Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-15
Buyer: Akbulak JSC
Country: KZ
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 43328000 | 45231300 | 45232100 | 45240000: Construction work for water projects
Submission deadline: 2016-08-25

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice No. 8077-GPN-47570 for this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities on the EBRD website at 19 November 2015.
Joint Stock Company “Akbulak” 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 Aktobe Water Project.
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the following contract AWP-5, “Rehabilitation of Water Supply Networks” to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan.
The Project is implemented on the territory of Aktobe City of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In general, the scope of basic works of this contract shall include:
− Disassembly of existing pipelines and further installation of new networks, as well as manholes drain valves etc.;
Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country. The proceeds of the Bank's loan will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
(a) 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 5 (five) years.
(b) The Tenderer shall demonstrate experience in the execution of at least 3 (three) contracts within the last 5 (five) years, that have been successfully completed and that are similar to the proposed Works.
(c) The Tenderer shall have an average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 3 (three) years not less than KZT 1,500,000,000 (one billion five hundred million) equivalent.
(d) The Tenderer shall demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as 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 3 (three) months, estimated as not less than KZT 300,000,000 (three hundred million) equivalent, taking into account the Tenderer's commitments for other contracts.
(e) The Tenderer shall submit balance sheets audited or supported by the documents issued by tax authorities of the tenderer's country of origin for the last three (3) years and must demonstrate the soundness of the Tenderer's financial position, showing long-term profitability.
(f) The Tenderer shall be certified for quality standard ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or shall submit his own quality assurance plan to demonstrate quality assurance procedures, which shall be applied for the execution of works under the Contract.
If requested, the documents will be promptly dispatched by e-mail but no liability can be accepted for loss or late delivery.
All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of KZT 27,000,000 or its equivalent in a convertible currency.
Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before 25 August, 2016 at 15:00 (Aktobe time), at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers' representatives who choose to attend.