Republic of Armenia Additional Financing- LifelineRoads Improvement Project Loan No7751-AM IFB Title : Procurement ofFalling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) for Armenian Roads Directorate IFB Number:ICB-FWD-1/2010 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, Issue no. 770 of March 16, 2010. 2. The Republic of Armenia has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Lifeline Roads Improvement ProjectAdditional Financing, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the Contract for Procurement ofFalling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) for Armenian Roads Directorate. 3. The Transport Projects Implementation Unit State Institution of Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Armenianow invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the supply ofFalling Weight Deflectometer. 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, revised October 2006), and is open to all bidders from Eligible SourceCountries as defined in the Guidelines. 5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Transport Projects Implementation Unit State Institution (Mr. DavidHairapetyan, Senior Procurement Specialist, phone: +(374 10) 580 523, email:dhairapetyan@transportpiu.am) and inspect the BiddingDocuments at the address given below from 9:00to17:00 Monday through Friday. 6. Qualifications requirementsinclude: i) The Bidder must be as minimum three years inthe business of manufacturing/supplying Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) ii) TheBidder must provide verifiable information on at least 2 similar contracts for supply of Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD)successfully performed by him within last two years. The information must include: supplied goods description, purchaser/clientname, purchaser/client representative name, address, phone/fax number, e-mail. A margin ofpreference for certain goods manufactured domestically shall not be applied. Additional details are provided in the BiddingDocuments. 7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders onthe submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee7 AMD 50,000 or USD 150. The method of payment willbe direct deposit to the following accounts: Beneficiary: "Armenian Roads Directorate" SNCO For Armenian dram: Acc.# 1810052104953311 For US dollars: Acc.# 1810001104923311 Armenian Development Bank, Yerevan, Armenia TheBidding Documents will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and by surface mail fordelivery to addresses in Armenia. In the case of airmail delivery an additional fee of AMD100,000 or USD250 will be charged for shipping and handling. 8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 15:00 (Yerevan time) 5 October, 2010. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in thepresence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person or on-line at the address below at 15:05 (Yerevan time) 5 October, 2010. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD6000 (six thousand) or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. 9. The address(es) referred toabove is(are): Transport Projects Implementation Unit State Institution, room #312a Mr.David Hairapetyan, Senior Procurement Specialist 28Nalbandyan St, Ministry of Transport and Communication Yerevan-10,Armenia Phone: (374 10) 580 523 Fax: (374 10) 580 523 E-mail: dhairapetyan@transportpiu.am<
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