1. Georgia has applied for financing from the Asian Development Bank toward the cost of Secondary Road Improvement Project. Part of this financing will be used for payments under the Contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

2. The Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (“the Employer”) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the Rehabilitation of Dzirula – Kharagauli – Moliti – Pona – Chumateleti Secondary Road, Dzirula – Moliti Road Section from km 0+000 to km 24+620 (the Works). Construction period is twenty-four (24) months.

3. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope bidding 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 should participate in this bidding:

Pending Litigation:

All pending litigation and arbitration, if any, shall be treated as resolved against the Bidder and so shall in total not represent more than fifty (50) percent of the Bidder’s net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities.

Financial Situation:

•  The Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.

•  Minimum average annual construction turnover within the last Three (3) years must not be less than USD 35 million (Thirty-Five million United States Dollar) calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed.

•  Bidder should demonstrate that it has access to financial resources of not less than USD  5 million.

Construction Experience:

Participation in at least two contracts that have been successfully or substantially completed within the last five (5) years and that are similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds USD 21 million (Twenty-one million United States Dollar). 

Construction experience in the following key activities:

Minimum   construction experience in the following key activities:

• Construction/Rehabilitation of at least 10 km of 2 lane or equivalent road with Asphalt-concrete surface in any one year

• Construction/Rehabilitation of road bridges with a total combined bridge deck area of at least 2000 m2 in one year

5. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, Bidders should contact:

Mr. Zaza Simonia

Address: 12, Al. Kazbegi Ave. 0160 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel: (+995 32) 37 05 08 ext.311

Fax: (+995 32) 37 66 03

Email: info@georoad.ge

6. To purchase the electronic version of bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:

a)  write to address above requesting the Bidding Documents for Rehabilitation of Dzirula – Kharagauli – Moliti – Pona – Chumateleti Secondary Road, Dzirula – Moliti Road Section from km 0+000 to km 24+620

b)  pay a nonrefundable fee of 200 Georgian Lari or equivalent in USD to:

For GEL transfer:

Name of the recipient: TREASURY ACCOUNT

Treasury account No. 200 122 900

Recipient Bank: State Treasury

Bank Code: TRESGE22

Old Code of the Bank (220 101 222)

Budget Income Treasure Code: 302 007 800

International Currency: No 001 189 362

For USD transfer:

Intermediary:  FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK, USA           

SWIFT CODE: FRNYUS33

Receiving agent:

ACC.NO: 0D 

BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS), BASLE (USD)

SWIFT CODE: BISBCHBB

Beneficiary’s bank:  NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA, TBILISI

SWIFT CODE: BNLNGE22

Beneficiary: Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development of Georgia

IBAN: GE65NB0331100001150207

Payment Designation: Rehabilitation of Dzirula – Kharagauli – Moliti – Pona – Chumateleti Secondary Road, Dzirula – Moliti Road Section from km 0+000 to km 24+620

c)  Upon payment of nonrefundable Bidding Document fee, Bidders may visit the office of Roads Department to obtain an electronic copy in a flash memory, or upon Bidder’s request, the Bidding Document will be sent to the interested Bidders through WeTransfer [https://wetransfer.com/].

7. Deliver your bid:

•  to the address above

•  on or before the deadline: 27 September 2017, 16:00 hours (local time)

•  together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.

Bids will be opened immediately after the bid submission deadline in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.