Invitation for Bids - Rebidding

Date:	7 November 2023
Grant No. and Title:	0865-TAJ: National Disaster Risk Management Project (Additional Financing)
Contract No. and Title:	CESCD-GS-02: Weather Radars
Deadline for Submission of Bids:	19 December 2023 at 3:00 p.m. (Dushanbe time)

1.      The Republic of Tajikistan has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of National Disaster Risk Management Project (Additional Financing), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2.     The Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CESCD) of the Republic of Tajikistan (“the Purchaser”) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the Weather Radars  (“the Goods”) under the package No. CESCD-GS-02.

Brief description of the Goods and related services:

        Procurement of two (2) dual polarization C-Band radar systems includes design, supply, installation, commissioning, and training with related facilities and equipment. The two (2) supplied C-Band radars are to conform to the latest technical advancements in radar technology requiring low maintenance and limited replacement parts using solid state-based electronic systems, and enhanced software for improved performance to reduce and eliminate ground and interference clutter as well as provide a wide range of processed products. One of the C-Band radars is to be a fixed radar installation in Sughd region of Tajikistan. The second C-Band radar is to is to be a fixed radar installation in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan.

        The contract period is 180 days after the contract signing date.

3.     Open competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: Two-Envelope procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.

4.     Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications defined in the Bidding Document may participate in this bidding:

• Successful completion as main supplier within the last five (5) years of at least two (2) contracts each valued at $2,016,000 (two million sixteen thousand) with nature, and complexity similar to the scope of supply described in Section 6 (Schedule of Supply).
• Minimum average annual turnover of $5,040,000 calculated as total payments received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last five (5) years.
• The Bidder must demonstrate soundness of its financial position by submitting audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last five (5) years. As a minimum, the Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.

This document summarizes only a part of the requirements for information to the potential bidders. Bidders are requested to refer to the Biding Document for the full range of criteria prior to submitting a bid. If there are any discrepancies between this Invitation for Bid and the Bidding Document, the bidding document shall prevail.

5.     To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, Bidders should contact (during office hours from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Dushanbe time) excluding Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays):

Project Implementation Group “National Disaster Risk Management Project (Additional Financing)” at the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Att: Ms. Firuza Tursunzoda, Project Manager

Postal address: 213 Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe 734061, Republic of Tajikistan

Telephone: +992 884000004

E-mail: tursunzodafiruza@gmail.com

6.     Pre-bid meeting will be organized for interested bidders at their own expenses on 20 November 2023 at 3:00 p.m. (Dushanbe time).

Place: 213 Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe city, Republic of Tajikistan.

7.     To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible Bidders should

• write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for CESCD-GS-02: Weather  Radars.
• pay a nonrefundable fee of US$ 150 (one hundred fifty) equivalent in Tajik Somoni (TJS) to the following account indicated below:

Beneficiary Name:Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan

            Account: 20204972712010100002

            Correspondent account: 22402972000002

            BIC: 350101800

            TIN: 020009399

Central Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan

Upon Bidder’s request, the document will be sent by e-mail from tursunzodafiruza@gmail.com;

or may also be sent by courier services for an additional fee of TJS 200 for local delivery and US$ 100 for overseas delivery by airmail.

No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

8.     Deliver your bid:

• to the following address:

State Committee on Investment and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan

27 Shotemur Street, Room 10, Ground Floor

734025 Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

• on or before the deadline: 19 December 2023, 3:00 p.m. (Dushanbe time)
• together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.

9.     Technical Bids will be opened promptly after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend, whereas the Price Bids will remain unopened and will be held in custody of the Purchaser until the time of opening of the Price Bids. The Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.