Modernisation of 5 Boiler Houses

Item Description:

This Invitation for Tenders follows the updated General Procurement Notice No. 8564-GPN-47569 for this project which was published at in Procurement Opportunities on the EBRD website on 6 February 2017.

Joint Stock Company “Transenergo”, hereinafter referred to as the Employer, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of Aktobe District Heating Project.

The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contracts on modernisation of 5 Boiler Stations to be funded from the proceeds of the loan:

Lot 1, contract ADHP-1.1-01, Modernisation of Kurashasai and Kirpichny Boiler Stations;

Lot 2, contract ADHP-1.1-02, Modernisation of Boiler Stations at School nos.10, 12 and 15.

The Project is implemented on the territory of Aktobe City of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

These contracts include the development of detailed design documents, supply and installation of equipment for 5 Boiler Stations, construction and erection works and related services according to the Technical Specifications.

The estimated completion time under each contract is 16 months.

Tenders are invited for one or both lots. Each lot must be priced separately. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.

To be qualified for award of each contract, the Tenderer shall meet the following qualification criteria as a minimum:

(a)     Experience as a prime contractor in execution of at least 2 (two) successfully completed contracts of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract within the last 5 (five) years.

(b)     Average annual turnover of the Tenderer as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 3 (three) years shall be not less than:

for Lot 1 – 350 000 000 (Three hundred and fifty million) KZT equivalent;

for Lot 2 – 350 000 000 (Three hundred and fifty million) KZT equivalent.

(c)     The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial sources sufficient to bear costs associated with the execution of the contract for a period of 3 (three) months, estimated as not less than:

for Lot 1 – 60 000 000 (Sixty million) KZT equivalent;

for Lot 2 – 60 000 000 (Sixty million) KZT equivalent,

taking into account the Tenderer’s commitments to other contracts.

(d)     The Tenderer shall submit balance sheets audited or supported by relevant documents issued by tax authorities of the tenderer’s country of origin for the last 3 (three) years to demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability.

(e)     Tenderer or at least one partner of JVCA or a nominated sub-contractor shall avail of or have obtained prior to the contract commencement date all necessary licenses, certificates and permits required under the applicable legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including:

–      license for survey activities;

–      license for design;

–      license for civil and installation works.

(f)      The Tenderer shall be registered or will have to be registered in case of award of the contract with the Tax Authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

(g)     The Tenderer shall be certified for quality standard ISO 9001 (or equivalent).

(h)     The Tenderer shall be certified for health protection and professional safety standard OHSAS 18001 or equivalent.

(i)      The Tenderer shall be certified for the environmental standard ISO 14001 or equivalent.

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank’s loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of 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.

Tender documents are prepared in English with their unofficial Russian translation. Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below.

If requested, the documents will be promptly dispatched by e-mail but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery.

All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security in the amount not less than:

for Lot 1 – 8 000 000 (Eight million) KZT or equivalent in convertible currency;

for Lot 2 – 8 000 000 (Eight million) KZT or equivalent in convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before or before 14-00 (local time) 16 of April 2019, at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

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

Joint Stock Company “TRANSENERGO”
Contact person: Mr. Kadyrbek Nuratov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee for General Affairs
24G Sankibay Batyr Avenue, Aktobe city, Aktobe Oblast, 030012, Kazakhstan
Tel./Fax: + 7 7132 741 090/740 410
E-mail: transenergo.ebrd@yandex.kz