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11. INVITATION TO TENDER Whole Doc. Date: Tender No. 1. The People's Republic of China has-applied for a loan and creditfrom the World Bank towards the cost of _ Project. It isintended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be appliedto eligible payment under various contracts for _ , _,_. Tendering is open to all tenderers from eligible sourcecountries as defined under the "Guidelines for procurement" of the WorldBank. 2. _ Company now invites sealed tenders from pre-qualifiedtenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment andservices for the construction and completion of the project. 3. Pre-qualified tenderers may obtain further information from, andinspect the tender documents at the office of: _. 4. A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by anypre-qualified tenderer for the cost of RMB _ or US $_on the submission of a written application to the above. 5. All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security in anacceptable form and must be delivered to _ Company at theabove-mentioned address (refer to Item 3) on or before _. 6. Tenders will be opened in the presence of those tenderers'representatives who choose to attend at _ (time). 7. If a prequalified foreign tenderer wishes to form Joint venturewith a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if receivedwithin _ days before the closing date for submission of tenders. Theselected local contractor shall be subject to approval by the Employer. 8. The Pre-Tender Meeting will be held on _ at the followingaddress: _. Instructions to Tenderers General1. Description of Works (sketch) All tenderers shall have equal access for supply of domestic labourand material. The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for the procurement oflocal labour, materials, transportation and other services. The Employer will assist Contractor in locating potential number ofsuppliers for local labour, materials. The Employer will also assist thecontractor in making his own arrangement for supply of fuel andexplosives.2. Source of Funds 2.1 The People's Republic of China has applied for a loan and creditfrom the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the IFI) towards the costof _ Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of the loan and credit to eligible payments under the Contract for whichthese documents are issued. Payment by the IFI will be made only at the request of the Chinese Government and upon approval by the IFI and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.No party other than the People's Republic of China shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the loan proceeds. 2.2 Payment from the proceeds of the World Bank Loan will be limitedto goods produced in, and services supplied from, Switzerland and themember countries of the World Bank which have commercial relations withChina. 2.3 All costs not met by the IFI Loan will be paid by the Employerfrom funds allocated by the Government of China.3. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements 3.1 This tender is open to all pre-qualified tenderers from eligiblesource countries as defined under the "Guidelines for Procurement" of the world Bank. 3.2 All goods and services to be supplied under this Contract shallhave their origin in eligible source countries, and all expenditures made under the Contract will be limited to such goods and services. 3.3 The origin of goods and services is distinct from the nationalityof the tenderer. 3.4 To be eligible for award of contract, tenderers shall haveprovided evidence satisfactory to the Employer of their eligibility under clause 3.1 above, and of their capability and adequacy of resources to effectively carry out the Contract. To this end, the Employer and_ company may, at any time prior to award of contract, request tenderers to amplify or update previously submitted prequalification data.All Tenders submitted shall include the following information: (a) copies of original documents defining the constitution or legalstatus, place of registration and principal place of business of thecompany, firm or partnership or, if a joint venture, of each party thereto constituting the tenderer; (b) the qualifications and experience of key personnel proposed foradministration and execution of the Contract, both on and off site, in the format prescribed in Schedule V; (c) major items of constructional plant and equipment proposed for use in carrying out the Contract in the format prescribed in Schedule IV; (d) a list of proposed sub-contractors in the format prescribed inSchedule VI; (e) information regarding any current litigation in which the tenderer is involved; (f) the details of the construction methods proposed. 3.5 For the purposes of sub-clause 3.4, tenderers who have beenpre-qualified may update and augment the information supplied with their application for pre-qualification, and, in particular, shall giveparticulars of work in hand at the date of tendering. 3.6 Tenders submitted by a joint venture of two or more firms aspartners shall comply with the following requirements: (a) the tender, and in case of a successful tender the Form ofAgreement, shall be signed so as to be legally binding on all partners; (b) one of the Joint Venture members shall be nominated as sponsor;and this authorisation shall be evidenced by submitting a power ofattorney signed by legally authorised signatories of all the members ofthe joint venture; (c) the joint venture sponsor shall be authorised to incur liabilities and receive instructions for and on behalf of any and all members of the joint venture and the entire execution of the Contract including payment shall be done exclusively with the joint venture sponsor; (d) all members of the joint venture shall be liable jointly andseverally for the execution of the Contract in accordance with theContract terms, and a relevant statement to this effect shall be included in the authorisation mentioned under (b) above as well as in the Form of Tender and the Form of Agreement (in case of a successful tender); and (e) a copy of the agreement entered into by the joint venture partners shall be submitted with the tender. 3.7 Domestic tenderers or combinations or joint ventures of domesticand foreign tenderers applying for eligibility for the application of a_% margin of preference in the comparison of their tender with other tenders shall supply all information required to satisfy the criteria for eligibility as described in Clause 29 of these Instructions.4. Cost of Tendering The tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation andsubmission of his tender and neither the Employer nor his agent_ Company will in any way be responsible or liable for thosecosts, regardless of the outcome of the tendering process.5. Site Visit 5.1 The tenderer is advised to visit and examine the Site of the Works and the surroundings and to obtain for himself on his own responsibility,all information that may be necessary for preparing the tender and entering into a contract. The costs of visiting the site shall be at the tenderer's own expense. 5.2 Arrangements for a visit to site, including transportation andaccommodation. will be made by the Employer or his agent _ Company and will be advised to tenderers at the pre- tender meeting, details of which are given in Clause 16 of these Instructions to Tenderers., 5.3 The tenderer and any of his representatives will be grantedpermission by the Employer or his agent _ company to enter upon its premises and lands for the purpose of such inspection by priorarrangement, but only upon the express condition that the tenderer and his representatives, will release and indemnify the Employer or his agent_ Company and its personnel from and against all liability inrespect thereof and will be responsible for personal injury (whether fatal or otherwise), loss of or damage to property and any other loss, damage,costs and expenses however caused, which, but for the exercise of such permission, would not have arisen. Tender Documents6. Content of Tender Documents 6.1 The set of documents issued to pre-qualified tenderers for thepurpose of tendering will cost RMB_ or US $ _ and will include the stated number of copies of the following: Number of copies Description 1 Volume 1 Instructions to Tenderers Conditions of Contract: Part I-General Part II-Conditions of Particular Application 1 Volume 2 Specification (incl. list of Drawings) 3 Volume 3 Form of Tender and Appendix thereto Form of Tender Security Bill of Quantities Schedules of Supplementary Information 1 Volume 4 Drawings 6.2 Tender documents shall include any addenda issued prior to theclosing date of tenders in accordance with Clause 8 and any minutes ofpre-tender meetings issued in accordance with Clause 16 of theseInstructions to Tenderers. 6.3 Further copies of the documents may be purchased by pre-qualifiedtenderers for a non-refundable fee as follows: (sketch) 6.4 Sub-contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and others who requirecopies of the documents shall not request them directly from _but shall obtain them only from pre-qualified tenderers. 6.5 On return of the documents in an undamaged and useable condition,either as part of a tender or otherwise, within the specified time limits,the tenderer's pre-qualification fee will be refunded, as follows: (a) Tender submitted: _% refund of fee (b) Tender not submitted but _% refund of fee documents returned prior to closing date of tender 6.6 The tenderer is expected to examine carefully all instructions,conditions, forms, terms, specifications and drawings in the tenderdocuments. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Instructions toTenderers will be at the tenderer's own risk. Tenders which are notsubstantially responsive to the requirements of the tender documents may be rejected. 6.7 The four volumes of the tender documents have been collated andbound by mechanical means and tenderers should check to ensure that they contain all pages (which are numbered consecutively) and that allsupplements referred to are also included.7. Clarification of Tender Documents 7.1 A Prospective tenderer requiring any clarification of the tenderdocuments may notify _ in writing or by telex at the following address: _. The Employer or his agent _ will respond in writing to any request for clarification which is received more than _ days prior to the deadline for submission of tenders. Written copies of the response(including an explanation of the query, but without identifying the sourceof the inquiry) will be sent to all prequalified tenderers who have beenissued with tender documents.8. Amendment of Tender Documents 8.1 Prior to the deadline for submission of tenders, the Employer may,for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to aclarification requested by a prospective tenderer, modify the tenderdocuments by the issue of an Addendum. 8.2 The Addendum will be sent in writing or by telex or telegram toall pre-qualified tenderers who have picked up the tender documents andwill be binding upon them. Prospective tenderers shall promptlyacknowledge receipt thereof by telex or telegram to _. 8.3 In order to afford prospective tenderers reasonable time in whichto take an Addendum into account in preparing their tenders, the Employeror his agent _ may, at their discretion, extend the deadline forthe submission of tenders in accordance with Clause 19 hereof. Preparation of Tenders9. Language of Tender 9.1 The tender and all correspondence relating to the tender exchangedby the tenderer and the Employer or his agent _ shall be inEnglish. Supporting documents and printed literature furnished by thetenderer with the tender may be in another language provided they areaccompanied by an appropriate English translation of pertinent passages.For the purpose of interpretation of the tender, the English version shallprevail.10. Documents Comprising the Tender 10.1 The tender to be Prepared by the tenderer shall contain thefollowing: the Form of Tender and Appendix thereto; the Tender Security; the priced Bill of Quantities; the Schedules of Supplementary Information; the information on eligibility and qualifications; alternative offers, if any; and any other information required to be submitted in accordance withthese Instructions. The Forms, Bill of Quantities and Schedules provided in Volume 3 ofthese documents shall be used without exception (subject to extensions ofthe Schedules in the same format, and to the provisions of Clause 14.2hereof regarding the alternative forms of tender security). 10.2 All documents issued for the purpose of tendering as described in Clause 6.1 and addenda issued in accordance with Clause 8 shall be deemed incorporated in the tender. Tender documents not required to be signed andsubmitted in accordance with Clauses 17 and 18 shall be returned to theoffice of issue before the expiry of the tender validity period, but must not be enclosed with the Tender. 10.3 Tenderers shall submit with their tender a preliminary Programmein the format required by Clause 14 of the Conditions of Contract. 10.4 The successful tenderer will be required to revise or augment his Programme as set out in the Contract.11. Tender Prices 11.1 Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the tender documents, theContract shall be for the whole of the Works _ as described in Clause1 hereof, based on the schedules of unit rates and amounts submitted bythe tenderer. 11.2 The tenderer shall fill in rates and amounts for all items ofwork described in the Bill of Quantities, whether quantities are stated ornot. Items against which no rate or amount is entered by the tenderer willnot be paid for by the Employer when executed and shall be deemed coveredby the other rates and amounts entered in the Bill of Quantities. 11.3 All duties, taxes and other levies payable by the Contractorunder the Contract, or for any other cause, as at the date _ daysprior to the date for submission of tenders shall be included in the ratesand amounts and total tender sum submitted by the tenderer, and theevalu