Gori Wind

Procurement ref: 8062-IFT-47431
Country: Georgia
Business sector: Power and energy
Project number: 47431
Funding source: EBRD loan proceeds
Contract type: Project goods, works and services
Notice type: Invitation for tenders
Issue date: 10 Nov 2015
Closing date: 25 Dec 2015   at  17:00   Tbilisi

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

GEORGIA

20 MW WIND FARM GORI PROJECT

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

Lot 2 – Wind Farm Internal Grid and Civil Works (including the windfarm substation foundations, trenching, roads, foundations, drainage systems and service area)

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on 25 March 2015.

Georgian Energy Development Fund, hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of 20 MW WIND FARM GORI PROJECT.

The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan.

Lot 2: Wind Farm Internal Grid and Civil Works (including the windfarm substation foundations, trenching, roads, foundations, drainage systems and service area)

   -Execute works for the foundations of 6 wind turbines;
    -Erect the windfarm substation with the foundations including LV cables from the turbine controller main stations and 35 kV cables from the turbine switchgear to grid connection points with cable trench works, pulling and connection;
    -Supply the power transformer and other equipment;
    -Roads and hardstands within the windfarm area and of access roads outside the wind farm, including trenches, ditches, culverts etc;
    -Execute the works for construction of Service Area (Main Control Building, Store Building for Spare Parts and workshop).

Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds from a loan from the Bank is open to companies from any country.

To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must satisfy the following minimum criteria (refer to Tender documents, Part 1, Section III for details):

    -Historical financial performance: The audited balance sheets for the last 5 years shall be submitted and must demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer’s financial position, showing long-term profitability.
    -Average Annual Turnover: The Tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 years of not less than 20,000,000 [ twenty million] USD equivalent.
    -Financial Resources: Tenderer to demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 6 (six) months, estimated as not less than  USD 4,000,000 [four million] equivalent, taking into account the applicant's commitments for other contracts.
    -General Experience: The Tenderer shall demonstrate that it has successful experience as prime contractor in the execution of at least three projects of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract within the last 7 (seven) years.
    -Specific Experience: Participation as contractor or management contractor in at least 3 (three) contracts within the last 7 seven) years, each with a value of at least 2.5 MUSD (two and half  million USD), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed Works.
    -Personnel: Tenderer to provide suitably qualified personnel to successfully manage the Contract.
    -Equipment: Tenderer to provide suitably equipment to successfully manage the Contract.

Tender documents may be obtained from the office at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 400 USD or equivalent in a convertible currency.

Payment shall be made on the following bank account:

 Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the documents will promptly be dispatched by courier or electronically; however, no liability can be accepted for their loss or late delivery. In addition, if requested, the documents can be dispatched electronically after presentation by the prospective tenderer of an appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee. In the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the documents, the hard copy shall prevail.

All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of USD 120,000 [one hundred twenty thousand USD] or its equivalent in a convertible currency.

Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before December 25, 2015 6:00 PM (Tbilisi time) at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

A register of potential tenderers who have purchased the tender documents may be inspected at the address below.

Prospective tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect and acquire the tender documents at, the following office:
 

Mr Tornike Kazarashvili – Project Manager

JSC “Georgian Energy Development Fund”

#8 Baratashvili Street, 4th floor

0105, Tbilisi, Georgia

Office: +99532 2 18 11 31

E-mail : t.kazarashvili@gedf.com.ge