Invitation for Bids

Date:25 May 2006
Loan No.:1748-PRC: Hefei-Xi'an Railway Project
Contract No.:0702-0520CITC7001-1, Safety and Transport Equipment
Deadline for Bids:10 July 2006

The People's Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Hefei-Xi'an Railway Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named below.

CMC International Tendering Corporation (CITC), the Procurement Agent for and on behalf of the Ministry of Railways (the Purchaser) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply, delivery and installation of the following goods:

Lot No.ItemQuantity
1Track Side Acoustics Detecting System (TADS)10 sets

Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Document.

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.

To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:

CMC International Tendering Corporation
Rm. 808, 8th Flr., Genertec Plaza
No. 90, Xisanhuan Zhonglu
Fengtai District, Beijing 100055
People's Republic of China
Tel: 86-10-63348497/8502
Fax: 86-10-63373562
Contact person: Mr. Chu Bingkun/Ms. Li Xin

To obtain the bidding documents, in English, eligible bidders should:

  • submit written application to the address above between 9:00 am-11:00 am (working days only)
  • pay a non-refundable fee of RMB2,000 or US$240 by certified check or cash.

The Purchaser will send the Bidding Document for an additional charge of RMB100 for local delivery and US$50 for international courier. The Purchaser accepts no liability for loss or late delivery.

Bidders shall submit their bids:

  • on or before the deadline: 14:00 hours on 10 July 2006 to the address above. Late bids will be rejected.
  • together with a Bid Security of US$165,000 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency

The Purchaser is not responsible for bidders' expenses associated with preparing and delivering bids.

Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

Room 315, 3rd Floor
Genertec Plaza
No. 90, Xisanhuan Zhonglu
Fengtai District, Beijing 100055
People's Republic of China

Alternative bids will not be considered.

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