Background
Macedonian Railways Transport JSC Skopje (MRTJSC) hereinafter referred to as the Employer, intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the EBRD or the Bank) towards the cost of the Macedonian Railways Rehabilitation Project which forms part of the overall Macedonian Railways Fleet Renewal Project (the Project).
The Employer now invites sealed tenders from eligible Contractors for the following contract to be funded from part of the proceeds of the loan: Design, manufacture, general overhaul, modification, modernization, testing, inspection, delivery and provision of associated services in respect of: 2 No. Existing Single Phase 25 kV, 50 Hz Electric Locomotives Series 441 and 1 No. Existing Single Phase 25 kV, 50 Hz Electric Locomotives Series 461.
Responsibilities
It is envisaged that the Contractor shall transport the Employer’s 3 No. existing electric locomotives in three (3) separate consignments from the Employer’s Site to the Contractor’s Works Site for rehabilitation purposes. The Contractor shall be required to, inter alia:
- undertake a general overhaul of the locomotives including the obligatory replacement of expired equipment, complete interior and exterior
painting, etc.
- undertake modifications to the locomotives including, inter alia, roof equipment, bogies, pneumatic installation, etc.
- undertake modernization of the locomotives including the installation of, inter alia, electronic speedometers, brake cylinders and hand
brake, modernization of driver’s cab, etc.
- Install other Plant and Equipment
Requirements
- Manufacturer’s Authorisation Form. In the case of a tenderer offering to supply Plant and Equipment under the Contract which the
tenderer does not manufacture or otherwise produce, the tenderer has been duly authorised by the Plant and Equipment’s manufacturer or
producer to supply the Plant and Equipment in the Employer’s country. The tenderer shall provide a Manufacturer’s Authorisation Form
(Volume I. v) for the Plant and Equipment and all major bought-in components thereof
- General Experience. Average annual turnover as prime Contractor (defined as billing for performed works delivered and under delivery)
over the last three (3) years of EURO 15 million (fifteen million) equivalent
- General Experience. Experience as prime contractor, contractor, or subcontractor, in at least two (2) contracts within the last five (5)
years, each with a value of at least EURO 3 million (three million), that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are
similar to the proposed contract. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods/technology or other characteristics
as described in Volume III, The Requirements. The tenderer shall provide client names, addresses, contract details and contract values
- Financial Position. The audited balance sheets for the last three (3) years shall be submitted, or if such is not required by the legislation of
the tenderer’s country, any other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, which must demonstrate the current soundness of the
tenderer's financial position, showing long-term profitability. Where necessary, the Employer will make inquiries with the tenderer’s
bankers
- Quality Assurance. The tenderer and its manufacturing plants shall be accredited to the International Quality Standard ISO 9001, or
substantial equivalent, and shall provide a current accreditation certificate. If the tenderer provides an equivalent quality assurance
standard to ISO 9001, the tenderer must also provide confirmation by the corresponding national body for standards and certification of
its substantial equivalence to International Quality Standard ISO 9001
Deadline: 28 April 2014
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