Design, supply and installation works for rail track rehabilitation (including structures) of Yalama- Sumgait Line: • Lot 1: Sumgait (Km 2622+175) to Gil-Gil-Chay Station (Km 2538+200) (83.975km); • Lot 2: Gil-Gil-Chay Station (Km 2538+200) to Yalama (Russian border at Km 2454+454) (83.746km)

Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding (should a Bidder be a Joint Venture, the way how the below mentioned criteria will be applied is further detailed in the Bidding Documents):

• For each Lot: Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 90 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years.
For each Lot: The Bidder must demonstrate that its financial resources, less its financial obligations for its current contract commitments, meet or exceed the total requirement for the Subject Contract of USD 15 million.

• For each Lot: Participation as a contractor, JV partner, or subcontractor, in at least one (1) 1 contract that has been successfully or substantially2 completed within the last five (5) years preceding the date 28 days before the bid submission date and that are similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation under each contract exceeds USD 90 million.

For each Lot: Minimum experience in the following key activities:

a)  Two (2) contracts, each comprising the detailed design of at least 30 km of track construction and/or rehabilitation (including bridges and culverts).

b)  One (1) contract comprising the construction of at least 30 km of new railway track and/or rehabilitation of existing railway track including rail, prestressed concrete sleepers with ballasting, fastenings and accessories using mechanized methods for track laying.

c)  Two (2) contracts, each comprising the construction of at least 30 km of continuous welded rail (CWR).

d)  Three (3) contracts, each comprising the supply and installation of at least twenty (20) turnouts.

e)  Two (2) contracts, each comprising the rehabilitation / repair / reconstruction of at least five (5) reinforced concrete, steel or masonry railway or road bridges.

4. Bidders may bid for one or both 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.

5. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single- Stage: Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders without nationality restrictions.

6. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, Bidders should contact:

Attention: Mr. Elkhan Orujov
Street address: Dilara Aliyeva str., 230
Floor/Room number: 3rd floor, room No. 353
City: Baku
ZIP code: AZ 1010
Country: Azerbaijan
Telephone: +994 12 499 48 90
Fax: +994 12 499 45 89
E-mail: e.orujov@ady.az with copy to u.binnatova@ady.az