Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 24.03.2021

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: OJSC “Pamir Energy Company”
Procurement authority/Organizer: OJSC “Pamir Energy Company”,  attn Mr. Amrikhon Rahimov, Acting General Director of OJSC “Pamir Energy Company”, 75 Gulmahmadov Str.,  736000  Khorog,  Tajikistan,  E-mail:  parviz.mamadziyoev@pamirenergy.com

1.2 Offers should be sent to the following address

Open Joint Stock Company “Pamir Energy Company”,  attn Mr. Amrikhon Rahimov, Acting General Director of OJSC “Pamir Energy Company”, 14 Rudaki Avenue, Serena Business Complex, 6th fl,  734013  Dushanbe,  Tajikistan,  E-mail:  parviz.mamadziyoev@pamirenergy.com

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

14.04.2021

Remarks: Requests for clarifications of the Tender Documents shall be submitted in writing, by e-mail. Requests will only be considered if received no later than twenty one (21) days prior to the deadline for the submission of Tenders.
Requests shall be sent to:

Mr. Parviz Mamadziyoev
E-mail: parviz.mamadziyoev@pamirenergy.com

With copy to the Employer:
Mr. Amrikhon Rahimov
E-mail:amrikhon.rahimov@pamirenergy.com
Mr. Ofarid Amidkhonov
E-mail: ofarid.amidkhonov@pamirenergy.com
Mr Daler Qubodbekov
E-mail: daler.qubodbekov@pamirenergy.com

And with copy to the Implementation Consultant:
Mr. Patrice Droz
E-mail: patrice.droz@stucky.ch
Mr. José Pedro Matos
E-mail: jose-pedro.matos@stucky.ch

All correspondence shall contain information about the Tenderer and the Tender.

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 05.05.2021 Time of day: 14:00, Specific deadlines and formal requirements:  05.05.2021, 14h00 local time Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan.

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

05.05.2021, Time of day:  16:00, City:  Dushanbe, Remarks:  Tenders will be opened on the Employer’s premises on 05.05.2021, 16h00 local time, at the following address: Open Joint Stock Company “Pamir Energy Company”, 14 Rudaki Avenue, Serena Business Complex Building, 6th Fl., Dushanbe, Tajikistan and 75 Gulmahmadov Street, 736100 Khorog, VMKB, Tajikistan. Tenderers are invited to join a videoconference that will be hosted online. The link to join the videoconference will be shared with Tenderers by e-mail at the latest 15 minutes before it is started. The online platform shall be either Microsoft Teams or Zoom. It is thus important that the electronic contact of Tenderer is provided to the Employer even if the Tender documents were submitted by post.

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Foreign

1.7 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.8 Type of order

Construction order

1.9 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Type of order for construction services

Implementation

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

Construction of 110 kV Transmission line Khorog-Sebzor, Component 1.4 Pamir Private Power Project III

2.4 Division into lots?

No

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	51110000 - Installation services of electrical equipment,
	51112000 - Installation services of electricity distribution and control equipment,
	44212222 - Electricity transmission pylons,
	44212226 - Electricity poles,
	31321000 - Electricity power lines,
	32560000 - Fibre-optic materials,
	32562000 - Optical-fibre cables,
	32561000 - Fibre-optic connections,
	44212200 - Towers, lattice masts, derricks and pylons,
	44212230 - Towers,
	31321300 - High-voltage cable,
	31321600 - Shielded cable,
	31682410 - Overhead cable carriers,
	44111500 - Insulators and insulating fittings,
	45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

Construction works and associated services for the construction of 18 km double circuit 110kV transmission line Khorog-Sebzor including installation of fiber optic cable. For information, a separate tender was published concerning the supply of goods (and associated services for the same line).

2.7 Location of implementation

Khorog, Republic of Tajikistan

2.8 Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

10 months after contract was signed

This contract is subject to renewal: No

2.9 Options

No

2.10 Award criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

2.13 Implementation date

10 months after contract was signed

3. Conditions

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

A Tender security in the amount of 5’000 US Dollars is required.
The succesful tenderer must furnish advance payment and performance securities as per the Tender Document.

3.3 Conditions of payment

As per the Tender Document.

3.4 Costs to be included

As per the Tender Document.

3.5 Consortium of bidders

As per the Tender Document.

3.6 Subcontractor

As per the Tender Document.

3.7 Eligibility criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation

Costs: none

3.10 Languages

Languages for offers: English

Language of the procedure: English

3.11 Validity of offers

180 days after deadline for receipt of offers

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

to obtain at the following address:
OJSC “Pamir Energy Company”, 14 Rudaki Avenue, Serena Business Complex, 6th fl,  734013  Dushanbe,  Tajikistan,  E-mail:  parviz.mamadziyoev@pamirenergy.com
Languages of documents: English
Further information for obtaining the tendering documentation: Registrations for the obtaining of the tender documents can be sent to:

Mr. Parviz Mamadziyoev
E-mail: parviz.mamadziyoev@pamirenergy.com

With copy to the Employer:
Mr. Amrikhon Rahimov
E-mail:amrikhon.rahimov@pamirenergy.com
Mr. Ofarid Amidkhonov
E-mail: ofarid.amidkhonov@pamirenergy.com
Mr Daler Qubodbekov
E-mail: daler.qubodbekov@pamirenergy.com

And with copy to the Implementation Consultant:
Mr. Patrice Droz
E-mail: patrice.droz@stucky.ch
Mr. José Pedro Matos
E-mail: jose-pedro.matos@stucky.ch

3.13 Conduct of dialogue

No

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None

4.3 On-site visit

A Pre-Tender meeting will be arranged on 10 a.m. (Dushanbe time) March 31, 2021. The Tenderers are expected to be at PE headquarters in Khorog, 75 Gulmahmadov Street.

4.4 Essential requirements

SECO Guidelines for awarding and managing SECO infrastructure financing contracts in transition and developing countries as well as the provisions of the present Tender Document.
The contractor shall award this contract only to bidders who comply with the conditions stipulated in the tender documents and the legislation, in particular occupational health and safety regulations, rules on working conditions, equal pay regulations, as well as environmental law, competition law and anti-corruption provisions.

4.6 Additional information

COVID-19: In view of the evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) situation, SECO reserves the right to adjust or suspend this tender. Any adjustment to the tender will be announced via simap.
It is recommended to take into account at an early stage potential impacts on international postal services caused by COVID-19.

4.7 Official organ of publication

SIMAP

4.8 Procedures for appeal

This tender is part of a bilateral agreement between the Government of the Swiss Confederation and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. There is no right of appeal within the frame of the above mentioned procurement procedure.