Invitation for Bids

Date: December 1313, 2016

Loan No. and Title: Xinjiang Integrated Urban Development Project (Loan No. 3017-PRC)
Contract No. and Title: KL-E03, Procurement of Equipment supply and installation for Upgrading, Reconstruction and Reuse Project of Sewage Treatment Plant in Southern Suburbs – Other Core Process Equipment

Bid No.: 0716-1620XJ230636

Deadline for Bids: November January2924, 2017

1. This Invitation for Bids follows Procurement Plan for this project that appeared in the “ADB Business Opportunities”, dated July 2013.

2. The People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Xinjiang Integrated Urban Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for Procurement of Equipment supply and installation for Upgrading, Reconstruction and Reuse Project of Sewage Treatment Plant in Southern Suburbs – Other Core Process Equipment (Contract No. : KL-E03).

3. MINMETALS International Tendering Co., Ltd. “the Tender Agent, MITC”, authorized and on behalf of Karamay City Infrastructure Improvement and Environmental Improvement ADB Project Management Office (the "Purchaser") to act for and on its behalf, now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the goods. Required Goods’ arrival time or service completing time is within 180 days after contract signing.   Please find more details in following chart:

Location of projects: No. 33, Shengli Road, Karamay City

Delivery Period: within 180 days after contract signing

4. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries as described in the Bidding Document.

5. Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

1) Submission of audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last three 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.

2) Availability of or access to liquid assets, lines of credit, and other finances sufficient to meet cash flow requirement which is CNY 14 million.

3) Minimum average annual turnover of CNY 100 million calculated as total payments received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last three years.

4) The Bidder should submit copy of business license with official seal.

5) The original power of attorney is required (see Manufacturer’s Authorization in Section IV) if the bidder is not a manufacturer of goods provided.

6) The Bidder shall have completed within the last 5 years (January 24, 2012-- January 24, 2017) at least 1(one) similar contract for supplying process equipment for a WWTP with capacity of 100,000 tons per day with value of at least CNY 22 million or equivalent in foreign currency.

6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information inspect the Bidding Document at the address given below, from 9:00~ 11:00 and 13:00~16:00, January 24, 2017 office hour, workday only.

The Purchaser: Karamay City Infrastructure Improvement and Environmental Improvement ADB Project Management Office

Contact person: Mr. Lv Jingang 

Street Address: No. 33, Karamay Shengli Road  

Floor/Room number: Room 335, NO.2 government Building

Tel.No.: 0990-6223562  Fax No.: 0990-6222336  Email: 307805489@qq.com

The Tender Agent: Minmetals International Tendering Co., Ltd.

Contact Person: Mr. Xu Zhongyuan

Office Rm. No.: 216-2, 2^nd Floor, Building D, Minmetals Plaza, No.5, Sanlihe Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Postal Address: 100044

Tel.No.: 010-88821752

7. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of CNY1500. The method of payment will be cash. The document may be sent by courier services upon payment of an additional fee of CNY100 for domestic and international delivery. For T/T, the bank account is: ICBC Beijing the Capital Stadium sub-branch 0200 0537 0902 2105 773. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 29 November 2016, 10:00 a.m. (Beijing time). Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security as described in the Bidding Document.

9. Any questions or complaints regarding the bidding process or contract award should be sent in writing to the Purchaser at e-mail account 307805489@qq.com. Bidders are free to send copies of their communications on issues and questions to the institution named in the BDS at e-mail account lanwang@adb.org. When the Purchaser does not respond promptly, or the communication is a complaint against the Purchaser, the bidders can also write to such institution directly.

10. Address for Bid Delivery and Bid Opening: Meeting Room, 4th Floor, Building D, Minmetals Plaza, No.5 Sanlihe Road, Haidian District, 100044, Beijing, the People’s Republic of China