Kyzylorda Water (Казахстан - Тендер #1391604)

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT FOR BOREHOLES

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice No. 7698-GPN-45725 for this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities on the EBRD website www.ebrd.com September 17, 2014 and updated December 23, 2016.

The State Communal Enterprise “Kyzylorda Su Zhuyesi” hereinafter referred to as the Employer, has received a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of Kyzylorda Water Project.

The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the contract on Supply and Installation of Equipment for Boreholes to be co-funded from the proceeds of the loan and funds of the Employer:

• This contract includes development of a detailed design, supply of equipment, civil and installation works and related services according to the Technical Specifications.
• The estimated completion time under the contract is 12 months.

To qualify for award of the Contract, the tenderer shall meet the following qualifying requirements:

• The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has successful experience as prime contractor in the execution of at least 2 (two) successfully completed contracts of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract, with at least one of them having a value of USD 800,000 (eight hundred thousand) equivalent, within the last 5 (five) years;
• The tenderer, partner of JVCA or their sub-contractors shall demonstrate successful experience in design of water intakes of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract;
• Average annual turnover of the Tenderer as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 (five) years shall be not less than USD 1,500,000 (one million five hundred thousand) equivalent;
• 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 USD 250,000 (two hundred fifty thousand) equivalent, taking into account the Tenderer"s commitments to other contracts;
• 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 5 (five) years to demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer"s financial position, showing long-term profitability;
• The 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 works;
• license for civil and installation works;
• 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;
• The Tenderer shall be certified for quality standard ISO 9001 or equivalent;
• The Tenderer shall be certified for health protection and professional safety standard OHSAS 18001 or equivalent;
• 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 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.

The tender documents may be obtained free of charge from the office at the address below.

Upon the written request the tender documents may be collected from the office at the address given below or the documents will be promptly dispatched by e-mail to the address, indicated in the written request, but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery.

All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security in the amount of not less than KZT 7,000,000 (seven million) or equivalent in convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the address below on or before 15:00 local time on 19 June 2017, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who wish to attend.

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

State Communal Enterprise “Kyzylorda Su Zhuyesi”

Mr. Nurzhan Dikhambayev

Address: 156 Zheltoksan street,
Kyzylorda, 120008, Kazakhstan

Phone/fax: +7(777) 208 22 30

E-mail: nurzhanb2@mail.ru