Country: Russian Federation
Project: NATIONAL HYDROMET MODERNIZATION PROJECT
Financing: World Bank
Abstract: NATIONAL HYDROMET MODERNIZATION PROJECT
Sector: Miscellaneous
Loan/Credit Number: Project ID No. P082239
Contract/Bid Number: Contract No. RHM/1/B.2.a
Deadline: 3 May 2007

The Russian Federation has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the National Hydromet Modernization Project, and it intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to payments under the contract for supply and installation of the upper air sounding network (Lot No. RHM/1/B.2.a).

The Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation, acting as the Project Implementation Unit in accordance with the Agreement No. 01-01-06/04-154 dated 28 November 2005 between the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Federal Services for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (RosHydromet) and the Foundation “Bureau of Economic Analysis”, invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for supply and installation of 60 Aerologic radar computing systems (ARCS) for Upper Air Sounding Network. These ARCSs shall be delivered to 60 regional branches of Roshydromet.

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, edition of May 2004, and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address below from 1000 to 1400 hours (Moscow time).

Qualifications requirements include:

(a) Financial Capability:

1. The bidder’s (single Bidder or Joint Venture) average annual turnover shall be not less than equivalent of US$ 20 million for the last three years (2004– 2006).
The bidder shall provide, as documentary evidence for the above information, copies of the auditor's conclusions for the above mentioned period or balance reports certified by tax service of the bidder's country (as a rule for the Russian companies).

(b) Experience and Technical Capacity

1. The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has successful experience (as a single Bidder or Partner of Joint Venture) in implementation of minimum two projects/contracts for the last three years (2004-2006) for creation of territorially-distributed systems of processing and transmission of information.

2. The bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it has successful experience (as a single Bidder or Partner of Joint Venture) in supply and installation not less than 10 radar-tracking complexes for a radio-wind sounding of the atmosphere.

(c) Production Capacities:

1. The bidder should be certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 or GOST R ISO 9001:2000 quality management standards. This certificate shall be submitted by the bidder to the Purchaser before signing of the Contract Agreement.

2. The bidder or its designated sub-contractor must have warranty service network or must submit the detailed plan for setting up such warranty service network to provide warranty services and technical support on the project sites.

A complete set of Bidding Documents in English and Russian languages may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Rub 2,630 (no VAT is charged) or in US$ 100.00. The method of payment will be direct transfer to the following accounts:

For payment in Russian Rubles:

• ·  Payee: Federal Treasury Department for Moscow City (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation)
• ·  INN: 7710168360
• ·  KPP: 771001001
• ·  Payee’s Bank: Division 1 of Moscow GTU of the Bank of Russia, Moscow
• ·  BIC 044583001
• ·  Account No. 40101810800000010041 (please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. 4769-RU, Lot No. RHM/1/B.2.a; VAT exempt)
  

For payment in US dollars:

• Payee: Federal Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation
• Payee’s Bank: OPERU-1 of the Bank of Russia
• Account No. 40105840000000015900
• Corresponding account of the Bank of Russia in JP Morgan Chase Bank NY, New York
• US (CHASUS33) acc. 001-1-907227 (please indicate: non-refundable fee of bidders under the loan No. No. 4769-RU, Lot No. RHM/1/B.2.a; VAT exempt).
  

The documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail for local delivery.

Bids must be delivered to the address below before 1400 hours (Moscow time) on 3 May 2007. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. They will be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person, at the same address.

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security (issued by bank); the amount of the bid security shall be equivalent of US$ 120,000.

Contact: Bureau of Economic Analysis Foundation.
National Hydromet Modernization Project.
Attn: Mr. S. Lavrov, Executive Director.
27/26, Blvd. 3 Zubovsky Blvd.
119021 Moscow, Russian Federation.
Tel: (7-495) 937-6750.
Fax: (7-495) 937-6753.
E-mail: skirnos@beafnd.org.
Web site: www.beafnd.org
Notice Number: WB1089-700/07
UNDB Print Edition: Issue No. 700, 16 April 2007
Posted Online: 15 March 2007

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Ogłoszenie o zamówieniu publicznym nr 2

Country: Russian Federation
Project: SAINT PETERSBURG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Financing: World Bank
Abstract: RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION OF THE EASTERN WING OF THE FORMER GENERAL STAFF BUILDING (THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM)
Sector: Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
Loan/Credit Number: Loan No. 4694-RU; Project ID: P069063
Contract/Bid Number: Contract No. FC-11(w); Prequalification Notice
Deadline: 31 May 2007

The Russian Federation has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of St. Petersburg Economic Development Project, and intends to apply part of the loan proceeds to payments under the contract for reconstruction and restoration of the eastern wing of the former General Staff building (assigned to the State Hermitage museum), Contract FC-11(w). This contract will be jointly financed by the Russian Federation.

In compliance with the Russian Federation intention to increase funding of works under Contract FC-11(w) St. Petersburg Foundation for Investment projects (FISP) acting on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation intends to carry out a new prequalification of contractors with subcontractors, and associations of contractors (Consortia) for the right to bid on the said contract. The applicants shall have experience in execution of contracts for reconstruction and restoration of architectural monuments built not later than in 19 century, and previous experience in execution of works similar to those proposed under the contract including, in particular, the following:

• ·  Preparation of detailed drawings for execution of reconstruction and restoration works
• ·  Repair and/or restoration and/or reconstruction of museum premises and/or exposition halls
• ·  Spanning the inner yards with translucent structures using up to 20-meter span steelworks
• ·  Deepening of the yards and basements below the foundation level
• ·  Reinforcement by injection of existing foundations and raft base layer soil injection reinforcement
• ·  Replacement of timber floors with reinforced concrete floors
• ·  Restoration of the architectural monuments’ façades and rooms with valuable artistic finishing
• ·  Installation of off-site and building utility services, including rooftop gas fired boiler plant, transformer substations, office telephone exchange, fire and security alarm systems
• ·  Installation of custom-made elevators

Possession by firms participating in application of all required in Russia licenses to execute works on the territory of Russia on restoration of immovable historic and cultural monuments, carry out engineering surveys, design and erect buildings and structures of the first grade of reliability is a requisite for performing the works.

All bidders will be asked to show the licenses immediately after completion of evaluation of bids, before the award of the contract. No bidder will be proposed for award, and its bid may be rejected, if it fails to submit the requisite licenses at the stage of contract award.

It is expected that invitations to bid will be made in July 2007.

Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, January 1995 (revised January and August 1996, September 1997 and January 1999), and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from St. Petersburg Foundation for Investment Projects (address below) from 1000 to 1700 hours on working days.

All interested eligible applicants may download free of charge a complete set of the prequalification document in English with translation into Russian from the FISP web-site at the address: www.fisp.spb.ru/documents_12.

Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below not later than Thursday, 31 May 2007 and be clearly marked “St. Petersburg Economic Development Project. Prequalification Application. Contract FC-11(w): Reconstruction and restoration of the eastern wing of the former General Staff building (the State Hermitage museum)”.

Contact: St. Petersburg Foundation for Investment Projects (FISP).
Office 246, 76 Moika River Embankments.
St. Petersburg 190000 Russian Federation.
Tel/Fax: (7-812) 570-3550.
E-mail: spfund@rol.ru
Notice Number: WB1530-702/07
UNDB Print Edition: Issue No. 702, 16 May 2007
Posted Online: 17 April 2007

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