Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina Project: URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: RAW WATER PROCESS AND MONITORING EQUIPMENT FOR THE "NOVOSELIJA 2" WATER TREATMENT PLANT Sector: Water Supply/Sanitation Loan/Credit Number: Credit No. 3954-BOS; Project ID: P083353 Contract/Bid Number: Contract No: BANJALUKA- ICB- 11-G-06-3954 BOS; REBIDDING; Invitation for Bids (IFB) Deadline: 25 March 2009

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in UN Development Business, issue no. 642 of 16 November 2004.

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina has received a credit from the International Development Association toward the cost of Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to payments under the Contract for procurement of Raw Water Process and Monitoring Equipment for the "Novoselija 2" Water Treatment Plant.

  LOT 1: WATER CLARIFICATION EQUIPMENT

  LOT 2: PREOZONATION EQUIPMENT

Contract No. BANJALUKA- ICB- 11-G-06-3954 BOS

3. The "Vodovod" a.d. Banja Luka now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for procurement of Raw Water Process and Monitoring Equipment for the "Novoselija 2" Water Treatment Plant. The delivery period is 150-180 days of contract signing.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits May 2004, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.

5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from

Vodovod a.d. Banja Luka- Mrs Gordana Glogovac
Electronic mail address: vodovod@blic.net

and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 9.00 AM to 2.00 PM CET.

6. Qualifications requirements include:

(a) Financial Capability

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirements:

(i) The Bidder must send authorized documents reflecting annual business activities, that is, audited Financial Statements of the Company for the last five years, the average value of which business cannot be less than Euro 1,500,000.00 per year in the case of a bid for one lot or Euro 3,000,000.00 per year in the case of a bid for both lots.

If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), all members of the JV should be jointly and severally liable for the contract implementation and should jointly meet all qualification requirements. The average value of the business of member in charge should at least the equivalent of Euro 1,000,000 in case of a bid for one lot and at least Euro 2,000,000 in case of a bid for both lots.

(b) Experience and Technical Capacity

The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate their meeting the following experience related requirements:

(i) The Bidder must be established and active in business involving manufacturing or selling goods similar to the above mentioned (Section VI. Schedule of Requirements, 3. Technical specifications) in the period of five (5) years prior to the deadline for submission of bids.

If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), each of the members of the JV should meet these requirements.

(ii)The Bidder’s Bid must include documentary evidences and references for at least 2 previous, successfully completed similar contracts in the last 5 years for supply of similar equipment including:

Lot 1: Clarification equipment rapid and slow mixers, lamella plates, outlet of clarified water, sludge thickener, sludge re-circulation pumps and chemical dosing equipment, dosing pumps, dosing vessels, static tube mixer, diffuser and flow meters, with capacities similar to the ones of the equipment required under the current bid and at an amount of not less than the amount of its quoted price for the current bid;

Lot 2: Clarification equipment and chemical dosing equipment, ozone generator, ozone generator equipment, main PLC system, ozone injection equipment, ozone destruction equipment, ambient ozone monitoring, produced ozone analyzer, cooling system for ozone generator, with capacities similar to the ones of the equipment required under the current bid and at an amount of not less than the amount of its quoted price for the current bid;

If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), each of the members of the JV should have at least one successfully completed similar contract during the last 5 years for supply of similar equipment, as indicated above, for each lot/s the bidder is bidding.

A margin of preference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

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 non refundable fee BAM 500.00 or 250.00 EUR. The method of payment will be transfer on bank accounts mentioned below. The Bidding Documents will be sent by courier.

No. 555-007-01031852-68-opened with Bank - Nova Banka a.d. Banja Luka, Knjaza Milosa 15. --(BAM)

No. 540100-1101765-508-669 opened with Bank - NLB-Razvojna banka Banja Luka, Milana Tepica 4---- ( EUR)

Beneficiary: Vodovod a. d. Banja Luka

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 12:30 p.m. March 25, 2009. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. 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 at 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2009. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of minimum 2% of the bid price for each separate Lot.

Country: Uzbekistan Project: BUKHARA AND SAMARKAND WATER SUPPLY PROJECT Financing: World Bank Abstract: PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN SAMARKAND CITY Sector: Construction Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 4655-UZ, Credit No. 3620-UZ, Project ID No. P049621 Contract/Bid Number: Invitation for Bids (IFB), Contract Identification No: ICB-40-S Deadline: 31 March 2009

1. The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of the Bukhara and Samarkand Water Supply Project, and intends to apply part of the funds to cover eligible payments under the Contract for construction works in Samarkand City according to following Lots:

Lot No. 1  Reconstruction of Sattepo-Gormolzavod water conduit (D400);

Lot No. 2 - Reconstruction of water network in Kurchatova street (D250)

2. Samarkand Municipal Production State Enteprise Suvokova now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the above-mentioned works grouped into the Lots. The bidders may bid for any one, or both lots under this invitation. Lots will be evaluated and contract awarded separately on a lot by lot basis.

The bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (current edition), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.

3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents from the Project Coordination Unit at the address below during office hours (9.00-18.00). A complete set of the 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. The fee, to defray printing and mailing/shipping costs, should be nominal of 250 000,0 Uzbek Soums or US$ 200. The method of payment will be Bank transfer to the stipulated below account. The document will be sent by air-mail for overseas delivery and by courier for local delivery.

Bukhara Samarkand Water Supply Project
1, Niyozbek yuli, Tashkent 100035, Uzbekistan
fax: (99871) 235-82-90 tel: (99871) 235-44-97
e-mail: waterproject@unitech.uz
Beneficiary: BSWS Project Coordination Unit
Bank account: 20210840204262646007
in RBS NB Uzbekistan
SWIFT code: ABNAUZ22
Bank-correspondent: AMRO Bank New York
SWIFT code of Bank-correspondent: ABNAUS33

4. Bids shall be valid for a period of 60 days after Bid opening and must be accompanied by a bid security for the respective Lot(s):

  Lot No.1  10 000 000,0 Uzbek Soums or US$ 8 000

  Lot No.2  5 000 000,0 Uzbek Soums or US$ 4 000

or its equivalent in a hard currency, for each lot, and shall be delivered to the address below on or before 16:00 of March 31, 2009, at which time they will be opened in the presence of the bidders who wish to attend. Late bids will be rejected.

Qualified domestic contractors may be eligible to receive a margin of preference of 7˝ percent in Bid evaluation.