Project name Shilda Hydro Power Plant
Country Georgia
Business sector Power Sector
Type of contract Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
Type of notice Invitation for Expression of Interest
Issue date 01-05-2011
Closing date 17:00 Hours (Georgia local time) 23 May, 2011
JSC GGEDC (GGEDC) is founded and 100% owned by “Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation” in 2011. The main activities of the company are:
• design, build, rehabilitate, reconstruct and operate Hydropower plants and other sources of renewable energy in Georgia
• develop and execute of renewable energy investment projects and attract potential investors in Georgia
• design, build, rehabilitate, reconstruct and operate Power Transmission Lines in Georgia
• perform sales and purchase transactions on energy market of Georgia, also import and export of electricity
• transmit power through own transmission lines
Small HPP project falling in the portfolio of GGEDC is Shilda located on the Chelti River near village Shilda, with estimated installed capacity of around 4-5 MW. The company intends to engineer, procure and construct Shilda Hydro Power Plant (HPP) with estimated cost of about USD 5-6 million and the total time of the assignment (engineering, procurement and construction) around 20 months.
Tender winner company (the “Contractor”) will supply of all necessary design, materials, equipment accessories, resources, services and construction works both of a temporary and permanent nature, to perform the activities involved in complying with the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the Shilda HPP. Contractor will be responsible to supply (but may not be limited to): project management; detailed survey; detailed engineering for all technical disciplines; procurement of all necessary equipment and services; all works, goods and services related to connecting two rivers, construction of HPP, construction of power transmission line, commissioning and start-up of the project facilities; complete technical documentation of the project. Detailed information about the Contractors responsibilities will be sent to the short list of qualified companies in the form of Tender Documentation.
Interested companies are hereby invited to submit their formal Expression of Interest by the deadline indicated above. Only short-listed (qualified) companies will be invited to the next stage of the tender.
To be qualified to submit a tender and awarded the contract, a tenderer must demonstrate to the Employer that it substantially satisfies the requirements regarding experience, personnel, equipment, financial position and litigation history, specified below:
1. General Experience. The tenderer shall meet the following minimum criteria:
(a) Average annual turnover as prime contractor (defined as billing for works in progress and completed) over the last 5 years of annual USD 5 million equivalent; and
(b) Successful experience as prime contractor as a project manager and supervisor in the execution of at least one project within the last 5 years. The project shall include the following minimum volume of construction activities executed during the period stipulated above. :
• Construction of Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) with capacity from 5 up to 15 MW
• Construction of 110 KV Power Transmission Line with length at least of 5 kilometres
Two different projects including both activities separately are acceptable. If the tenderer does not possess in house experience in delivering HPP and Power Transmission Line equipment and/or construction works, experience of proposed subcontractors will be acceptable.
(c) Successful experience as prime contractor in the preparation of proven design for the following works:
• New HPP with capacity from 5 up to 15 MW
• New 110 KV Power Transmission Line with length at least of 5 kilometres
Two different projects including both activities separately are acceptable. If the tenderer does not possess in house design experience, experience of proposed subcontractors will be acceptable.
2. Financial Position. The tenderer shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and/or other financial means sufficient to meet the construction cash flow for the contract for a period of 4 months not less than USD 1.5 million equivalent taking into account the tenderers commitments for other contracts.
3. Group of Companies (Joint Venture, Consortium, etc.)
Group of Companies must satisfy the following minimum qualification requirements:
i) The lead partner shall demonstrate experience with two projects incorporating HPP as specified above in para 1(b). If the lead partner of the Group of Companies does not possess in house design and/or construction experience, experience of proposed subcontractors will be acceptable. Notwithstanding, the lead Joint Venture Partner shall demonstrate proven experience in execution of at least one project involving single point responsibility for the supervision and project management of a new HPP with capacity specified above in para 1(b).
ii) The Group of Companies must satisfy collectively all the criteria for general experience, personnel and equipment capabilities and financial position stated above, for which purpose the relevant figures for each of the partners shall be added to arrive at the Group of Companies total capacity. Individual members must each satisfy the requirements for balance sheets.
In order to determine the capability and experience of companies seeking to be qualified for the tender, the information submitted shall include the following:
- Organization and staffing of a Company or Group of Companies (Joint Venture, Consortium, etc.);
- Audited financial reports for last 5 years, including Income Statements, Cash-Flow Statements and Balance Sheets and line of credit from the bank (if available);
- List of potential subcontractors with appropriate information;
- Information regarding the experience and details of similar assignments completed and/or under development;
- Information about experience in similar projects should include: project title, location, start and completion dates, value, name of the Client, funding source, objectives and brief narrative description of the project, including technical parameters and capacity, functions and tasks carried out, written references where possible), and
- CVs of professionals who could be available to work on the assignment.
Qualified companies will be formally invited to submit proposals. They will be sent “Invitation to Tender” with further instructions and requirements on the submission of all Tender Documentation, incl. technical and financial proposals. Tender documents may be obtained only after receiving official letter of invitation at the tendering stage, with application in writing/in person to the address given below. This request must be accompanied by a duly authorized cover letter, clearly stating the name of the company, the country of domicile and the delivery address and also payment certificate for non-refundable fee of USD 300 (three hundred USD) or equivalent in GEL or EURO (exchange rate published by the Georgian National Bank).
To view the Tender Timeline click on the chart below:
The money should be transferred to:
In USD
Bank of Georgia, SWIFT: BAGAGE22
3, Pushkin Str., 01025 Tbilisi, Georgia
Account # GE10BG0000000424240800 USD
Intermediary Bank: Citibank N.A., New York, USA
SWIFT: CITIUS33
Beneficiary: JSC “GGEDC”
In EURO
Bank of Georgia, SWIFT: BAGAGE22
3, Pushkin Str., 01025 Tbilisi, Georgia
Account # GE10BG0000000424240800 EURO
Intermediary Bank: Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany
SWIFT: COBADEFF
Beneficiary: JSC “GGEDC”
In GEL
Bank of Georgia,
3, Pushkin Str., 01025 Tbilisi, Georgia
Account # GE10BG0000000424240800 GEL
Bank code # BAGAGE22
Beneficiary: JSC “GGEDC”
Interested parties may send requested information
a) By mail (original hard copy) no later than deadline indicated above or
b) Electronically by e-mail to the contact person till the deadline with the original hard copy to be delivered no later than 17:00 p.m. (Georgia local time) 25th May, 2011
Contact person:
Mr. Giorgi Burdiashvili
Financial Manager of JSC “GGEDC”
“GGEDC” JSC
21, Kakheti Highway, Tbilisi
Tbilisi 0190, Georgia
Tel: (+995 32) 244040 (ext. 187)
Mob: (+995 77) 370170
Fax: (+995 32) 244041
Mail: g.burdiashvili@ggtc.ge
