Invitation for Bids

Date:14 August 2007
Loan No.:2188-BAN: Gas Transmission and Development Project
Contract NoS.:GTDP/3-D/BGFCL/MATS/G2,G3,G5,G6,G7,G8
Date:26 September 2007

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the adb.org on 28 October 2005.

2. The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Gas Transmission and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the loans to payments under the contracts named above.

3. The Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of various seismic equipment and related services for appraisal of Titas, Bakhrabad, Sylhet, Kailastila and Rashidpur five gas fields.

Identification No. Item Price of Bid Document(BTK) Bid Security (BTK)
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G2 - Lot 1Positioning/Topo Survey Equipment 5,000.00 300,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G2- Lot 2 Survey Data Processing and Mapping Software and Workstation 100,000.00
GTDP/3-D/ BGFCL/MATS/G33-D Field Planning/Designing/
Processing Hardware and Software 		5,000.00 400,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G5Communication Equipment 2,000.00 75,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G6- Lot 1Drilling Machine, 40m depth 4,000.00 100,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G6- Lot 2Drilling Mini Rig 20,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G73-D Seismic Data Processing System with Hardware and Software 5,000.00 500,000.00
GTDP/3-D BGFCL MATS/G83-D Seismic Data Interpretation System with Hardware and Software 5,000.00 300,000.00

(Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Document). Bidders are free to bid for one package or a any combination of packages.

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 of ADB.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents from the address given below:

BGFCL Liaison Office
House No. 75, Road No. 6
Old DOHS, Banani, Dhaka-1213, Bangladesh
Tel. No.: 880 2 8753243
Fax No: 880 2 8820275

6. The Bidding Document, in English, may be purchased by interested bidders from 09:00 to 14.00 hours (from Sunday through Thursday) upto 25 September 2007 and upon submission of a written application to the address above and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee mentioned in the above table.

Md. Abdul Hye
Project Manager (3D Seismic Survey)
Titas Location-1
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited
Brahmanbaria-3400, Bangladesh
Phone : 880-851-61003 (office)
Mobile : 880-1711-959629
E-mail address: probgfcl@bttb.net.bd;
hyeabdul@gmail.com

The method of payment will be by demand draft or pay order in favor of:
BGFCL,
Account No. 2
Sonali Bank
Brahmanbaria Branch
Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh

The Bidding Documents may be sent through express mail for an additional fee of US$50.0. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery. This Invitation for Bids is also available at www.cptu.gov.bd; www.petrobangla.org.bd; www.bgfcl.org.bd; and www.bapex.com.bd.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address above at or before 11:00 hours on 26 September 2007, together with a Bid Security stated in the above table or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. Late Bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened at 11:30 hours on 26 September 2007 in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.

8. BGFCL will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the 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 Bidding Document.

  
  

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