Invitation for Bids

Date:18 January 2007
Loan No.:2274-PRC: Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway Project
Contract Nos.:0708-0742070QQ001/Q002
Deadline for Bids:8 March 2007

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the www.adb.org on 5 December 2006.

2. The People's Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Taiyuan-Zhongwei Railway Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this to payments under the contracts named above.

3. China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC), the Procurement Agent, for and on behalf of Foreign Capital and Technical Import Center of MOR, the Purchaser, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply and delivery of the following goods:

0708-0742070QQ001: Prestressed Concrete Beam

Package No.Quantity (24m straight+24m curved+32m straight+32m curved) Unit
A135+29+514+420span
A221+17+1070+876span
A315+13+653+534 span
A423+19+452+369 span

Bid No. 0708-0742070QQ002: SQMZ type hyperboloid cast steel bearing of passenger and cargo co-line railway

Package No.Quantity (24m straight+24m curved+32m straight+32m curved) Unit
B1934+64span
B21946+38span
B31187+28span
BA4821+42span

(Details and specification are provided in the Bidding Document)

A Bidder may bid for one or both lots.

4. International Completive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information at the address given below.

6. The Bidding Document, in the English language, may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below, between 9:00 am to 11:00 am during working days from 25 January 2007 and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of RMB2500 or US$320 for Bid. No. 0708-0742070QQ001 and RMB2000 or US$255 for Bid No. 0708-0742070QQ002. The method of payment will be by certified cheque or cash. Documents will be sent by express airmail. The documents may also be sent by courier services for an additional fee of RMB100 for local delivery or USD50 for overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC)
Rm. 2105, West Wing of Sichuan Mansion,
1 Fuwaidajie St., Xicheng District
Beijing 100037, People's Republic of China
Tel.: 86 10 68991567, 68991357
Fax: 86 10 6899 1398

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 pm on 8 March 2007. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of no less than 2% of the Total Bid Price. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened immediately in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address above.

8. CNTC-ITC will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

9. In the comparison of bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Instructions to Bidders.

  

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