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Plant Design,Supply, and Installation of Signaling System including Communication and other related components compliant with 25 kV 50 Hz PowerSystem on the Baku-Boyuk-Kesik corridor
Loan No.7509 AZ
Contract/BidNo. AZRTTFP ? G2
The Republic of Azerbaijan has received financing from the World Banktoward the cost of the Rail Tradeand Transport Facilitation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward paymentsunder the contract for Plant Design, Supply, and Installation of Signaling System including Communication and other relatedcomponents compliant with 25 kV 50 Hz Power System on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik corridor. The "Azerbaijan Railways" Closed Joint StockCompany now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Plant Design, Supply, and Installation of Signaling System includingCommunication and other related components compliant with 25 kV 50 Hz Power System on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik corridor. Entire plantand installation services under this contract include the following parts:
1. Design Services;
2. Supply, Install,Test, Commission and Bring into full operation the overlay signalingsystem
3. Supply, Install,Test, Commission and Bring into full operation the overlay communication system interface at each Interlockingarea;
4. Supply, Install,Test, Commission and bring into full operation the railway crossing sites;
5. Replacement ofall switch machines along the railway;
6. Decommission all existing equipment and removal and stacking ofremoved equipment in centralized points of storage, as determined by the Employer, along the route;
7. Installation and commission Baku Control Centre EquipmentandInterfaces.
The duration of the Contract is 48 months.
Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive biddingprocedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRDLoans and IDA Credits, May 2004, revised October 2006 and May 2010, and is open to all eligible bidders asdefined in the guidelines.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from andinspect the bidding documents from the "Azerbaijan Railways" Closed Joint Stock Company at 230, Dilara Aliyeva str., Baku, AZ1010, 5th floor, room # 516, from 09:00 a.m. to 18:00p.m.
A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased byinterested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon paymentof a nonrefundable fee of 200USD (two hundred United States Dollars) or 160 AZN (one hundred sixty Azerbaijani Manats). Themethod of payment will be direct deposit to the bank account. The document will be sentby mail for local delivery. The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier if requested and additional non-refundable fee ofAZN 100 (one hundred Azerbaijani Manats) or in US$ 125 (one hundred and twenty five United States Dollars) is deposited to the sameaccount. The Project Implementation Unit will not be responsible for the postaldelays, in delivery of the documents, if any, or non-receipt of the same.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of US$ 2,500,000 or anequivalent amount in a freely convertible currency, and be delivered to the address below at or before April 19, 2013, by 17:00p.m. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of bidders' representatives, who choose to attend, at the addressbelow. Late bids will be rejected.
The "Azerbaijan Railways" Closed Joint-Stock Company
Rail Trade and Facilitation Project
Attn: Mr. Farruh Heybatov
Project Manager, Project Implementation Unit
Azerbaijan Railways" Closed Joint Stock Company
230 Dilara Aliyeva str., Baku, AZ 1010
The Republic of Azerbaijan
Tel: +994 12 499 63 95
Fax: +994 12 499 63 97
Email: [email protected]

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