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                            11. INVITATION TO TENDER

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    Date:
    Tender No.
    1. The People's Republic of China has-applied for a  loan   and  credit
from the World Bank towards the cost of ________________  Project.  It  is
intended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be appliedto eligible payment under various contracts for ____________ , __________,__________. Tendering is  open  to  all  tenderers  from   eligible  sourcecountries as defined under the "Guidelines for procurement" of  the   WorldBank.
    2. ___________ Company now invites sealed tenders  from   pre-qualified
tenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment  andservices 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  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 prequalified foreign tenderer wishes  to  form   Joint  venture
with a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if  receivedwithin ______ days before the closing date for submission of tenders.  Theselected 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 Contractor in locating  potential   number  of
suppliers for local labour, materials. The Employer will also  assist  thecontractor  in  making  his  own  arrangement  for   supply  of  fuel   and
explosives.

2. Source of Funds
    2.1 The People's Republic of China has applied for a loan  and   credit
from the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the IFI) towards the  costof ____________ Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of  the loan and credit to eligible payments  under  the  Contract  for   whichthese documents are issued. Payment by the IFI will be made  only  at  the request of the Chinese Government and upon approval by the IFI and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.
No party other than the People's Republic of China shall derive any rights  from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the loan proceeds.
    2.2 Payment from the proceeds of the World Bank Loan will  be   limited
to goods produced in, and services  supplied  from,  Switzerland  and   the
member countries of the World Bank which have  commercial  relations  with
China.
    2.3 All costs not met by the IFI Loan will be  paid  by   the  Employer
from funds allocated by the Government of China.

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  the world Bank.
    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 prequalification 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  sub-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 authorisation  shall  be  evidenced  by  submitting   a  power  of
attorney signed by legally authorised signatories of all  the  members  of
the joint venture;
    (c) the joint venture sponsor shall be authorised 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 authorisation mentioned under (b) above as well as in the  Form  of Tender and the Form of Agreement (in case of a successful tender); and
    (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
  1       Volume 1              Instructions to Tenderers
                               Conditions of Contract:
                               Part I--General
                               Part II--Conditions of Particular
                               Application
  1       Volume 2              Specification
                               (incl. list of Drawings)
  3       Volume 3              Form of Tender and Appendix thereto
                               Form of Tender Security
                               Bill of Quantities
                               Schedules of Supplementary Information
  1       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 prequalified 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 telex  or   telegram  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 telex or telegram 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 Employer or  his  agent  __________  shall   be  in
English. 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 s