REPUBLIC OF LEBANON COUNCIL FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION Tel: 961 1 981431/2 - Fax: 961 1 981252/3 Tallat Al Saray, Beirut, Lebanon SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE Invitation for Prequalification of Contractors TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I (ABOU HALQA-SIR ROAD) The Government of Lebanon has obtained a financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for the proposed TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I (ABOU HALQA-SIR ROAD). It is intended that the proceeds of this financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the construction of the project TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I (ABOU HALQA-SIR ROAD) in North Lebanon Area. The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for the construction of the TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I (ABOU HALQA-SIR ROAD). The TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I is about 6.9 kms long. It begins in Ras Masqa at Wadi Abou Halqa and ends in Mejdlaya where it meets the existing Sir Road. It consists of a 2x2 dual carriageway. Parallel to the Ring Road and along all its length, except at Wadi Habb and Nahr Abou Ali, there are two one way service roads (one at each side) that are providing access to private parcels and properties. The Package I comprises roads and viaducts, overpasses and underpasses along its route. The structures along the Ring Road are as follow: Abou Halqa overpass - Ramps A & B (Special structure), Ras Masqa overpass, Ras Masqa underpass, Dahr El Ain overpass, Wadi Habb viaduct (Special structure), Abou Samra Al Manar underpass, Abou Samra bridge, Abou Samra two underpasses, Wadi Abou Ali viaduct - (Special structure) , Zgharta bridge, Qobbe underpass, Mejdlaya underpass, Sir Deniyeh underpass. It is expected that invitations to bid will be issued during the second half of 2017. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Prequalification of Contractors document issued by CDR for this project and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from, and have access to the prequalification documents at the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) (address below). A complete set of prequalification documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$1000. The method of payment will be in the form of a bank check from a bank located in Lebanon or from a foreign bank with a correspondent in Lebanon. The document may be sent by international courier services. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by 12:00 noon on 16th of March, 2017, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for TRIPOLI EASTERN RING ROAD - Package I (ABOU HALQA-SIR ROAD) Project”.