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1.    India has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Calcutta Environmental Improvement Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2.    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (The Employer) represented by Project Director, Project Management Unit, KEIP, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Construction of Sewerage & Drainage in Borough I by use of Microtunnelling (Pipe Jacking) Technique Including House Connection and the principal quantities involved, but not limited to, are :

Details and and specifications are provided in the Bidding Documents.

3.    International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB'S Single Stage: Two Envelope Bidding procedure .

4.    To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact:

Project Director, PMU, KEIP
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
206, AJC Bose Road, Business Towers
2nd Floor, Kolkata 700 017
Tel. No. : 2283 0169 / 2283 0170 / 22830554
Fax No.: 22830033
Email: pdkeip@gmail.com
Website : www.keip.in

5.    To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, from 29 September 2008, eligible bidders should :

• write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for the Construction of Sewerage & Drainage in Borough I by use of Microtunnelling (Pipe Jacking) Technique Including House Connection
• pay a non-refundable fee of INR. 10,000 or US $ 250 by way of demand draft in favour of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, payable at Kolkata.
• the document will be sent by courier for an additional fee of INR. 1,000 within India or INR. 6,000 or US $ 150 for overseas delivery.

6.    Bidders should satisfy the following qualification requirement and must demonstrate that:

• The bidder's net worth is positive.
• Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 8.00 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 years.
• The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the overall cash flow requirement of US $ 1.81 million.
• Experience under construction contracts in the role of Contractor / Subcontractor or Joint venture partner for at least the last 5 years prior to the applications submission deadline in the field of large pipe & box jacking / microtunnelling work.
• Participation as Contractor / Subcontractor or Joint Venture for the following works within the last 10 years that have been successfully or substantially completed (80%).
  1. One work of microtunnelling work using hydraulically operated slurry balanced pressure system for pipe size 1,200 mm or above having a minimum value of US $ 6.34 million.
  2. One or more pipe / box jacking work (may also include microtunnelling work) for a combined total value of US $ 6.34 million, out of which value of 1 work shall not be less than US $ 1.5 million.

A specialized company willing to participate as a joint venture can bid together with a company having experience in sewerage and drainage project comprising laying of underground sewer pipe of diameter not less than 600 mm by open cut method for a minimum length of 500 m.

Experience in carrying out microtunnelling work with cushion less than 2D (D = Outer dia of pipe) is desirable.

7.    A Pre-bid meeting will be held in the office of the Project Director, KEIP at 11.00 a.m. (IST) on 21 October 2008. Bidders are encouraged to participate in this meeting and it is advisable that the Bidding Documents were studied thoroughly before this meeting.

Project Director KEIP will arrange site inspection on 20 October 2008. Bidders are advised to send their representative(s) to KEIP office at the address above at 10:30 a.m. (IST) and proceed to site with PMU Engineers.

8.    Deliver your bid :

• To the address above;
• On or before 2.30 p.m. on 17 November 2008;
• Together with a bid security of INR. 3,800,000 or US$ 91,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. If a currency other than INR or US$ is used for the bid security, the source of exchange rate shall be Reserve Bank of India Bulletin. The date for the exchange rate shall be 29 September 2008.

Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline on 17 November 2008 in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.

9.    When comparing bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Documents.

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