Loan No. 1967-PRC: Shanxi Road Development II Project

Invitation for Bids

Date: 22 August 2005
Loan No. : 1967 -PRC: Shanxi Road Development II Project
Contract: Bid No. 0722-0520FE207ZHR
Deadline for Bids: 26 October 2005

The People's Republic of China has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Shanxi Road Development II Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.

China Far East International Trading Company, the Procurement Agent, on behalf of Shanxi Hou-yu Expressway Co. Ltd., the Purchaser, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of goods for the Project:

" Bid No. 0722-0520FE207ZHR: Houma-Yumenkou Expressway Traffic Monitoring, Communication and Toll Collection

(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 of the ADB.

The Bidder should have at least two similar projects including tolling, communication and monitoring system in closed expressway in the last five years. At least one of them should be more than 30 toll lanes and 80 km long and one should have been successfully operated for two years

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office addresses given below.

To purchase the Bidding Document in English, eligible bidders should:
  • write to the address below
  • pay a nonrefundable fee of RMB 2,000 or USD250 in cashier's check, credit check, or telegraphic transfer to the account below:
    Name of Bank: Bank of China
    Beijing Branch
    Account No. 800115375608091001
The Bidding Document will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier services for domestic delivery for an additional fee of RMB300 or USD37.50

Bidder should deliver their bids:
  • to the address below
  • on or before 10:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) on 26 October 2005.
  • together with Bid Security of not less than RMB 0.8 million or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
China Far East International Tendering Company
9A, Dongtucheng Road,
Heping St., Chaoyang District
Beijing, People's Republic of China 100013
Tel. Nos.: (86- 0) 10 64291720 ext 606
Fax No. (86-0) 10 642 04400
Contact Person: Ms. Zhang Ran
E-mail Address: zhang_ran @cfeitc.com
Late bids will be rejected.

Bids will be opened immediately in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the Purchaser's address given above.

The Procurement Agent and the Purchaser will not be responsible for costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

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


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