2018-10-12 

Invitation for Tenders (Jvari-Khorga Transmission Line Project)

Georgia
Jvari-Khorga Transmission Line Project
Completion of remaining Construction Works of approximately 8 km of 500 kV double circuit and approximately 60 km of 220 kV double circuit Overhead Lines – Package B

  1. This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) website, Procurement Notices (www.ebrd.com) on May 02, 2013.
  2. JSC “Georgian State ELectrosystem” (GSE)/”Energotrans” Ltd hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the Bank towards the cost of Jvari-Khorga Interconnection Project.
  3. The Employer now invites sealed tenders from Contractors for the following contract[s] to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:
    Completion of remaining Construction Works of approximately 8 km of 500 kV double circuit and approximately 60 km of 220 kV double circuit Overhead Lines. Technical Specifications and drawings of the remaining works are provided in the Section V “Requirements”. The duration of construction works is six (6) months. The remaining works to be executed in accordance with this Contract include, but are not limited to the following:
    ·Foundation Works;
    ·Erection of towers;
    ·Stringing of conductors & OPGW;
    ·Slope protection works;
    ·Erosion protection works;
    ·Rehabilitation of existing access roads.
    ·Supply of hardware and accessories necessary for the completion of remaining Works (if required)
  4. Tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms from any country
  5. To be qualified for the award of a contract, tenderers must substantially satisfy the following minimum criteria:
    (a) Average Annual Turnover :
    Minimum average annual turnover of EURO 3,000,000 (three million) within the last two (2) years;
    (b) Experience :
    Experience, in the role of Contractor or Subcontractor, of executing at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5) years, each with a value of at least 1,500,000 EURO (one million five hundred thousand) that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed works. The similarity shall be based on the nature and complexity of the works compared with the works described in Section V: Requirements. Documents proving execution of the contracts shall be submitted.
    (c) Essential equipment :
# Equipment Type and Characteristics Minimum Number required  
1 5 t erection winch & metallic derrick 25 t 2  
2 Mobile Crane 2  
3 Work trucks 4  
4 Bulldozer 2  
5 Personal and material transport equipment 4  
6 Excavators 130 kW minimum 2  
7 Mobile concrete batching plant 1  
8 Concrete dump trucks 1  
9 Puller & tensioner set for conductors 2  
10 Puller/Tensioner for OPGW 1  
11 Pilot wire/Pilot nylon 10 km/2 km  
12 Twin pulley set for phase conductor 50 tower sets  
13 Single pulley set for OPGW/ EW 50 tower sets  
14 OPGW Splicing set + OTDR 1  
15 Soil compactor 20 t 1  

(d) Essential Key Personnel

(a) Position QualificationExperience
Project DirectorElectrical Engineering / Project Management with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive;15 years (Total work Experience) and 10 years experience in similar worksProject Director
Resident Project ManagerElectrical Engineering / Project Management with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive15 years (Total work Experience) and 10 years experience in similar worksResident Project Manager
Resident Site ManagerElectrical Engineering / Project Management with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive;15 years (Total work Experience) and 10 years experience in similar worksResident Site Manager
Transmission Line ExpertElectrical Engineering / Civil Engineering with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive20 years (Total work Experience) and 10 years experience in similar worksTransmission Line Expert
Transmission Line DesignerElectrical Engineering / Civil Engineering with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive20 years (Total work Experience) and 10 years experience in similar worksTransmission Line Designer
Geotechnical EngineerGeotechnical Engineering / Civil Engineering with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive;10 years (Total work Experience) and 5 years experience in similar worksGeotechnical Engineer
Senior SurveyerBachelor Engineering with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive;10 years (Total work Experience) and 5 years experience in similar worksSenior Surveyer
Safety, Health and Environment ManagerBachelor Engineering with proven experience on OHTL Projects up to 500kV inclusive10 years (Total work Experience) and 5 years experience in similar worksSafety, Health and Environment Manager

6. The tender documents are available electronically, on a free of charge basis.

7. All tenders must be accompanied by a tender security of Euro 70,000 (seventy thousand), or its equivalent in a convertible currency.

8. Tenders must be delivered to the office at the address below on or before November 26, 2018: 15:00 p.m. local time, at which time they will be opened in the presence of those tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.

9. The applicable procurement rules are the Bank’s Procurement Policies and Rules (PP&R) which can be located at: www.ebrd.com/news/publications/policies/procurement-policies-and-rules.html

Prospective tenderers may obtain the tender documents and further information through the following contact details:

Name of Contact Person: Tea Toriashvili, Deputy Director in Project Management Issues
Employer: JSC “Georgian State Electrosystem”/ “Energotrans” Ltd
Address: 2, Baratashvili Str. Tbilisi, 0105, Georgia
Tel: +995 32 2510315

info@energotrans.com.ge;
t.toriashvili@energotrans.com.ge

Date: October 12, 2018