NANNING-GUANGZHOU RAILWAY PROJECT

Borrower/Bid No: Invitation for Bids (IFB), IFB No. 0723-101010240001

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business of 21 September 2009.
2. The People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Nanning-Guangzhou Railway Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for the Procurement of IIIC Prestressed Concrete Sleeper.
3. The Guoxin Tendering Group Co., Ltd now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for: R01 IIIC Prestressed Concrete Sleeper 328500 Pieces; R02 IIIC Prestressed Concrete Sleeper 328501 Pieces; R03 IIIC Prestressed Concrete Sleeper 282480 Pieces; R04 IIIC Prestressed Concrete Sleeper 282481 Pieces. The Delivery Schedule for R01 ~ R04 is February 1, 2011 - Sept. 30, 2011.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines:
Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Guoxin Tendering Group Co., Ltd,, nanguangrailway@yahoo.com.cn and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9:00 ~ 11:30 am 1:30 ~ 4:30 pm (except Saturday, Sunday, Holiday).
6. Qualifications requirements include: the technical, financial, legal and other requirements in the provision of the bidding document. A margin of preference for goods manufactured domestically shall be applied. The major qualifications requirement is: The bidder shall have experience of supplying Type III Sleeper within last five years before the deadline of bid submission and at least 100,000 Type III sleepers shall have operated successfully for one year or above. Additional details for the qualifications requirements are provided in the Bidding Documents.
7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English or Chinese translation (if required) may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee RMB 1000 or 150 in U.S. Dollars. For mail order, an extra postage of RMB 100 (domestic) or USD 50 (international) for courier services will be charged. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
8. Bids must be delivered to the address below before 10:00 am (Beijing Time) in September.13th.2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person or on-line at the address below at 10:00 am (Beijing Time) September.13th.2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount indicated required in the bidding document or in an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.
The detail of Bank Account:
Account Name: Guoxin Tendering Group Co., Ltd
Bank(RMB): China CITIC Bank, Shou Ti South Road Branch, Beijing, China
Account Number (RMB): 7112510182600083119
Bank(USD): China CITIC Bank, H.O.General Banking, Beijing, China
Account Number (USD): 7111011482600003645
9. The address(es) referred to above is(are):

For purchasing documents, the address is:.
Guoxin Tendering Group Co., Ltd .
Attn: Liu Xuejuan Guoxing Tower, No.22 Shou Ti South Road, Haidian District, Beijing .
21st Floor, Beijing, P.R. China .
Postcode: 100044 .
Tel: 86-10-88354431-133 .
Fax: 86-10-88357101 .
E-mail: nanguangrailway@yahoo.com.cn.

For bid opening, the address is:
Guoxin Tendering Group Co., Ltd. Bid-Opening Room.
9th Floor, Guoxing Tower, No.22 Shou Ti South Road, Haidian District.
Beijing, P.R. China