Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-23
Buyer: State Communal Enterprise “Kostanay Su” 19 Abay stк.
Country: KZ
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2018-02-06
Award criteria: Other
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: This invitation for tenders follows the General Procurement Notice 8423-GPN-47497 for this project which was published at 6.10.2016 (updated at 16.10.2017) on the web site of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development — www.ebrd.com
State Communal Enterprise “Kostanay Su”, 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 Kostanay Water Project.
The employer now invites sealed tenders from contractors for the contract KWP-4 «Modernization of the water treatment plant (WTP)” to be funded from part of the proceeds of the Bank loan and co-financing grant contributions from the Government of Kazakhstan.
This contract includes development of detailed design documents, the supply and installation of equipment for the modernization of the water treatment plant, construction and erection works and related services according to the technical specifications.
Tenders are invited for one or more lots. Each lot must be priced separately. Tenders for more than one lot may offer discounts and such discounts will be considered in the comparison of tenders.
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, of 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) Experience as a prime contractor in execution of at least 1 successfully completed contract of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract within the last 5 years.
(b) The tenderer, partner of JVCA or their sub-contractors shall demonstrate successful experience in design, installation and reconstruction of the water treatment plant and water pumping station of a nature and complexity comparable to the proposed contract.
(c) Average annual turnover of the Tenderer as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 3 years shall be not less than:
(d) The tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial sources sufficient to bear costs associated with the execution of the contract for a period of 3 months, estimated as not less than:
(e) The tenderer shall submit balance sheets audited or supported by relevant documents issued by tax authorities of the tenderer’s country of origin for the last 5 years to 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 activities to be carried out during execution of works under the contract.
(g) The tenderer shall be certified for health protection and professional safety standard OHSAS 18001 or equivalent or shall submit his own health and safety assurance plan to demonstrate respective activities to be carried out during execution of works under the contract.
(h) The tenderer shall be certified for the environmental standard ISO 14001 or equivalent or shall submit his own environmental action plan to demonstrate respective activities to be carried out during execution of works under the contract.
The tender documents are prepared in English with their unofficial Russian translation, and may be obtained free of charge.