INVITATION FOR BIDS

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Invitation for Bids 

Date: 31 March 2022

Loan No. and Title: L4170-UZB: Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project
Contract No. and Title: BX-01: Plant (Design, supply, installation) for Power-Related Infrastructure

Lot 1: New Traction substations and Sectioning posts
Lot 2: External power supply
Lot 3: Upgrade of Existing Traction Substations and Sectioning posts

Deadline for Submission of Bids: 30 June 2022 14:30 Tashkent time

1. The Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing fr om the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”) towards the cost of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 2 (Bukhara-Miskin-Urgench-Khiva) Railway Electrification Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract named above. The contract will be jointly financed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (“AIIB”). The eligibility rules and procedures of ADB will govern the bidding process. No nationality restrictions apply.

2. The Joint-Stock Company "O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari" (“the Employer”) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the construction and completion of the following lots:
Lot 1: New Traction substations and Sectioning posts
Lot 2: External power supply
Lot 3: Upgrade of Existing Traction substations and Sectioning posts

Bidders may bid for one or multiple lots, as further defined in the Bidding Documents.

3. Open competitive bidding (international advertisement) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-stage: One-envelope procedure and is open to all eligible Bidders without nationality restrictions.

4. Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:
(a) Submission of audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 3 years to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. As a minimum, the Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.
(b) Minimum average annual turnover of the following lots calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 years (2019-2021):
i. For Lot 1: $20,1 million;
ii. For Lot 2: $20,0 million;
iii. For Lot 3: $11,15 million.
(c) 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:
i. For Lot 1: $3,35 million
ii. For Lot 2: $3,33 million
iii. For Lot 3: $1,86 million
(d) Successful completion within the last 7 years of at least two (2) similar contracts, wh ere the value of Bidder’s participation under each contract exceeds:
i. For Lot 1: $20,1 million
ii. For Lot 2: $20,0 million
iii. For Lot 3: $11,15 million
(e) Experience in the following key activities:
i. Lot 1: Design, supply, installation and commissioning of Traction substations and Sectioning posts at big railway systems
ii. Lot 2: Design, supply, installation and commissioning of External power supply systems for Traction substations
iii. Lot 3: Modernization of Traction substations and Sectioning posts

5. To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, Bidders should contact:
The JSC “O'zbekiston Temir Yo'llari”
Attention: Mr. Navruz Erkinov, Head of PIU-ET, Room 306
4 Amir Temur str., Tashkent 100060, Uzbekistan
Fax: 998 (71) 236-4920
Phone: 998 (71) 236-4802
E-mail: utypiu@gmail.com

6. To obtain the Bidding Documents in English, free of charge, eligible Bidders should:
• Write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for:
Contract No. and Title: BX-01: Plant (Design, supply, installation) for Power-Related Infrastructure
Lot 1: New Traction substations and Sectioning posts
Lot 2: External power supply
Lot 3: Upgrade of Existing Traction substations and Sectioning posts

7. Deliver your bid:
• To the address above
• On or before the deadline: 30 June 2022 at 14:30 Tashkent time
• Together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.
Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.

8. A Pre-Bid meeting will take place at 15:00 (Tashkent time) on 27 April 2022 via Zoom. All bidders who officially received bidding documents will receive a link 7 days prior to the meeting.


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