Bidding No :0733-252025260754
Bidding Agency :CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd.
Purchasers :Hefei Municipal Water Environment Construction & Investment Co. Ltd
Bidding Type :International public
Deadline for Submitting Bids :2025-04-25
Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2)Xiaocang Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV Project-Equipment Invitation for Bids
Date: March 14, 2025;
Loan/Grant No. and Title: 4369-PRC;
Contract No. and Title: Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2)Xiaocang Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV Project-Equipment
Deadline for Submission of Bids: 9:30 a.m, April 25, 2025 (Beijing time);
(a) The government of the People's Republic of China has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contracts named XCF-Goods-1: Xiaocang Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV Project-Equipment. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.
(b) CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. (bidding agent, address below) is entrusted by Hefei Municipal Water Environment Construction & Investment Co. Ltd (purchaser, address below), invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following contract package goods and related services of this project.
Bidding project Name: Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2) XCF-Goods-1: Xiaocang Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV Project-Equipment
Project Implementation Location: Hefei City of China
Main Goods: Machinery and equipment, Electrical equipment, Instrumentation and automation, HVAC equipment, Production operation equipment, pipelines and others
(c) International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single Stage - One Envelope procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document. The Bidder should successfully complete registration on http://www.cszht.com prior to the deadline for submission of bids stipulated in the bidding document. Otherwise, the bidders cannot enter into bidding procedures, and any consequence arisen thereafter shall be borne by bidders.
(d) Interested and qualified bidders can learn more about the relevant information through the bidding agency listed in this bidding notice. Check the bidding documents during March 14, 2025 (9:00 -11:30 and 13:30-17:00 Beijing time) to April 25, 2025 (9:30 a.m. Beijing time).
To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact:
Bidding Agent: CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd.
Address: 18/F, Building 59, Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Zip Code: 100022
Telephone: +86 10 87945198 ext. 525/524/667
Fax Number: +86 10 87945235
Person to Contact: Zhang Chenguang, Ji Yanyan, Cai Yuxuan
E-mail: zhangcg@ck.citic.com
(e) To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders should
l Write to the address above or send e-mail to zhangcg@ck.citic.com requesting the Bidding Documents for Anhui Chao Lake Environmental Rehabilitation Project (Phase 2) XCF-Goods-1: Xiaocang Fang Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase IV Project-Equipment. Please send your request from March 14, 2025 to April 25, 2025 (9:30 a.m. Beijing time) (except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays).
l Pay a nonrefundable fee of RMB 800 (domestic) or USD 115 (overseas) by cash or wire transfer to the bidding agency account (account name: CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd., bank name: China CITIC Bank Beijing Jingcheng Building Branch; account number: 7110210182600030709).
l Bidding documents will be provided by post/on-site delivery and sent to bidders' email addresses in electronic form. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
(f) Deliver your bid
Address: Meeting Room 1611 at 16/F, Building 59, Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Zip Code: 100022
Person to Contact: Zhang Chenguang, Ji Yanyan, Cai Yuxuan
Telephone: +86 10 87945198 ext. 525/524/667
l To the address above
l On or before the deadline: 9:30 a.m (Bejing time), April 25, 2025
l Together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.
Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for bid submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.
(g) The Hefei Municipal Water Environment Construction & Investment Co. Ltd and CITIC International Tendering Co., Ltd. will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.
(h) Qualification Criteria
1) Pending Litigation and Arbitration
All pending litigation, arbitration or other material events, if any, affecting the net assets and/or liquid assets of the Bidder shall be treated as adverse to the Bidder and therefore shall not exceed in the aggregate 50 per cent of the Bidder's net assets, which is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities.
2) History of Nonperforming Contracts
Nonperformance of a contract did not occur as a result of supplier default since 1 January 2020.
3) Contractual Experience
Since January 1, 2020 (based on the time of signing the contract), the bidder has a track record of equipment supply and installation for sewage treatment plants with a contract value of not less than 160 million yuan (or the equivalent amount in other currencies) for individual contracts and a processing capacity of not less than 100,000 tons/day that has been put into formal operation.
Note: The above-mentioned performance of supplying and installing equipment for sewage treatment plants refers to sewage treatment plant (or water purification plant that treats sewage) projects. Projects that only carry out upgrading and reconstruction of sewage treatment plants, projects of reclaimed water plants that only carry out advanced treatment of the tail water of sewage treatment plants, and projects of reclaimed water plants that treat rainwater are not recognized.
4) Historical Financial Performance
Submission of audited financial statements or, if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, last three years i.e. 2021, 2022, 2023 to demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. As a minimum, the Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.
5) Size of Operation (Average Annual Turnover)
Minimum average annual turnover of RMB 500 million calculated as total payments received by the Bidder for contracts completed or under execution over the last 3 years (ie.2021,2022,2023).
6) Cash Flow Capacity
The Bidder shall demonstrate that its most recent working capital (year 2023) (i.e. current assets minus current liabilities), plus any valid lines of credit, and other additional financial means, other than any contractual advance payments, meet or exceed the total requirement for the subject contract of: RMB 160 million
7) Qualification Requirements
The bidder should have the qualification of “Grade I General Contracting for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Construction” or “Grade I or above General Contracting for Municipal Public Engineering Construction”.
Please refer the Bidding Documents for other requirements.
The JV is accepted.
Without purchasing the bidding documents cannot participate the bid.