District Heating Energy Efficiency Project: Construction of Heat and Power Cogeneration Station Using Gas-Fired and Solid Fuel-Fired Boilers on Alternative Fuel in the City of Kamyanets-Podilskyi

Invitation for Bids

Date:  December 18, 2015            

Loan No: UA-8387                

IFB No: UDHEEP-KAM-ICB-02

This notice was originally published on 18 December 2015 and has been updated on 8 February 2016. Please note that the deadline has change from 11 February 2016 to 23 February 2016.

1. Ukraine has received a credit from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in various currencies towards the cost of Ukraine District Heating Energy Efficiency Project.  It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to make eligible payments under the Contract UDHEEP-KAM-ICB-02 for "Construction of Heat and Power Cogeneration Station Using Gas-Fired and Solid Fuel-Fired Boilers on Alternative Fuel in the City of Kamyanets-Podilskyi".

2. Public Utility "Miskteplovodenerhiya" now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction works, supply and installation of Heat and Power Cogeneration Station ("the Facility"). Works under this Contract include design, construction works, supply and installation of equipment, preoperational test runs of the Heat and Power Cogeneration Station, commissioning and ecological-thermo-technical tests and training of personnel (operation and control of the installed equipment). International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Bank's Single-Stage Bidding Procedure.

Qualification requirements for Bidders, including members of joint ventures, subcontractors and manufacturers:

Financial Abilities: A Bidder shall demonstrate certified financial statements or other documentary evidence for each of the previous five (5) years confirming an average annual turnover in the amount equal to or exceeding USD 14 000 000. An average turnover is calculated based on all the payments received for completed contract or contracts in progress. Domestic Bidders shall provide documentary evidence of absence of outstanding debts to Tax Administration.

General Experience: Experience in executing contracts as a contractor, subcontractor or a management company during at least five (5) years preceding the bid submission deadline.

Specific Experience: Participation as a contractor, subcontractor or a management company in at least 1 (one) contract for similar works, which was to the amount equal to or exceeding USD 7 000 000, and which were successfully completed in full or for the most part over the last five (5) years. Similarity will be based on a physical size, complexity, methods, technology and other characteristics as described in Section VI. Employer's Requirements.

Availability of monetary funds: A Bidder shall demonstrate an access to or availability of financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered property, credit lines and other financial means except for the paid-up advance payments under the current or future contracts so that to meet requirements for availability of monetary funds in the amount of at least USD 1 700 000.

Litigation History: A Bidder shall provide complete information on all the current and past litigations or arbitrations due to the contracts performed or contracts in progress for the last 3 (three) years.

Personnel Qualification: A Bidder shall at least possess the following personnel for execution of the contract:

• Contract Manager, with at least 10 years' experience in managing construction and installation contracts;
• Civil Works Superintendent, with at least 5 years' experience in managing and providing technical inspection over construction works;
• Mechanical Installation Works Superintendent, with at least 5 years' experience in managing and providing technical inspection over installation works;
• Instrumentation and Automation Works Superintendent, with at least 5 years' experience in managing and providing technical inspection over works related to installation of automation equipment and inspection technology;
• Power Engineer, with at least 5 years' experience in managing and providing technical inspection over installation of energy equipment;
• Heating Engineer, with at least 5 years' experience in developing management and provision of technical inspection over installation of heat engineering equipment.

Equipment: A Bidder shall demonstrate access to the Contractor's key equipment, as listed below:

• one truck crane with the load carrying capacity to 20 t;
• one bulldozer with a minimum capacity of 59 kW;
• one excavator with a digger capacity of 0.6-0.8 m3;
• one dump truck with the load carrying capacity not less than 20 t;
• one high-sided truck with the load carrying capacity not less than 10 t.

Margin of preference for domestic goods shall not be applied.

Additional information is given in the Bidding Documents.

3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the following address: (1) from 9:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m. local time.

4. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders upon submission of a written application to the above address and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of USD 200, or an equivalent amount in the Ukrainian hryvnias. Payment will be conducted through a bank transfer to the account stated below. The documents will be sent via air-mail in the event of a foreign bidders, and via regular mail/messenger in the event of a domestic bidder, or they may be obtained at the address (1) stated below.

5. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Bank Standard Bidding Documents: "Procurement of Plant and Equipment".

6. Bids must be delivered to address (1) given below before 11:00 local time February 11, 2016. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of bank guarantee to the amount of USD 200,000 (two hundred thousand US dollars) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. Electronic bids are not permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who may wish to attend.

7. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address (2), stated below, at 11:00 local time on February 11, 2016.

Address (1):

Public Utility "Miskteplovodenerhiya"

Attn.: Mykhailo Vdovychynskyi, Procurement Specialist

Address: 123, Timiriazieva St.2^nd Floor, Office 20 (Production and Technical Department)

City: Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Region

Mail code: 32300

Country: Ukraine

Tel: +38 (03849) 3-52-80

Fax: +38 (03849) 3-52-80

E-mail: mtve.tender@ukr.net

Address (2):

Public Utility "Miskteplovodenerhiya"

Address: 123, Timiriazieva St. 2^nd Floor, Office 14 (Director's Office)

City: Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Region

Mail code: 32300

Country: Ukraine

Bank Accounts:

For transfer of the Ukrainian hryvnias:

Account: 26009419593 with PJSC "Raiffeisen Bank Aval", Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Region

MFO: 380805, EDRPOU: 36588183

For transfer of the USA dollars:

Account: 26005482955

Beneficiary: PUBLIC UTILITY "MISKTEPLOVODENERHIYA"

Beneficiary Bank: "RAIFFEIZEN BANK AVAL", in favour Khmelnitsky branch

SWIFT-code: AVALUAUK KHM

Intermediary Bank: Standard chartered bank, New York branch New York, N.Y., Swift-code: SCBLUS33, Correspondent Account: 3582021711001