Invitation for Tenders for Reconstruction of two wastewater pumping stations

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was founded in 1991 to create a new post-Cold War era in central and eastern Europe, furthering progress towards ‘market-oriented economies and the promotion of private and entrepreneurial initiative’. The EBRD is owned by 67 countries from five continents, as well as the European Union and the European Investment Bank.

Invitation for tenders

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was last updated in Procurement Opportunities, (http://www.ebrd.com) on 4^th September 2018.

Khorog Water Company, hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, has received a loan from the European  Bank  for  Reconstruction  and  Development  (the Bank) and of a grant provided by SECO towards the cost of Khorog Water Rehabilitation Project II.

The Employer now invites sealed tenders from suppliers for the following contracts to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan and grant:

• KhoWW-02: Reconstruction of two wastewater pumping stations (Completion of all Facilities is expected to be attained within 25 weeks from the Effective Date).

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from all countries. The proceeds of the Bank’s loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers shall satisfy the following minimum criteria, which are further detailed in the tender documents:

1. Tenderers shall meet the eligibility requirements: no conflicts of interests, not having been declared ineligible by the Bank, compliance with requirements of tender documents for government owned entity if a tenderer is owned by the government, not having been excluded as a result of the Employer’s country laws or by an act of compliance with UN Security Council resolution.
2. Tenderer shall not have a consistent history of litigation and/or arbitration resulting in awards against the Tenderer, or any partner in a JVCA, within the last 5 (five) years. All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than 20% (twenty percent) of the Tenderer’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Tenderer;
3. Tenderer shall submit audited balance sheets or other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 3 (three) years, i.e.2015-2017, to demonstrate the current soundness of the Tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability;
4. Tenderer shall have minimum average annual turnover of US$ 1,000,000.00 or equivalent, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 (three) years;
5. Tenderer shall demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet production cash flow for the contract estimated as not less than US$ 240,000.00, taking into account the Tenderer’s commitments for other contracts;
6. Tenderer shall have a successful experience as a contractor in the execution of at least 2 (two) similar contracts within the last 5 (five) years. The value of each referred contract shall be not less than US$ 240,000.00 equivalent;
7. Other requirements with regard to qualified personnel, required equipment, specific JVCA requirements etc.

Tender documents may be obtained from the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 50 US Dollars or the equivalent sum in TJS (Tajik Somoni) at the rate issued by the National Bank of Tajikistan at the date of payment. Upon request with an appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee and indication of a contact email, the documents will be promptly despatched to specified by a Tenderer contact email electronically in PDF format, and no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery.

The payment for the tender documents in Tajik Somoni shall be made to the bank account of Khorog Water Company:

Bank’s name: # 67 Branch of State Saving Bank of Tajikistan “Amonatbonk” in Khorog

Khorog Water Company Tax ID: 700002133

Account No. in TJS        .20202972834759567000

Loro account No.            20402972316264

The payment for the tender documents in US Dollars shall be made to the bank account of Khorog Water Company:

Bank’s name: The First Microfinance Bank in Khorog

Address of the Bank: 4 Azizbek Str., Khorog, 736000, GBAO, Tajikistan

Account No.: 20206840248150237527

Beneficiary Bank: First Microfinance Bank, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Account No. 0021-505420-091

Routing number: 026007809

SWIFT: FMBTTJ22

Correspondent Bank: Transkapitalbank, Moscow, Russia

SWIFT: TJSCRUMM

Please indicate on the payment the following reference of the tender: KhoWW-02

All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security of US$5000 or its equivalent in a convertible  or local currency, and must be delivered to the address below on or before 15:00 local time on 28 January 2019, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who wish to attend. Address for tender submission and opening purposes only:

State Committee on Investments and State Property

Management of the Republic of Tajikistan

27 Shotemur street, Dushanbe city, Republic of Tajikistan, 734025

The applicable procurement rules are the Bank’s Procurement Policies and Rules (PP&R) which can be located at:

http://www.ebrd.com/news/publications/policies/procurement-policies-and-rules.html

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office:

Attention: Mr. Dustali Khudoyorov, Director

Khorog Water Company

27 A. Ayombekova Street

GBAO, Khorog City 736000

Republic of Tajikistan

Phone: +992 35 22 228 87

Fax:      +992 35 22 228 87

E-mail: vodokanal-khorog@mail.ru