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THE NATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND DESPATCH COMPANY (NTDC), (THE EMPLOYER), ONE OF THE CORPORATE ENTITIES ESTABLISHED BY RESTRUCTURING POWER WING OF PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (WAPDA) UNDER THE AEGIS OF PAKISTAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (PEPCO) AND RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPANSION/AUGMENTATION OF POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY HAS RECEIVED A LOAN FROM THE JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (JBIC) THROUGH GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN (BORROWER) TOWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY COMPONENT OF COST OF RAHIM YAR KHAN 500kV SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED 500kV TRANSMISSION LINES PROJECTS AND IT INTENDS TO APPLY PART OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS LOAN TO PAYMENTS UNDER THE CONTRACT NO. 3076 (PACKAGE-I) FOR DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT FOR RAHIM YAR KHAN 500/220/132kV SUBSTATION. THE LOCAL CURRENCY COMPONENT SHALL BE FINANCED BY NTDC (PEPCO) THROUGH THEIR OWN RESOURCES.

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THE EMPLOYER NOW INVITES SEALED BIDS FROM ELIGIBLE BIDDERS FOR THE FACILITIES UNDER THE SUBJECT CONTRACT. THE FACILITIES COMPRISE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED CIVIL WORKS FOR RAHIM YAR KHAN 500/220/132kV SUBSTATION.

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BIDDING WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB) PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCUREMENT UNDER JBIC ODA LOANS AND IS OPEN TO BIDDERS FROM ELIGIBLE SOURCE COUNTRIES AS DEFINED IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS.

4.

THE BIDDER (INDIVIDUAL FIRM OR JOINT VENTURE) MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING & COMMISSIONING OF MAJOR PLANT AND EQUIPMENT COMPRISING TRANSFORMERS, SHUNT
REACTORS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND DISCONNECTORS OF 500kV, 200kV AND 132kV VOLTAGE LEVEL BASED ON A SIMILAR DESIGN AND CAPACITIES OF SIMILAR ORDER TO THE PLANT AND
EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN THESE BIDDING DOCUMENTS, AND SUCH PLANT AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD HAVE OPERATED SATISFACTORILY OVER A PERIOD OF AT LEAST THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITHIN THE LAST TEN (10) YEARS PRIOR TO BID DATE.

IN THE EVENT THE BIDDER IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER HIMSELF, THEN THE MANUFACTURER(S) OF THE PLANT AND EQUIPMENT OFFERED BY THE BIDDER MUST MEET THE EXPERIENCE CRITERIA MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE BIDDER HIMSELF SHOULD ALSO HAVE COMPLETED/COMMISSIONED AT LEAST TWO (2) PROJECTS OF SIMILAR NATURE AS A MAIN CONTRACTOR. THE PROJECTS OF 500kV and 500kV RATINGS MAY BE CONSIDERED AS PROJECTS OF SIMILAR NATURE FOR ESTABLISHING THE BIDDER’S QUALIFICATION. THE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS MUST HAVE CONSTRUCTED AT LEAST TWO (2) SUBSTATIONS OF 220kV OR HIGHER VOLTAGE RATING

5.

INTERESTED ELIGIBLE BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE EMPLOYER AND INSPECT THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN BELOW.

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A COMPLETE SET OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS IN ENGLISH MAY BE PURCHASED BY INTERESTED BIDDERS THROUGH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN APPLICATION, ON THE COMPANY’S LETTER HEAD, TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AND UPON PAYMENT OF A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF PAK RUPEES 20,000/- DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM MAY 28, 2009. THE METHOD OF PAYMENT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF CASHIER’S CHEQUE, PAY ORDER OR BANK DRAFT IN FAVOUR OF THE UNDERSIGNED. THE FOREIGN BIDDERS HAVING NO REPRESENTATION IN PAKISTAN, SHALL REMIT WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS ALONG WITH WRITTEN APPLICATION, AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT OF PAK RUPEES 30,000/- IN ANY FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY THROUGH CASHIER’S CHEQUE, PAY ORDER OR BANK DRAFT, IN FAVOUR OF THE UNDERSIGNED SO THAT THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDER EXPEDITIOUSLY. HOWEVER, THE UNDERSIGNED SHALL NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF EITHER THE WRITTEN APPLICATION/AMOUNT IS NOT RECEIVED BY HIM OR BELATEDLY RECEIVED RESULTING EITHER IN NON-DISPATCH OR LATE DISPATCH OF THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS TO THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDER.

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BID MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AT OR BEFORE 10:30 A.M. ON JULY 22, 2009. ALL BIDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BID SECURITY OF NOT LESS THAN 2% OF THE TOTAL BID PRICE EXCLUDING PROVISIONAL SUMS IN PAK RUPEES OR AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN ANY FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY. LATE BIDS WILL BE REJECTED. BIDS WILL BE OPENED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BIDDERS’ REPRESENTATIVES WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND AT THE ADDRESS BELOW AT 11:30 A.M. ON THE SAME DAY.

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IT IS CLARIFIED THAT THE ODA OPERATIONS OF JBIC WHERE TRANSFERRED TO JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA), AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2008. THEREFORE JBIC OR BANK REFERRED ANYWHERE IN THIS “INVITATION FOR BIDS” OR IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH JICA.

1.

NATIONAL TRANSMISSION AND DESPATCH COMPANY (NTDC), THE EMPLOYER, ONE OF THE CORPORATE ENTITIES ESTABLISHED BY RESTRUCTURING POWER WING OF PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (WAPDA) UNDER THE AEGIS OF PAKISTAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (PEPCO) AND RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPANSION/AUGMENTATION OF POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY HAS RECEIVED A LOAN FROM THE JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (JBIC) THROUGH GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN (BORROWER) TOWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY COMPONENT OF COST OF “RAHIM YAR KHAN 500kV SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED 500kV TRANSMISSION LINES PROJECTS” AND INTENDS TO APPLY PART OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS LOAN TO PAYMENTS UNDER THE CONTRACT NO. 3076 (PACKAGE-II) FOR DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF IN & OUT ARRANGEMENT OF 500kV GUDDU- MULTAN 3RD CURCUIT AT 500kV RAHIM YAR KHAN SUBSTATION. THE LOCAL CURRENCY COMPONENT SHALL BE FINANCED BY NTDC (PEPCO) THROUGH THEIR OWN RESOURCES.

2.

THE EMPLOYER NOW INVITES SEALED BIDS FROM ELIGIBLE BIDDERS FOR THE FACILITIES UNDER CONTRACT NO. 3076 (PACKAGE-II). THE FACILITIES COMPRISE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND COMMISSIONING OF IN & OUT ARRANGEMENT OF 500kV GUDDU- MULTAN 3RD CURCUIT AT RAHIM YAR KHAN 500kV SUBSTATION

3.

BIDDING IS TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB) PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCUREMENT UNDER JBIC ODA LOANS AND IS OPEN TO BIDDERS FROM THE ELIGIBLE SOURCE COUNTRIES AS DEFINED IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS.

4.

THE BIDDER (INDIVIDUAL FIRM OR JOINT VENTURE) MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HANDLING PROJECTS OF SIMILAR SCOPE FOR 220kV OR HIGHER VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AS A MAIN CONTRACTOR AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED AT LEAST 150 KM OF 220kV OR HIGHER VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AS A MAIN CONTRACTOR DURING THE LAST TEN (10) YEARS, AND SUCH TRANSMISSION LINES SHOULD HAVE OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY FOR AT LEAT TWO (2) CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THE PAKISTANI JOINT VENTURE PARTNER MUST HAVE AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS TRANSMISSION LINE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND HAVE CONSTRUCTED AT LEAT 150 KM OF 220kV OR HIGHER VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AS A MAIN CONTRACTOR.

5.

INTERESTED ELIGIBLE BIDDERS MAY OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION AND INSPECT THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS DURING OFFICE HOURS AT THE ADDRESS GIVEN BELOW.

6.

A COMPLETE SET OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS IN ENGLISH MAY BE PURCHASED BY INTERESTED BIDDERS THROUGH AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN APPLICATION, ON THE COMPANY’S LETTER HEAD, TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AND UPON PAYMENT OF A NON-REFUNDABLE FEE OF PAK RUPEES 20,000/- DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM MAY 28, 2009. THE METHOD OF PAYMENT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF CASHIER’S CHEQUE, PAY ORDER OR BANK DRAFT IN FAVOUR OF THE UNDERSIGNED. THE FOREIGN BIDDERS HAVING NO REPRESENTATION IN PAKISTAN, SHALL REMIT WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF BIDS ALONG WITH WRITTEN APPLICATION, AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT OF PAK RUPEES 30,000/- IN ANY FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY THROUGH CASHIER’S CHEQUE, PAY ORDER OR BANK DRAFT, IN FAVOUR OF THE UNDERSIGNED SO THAT THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS MAY BE SENT TO THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDER EXPEDITIOUSLY. HOWEVER, THE UNDERSIGNED SHALL NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF EITHER THE WRITTEN APPLICATION/AMOUNT IS NOT RECEIVED BY HIM OR BELATEDLY RECEIVED RESULTING EITHER IN NON-DISPATCH OR LATE DISPATCH OF THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS TO THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDER.

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BID MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW AT OR BEFORE 10:30 A.M. ON JULY 22, 2009. ALL BIDS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A BID SECURITY OF NOT LESS THAN 2% OF THE TOTAL BID PRICE EXCLUDING PROVISIONAL SUMS IN PAK RUPEES OR AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT IN ANY FREELY CONVERTIBLE CURRENCY. LATE BIDS WILL BE REJECTED. BIDS WILL BE OPENED IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BIDDERS’ REPRESENTATIVES WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND AT THE ADDRESS BELOW AT 12:30 A.M. ON THE SAME DAY.

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IT IS CLARIFIED THAT THE ODA OPERATIONS OF JBIC WHERE TRANSFERRED TO JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA), AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2008. THEREFORE JBIC OR BANK REFERRED ANYWHERE IN THIS “INVITATION FOR BIDS” OR IN THE BIDDING DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH JICA.