bank’s “Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing” and the project’s Disbursement and Financial Information Letter.Lot 1: Improving the 2.4 Km airport to Pou Bay Bridge Road in Chuuk;Lot 2: Replacing two short-span (6-meter-long) steel and concrete composite bridges (Road 0.316Km approaches to the Bridge) in Yap andLot 3: Replacing the 12-meter Awak Bridge in Pohnpei (Road 0.33Km approaches to the Bridge) .1The Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (DoTCI) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the following lots: Sl. No.Contract NameContract DescriptionContract Period1Lot 1: Improving the 2.4 Km airport to Pou Bay Bridge Road in ChuukConstruction of 2.4 Km length and 6.4 meter wide Rigid Pavement Road, including 9 Nos. Concrete Box Structures, Lined Side Drains, and associated ancillaries works; and construction of temporary diversion road, cross drainage structures to facilitate traffic movement during construction with safety measures.Construction Period: 365 daysDefect Notification Period: 365 days2Lot 2: Replacing two short-span (6-meter-long) steel and concrete composite bridges in YapConstruction of 0.316 Km length and 7.16 Meter width flexible pavement road, including the complete replacement of two short-span (6 Meter long permanent steel and concrete composite bridges), construction of 2 Nos. pipe culverts, 2 Nos. concrete box structures (8 Meter x 9.65 Meter), lined side drains, and associated ancillary works, together with the construction of temporary diversion road, cross drainage structures including temporary Steel bridges ( 36.5 Meter x 6.4 Meter or approved equivalent structural bridges) to facilitate traffic movement during construction with safety measures.Construction Period: 455 daysDefect Notification Period: 365 days3Lot 3: Replacing the 12-Meter Awak Bridge in PohnpeiConstruction of 0.330 Km length and 7 Meter width flexible pavement road, including the complete replacement of 12 Meter bridge which includes construction of 1 No. Bridge structure (18.2 Meter x 9.75 Meter), 2 Nos. concrete box structures, lined side drains, and associated ancillary works, together with construction of temporary diversion road, cross drainage structures including temporary Steel bridges (18.2 Meter x 6.4 Meter or approved equivalent structural bridges) to facilitate traffic movement during construction with safety measures.Construction Period: 365 daysDefect Notification Period: 365 daysOnly eligible bidders who meet the below key qualification criteria may participate in this bidding.ItemQualification Criteria (US$ million)LOT 1LOT 2LOT 3Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover within last 5 years9.23.754.1Minimum Financial Resources2.551.041.13Contracts of Similar Size and Nature6.123.122.72Construction Experience in Key Activities Construction of Minimum Cumulative length of 2.25 Km of Rigid Concrete Pavement RoadConstruction of at least One Concrete Bridge with a minimum clear length of 18.2 MeterConstruction of at least One Concrete Bridge with a minimum clear length of 18.2 Meter 1. Bidders may download the Bid Documents from the DoTC&I website: https://tci.gov.fm2. Bidders may bid for one, two or all three contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts, in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid. The bidder must demonstrate access to liquid assets, credit facilities, or other financial means sufficient to cover the combined lot qualification requirement. A bidder may qualify for one lot but fail to qualify for two or more lots if its financial resources are insufficient to support concurrent execution.3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers-September 2025” (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): Technical 70 % and Financial 30%.5. A pre-bid conference will be held on November 02, 2026 at 11:00am (PNI local time) at the DoTC&I conference room in Palikir FSM.6. The bidding document in English is available free upon request. Interested bidders can request it by email or letter using the contact details below.7. Bids must be submitted by email to the address specified below on or before 11:00 a.m., on 07 December 2026 PNI local time. All bids must be encrypted with a password, the password for the Technical Part shall be submitted by separate email no earlier than 30 minutes and no later than 10 minutes before the bid-Submission deadline 11:00 a.m. Paper submissions will not be accepted. The email subject line must clearly state:“BID SUBMISSION – LOT 1– CHUUK” or“BID SUBMISSION – LOT 2 – YAP or“BID SUBMISSION – LOT 3 – POHNPEI.Each Lot must be submitted as a separate email and must contain I. Technical Part (as a separate, encrypted PDF attachment) and II. Financial Part (as a separate, encrypted PDF attachment) and BOQ should be submitted also in Excel formFailure to follow these submission instructions may result in the bid being rejected. Late bids will be rejected.8. All Bids must be accompanied by a (i) Bid-Securing Declaration using the form as attached in Section IV – Bidding forms: Form of Bid-Securing Declaration. Failure to sign or attach may result in preliminary disqualification. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.9. The email addresses for information are: Attention: Mr. K. B. Joshi: kunj.joshi@tci.gov.fm with copy Mr. Dayn Iehsi: dayn.iehsi@tci.gov.fmDepartment of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure, FSM National Government Program Management Unit First Floor, Kaselehlie Building, Palikir, Pohnpei, FSM 96941The Email address for Bid submission only is:pmu@tci.gov.fmcc kunj.joshi@tci.gov.fmcc dayn.iehsi@tci.gov.fm