Invitation for Bids: Greater Baku Water Supply Rehabilitation Project

The Government of Azerbaijan, in partnership with the World Bank, has announced an invitation for bids to rehabilitate the treatment works of the Kura and Jeyranbatan Treatment Works as part of the Greater Baku Water Supply Rehabilitation Project. The project, funded by a credit from the International Development Association (IDA), aims to improve the water supply system in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. The bidding process is open to all eligible bidders, and the construction period is estimated to be 8 months.

Key Takeaways:

• The project is funded by a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Greater Baku Water Supply Rehabilitation Project.
• The Azersu Joint Stock Company, in partnership with the Government of Azerbaijan, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the civil and erection works for reconstruction of structures of filter buildings at Kura and Jeyranbatan Treatment Works.
• The bidding process will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/procure/guidelin.html).
• Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents at the Azersu Joint-Stock Company in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application and payment of a nonrefundable fee of US$150 or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency.
• The method of payment is direct deposit to the bank account of International Bank of Azerbaijan, and all bids must be accompanied by a bid security of US$ 20,000 (twenty thousand US dollars) or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency.
• Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 1100 hours on November 19, 2004.

Statistics:

• The construction period is estimated to be 8 months.
• The nonrefundable fee for each set of bidding documents is US$150 or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency.
• The bid security is US$ 20,000 (twenty thousand US dollars) or its equivalent amount in a convertible currency.
• The official publication date of this notice is considered the date it is posted online, October 25, 2004.

Sources:

• UN Development Business Online: Contract No. 6-A - Rehabilitation of Treatment Works.
• World Bank Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits.
• International Development Association (IDA) credit towards the cost of the Greater Baku Water Supply Rehabilitation Project.