Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Date: 15, April, 2022
IPC No: 0733-22090224

1.The Government of People’s Republic of China has applied for the loan from Agence Française de Développement ("AFD"), toward the cost of Fengxiang County Dong Lake & Yongcheng Lake Wetland Restoration Project, Shaanxi Province (Protection and Development of the Archaeological and Natural Site) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for Lot 05: Museum complex EPC (preliminary design + construction drawing design+ construction + procurement).

2.CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. (as the Procurement Agent), entrusted by the Forestry Bureau of Fengxiang District (as the Employer), now invites sealed bids from all eligible and qualified bidders for the works, goods and related services to be procured.

3.Bidding will be conducted through International Procurement Competition (IPC) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in ITB 4.

4.Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below at 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 13:30 p.m.-17:00 p.m. (Beijing Time) from April 15, 2022 to April 29, 2022 (weekends and holidays excluded).

5.The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to the eligibility and conflict of interest provisions under ITB 4 of the Bidding Documents. All Bidders found to have a conflict of interest shall be disqualified.

6.The bidder must meet the following qualifications requirements. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents:


Qualifications Requirements：
Size of Operation: According to the past three years (2018-2020), the minimum annual construction turnover calculated from the verified payment received for the construction in progress or completed works is 27 million euros or 180 million RMB.

Contractual Experience: (1)In recent 10 years (from January 1, 2012 to bid submission deadline), the bidder as the general contractor or a member of JV has completed two (2) EPC contracts (subject to the signing time of the contract completion acceptance report), and the amount of each contract should not be less than RMB 200 million or equivalent euros;
(2)In recent 10 years (from January 1, 2012 to bid submission deadline), other contracts completed or being implemented by the bidder as general contractor or member of JV shall include at least the following key works: Design or construction contract for at least 2 museums. One of the contracts shall be a construction area of more than 20,000 square meters.

Cash Flow Capacity: The bidder's financial resources (such as liquid capital, unsecured assets, line of credit and other financing sources, but excluding contract advance payment) must be sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements of the project, which is 4.7 million euros or RMB 32 million.

Qualification Requirements: (1)Construction general contracting enterprise special grade issued by the competent administrative department of construction, or both special grade of general contracting for construction engineering and special grade qualification for general contracting of municipal public works;
(2) Comprehensive design qualification or at the same time possess qualification for construction industry design Class A and landscape architecture engineering design Class A.

Litigation History: All pending litigation shall in total not represent more than one hundred percent (100%) of the Applicant’s net worth and shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder.

7.A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee RMB 6,000. The method of payment will be cash or direct deposit to the following account (Account Name: CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd.; Bank Name: CITIC Bank, Beijing Capital Mansion Branch; Account No.: 7110210182600030709). The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier. The Employer and the Procurement Agent will assume no responsibility for any loss or late delivery of the mailed bidding documents.

8.Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 a.m., June 14, 2022 (Beijing Time). Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below. The Bid Opening time is 10:00 a.m., June 14, 2022 (Beijing Time). All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of EUR 330,000.00 or RMB 2,350,000.00.

9.The address referred to above is:
Address of Inspecting and Purchasing the Bidding Documents:
CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. (4th Floor, 17th Unit, Su Yuan, Beijing Friendship Hotel, No. 1 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing)
Address of Bid Submission and Opening:
CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. (3rd Floor, 17th Unit, Su Yuan, Beijing Friendship Hotel, No. 1 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing)

10.Contact Information:
Name of the Employer: The Forestry Bureau of Fengxiang District
Address: Yongcheng Street, Fengxiang District, Shaanxi Province
Postal Code: 721400
Tel.: +86-0971-7216950
Fax.: +86-0971-721695
Contact Person: Ms. LI Hongying
Email Address: [email protected]

Procurement Agent: CITIC International Tendering CO., Ltd.
Address: 4/F, No.17th Unit, Su Yuan, Beijing Friendship Hotel, Haidian District
Postal Code: 100873
City: Beijing
Tel: +86-10-68946709
Fax: +86-10-68940233
Contact Person: Ms. Guo Xinyue
Email address: [email protected]