1.  Georgia has received 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, Moliti-Chumateleti Road Section from km 24+620 to km 50+244 Construction period is thirty (30) 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 (should a Bidder be a Joint Venture, the way how the below mentioned criteria will be applied is further detailed in the Bidding Documents):

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;

 . Its minimum average annual construction turnover within the last Three (3) years must not be less than USD 23,000,000 (Twenty-Three Million United States Dollars) calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed; and

 . Bidder must demonstrate that its financial resources less its financial obligations for its current contract commitments are not less than USD 2,900,000 (Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

Construction Experience:

Participation in at least one contract that has been successfully or substantially completed within the last five (5) years and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds USD 23,000,000 (Twenty-Three Million United States Dollars).  The similarity of the Bidder’s participation shall be based on the physical size, nature of works, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristics as described in Section 6, Employer’s Requirements.

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; and

 . Construction of road bridges with a total combined bridge deck area of at least 2,000 m2 in one year.

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

  Mr. Nugzar Gasviani

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

Tel: (+995 32) 2 37 05 08 ext.311

Fax: (+995 32) 2 37 66 03

Email: info@georoad.ge

6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should

 . write to address above requesting the Bidding Documents for Rehabilitation of Dzirula – Kharagauli – Moliti – Pona – Chumateleti Secondary Road, Moliti-Chumateleti Road Section from Km 24+620 to km 50+244

 . 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, Moliti-Chumateleti Road Section from Km 24+620 to km 50+244

7.  Deliver your bid

. to the address:

 Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development  

and Infrastructure of Georgia.

Street address: Al. Kazbegi Avenue #12.

Floor/Room number: IV Floor, Chancellery

City: 0160 Tbilisi

Country: Georgia

.  on or before the deadline: Date: 13 April, 2018, 16:00 hours (local time);

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

Bids will be opened on 13 April, 2018, 16:30 hours (local time) in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below:

Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia

Street address: Al. Kazbegi Avenue #12

Floor/Room number: III Floor, Conference Hall

City: 0160 Tbilisi

Country: Georgia