INVITATION TO TENDER

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date:____________________

tender no._______________

1. ________has applied for a loan and credit from_______bank towards the cost of ____________ project.it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be applied to eligible payment under various contracts for __________, __________, __________. tendering is open to all tenderers from eligible source numbers as defined under the "guidelines for procurement" of .

2. ___________ company now invites sealed tenders from pre-qualified tenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment and services for the construction and completion of the project.

3. pre-qualified tenderers may obtain further information from, and inspect the tender documents at the office of: ________.

4. a complete set of tender documents may be obtained by any pre-qualified tenderer for the cost of rmb _________ or us  ___________ on the submission of a written application to the above.

5. all tenders must be accompanied by a tender security in an acceptable border="1" form and must be delivered to ________ company at the above-mentioned address (refer to item 3) on or before ___________.

6. tenders will be opened in the presence of those tenderers\' representatives who choose to attend at ____________ (time).

7. if a pre-qualified foreign tenderer wishes to form a joint venture with a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if received within ______ days before the closing date for submission of tenders. the selected local contractor shall be subject to approval by the employer.

8. the pre-tender meeting will be held on __________ at the following address:_________.

instructions to tenderers general

1. description of works (sketch)

all tenderers shall have equal access for supply of domestic labour and material.

the contractor shall make his own arrangements for the procurement of local labour, materials, transportation and other services.

the employer will assist the contractor in locating potential number of suppliers for local labour, materials. the employer will also assist the contractor in making his own arrangement for supply of fuel and explosives.

2. source of funds

2.1 _______has applied for a loan and credit from _____bank towards the cost of _________ project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of the loan and credit to eligible payments under the contract for which these documents are issued. payment by will be made only at the request of _____and upon approval by_____ and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the loan agreement. no party other than shall derive any rights from the loan agreement or have any claim to the loan proceeds.

2.2 payment from the proceeds of _____ loan will be limited to goods produced in, and services supplied from___and the members of____ which have commercial relations with _____ .

2.3 all costs not met by_____ loan will be paid by the employer from funds allocated by _____.

3. eligibility and qualification requirements

3.1 this tender is open to all pre-qualified tenderers from eligible source countries as defined under the "guidelines for procurement"of .

3.2 all goods and services to be supplied under this contract shall have their origin in eligible source countries, and all expenditures made under the contract will be limited to such goods and services.

3.3 the origin of goods and services is distinct from the nationality of the tenderer.

3.4 to be eligible for award of contract, tenderers shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the employer of their eligibility under clause 3.1 above, and of their capability and adequacy of resources to effectively carry out the contract. to this end, the employer and _______company may, at any time prior to award of contract, request tenderers to amplify or update previously submitted pre-qualification data.

all tenders submitted shall include the following information:

(a) copies of original documents defining the constitution or legal status, place of registration and principal place of business of the company, firm or partnership or, if a joint venture, of each party thereto constituting the tenderer;

(b) the qualifications and experience of key personnel proposed for administration and execution of the contract, both on and off site, in the format prescribed in schedule v;

(c) major items of constructional plant and equipment proposed for use in carrying out the contract in the format prescribed in schedule iv;

(d) a list of proposed sub-contractors in the format prescribed in schedule vi;

(e) information regarding any current litigation in which the tenderer is involved;

(f) the details of the construction methods proposed.

3.5 for the purposes of clause 3.4, tenderers who have been pre-qualified may update and augment the information supplied with their application for pre-qualification, and, in particular, shall give particulars of work in hand at the date of tendering.

3.6 tenders submitted by a joint venture of two or more firms as partners shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) the tender, and in case of a successful tender the form of agreement, shall be signed so as to be legally binding on all partners;

(b) one of the joint venture members shall be nominated as sponsor; and this authorization shall be evidenced by submitting a power of attorney signed by legally authorized signatories of all the members of the joint venture;

(c) the joint venture sponsor shall be authorized to incur liabilities and receive instructions for and on behalf of any and all members of the joint venture and the entire execution of the contract including payment shall be done exclusively with the joint venture sponsor;

(d) all members of the joint venture shall be liable jointly and severally for the execution of the contract in accordance with the contract terms, and a relevant statement to this effect shall be included in the authorization mentioned under (b) above as well as in the form of tender and the form of agreement (in case of a successful tender);

(e) a copy of the agreement entered into by the joint venture partners shall be submitted with the tender.

3.7 domestic tenderers or combinations or joint ventures of domestic and foreign tenderers applying for eligibility for the application of a _____% margin of preference in the comparison of their tender with other tenders shall supply all information required to satisfy the criteria for eligibility as described in clause 29 of these instructions.

4. cost of tendering

the tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his tender and neither the employer nor his agent ___________ company will in any way be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the outcome of the tendering process.

5. site visit

5.1 the tenderer is advised to visit and examine the site of the works and the surroundings and to obtain for himself on his own responsibility, all information that may be necessary for preparing the tender and entering into a contract. the costs of visiting the site shall be at the tenderer\'s own expense.

5.2 arrangements for a visit to site, including transportation and accommodation, will be made by the employer or his agent _________ company and will be advised to tenderers at the pre-tender meeting, details of which are given in clause 16 of these instructions to tenderers.

5.3 the tenderer and any of his representatives will be granted permission by the employer or his agent ___________ company to enter upon its premises and lands for the purpose of such inspection by prior arrangement, but only upon the express condition that the tenderer and his representatives, will release and indemnify the employer or his agent ___________ company and its personnel from and against all liability in respect thereof and will be responsible for personal injury (whether fatal or otherwise), loss of or damage to property and any other loss, damage, costs and expenses however caused, which, but for the exercise of such permission, would not have arisen.

tender documents

6. content of tender documents

6.1 the set of documents issued to pre-qualified tenderers for the purpose of tendering will cost rmb_______ or us  ______ and will include the stated number of copies of the following:

number of copies description

(a) volume 1 instructions to tenderers

conditions of contract:

part i--general

part ii--conditions of particular

application

(b) volume 2 specification

(incl. list of drawings)

(c) volume 3 form of tender and appendix thereto

form of tender security

bill of quantities

schedules of supplementary information

(d) volume 4 drawings

6.2 tender documents shall include any addenda issued prior to the closing date of tenders in accordance with clause 8 and any minutes of pre-tender meetings issued in accordance with clause 16 of these instructions to tenderers.

6.3 further copies of the documents may be purchased by pre-qualified tenderers for a non-refundable fee as follows: (sketch)

6.4 sub-contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and others who require copies of the documents shall not request them directly from _____________but shall obtain them only from pre-qualified tenderers.

6.5 on return of the documents in an undamaged and useable condition, either as part of a tender or otherwise, within the specified time limits, the tenderer\'s pre-qualification fee will be refunded, as follows:

(a) tender submitted: _________________% refund of fee

(b) tender not submitted but ________________% refund of fee

documents returned prior to closing date of tender

6.6 the tenderer is expected to examine carefully all instructions, conditions, forms, terms, specifications and drawings in the tender documents. failure to comply with the requirements of the instructions to tenderers will be at the tenderer\'s own risk. tenders which are not substantially responsive to the requirements of the tender documents may be rejected.

6.7 the four volumes of the tender documents have been collated and bound by mechanical means and tenderers should check to ensure that they contain all pages (which are numbered consecutively) and that all supplements referred to are also included.

7. clarification of tender documents

7.1 a prospective tenderer requiring any clarification of the tender documents may notify ___________ in writing or by telex at the following address: __________.

the employer or his agent _____________ will respond in writing to any request for clarification which is received more than _____ days prior to the deadline for submission of tenders. written copies of the response (including an explanation of the query, but without identifying the source of the inquiry) will be sent to all pre-qualified tenderers who have been issued with tender documents.

8. amendment of tender documents

8.1 prior to the deadline for submission of tenders, the employer may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective tenderer, modify the tender documents by the issue of an addendum.

8.2 the addendum will be sent in writing or by fax or e-mail to all pre-qualified tenderers who have picked up the tender documents and will be binding upon them. prospective tenderers shall promptly acknowledge receipt thereof by fax or e-mail to ____________.

8.3 in order to afford prospective tenderers reasonable time in which to take an addendum into account in preparing their tenders, the employer or his agent _________ may, at their discretion, extend the deadline for the submission of tenders in accordance with clause 19 hereof.

preparation of tenders

9. language of tender

9.1 the tender and all correspondence relating to the tender exchanged by the tenderer and the employeror his agent __________ shall be in . supporting documents and printed literature furnished by the tenderer with the tender may be in another language provided they are accompanied by an appropriate english translation of pertinent passages.

for the purpose of interpretation of the tender, the english version shall prevail.

10. documents comprising the tender

10.1 the tender to be prepared by the tenderer shall contain the following:

the form of tender and appendix thereto;

the tender security;

the priced bill of quantities;

the schedules of supplementary information;

the information on eligibility and qualifications;

alternative offers, if any; and any other information required to be submitted in accordance with these instructions.

the forms, bill of quantities and schedules provided in volume 3 of these documents shall be used without exception (subject to extensions of the schedules in the same format, and to the provisions of clause 14.2 hereof regarding the alternative forms of tender security).

10.2 all documents issued for the purpose of tendering as described in clause 6.1 and addenda issued in accordance with clause 8 shall be deemed incorporated in the tender. tender documents not required to be signed and submitted in accordance with clauses 17 and 18 shall be returned to the office of issue before the expiry of the tender validity period, but must not be enclosed with the tender.

10.3 tenderers shall submit with their tender a preliminary program in the format required by clause 14 of the conditions of contract.

10.4 the successful tenderer will be required to revise or augment his program as set out in the contract.