Тендерийн урилга/Invitation for Bids/

1. This invitation for bids follows the general procurement notice for this Project that appeared in adb.org in January 2007.

2. Mongolia has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Urban Development Sector Project and intends to apply a portion of this loan to eligible payments under this Contract No. PWC 03/2011-Civil Works for the Improving Water Supply and Sewerage System in Arvaiheer, Ovorhangay aimag (the Works). The bidding is open to all bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

3. The Ministry of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development, Mongolia (the Employer) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction and completion of the Works which, in outline, includes but is not limited to the following:

i. Drilling of 3 wells for water supply source, construction and inside electrical work, fences of wells and updating works inside the fence;
ii. Installation of 15 km double pipelines for water supply;
iii. Construction of secondary booster pump station building;
iv. Construction of chlorination equipment;
v. Construction of two water reservoirs with capacity of 100m3;
vi. Construction of water reservoir with capacity of 1,000m3;
vii. Installation of 13 km pipelines for water supply in ger area;
viii. Construction of 18 water kiosks in ger area and connect to main pipelines;
ix. Replace one km sewerage pipelines in center of city;
x. Installation of electricity transmission overhead cable 3.4 km and substation;
xi. Rehabilitation of sewage treatment plant; and
xii. The contract includes for the supply and delivery of all goods and materials required to complete the Works, including pipes, pumps, fittings and mechanical and electrical equipment.

4. Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

• Have experience under construction contracts in the role of contractor for at least the last 5 (five) years prior to the bid submission deadline;
• Have participated as contractor, management contractor or sub-contractor, in at least one contract within the last 5 (five)years, with a value of at least US$3,290,000 that has been successful or substantially completed and that is similar to the proposed Works;
• Have a positive net worth; and if the bidder has pending litigation, its pending litigation shall in total not represent more than 50% of its net worth;
• Audited financial statements with auditor report for the last 3 (three) years must demonstrate the current soundness of the bidder's financial position;
• Must have a minimum average annual construction turnover of US$4,230,000 calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 (three) years;
• Must demonstrate minimum cash flow requirement equal or more than US$1,500,000 to undertake the proposed Works;
• Must demonstrate that the Bidder has undertaken the following in the last five (5) years:

a. Construction of water supply pipeline of at least five km in length;
b. Construction of sewage treatment plant and pipeline at least one km in length;
c. Experience in mechanical and electrical installation, including high voltage power line construction;
d. Experience of earthworks, including excavations of 50,000m3;
e. Experience in procurement of similar goods to the proposed contract; and f. Experience in construction of 1,000 m3 water tank

• The project manager must have at least eight years of working experience in general and five years of working experience in similar works;
• The project team must consist of a site manager, water supply and sewerage engineers, a construction engineer, electrical and mechanical engineers, a health and safety manager and a setting out engineer. Details pertaining to the required number of years of experience of these personnel are given in Section 3: Evaluation and Qualification Criteria of the Bidding Document;
• Must have key equipment which meets the requirements of the Works, either of its own or rented. A list of the required key equipment is given in Section 3: Evaluation and Qualification Criteria of the Bidding Document; and
• Possess the relevant special licenses required to undertake the works, in case of a Joint Venture a Representative partner at least shall have Special license for installation of water supply and sewerage main pipeline and equipment. International bidders shall submit copies of contractors licenses issued in the Bidders home country. International bidders shall submit copies of contractors licenses issued in the Bidders home country. If, International firm doesn't have licenses in case of contract award will be required to obtain such relevant licenses.

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

A. Tserendejid, Procurement Specialist
Project Management Unit
L2301-MON: Urban Development Sector Project
Building Address: Administration of Land Affairs, Construction, Geodesy and Cartography,
Building #2, Revolutionary Avenue, Chingeltei District
Floor/Room number: 2nd floor, Room No. 2
Chingeltei District, Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia
Postal Code: 15141
Telephone: + 976 11 319712/ 326789
Facsimile number: +976 11 319712/ 321187
Electronic mail: JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING

6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:

• write to the above address requesting the bidding documents for the proposed works
• pay a non-refundable fee of US$150 (one hundred and fifty US dollars) by transmitting to the following bank account:

Project Management Unit
L2301-MON: Urban Development Sector Project
CAPITAL BANK
Bank Account: 20000011524
SWIFT Code: CBMNMNUB
CORRESPONDENT BANK: COMMERZBANK A. G.
Address: Commerzbank AG 60261 Frankfurt Am Main De Germany
Account No. 400-878-518-000 USD
Swift Code: COBADEFF

7. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's 'Single-Stage: One-Envelope' procedure.

8. Deliver your bid:

• to the address above, one original and three copies, and before the deadline at 11:00 AM Ulaanbaatar time (GMT+8) on 16 March 2012, Friday
• together with a bid security in an amount of not less than 2% (two per cent) of the Bid Price or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency in the form of a guarantee from a reputable bank. For purposes of determining the equivalent amount of Bid Security in other freely convertible currency, the selling exchange rates published by the Bank of Mongolia (Central Bank) on the date 28 days prior to the deadline for bid submission shall be applied. Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for the bid submission of bids in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend.

9. The Employer will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by the bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

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

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