2018-05-08 

Invitation for Prequalification for International Tender under the Power Grid Enhancement Project

Project namePower Grid Enhancement Project
CountryGeorgia
Business sectorPower and Energy
Project IDOp ID 48759
Funding sourceEBRD loan proceeds
Type of contractProject goods, works and services
Type of noticeInvitation for Pre-qualification
Issue date8 May 2018
Closing date7 June 2018 at 16:00 Local time

Invitation for Prequalification

This Invitation for Prequalification follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Project Procurement Notices (http://www.ebrd.com/cs/Satellite?c=Content&cid=1395257113529&d=Mobile&pagename=EBRD%2FContent%2FContentLayout) on 12 July, 2017.

Georgian State Electrosystem JSC (GSE), hereinafter referred to as “the Client”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, towards the cost of Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Transmission Lines for: LOT 1: Jvari-Nenskra-Mestia OHLs Tie-in Kavkasioni 500 kV OHL, 220 kV OHL for SS Nenskra and HPP Nenskra connectionand LOT 2: Lajanuri-Tskaltubo OHLs, Namakhvani-Tskaltubo and Namakhvani-Tvishi-Lajanuri OHLs and 220kV OHL New Lajanuri-Lajanuri HPP.

The Client intends prequalifying firms and consortia to tender for the following contract(s), hereinafter referred to as “the Contract”, to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan:

Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Transmission Lines for:

LOT 1: Jvari-Nenskra-Mestia OHLs and Tie-in Kavkasioni 500 kV OHL, and

LOT 2: Lajanuri-Tskaltubo OHLs and Namakhvani-Tskaltubo and Namakhvani-Tvishi-Lajanuri OHLs

The Scope of the Project includes the following:

Lot 1:

  • Construction of Single Circuit OHTL 500kV SS Jvari – SS Nenskra,
    • Length: approx. 47 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is 24 months
  • Construction 220 KV Double-Circuit OHL Nenskra - Mestia (Operate on 110 kV)
    • Length: approx. 57 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is 24 months
  • 500kV OHL Kavkasioni tie-in to substation Nenskra
    • Length: approx. 1 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months
  • Construction of 220 kV Under Ground Cable Line (UGC) for SS Nenskra and HPP Nenskra connection
    • Length: approx. 1 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months

Lot 2:

  • Construction of single circuit OHTL 500kV SS Lajanuri – SS Tskaltubo
    • Length: approx. 49 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months
  • Construction of double-circuit 220 kV OHL Namakhvani - Tskhaltubo (Loop - in of Derchi in Namakhvani)
    • Length: approx. 25 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months
  • Construction of double circuit 220kV OHTL Namakhvani – Tvishi – Lajanuri
    • Length: approx. 33 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months
  • Construction of single-circuit 220kV OHL New Lajanuri-Lajanuri HPP
    • Length: approx. 5 km
    • Contract Implementation (Detailed Design, Supply and Installation Works) tentative duration is24 months

The Contract will be based on FIDIC’s Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build for Electrical and Mechanical Plant, and for Building and Engineering works, Designed by the Contractor (FIDIC Yellow Book).

Prequalification and tendering for contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank is open to firms and joint ventures of firms from any country.

Prequalification documents will be provided electronically free of charge upon request to the e-mail address given below (in PDF format, as well as in Word format. In case of discrepancy the PDF version shall prevail): Attention to:

Mariam.shalamberidze@gse.com.ge; lela.shanidze@gse.com.ge

The prequalification documents must be duly completed and delivered in hard copies (1 original and 2 copies) to the address specified in the Prequalification Document, on or before 30 days after publication date of IFP (details are given in the Prequalification Document).Documents which are received late may be rejected and returned unopened.