1. India has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.
2. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation ( The Employer) represented by Project Director, Project Management Unit, KEIP, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Construction of Sewerage & Drainage in Borough I by use of Microtunnelling (Pipe Jacking) Technique Including House Connection and the principal quantities involved, but not limited to, are :
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Exact details and specifications are provided in the bidding document.
Bidding procedure shall be single stage: two envelope procedure under National Competitive Bidding.
3. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:
Project Director
Kolkata Environmental Improvement Project,
Project Management Unit
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Government of West Bengal
206, A.J.C. Bose Road, Business Towers,
2nd Floor, Kolkata 700 017, West Bengal, India
Ph : +91(33)2283 0169,
+91(33)2283 0170,
+91(33)2283 0554,
Fax : +91(33)2283 0033,
Email: info@keip.in
Website: www.keip.in
4. To purchase the bidding documents in English, from 29.09.2008, eligible bidders should :
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write to address above requesting the bidding documents for Construction of Sewerage & Drainage in Borough I by use of Microtunnelling (Pipe Jacking) Technique Including House Connection
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pay a non-refundable fee of INR. 10,000 or US $ 250 by way of demand draft favouring Kolkata Municipal Corporation, payable at Kolkata. The document will be sent by courier for an additional fee of INR. 1000 within India or INR. 6000 or US $ 150 by way of demand draft for delivery outside India.
5. Bidders should satisfy the following qualification requirement and must demonstrate that :
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the bidder’s net worth is positive.
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Minimum average annual construction turnover of US$ 8.00 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last 3 (Three) years.
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The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the overall cash flow requirement: of US $ 1.81 million.
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Experience under construction contracts in the role of Contractor / Subcontractor or Joint venture partner for at least the last 3 (Three) years prior to the applications submission deadline in the field of large pipe & box jacking / microtunnelling work.
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Participation as Contractor / Subcontractor or Joint Venture for the following works within the last 10 years that have been successfully or substantially completed (80%).
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1 (One) work of microtunnelling work using hydraulically operated slurry balanced pressure system for pipe size 1200 mm or above having a minimum value of US $ 6.34 million.
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1 (One) or more pipe / box jacking work ( may also include microtunnelling work) for a combined total value of US $ 6.34 million, out of which value of one work shall not be less than US $ 1.5 million
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A specialized company willing to participate as a joint venture can bid together with a company having experience in sewerage and drainage project comprising laying of underground sewer pipe of diameter not less than 600 mm by open cut method for a minimum length of 500 m.
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Experience in carrying out microtunnelling work with cushion less than 2D (D = Outer dia of pipe) is desirable.
6. A Pre bid meeting will be held in the office of the Project Director, KEIP at 11.00 A.M. (IST) on 21.10.2008 Bidders are encouraged to participate in this meeting and it is desirable that bid document is studied thoroughly before this meeting.
Project Director KEIP will arrange site inspection on 20.10.2008 Bidders are advised to send their representative's to KEIP office at the address above at 10:30 A.M. (IST) and proceed to site with PMU Engineers.
7. Deliver your bid:
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To the address above
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On or before the deadline 17.11.2008; 2.30 P.M.
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Together with a bid security of INR. 3,800,000.00 or US$ 91,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. If a currency other than INR or US$ is used for the bid security, the source of exchange rate shall be Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The date for the exchange rate shall be 21.10.2008.
Bids will be opened at 2.45 P.M (IST) on 17.11.2008 in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.
8. When comparing bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the bidding document.
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