外贸英语:国际工程招标说明书格式(中英文)

外贸英语:国际工程招标说明书格式(中英文)

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                                          国际工程招标说明书格式

                                      全文

    日期:

                                    合同招标

    一、中华人民共和国从世界银行申请获得贷款,用于支付_____项目的费用。部分
贷款将用于支付工程建筑、____等各种合同。所有依世界银行指导原则具有资格的国家
,都可参加招标。
    二、中国__公司(以下简称A公司)邀请具有资格的投标者提供密封的标书,提供完
成合同工程所需的劳力、材料、设备和服务。
    三、具有资格的投标者可从以下地址获得更多的信息,或参看招标文件:
    中国A公司
    (地址)
    四、每一位具有资格的投标者在交纳_____美元(或人民币),并提交书面申请后
,均可从上述地址获得招标文件。
    五、每一份标书都要附一份投标保证书,且应不迟于_____(时间)提交给A公司

    六、所有标书将在_____(时间)当着投标者代表的面开标。
    七、如果具有资格的国外投标者希望与一位中国国内的承包人组建合资公司,需在投标
截止日期前30天提出要求。业主有权决定是否同意选定的国内承包人。
    八、标前会议将在_____(时间)_____(地址)召开。

                                   投标者须知

    一、工程概述(根据具体情况写)
    二、资金来源
    (一)中华人民共和国向世界银行(以下简称IFI)申请一笔贷款,用以支付___
__工程。其中部分贷款将用于支付此合同工程。只有应中国政府的要求,根据贷款协议的
条件,IFI才会同意付款。除中国外,任何组织不能从贷款协议中获得权利或取得贷款。
    (二)世行贷款只用于支付瑞士和与中国有商贸关系世行成员国生产的产品和提供的服
务。
    (三)世行贷款不足的部分将由业主用中国政府提供的资金支付。
    三、资格要求
    (一)所有根据世行的“采购指导原则”具有资格的国家均可投标。
    (二)本合同项下的一切货物、服务均应来自上述具有资格的国家。本合同项下的一切
开支仅限于支付这样的货物和服务。
    (三)货物、服务来源地与投标者国籍含义不同。
    (四)为说明自己有资格中标,投标者应向业主提供(一)所规定的证明,保证有效地
执行合同。为此,业主和中国A公司在公布中标者前,可要求投标者更新其先前提供的资格
证明材料。投标者提供的材料应包括:
    (1)法律地位证明文件复本,注册地及主要经营场所。如果是合资公司,应提供合资
者的材料。
    (2)提供主要合同执行人的资格、经历证明材料。
    (3)填写执行合同计划所需设备。
    (4)填写可能的分包人。
    (5)目前进行中涉及投标者的诉讼的情况。
    (6)建设构想细节。
    (五)投标者可更新资格证明申请,在投标日亲手交出。
    (六)由两家或两家以上公司组成的合资企业应满足以下条件:
    (1)标书和投标成功后的协议书对所有合资人都有法律约束力。
    (2)由所有合资人的授权签字人签署并提交一份委托书,提名合资人中的一个为主办
人。
    (3)合资主办人被授权承担义务,代表任何一位或全体合资人接受指导。整个合同的
执行,包括款项支付仅由合资主办人办理。
    (4)所有合资人根据合同条款对合同的执行共同负责。这点声明不仅要在上述委托书
中,也要在标书和协议(投标成功时)中写明。
    (5)随同标书应有一份合资伙伴间协议的副本。
    (七)国内投标者、中外合作、合资投标者申请取得7.5%的优惠时,应按二十九条
的要求提供证明合乎标准的材料。
    四、投标费用
    投标者承担准备和提交其标书所需的全部费用。无论投标情况怎样,业主和其代理人中
国A公司都不负担这些费用。
    五、现场参观
    (一)建议投标者去工程现场参观,以便获得足够的信息准备标书,撰写合同。现场参
观费用由投标者自己承担。
    (二)业主或其代理人A公司将准备一份现场参观交通、食宿安排协议,在标前会议上
向投标者宣布。详细情况在第十六条有规定。
    (三)业主或其代理人A公司将为投标者提供通行证,允许其到工程现场作安排。如果
业主或其代理人因发放这样的通行证,造成投标者或其代理人、人员遭受人身侵害(致命或
不致命)伤害,财产遗失或其他损害、开支时,业主或代理人不负责。

                                    投标文件

    六、投标文件内容
    (一)向投标者发售的一套投标文件可花费_____美元(元)获得,包括以下几部
分:
    卷一  投标者须知
      合同条款:  一般条款  特定条款
    卷二  技术规范(包括图纸清单)
    卷三   投标表格和附件;投标保证书;工程量表;附录。
    卷四  图纸
    (二)投标文件还包括按条款八在开标前发布的附件和按条款十六召开的标前会议的会
议纪要。
    (三)具有资格的投标者还可购买更多的文件副本,付费不退还。(价格如下,略)
    (四)项目承包人、生产者、供货人和其他人如欲得到投标文件,不要直接与中国A公
司联系,应从具有资格的投标者处获得。
    (五)如果在规定的期限内,文件无损坏的被归还,无论是作为标书的一部分或其他情
况下,投标者的资格证明费可被返还:
    (1)若提交标书,费用的_%返还;
    (2)若未提交标书,在投标截止日前归还文件,费用的_%返还。
    (六)希望投标者认真阅读投标文件包含的各项内容。投标者要承担因不遵守文件规定
导致的风险。不符合文件规定要求的标书将被拒绝。
    (七)投标文件四卷装订在一起,投标者应仔细检查是否缺页,及附件是否完整。
    七、投标文件解释
    潜在的投标者可按以下地址书面或电传通知A公司要求解释文件:
    地址:(略)
    业主或其代理人A公司在提交标书最后期限前28天书面答复解释文件的要求。书面答
复将向所有具有资格并已取得投标文件的投标者散发。
    八、投标文件修正
    (一)在提交标书最后期限前,业主可根据自己的意愿,或应回复潜在投标者的解释文
件的要求,发布附录修改投标文件。
    (二)附录将用邮件、电传或电报送达每个持有投标文件的具有资格的投标者,这些文
件对他们是有约束力的。潜在的投标者应即时用电传或电报告知A公司附录已收到。
    (三)为了使投标者在准备投标时有时间考虑附录文件,业主或其代理人A公司可按条
款十九的规定延长投标期限。

                                    投标准备

    九、标书文字
    标书和投标者与业主及其代理人A公司之间的一切联络均使用英文。投标者标书中的一
些辅助文件或小册子可使用另外的语言,但与投标有关的段落要有英语译文。在标书翻译时
,以英文为准。
    十、组成标书的文件
    (一)投标者准备的标书应包括以下几部件:
    (1)投标表格和附件
    (2)投标保证书
    (3)标价的工程量表
    (4)补充信息目录表
    (5)资格证明材料
    (6)(如果有)可供选择的报价
    (7)要求提供的其他材料
    应一律使用本文件卷三中的表格,工程量表和目录表。(除了按同样格式延长目录表和
按条款十四(二)的规定使用可供选择的投标保证书格式)
    (二)条款六(一)描述的投标文件和按条款八发出的附录均被视作标书的组成部分。
不需签字和按条款十七、十八规定提交的投标文件应在投标期限到期前归还发行者,但不要
与标书合在一处。
    (三)投标者应随标书提交一份按合同条款第十四条要求的形式写就的初期计划。
    (四)按合同规定可要求中标者讨论修改其计划。
    十一、投标价格
    (一)除非合同中另有明确规定,合同包括条款一所述全部工程,以投标者提供的项目
单价和总价为基础。
    (二)无论工程量是否标明,投标者应对工程量表中的每项工程标明单价和总价。对单
价和总价未标明的项目,在建设中业主不予以支付,其价格视作已包括在工程量表中其他的
单价、总价中。
    (三)在提交标书前28天承包人应付的关税、税收和其他税负应包括在单价和总价及
投标总价中。业主在对标书进行评估、比较时,也应如此考虑。
    (四)根据合同条款,投标者提出的单价和总价可在执行合同过程中进行调整。投标者
应完成表三--价格调整条款--并按合同条款的要求与投书一起提供这样的配套文件。
    十二、投标和支付货币
    (一)投标者应以人民币对单价和总价报价。如果投标者以其他货币支付中国以外提供
的工程投入(称作“外币需求”),要在表一外币需求中写明投标价格的百分之几(不包括
临时款项)将用于这样的外币支出,无论(1)全部用投标者所在国货币或其任选货币;(
2)全部用美元。如果投标者在一部分外币需求中使用除(1)(2)以外的货币,且希望
业主以同种货币付款,则应写明其在投标价格中的百分比。这一比率在合同期内保持不变。
在合同条款换算和计算投标价格时,占不同比率的各种货币按下条规定的汇率进行换算。
    (二)投标者用以兑换货币的汇率为提交标书最后日期前30天当天中国银行公布的官
方卖出价。如果某种货币的汇率未公布,投标者应提供汇率并说明其来源。投标准备中使用
的汇率适用于合同期的支付。
    (三)投标者应在表一(A)外币与当地货币需求及附录中详细说明需要的外币和当地
货币数量。投标者应说明如何使用这些货币,用于但不限于下列方面:
    外币
    (1)工程直接雇用的外籍人员;
    (2)外籍人员的社会收费、保险金和医疗费用及其往来中国的旅行费;
    (3)工程需要进口的临时或永久性材料;
    (4)工程所需设备的折旧,包括备件;
    (5)进口设备、材料及备件的保险费和运费;
    (6)一般管理费用,国外发生费用。
    当地货币
    (1)当地劳力;
    (2)当地采购材料;
    (3)其他服务;
    (4)一般管理费用,国内发生费用。
    (四)业主可以要求投标者说明其外币需求的情况,提供证明,证明其单位价格和表一
中所需部分是合理的。
    (五)投标者应在表二写明预计合同支付款额,且在表中附上工程进行过程中预计的工
作量。
    十三、标书效力
    (一)从特定的投标结束期起6个月内投标书保持有效且可供接受。
    (二)在特殊条件下,在原标书有效期结束前,业主或其代理人可要求投标者延长其标
书有效期。业主的要求和投标者的答复均应是书面的,或采用电传、电报形式。投标者可以
拒绝这样的要求,且不会因此失去其投标保函。答应这样要求的投标者不得改动其标书,但
被要求顺延其投标保函有效期。条款十四中有关投标保函的返还和失去的规定同样适用于延
长期。
    十四、(一)投标者应随其标书提交一份人民币投标保函,金额不少于投标价格的2%

    (二)投标保函根据投标者的意愿,可采用以下机构开立的担保支票、银行汇票、不可
撤销信用证或保函的形式:
    (1)中国银行;
    (2)中国银行的任何境外代理行;
    (3)在中国经营的其他中国、外国银行;
    (4)投标者在提交标书前即肯定A公司可接受的其他外国银行。
    保函还可以是保险公司或同地的债券公司的付款保证书。银行保函和付款保证书必须采
用本文件包括的样本形式;其他形式须事先得到业主或其代理人A公司的同意。信用证、银
行保函和投标保函的有效期应比标书有效期长一个月。
    (三)如果投标者同意按十三款的规定延长标书有效期,则应相应地把投标保函的有效
期延长到标书有效期结束后一个月。
    (四)任何未附可接受的投标保函的标书都将被A公司拒绝。
    (五)不成功的标书的投标保函将尽快返还,不得迟于标书有效期结束后三十天。
    (六)成功的投标者的投标保函将在其开始进行工程和按要求提供履约保函后返还。
    (七)投标保函在下列情况将失去:
    (1)投标者在标书有效期内撤标;或
    (2)成功的投标者未签约或未提供必要的履约保函。
    十五、供选择的方案
    (一)投标者可提供一份完全符合投标文件要求的基本标书。根据自己的意愿,投标者
还可在以下几项上在基本标书之外提出供选择的方案:
    (1)起动贷款
    在开始建设工程前,提供无息贷款,可相当于投标价格的10%。业主由此产生的费用
或存款按条款二十八计算。
    (二)在基本标书之外还可提出供选择的方案。为了在评标中把供选择的方案考虑在内
,每一方案应伴有价格细目表,说明与提交给业主的基本投标价格相比投标者估计会增加或
减少的费用。将对基本报价给予比较、评估。评价最低的投标者的供选择方案将得到考虑。
如果供选择方案是业主可接受的,将写入合同。未标价或未提供足够细节的供选择方案不予
接受。
    (三)供选择的技术方案应伴有供全面评价的必要信息,包括设计计算、图纸、方法及
原技术规范中未涉及的材料、工艺的规格,以及供选择方案的标价细目表和供选择方案的合
同价格。
    (四)只有对那些在基本报价基础上提供另外的财务、经济和技术好处的供选择方案,
业主才在评标中给予考虑。
    十六、标前会议
    (一)建议投标者或其正式代表参加于__年__月__日__时在_____举行的
标前会议。
    (二)会议旨在回答可能提出的问题,并使投标者有机会检查现场的情况。
    (三)投标者书面或通过电传、电报提出的问题要求在会议前一周到达A公司。
    (四)会议记录,包括提出的问题及答复的文本将迅速提供给与会者和全体索取了投标
文件的具有资格的投标者。
    (五)如果根据标前会议,要对条款六(一)所列投标文件进行修改,应由业主或其代
理人A公司通过发行条款八规定的附录来进行,而不能通过标前会议记录来进行。
    十七、标书格式和签字
    (一)投标者应准备条款十(一)规定的标书的一个原本和两个副本,并分别注明“原
本”和“副本”。如果两者之间有不同,以原本为准。
    (二)标书原本和两个副本应打字或用不能抹掉的墨水书就,并由一名或多名有权责成
投标者遵守合同的人士签字。与标书一起应有一份书面委托书用以证明授权。写有条目和修
订内容的每一页标书都要有在标书上签字人士的缩写签名。
    (三)全套标书不应有改动、行间书写或涂抹的地方,除非按议程的指示或为改正投标
者的错误,但这种情况下改正的地方应有在标书上签字人士的缩写签名。
    (四)每位投标者只能提交一份标书,不包括按条款十五提交的供选择方案。投标者对
一个合同只能投一次标。
    十八、标书封缄和标记
    (一)投标者应把标书原本和两个副本分别各装入一个内信封和一个外信封,且在信封
上注明“原本”、“副本”。
    (二)(1)内外信封均应注明以下地址:
    (A公司地址)
    (2)注明以下事项:
    为建设合同工程投标
    ______项目
    请勿在__年__月__日__时前打开
    (三)内信封上应写明投标者姓名和地址,以便在标书误期的情况下不用打开即可退回
投标者。而外信封上不能有任何涉及投标者的信息。
    (四)如果外信封未按规定注明有关事项。一旦标书被错误处置或提前打开,A公司对
此不负任何责任。提前打开的标书将被业主或其代理人A公司拒绝,予以退回。
    十九、提交标书最后期限
    (一)标书应按上述地址在__年__月__日__时之前寄至A公司。
    (二)业主或其代理人可通过发布条款八规定的附录延长提交标书的最后期限,但至少
应在原期限前七天通过电传或电报通知所有已索取投标文件的具有资格的投标者。在此情况
下,所有原期限下业主和投标者的权利义务顺延至新期限结束。
    二十、逾期标书
    A公司在提交标书最后期限之后收到的标书都将不被打开,退回投标者。
    二十一、标书修改和撤销
    (一)投标者在提交标书后可对其进行修改或予以撤销,只要修改文件和撤标通知在提
交标书最后期限前送达A公司。
    (二)投标者的修改文件或撤标通知应按有关提交标书条款的规定准备、封缄、标记和
发出。撤标通知可以通过电传、电报送达,但随后应提交一份有签名的确认件,且其邮戳上
日期不能晚于提交标书最后期限。
    (三)按条款二十四的规定,任何标书在最后期限后不能再进行修改。
    (四)在提交标书最后期限和标书有效期满之间的时间撤标将按条款十四的规定失去投
标保证书。

                                   开标和评标

    二十二、开标
    (一)业主或其代理A公司将于__年__月__日__时在办公地点_____当着
出席会议的投标者代表开标,参加开标的投标者代表应签到。
    (二)按条款二十一提交了撤标通知的标书将不再打开。业主或其代理人将检查标书是
否完整,是否提供了要求的投标保证书,文件是否签字以及是否有条理。
    (三)在开标时将宣布投标者姓名、投标价格及修订、投标保证书、撤标通知(如果有
)以及其他业主或其代理人认为适宜宣布的事项。
    (四)业主或其代理人将根据自已的记录准备开标会议记录,并将尽快与评标报告一起
递交世界银行。
    二十三、过程保密
    (一)在公开开标后,在向成功投标者授标前,有关对标书的检查、解释、评估及比较
以及对授标的建议等信息不应让投标者或其他与评标过程无关的人士知晓。
    (二)如果投标者试图在此过程中对业主施加影响,其投标将被拒绝。
    二十四、对标书的解释
    为了帮助检查、评价和比较标书,业主和A公司可要求投标者就其标书作出解释,包括
单位价格细目表。提出解释要求和相应的回答均应是书面的,或通过电传或电报进行。除非
按条款二十六的规定,应要求对业主在评标过程中发现的数学计算错误进行更正,不得对价
格或其他标书要素进行修改。
    二十五、判定是否符合要求
    (一)在详细的评标前,业主和A公司将判定每份标书是否符合投标文件的要求。
    (二)符合要求的标书是符合投标文件的所有条件和规格,而没有实质上的偏差或保留
。实质偏差是指对工程的范围、质量、管理有实质影响,或与投标文件不符,对合同中业主
的权利和投标者的义务有实质性限制。纠正这样的偏差或保留,将对其他提交符合要求的标
书的投资者的竞争力有不公正的影响。
    (三)不符合投标文件要求的标书将被业主和A公司拒绝。
    二十六、改正错误
    (一)被判定实际符合要求的标书,将由业主检查是否有数学计算方面的错误。以下错
误将由业主改正:
    (1)当数字与文字表示的数额不同时,以文字表示为准,除非文中明确以数字表示为
准;
    (2)当单价和以单价乘以数量得到的总价不同时,以单价报价为准,除非业主认为单
价存在严重错误,在这样的情况下,以总价报价为准,改正单价错误。
    (二)业主可按上述步骤对标书所列数额错误进行更正,如此更正得到投标者的首肯,
则对投标者有约束力。如果投标者认为更正的数额会给其造成困难,可撤标。不过撤标使投
标者面临失去投标保证书的危险。
    二十七、换算成一种货币
    投标价格指应按一定比例以不同货币向投标者支付的款额。为了评价和比较标书,业主
可把不同货币表示的数额(不包括临时费用,但包括加班费)以中国银行开标日人民币卖出
价将其换算成人民币。
    二十八、评价和比较标书
    (一)业主和A公司只评价和比较那些被判定符合投标文件要求的标书。只对基本报价
进行评比,对评价最低的标书授予合同。
    (二)在评标中,业主通过下列对报价的调整,确定每份标书的投标价格:
    (1)按条款二十六改正错误;
    (2)除去临时费用和相关条款。如果发生临时费用,计入工程量表中的偶发事件。应
包括有竞争力的加班费用;
    (3)换算成一种货币;
    (4)按条款二十八(三),估加起动贷款费用;
    (5)对在标书价格和上述调整中未得到反映的,其他数量变更、偏差或替代报价进行
适当的调整;
    (6)其他业主认为对执行合同、价格和支付有潜在巨大影响的因素,包括标书中不平
衡、不现实的单价的作用。
    (三)在评标中,每个投标者按条款十五(一)的规定要求的不同的起动贷款给业主造
成的费用,按年贴息率9%计算,应加在投标者的投标价格上。
    (四)业主和A公司保留接受或拒绝任何变更、偏差和替代报价的权利。超出投标文件
要求的变更、偏差、替代报价和其他因素,或将给业主带来非主动提出的利益的因素在评标
中不予以考虑。
    (五)在合同执行期内适用的价格调整条款在评标中不予以考虑。
    (六)如果成功投标者的报价与工程师对合同工程所需实际费用的估计相差很远,业主
将要求成功投标者自己承担费用,把按条款三十四提交的履约保函增加,使业主能避免成功
投标者今后在执行合同中因错误引起的损失。
    二十九、国内投标者优惠
    (一)国内投标者满足以下条件,即在评标过程中有资格享受7.5%的优惠:
    (1)在中国注册;
    (2)中国国民占有大部分所有权;
    (3)不将超过50%的合同工程(按价格算)分包给外国投标者。
    (二)国内及外国公司联合或合资,只要满足以下条件,有资格享受优惠:
    (1)国内合伙人满足上述资格标准;
    (2)根据安排,国内合伙人至少完成50%的合同工程(按价格算);
    (3)没有外方参与,在技术或金融方面国内合伙人没有资格进行合同工程。
    (三)实行优惠须遵守下列程序:
    (1)在按条款二十八全面评标后,合乎要求的标书被分成下列几组:
    甲组:国内投标者的标书,满足上述(一)的标准;和合资投标者的标书,满足上述(
二)的标准;
    乙组:其他投标者的标书。
    (2)在进一步评估、比较中,相当于投标价格7.5%的数额(按条款二十八调整后
)将被加在B组标书的投标价格上。

                                     授   标

    三十、授标标准
    按条款三十一,业主和A公司将把合同交给标书符合投标文件的要求,且按条款二十八
和二十九(如果适用)评价后价格最低的投标者,且该投标者有能力和资源来有效执行合同
。业主和A公司不保证报价最低或任何标书将被接受。
    三十一、业主的权利
    尽管有条款三十,业主保留以下权利:接受或拒绝任何标书;在授标前任何时候取消招
标,拒绝所有标书,且对因此受影响的投标者不负任何责任,也无义务告知投标者他的行为
动机。
    三十二、授标通知
    (一)在业主规定的标书有效期结束前,业主将用电传或电报(事后用挂号信书面确认
)通知成功的投标者其标书已被接受挂号信(合同条款中称作“接受证书”)中应明确业主
在考虑工程建设、完成及维修等因素后将支付给承包人的款额(合同条款中称作“投标额”
)。
    (二)授标通知构成合同的一部分。
    (三)在成功投标者按条款三十四提交一份履约保函后,业主立即通知其他投标者他们
的投标不成功。
    三十三、签订合同
    (一)在通知成功投标者后28天内,业主将寄去两份投标文件提供的协议,双方同意
的规定已写入。
    (二)收到协议后28天内,成功投标者签字、封缄使协议生效,把两份都还给业主。
业主签字协议生效后,还给承包人一份。
    三十四、履约保函
    (一)在收到接受证书后28天内,成功投标者应按合同条款向业主提交一份保函,保
证将执行合同。保函可以使用投标文件中提供的格式,也可使用其他业主接受的格式。
    (二)如果成功投标者提交的是一份银行保函,则保函应由一家当地银行,或外国银行
通过一家当地代理行,或投标者认为业主可接受的一家外国银行开具。
    (三)如果保函采取债券方式,债券应由投标者认为业主可接受的债券公司或保险公司
发行。
    (四)如果成功投标者未遵守条款三十三、三十四的要求,将构成充足理由使业主取消
对其授标,投标者还将失去投标保证书。
    在此情况下,业主可向其次的评价最低的投标者授标。如果没有其他投标者,可重新招
标。

                            11. INVITATION TO TENDER

                                   Whole Doc.

    Date:
    Tender No.
    1. The People’s Republic of China has-applied for a  loan   and  credit
from the World Bank towards the cost of ________________  Project.  It  is
intended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be applied
to eligible payment under various contracts for ____________ , __________,
__________. Tendering is  open  to  all  tenderers  from   eligible  source
countries as defined under the “Guidelines for procurement” of  the   World
Bank.
    2. ___________ Company now invites sealed tenders  from   pre-qualified
tenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment  and
services for the construction and completion of the project.
    3. Pre-qualified tenderers may obtain further  information   from,  and
inspect the tender documents at the office of: ________.
    4. A  complete  set  of  tender  documents   may  be  obtained  by  any
pre-qualified tenderer for the cost of RMB _________ or US  $  ___________
on the submission of a written application to the above.
    5. All tenders  must  be  accompanied  by  a   Tender  Security  in  an
acceptable  form  and  must  be  delivered  to   ________  Company  at  the
above-mentioned address (refer to Item 3) on or before ___________.
    6. Tenders  will  be  opened  in  the   presence  of  those  tenderers’
representatives who choose to attend at ____________ (time).
    7. If a prequalified foreign tenderer wishes  to  form   Joint  venture
with a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if  received
within ______ days before the closing date for submission of tenders.  The
selected local contractor shall be subject to approval by the Employer.
    8. The Pre-Tender Meeting will be held on __________ at the   following
address: _________.

                           Instructions to Tenderers

                                    General

1. Description of Works (sketch)
    All tenderers shall have equal access for supply  of   domestic  labour
and material.
    The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for the procurement   of
local labour, materials, transportation and other services.
    The Employer will assist Contractor in locating  potential   number  of
suppliers for local labour, materials. The Employer will also  assist  the
contractor  in  making  his  own  arrangement  for   supply  of  fuel   and
explosives.

2. Source of Funds
    2.1 The People’s Republic of China has applied for a loan  and   credit
from the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the IFI) towards the  cost
of ____________ Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of
the loan and credit to eligible payments  under  the  Contract  for   which
these documents are issued. Payment by the IFI will be made  only  at  the
request of the Chinese Government and upon approval by the IFI and will be
subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.
No party other than the People’s Republic of China shall derive any rights
from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the loan proceeds.
    2.2 Payment from the proceeds of the World Bank Loan will  be   limited
to goods produced in, and services  supplied  from,  Switzerland  and   the
member countries of the World Bank which have  commercial  relations  with
China.
    2.3 All costs not met by the IFI Loan will be  paid  by   the  Employer
from funds allocated by the Government of China.

3. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements
    3.1 This tender is open to all pre-qualified tenderers  from   eligible
source countries as defined under the “Guidelines for Procurement” of  the
world Bank.
    3.2 All goods and services to be supplied under  this   Contract  shall
have their origin in eligible source countries, and all expenditures  made
under the Contract will be limited to such goods and services.
    3.3 The origin of goods and services is distinct from the   nationality
of the tenderer.
    3.4 To be  eligible  for  award  of  contract,   tenderers  shall  have
provided evidence satisfactory to the Employer of their eligibility  under
clause 3.1 above, and of their capability and  adequacy  of  resources   to
effectively carry  out  the  Contract.  To  this  end,   the  Employer  and
____________ company may, at any time prior to award of contract,  request
tenderers to amplify or update previously submitted prequalification data.
All Tenders submitted shall include the following information:
    (a) copies of original documents defining the  constitution   or  legal
status, place of registration and  principal  place  of  business   of  the
company, firm or partnership or, if a joint venture, of each party thereto
constituting the tenderer;
    (b) the qualifications and experience of key  personnel   proposed  for
administration and execution of the Contract, both on and off site, in the
format prescribed in Schedule V;
    (c) major items of constructional plant and equipment proposed for use
in carrying out the Contract in the format prescribed in Schedule IV;
    (d) a list of proposed sub-contractors in  the  format   prescribed  in
Schedule VI;
    (e) information regarding any current litigation in which the tenderer
is involved;
    (f) the details of the construction methods proposed.

    3.5 For the purposes  of  sub-clause  3.4,   tenderers  who  have  been
pre-qualified may update and augment the information supplied  with  their
application  for  pre-qualification,  and,  in  particular,    shall   give
particulars of work in hand at the date of tendering.
    3.6 Tenders submitted by a joint venture  of  two  or   more  firms  as
partners shall comply with the following requirements:
    (a) the tender, and in  case  of  a  successful   tender  the  Form  of
Agreement, shall be signed so as to be legally binding on all partners;
    (b) one of the Joint Venture members shall be  nominated  as   sponsor;
and this authorisation  shall  be  evidenced  by  submitting   a  power  of
attorney signed by legally authorised signatories of all  the  members  of
the joint venture;
    (c) the joint venture sponsor shall be authorised to incur liabilities
and receive instructions for and on behalf of any and all members  of  the
joint venture and the entire execution of the Contract  including  payment
shall be done exclusively with the joint venture sponsor;
    (d) all members of the joint  venture  shall  be   liable  jointly  and
severally for the  execution  of  the  Contract  in   accordance  with  the
Contract terms, and a relevant statement to this effect shall be  included
in the authorisation mentioned under (b) above as well as in the  Form  of
Tender and the Form of Agreement (in case of a successful tender); and
    (e) a copy of the agreement entered into by the joint venture partners
shall be submitted with the tender.
    3.7 Domestic tenderers or combinations or joint ventures  of   domestic
and foreign tenderers applying for eligibility for the  application  of  a
_____% margin of preference in the comparison of their tender  with  other
tenders shall supply all information required to satisfy the criteria  for
eligibility as described in Clause 29 of these Instructions.

4. Cost of Tendering
    The tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation   and
submission  of  his  tender  and  neither  the   Employer  nor  his   agent
___________ Company will in any way be responsible  or  liable  for   those
costs, regardless of the outcome of the tendering process.

5. Site Visit
    5.1 The tenderer is advised to visit and examine the Site of the Works
and the surroundings and to obtain for himself on his own  responsibility,
all information that  may  be  necessary  for  preparing   the  tender  and
entering into a contract. The costs of visiting the site shall be  at  the
tenderer’s own expense.
    5.2 Arrangements for a visit to  site,  including   transportation  and
accommodation. will be made by the Employer or his agent _________ Company
and will be advised to tenderers at the pre- tender  meeting,  details  of
which are given in Clause 16 of these Instructions to Tenderers.,
    5.3 The tenderer and  any  of  his  representatives   will  be  granted
permission by the Employer or his agent ___________ company to enter  upon
its premises and lands  for  the  purpose  of  such   inspection  by  prior
arrangement, but only upon the express condition that the tenderer and his
representatives, will release and indemnify  the  Employer  or  his   agent
___________ Company and its personnel from and against  all  liability  in
respect thereof and will be responsible for personal injury (whether fatal
or otherwise), loss of or damage to property and any other  loss,  damage,
costs and expenses however caused, which, but for  the  exercise  of   such
permission, would not have arisen.

                                Tender Documents

6. Content of Tender Documents
    6.1 The set of documents issued to  pre-qualified  tenderers   for  the
purpose of tendering will cost RMB_______ or US $ ______ and will  include
the stated number of copies of the following:
  Number of copies              Description
  1       Volume 1              Instructions to Tenderers
                               Conditions of Contract:
                               Part I–General
                               Part II–Conditions of Particular
                               Application
  1       Volume 2              Specification
                               (incl. list of Drawings)
  3       Volume 3              Form of Tender and Appendix thereto
                               Form of Tender Security
                               Bill of Quantities
                               Schedules of Supplementary Information
  1       Volume 4              Drawings
    6.2 Tender documents shall include any addenda  issued  prior   to  the
closing date of tenders in accordance with Clause 8  and  any  minutes   of
pre-tender  meetings  issued  in  accordance  with  Clause   16  of   these
Instructions to Tenderers.
    6.3 Further copies of the documents may be purchased by   pre-qualified
tenderers for a non-refundable fee as follows: (sketch)
    6.4 Sub-contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and others  who   require
copies of the documents shall not request them directly from _____________
but shall obtain them only from pre-qualified tenderers.
    6.5 On return of the documents in an undamaged and useable   condition,
either as part of a tender or otherwise, within the specified time limits,
the tenderer’s pre-qualification fee will be refunded, as follows:
    (a) Tender submitted: _________________% refund of fee
    (b) Tender not submitted but ________________% refund of fee
    documents returned prior to closing date of tender
    6.6 The tenderer is expected to examine  carefully  all   instructions,
conditions, forms,  terms,  specifications  and  drawings  in   the  tender
documents. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Instructions  to
Tenderers will be at the  tenderer’s  own  risk.  Tenders  which   are  not
substantially responsive to the requirements of the tender  documents  may
be rejected.
    6.7 The four volumes of the tender documents have  been   collated  and
bound by mechanical means and tenderers should check to ensure  that  they
contain  all  pages  (which  are  numbered  consecutively)   and  that  all
supplements referred to are also included.

7. Clarification of Tender Documents
    7.1 A Prospective tenderer requiring any clarification of  the   tender
documents may notify ___________ in writing or by telex at  the  following
address: __________.
    The Employer or his agent _____________ will respond in writing to any
request for clarification which is received more than _____ days prior  to
the deadline for submission of tenders. Written copies of the response
(including an explanation of the query, but without identifying the source
of the inquiry) will be sent to all prequalified tenderers who  have  been
issued with tender documents.
8. Amendment of Tender Documents
    8.1 Prior to the deadline for submission of tenders, the Employer may,
for any reason, whether  at  its  own  initiative  or  in   response  to  a
clarification requested by  a  prospective  tenderer,  modify   the  tender
documents by the issue of an Addendum.
    8.2 The Addendum will be sent in writing or by telex  or   telegram  to
all pre-qualified tenderers who have picked up the  tender  documents  and
will  be  binding  upon  them.  Prospective   tenderers    shall   promptly
acknowledge receipt thereof by telex or telegram to ____________.
    8.3 In order to afford prospective tenderers reasonable time in   which
to take an Addendum into account in preparing their tenders, the  Employer
or his agent _________ may, at their discretion, extend the  deadline  for
the submission of tenders in accordance with Clause 19 hereof.

                             Preparation of Tenders

9. Language of Tender
    9.1 The tender and all correspondence relating to the tender exchanged
by the tenderer and the Employer or  his  agent  __________  shall   be  in
English. Supporting documents and  printed  literature  furnished  by   the
tenderer with the tender may be in  another  language  provided  they   are
accompanied by an appropriate English translation of  pertinent  passages.
For the purpose of interpretation of the tender, the English version shall
prevail.

10. Documents Comprising the Tender
    10.1 The tender to be Prepared  by  the  tenderer   shall  contain  the
following:
    the Form of Tender and Appendix thereto;
    the Tender Security;
    the priced Bill of Quantities;
    the Schedules of Supplementary Information;
    the information on eligibility and qualifications;
    alternative offers, if any; and
    any other information required to  be  submitted  in   accordance  with
these Instructions.
    The Forms, Bill of Quantities and Schedules provided in  Volume   3  of
these documents shall be used without exception (subject to extensions  of
the Schedules in the same format, and to the  provisions  of  Clause   14.2
hereof regarding the alternative forms of tender security).
    10.2 All documents issued for the purpose of tendering as described in
Clause 6.1 and addenda issued in accordance with Clause 8 shall be  deemed
incorporated in the tender. Tender documents not required to be signed and
submitted in accordance with Clauses 17 and 18 shall be  returned  to  the
office of issue before the expiry of the tender validity period, but  must
not be enclosed with the Tender.
    10.3 Tenderers shall submit with their tender a preliminary   Programme
in the format required by Clause 14 of the Conditions of Contract.
    10.4 The successful tenderer will be required to revise or augment his
Programme as set out in the Contract.

11. Tender Prices
    11.1 Unless explicitly stated otherwise in the tender  documents,   the
Contract shall be for the whole of the Works ______ as described in Clause
1 hereof, based on the schedules of unit rates and  amounts  submitted  by
the tenderer.
    11.2 The tenderer shall fill in rates and amounts  for  all   items  of
work described in the Bill of Quantities, whether quantities are stated or
not. Items against which no rate or amount is entered by the tenderer will
not be paid for by the Employer when executed and shall be deemed  covered
by the other rates and amounts entered in the Bill of Quantities.
    11.3 All duties, taxes and other  levies  payable  by   the  Contractor
under the Contract, or for any other cause, as at the date  ________  days
prior to the date for submission of tenders shall be included in the rates
and amounts and total tender  sum  submitted  by  the  tenderer,   and  the
evaluation and comparison  of  tenders  by  the  Employer   shall  be  made
accordingly.
    11.4 The rates and amounts entered by the tenderer shall be subject to
adjustment during the performance of the Contract in accordance  with  the
provisions of the Conditions of  Contract.  The  tenderer  shall   complete
Schedule III-Price Adjustment Provisions and shall submit with his  tender
such other supporting information as is required under Clause  70  of  the
Conditions of Contract.

12. Currencies of Tender and Payment
    12.1 The unit rates and prices shall be quoted by the tender   entirely
in RMB. A tenderer expecting to incur expenditures in other currencies for
inputs to the Works supplied from  outside  China  (referred  to   as  “the
foreign currency requirements”) shall indicate in Schedule I  of   “Foreign
Currency Requirements” the  percentage  of  the  Tender   Price  (excluding
Provisional Sums) needed by him for the payment of such  foreign  currency
requirements either (i) entirely in the currency of  the  tenderer’s  home
country or, at the tenderer’s option, (ii) entirely in US dollars,  always
provided that a tenderer expecting to incur expenditures in a currency  or
currencies other than those stated in (i) and (ii) above for a portion  of
the foreign currency requirements, and wishing  to  be  paid   accordingly,
shall so indicate the percentage portion in  his  tender.  The   percentage
portion indicated shall remain fixed for the duration of the Contract. The
amounts in various currencies calculated on the basis of  the  percentages
indicated in the Tender and by use of  the  exchange  rates  indicated   in
subclause 12.2 hereinafter, shall be used for the  purpose  of  conversion
and comparison of tenders pursuant to Clause 70.
    12.2 The rates of exchange to be used by  the  tenderer   for  currency
conversion shall be the governing selling rates published by the  Bank  of
China on the date ______ day prior to the latest date for  the  submission
of tenders. If exchange rages are not so published for certain currencies,
the tenderer shall state the rates used and the source. For the purpose of
payments, the exchange rates used in tender preparation  shall  apply  for
the duration of the Contract.
    12.3 The total amount of foreign and local currencies expected  to   be
required by tenderers shall be substantiated in Schedules I and I
(A)-Foreign Currency  and  Local  Currency  Requirements,  and   the  annex
thereto, Tenderers shall describe the manner in  which  such  foreign   and
local currencies are expected to be used, relating specifically,  but  not
limited to:
    Foreign Currency
    (a) Expatriate staff directly employed on the Works:
    (b) social charges, insurance premiums and  medical  care   related  to
such staff, and travel expenses between China and the country of origin;
    (c) a list of the imported materials, both  temporary  and   permanent,
required for the Works;
    (d) depreciation and usage of plant  and  equipment,   including  spare
parts, required for the Works;
    (e) insurance and freight charges for imported  materials,   plant  and
equipment, including spare parts; and
    (f) overhead expenses, fees and  financial  charges   incurred  outside
China.
    Local Currency
    (g) local labour;
    (h) local materials;
    (i) other services, and;
    (j) overhead expenses, fees and financial charges within China.
    12.4 Tenderers may be  required  by  the  Employer   to  clarify  their
foreign currency requirements, and to provide satisfactory proof that  the
amounts included in the unit rates and in Schedule I  are  reasonable  and
responsive to sub-clause 12.1 hereof.
    12.5 The tender  shall  complete  Schedule  II   –  Estimated  Contract
Payments and  shall  substantiate  the  tabulation  of  this   Schedule  by
attaching  a  table  indicating  anticipated  major   quantities  of   work
performed over the duration of the Works.

13. Tender Validity
    13.1 The tender shall remain valid  and  open  for   acceptance  for  a
period of six calendar months from the specified date of tender closing.
    13.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to  expiry  of   the  original
tender validity period, the Employer or his agent ____________ may request
the tenderers for a specified extension to the  period  of  validity.   The
request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing or by telex  or
telegram. A tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting his  tender
security. A tenderer agreeing to the extension will not  be  required  nor
permitted to alter his tender, but will be required to extend the validity
of his tender security correspondingly. The provisions of Clause 14 hereof
regarding discharge and forfeiture of tender security  shall  continue  to
apply during the extended period.

14. Tender Security
    14.1 The tenderer shall furnish, as  part  of  his   tender,  a  tender
security in RMB Yuan in an amount of not less than _____ % of the Tender
Sum.
    14.2 The tender security shall, at the tenderer’s option,  be   in  the
form of a certified cheque, a bank draft, an irrevocable letter of  credit
or a guarantee from either:
    (a) Bank of China;
    (b) any of its correspondent bank abroad through Bank of China;
    (c) any other Chinese or foreign bank operating in China;
    (d) any other foreign bank determined by the Tenderer  in   advance  of
submission of bids to be acceptable to ___________.
    or a bond issued by an insurance company or bonding  company   likewise
located. The format of the bank guarantee or bond shall be  in  accordance
with one of the sample forms included in these  documents;  other  formats
may be permitted subject to the prior approval  of  the  Employer  or   his
agent __________. Letters of credit,  bank  guarantees  and  tender   bonds
shall be valid for one calendar month beyond the validity of the tender.
    14.3 In the event of a Tenderer agreeing to a specified  extension   of
tender validity in accordance  with  Clause  13  of  the   Instructions  to
Tenderers, the Tenderer shall Provide an extension in the validity of  the
tender security of one calendar month beyond the validity of the  extended
tender.
    14.4 Any tender not accompanied by an acceptable tender security   will
be rejected by _________ as non-responsive.
     14.5  The  tender  securities  of   unsuccessful  tenderers  will   be
discharged or returned as promptly as possible, but not later than  ______
days after the expiration of the period of tender validity prescribed.
    14.6 The tender security of the successful tenderer will be discharged
or returned upon the tenderer executing the Contract  and  furnishing  the
required performance security.
    14.7 The tender security may be forfeited:
    (a) if a tenderer withdraws his tender during  the  period   of  tender
validity; or
    (b) in the case of the successful tenderer, if he fails to:
    (i) sign the Agreement; or
    (ii) furnish the necessary performance security.

15. Alternative Offers
    15.1 The tenderer shall submit a basic  tender  which   complies  fully
with the requirements of the tender documents. The tenderer  may,  at  his
option, and in addition to the basic tender, offer  tenders  incorporating
alternatives to any of the following items now specified:
    (a) Advance Loan for Mobilisation
    An interest free advance loan will be made  available  to   assist  the
Contractor before commencing construction of the Works. Offers may be made
for such a loan of up to ________% of the Tender Sum. Evaluation  will  be
made of the associated costs  or  savings  accruing  to  the   Employer  in
accordance with Clause 28.
    (b) (written as specific conditions).
    15.2 Alternatives may be submitted in addition  to  basic   tender.  In
order  for  alternatives  to  be  considered  in  the   process  of  tender
evaluation, each alternative shall be  accompanied  by  a  detailed   price
breakdown indicating the tenderer’s estimate of the additional or  reduced
cost in present value to the Employer (refer  to  subclause  28.3   hereof)
compared to the basic Tender Sum. Comparison and evaluation will  be  done
for the basic offer and alternatives of the lowest evaluated tenderer will
be given due consideration. If the alternative offers were to be  accepted
by the Employer, these will be incorporated into the Contract. Alternative
offers which are not priced, or which are not substantiated in  sufficient
detail, will be rejected.
    15.3 Offers of technical alternatives  shall  be   accompanied  by  all
information  necessary  for  a  complete  evaluation,    including   design
calculations, drawings, method statements and specifications for materials
and workmanship where the alternative is not covered by the Specification,
together with  a  breakdown  of  the  alternative  prices   and  the  Total
Alternative Contract Sum.
    15.4 Only those alternative offers which appear to provide   additional
financial, economic or technical benefits over the  basic  offer  will   be
considered by the Employer in tender evaluation (refer to Clause 28).

16. Pre-Tender Meeting
    16.1 The tenderer or his official representative is advised to   attend
a pre-tender meeting which will convene on ______________at ___________ at
the ___________.
    16.2 The purpose of the meeting will  be  to  clarify   issues  and  to
answer questions on any matter that may be raised at  that  stage  and   to
allow tenderers to inspect the Site and to examine conditions.
    16.3 Tenderers are requested to submit any questions in writing or   by
telex or telegram, to reach__________ not later than one week  before  the
meeting.
    16.4 Minutes of the meeting, including copies of the questions   raised
and  responses  given,  will  be  furnished  expeditiously   to  all  those
attending the meeting, and subsequently to all pre-qualified tenderers who
have picked up the  tender  documents.  Any  modification  of   the  tender
documents listed in sub-clause 6.1 which may become necessary as a  result
of the pre-tender meeting shall be made  by  the  Employer  or   his  agent
___________ exclusively through the  issue  of  an  Addendum   pursuant  to
Clause 8, and not through the minutes of the pre-tender meeting.

17. Format and Signing of Tenders
    17.1 The tenderer shall prepare one original and two duplicate   copies
of the documents comprising the tender as described in Clause 10.1 hereof,
bound within the Volume 3, and clearly marked “Original Tender” and
“Duplicate Tender” as appropriate. In the event of any discrepancy between
them, the original shall prevail.
    17.2 The original and two duplicate copies  of  the   tender  shall  be
typed or written in indelible ink and shall  be  signed  by  a   person  or
persons duly authorised to bind the tenderer to  the  Contract.  Proof   of
authorisation shall be furnished  in  the  form  of  a   written  Power  of
Attorney which shall accompany the tender. All pages of the  tender  where
entries or amendments have been made shall be initialled by the person  or
persons signing the tender.
    17.3 The complete tender shall be without alterations, interlineations
or erasures, except those to accord with the instructions  of  any  Agenda
issued, or as necessary to correct errors made by the tenderer,  in  which
case such corrections shall be initialled by the person or persons signing
the tender.
    17.4 Only one tender may be submitted by each tenderer, not   including
alternative offers submitted pursuant to Clause 15 hereof. No tenderer may
participate in the tender of another for the same contract in any relation
whatsoever.

18. Sealing and Marking of Tenders
    18.1 The tenderer shall seal the original and  two  duplicate   tenders
each in an inner and an outer envelope, duly marking the envelopes as
“Original” and “Duplicate”.
    18.2 The inner and outer envelopes shall:
    (a) be addressed to _________. (address of employer’s agent)
    (b) bear the following details:
    (i) Tender for Construction of Contract _________;
    (ii) _________ Project;
    (iii) “Do not open before __________.”
    18.3 The inner envelopes shall  bear  the  name   and  address  of  the
tenderer to enable the tender to  be  returned  unopened  in   case  it  is
declared late. The outer envelope shall not bear any identification of the
tenderer.
    18.4 If  the  outer  envelope  is  not   marked  as  instructed  above,
_________ Company will assume no responsibility for  the  misplacement  or
premature opening of the tender. A  tender  opened  prematurely  for   this
cause will be rejected by  the  Employer  or  his  agent   ___________  and
returned to the tenderer.

19. Deadline for Submission of Tenders
    19.1 Tenders  must  be  received  by   ______________  at  the  address
specified above no later than _________.
    19.2 The Employer or  his  agent  __________   Company  may,  at  their
discretion, on giving not less than ________ calendar days notice by telex
or telegram to all pre-qualified tenderers who have picked up  the  tender
documents, extend the deadline for the submission of tenders by issuing an
Addendum in accordance with  Clause  8,  in  which  case   all  rights  and
obligations of the Employer and the tenderers previously  subject  to  the
deadline shall thereafter be subject to the new deadline as extended.

20. Late Tenders
    Any tender  received  by  ___________  Company   after  the  prescribed
deadline for submission of tenders will be returned unopened.

21. Modification and Withdrawal of Tenders
    21.1 The tenderer may modify or withdraw his tender after   submission,
provided that the modification or notice  of  withdrawal  is  received   in
writing by  __________  Company  prior  to  the  prescribed   deadline  for
submission of tenders.
    21.2 The tenderer’s modification or  notice  of   withdrawal  shall  be
prepared, sealed, marked and despatched in accordance with the  provisions
for the submission of tenders. A notice of withdrawal may also be sent  by
telex or telegram, but shall be followed by a  signed  confirmation  copy,
postmarked not later than the deadline for submission of tenders.
    21.3 Subject to Clause 24 hereof, no tender may be modified subsequent
to the deadline for submission of tenders.
    21.4 Withdrawal of a tender during the interval between  the   deadline
for submission of tenders and the  expiration  of  the  period   of  tender
validity may result in the  forfeiture  of  tender  security   pursuant  to
Clause 14.

                         Tender Opening and Evaluation

22. Tender Opening
    22.1 The Employer or his agent __________ will open  the   tenders,  in
the presence of  tenderers’  representatives  who  choose  to   attend,  at
___________ on _______________ at the offices  of  __________.  Tenderers’
representatives who are present shall sign  a  register  evidencing   their
attendance.
    22.2 Tenders for which an acceptable notice  of  withdrawal   has  been
submitted pursuant to Clause 21 hereof shall not be opened.  The  Employer
or his agent ___________ will examine the  tenders  to  determine   whether
they are complete, whether  the  requisite  tender  securities   have  been
furnished, whether the documents have been Properly  signed,  and  whether
the tenders are generally in order.
    22.3 The tenderers’ names, total  amounts  of  tenders,   tender  price
modifications  and  tender  withdrawals,  if  any,  the   presence  of  the
requisite tender security and such other details as the  Employer  or  his
agent ____________, at their discretion, may consider appropriate will  be
announced at the opening.
    22.4 The Employer or his agent _____________ shall prepare minutes   of
the tender opening for his own records. Such minutes shall be sent to  the
World Bank together with the report on the evaluation of tenders  as  soon
as the latter is available.

23. Process to be Confidential
    23.1 After the public opening of tenders, information relating to   the
examination, clarification,  evaluation  and  comparison  of   tenders  and
recommendations concerning the award of contract shall not be disclosed to
tenderers or other persons not  officially  concerned  with  such   process
until the award  of  a  contract  to  the  successful   tenderer  has  been
announced.
    23.2 Any effort by a tenderer to influence the Employer in the process
of examination, clarification, evaluation and comparison  of  tenders  and
decisions concerning award of contract may result in the rejection of  his
tender.

24. Clarification of Tenders
    To assist in the examination, evaluation and  comparison  of   tenders,
the Employer and _______________ Company may  ask  tenderers  individually
for clarification of their tenders, including breakdowns of  unit  prices.
The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing  or  by
telex or telegram, but no change in the price or substance of  the  tender
shall be sought, offered or permitted except as required  to  confirm  the
correction of arithmetical errors discovered by the  Employer  during  the
evaluation of tenders in accordance with Clause 26 hereof.

25. Determination of Responsiveness
    25.1 Prior to the detailed evaluation of  tenders,  the   Employer  and
_________ Company will determine  whether  each  tender  is   substantially
responsive to the requirements of the tender documents.
    25.2 For the purpose of this Clause, a substantially responsive tender
is one which conforms to all the terms, conditions and  specifications  of
the tender documents without material deviation or reservation. A material
deviation is one which affects in any substantial way the  scope,  quality
or administration of the Works, or which limits in  any  substantial  way,
inconsistent with the tender  documents,  the  Employer’s  rights   or  the
tenderer’s obligations under the Contract, and the rectification of  which
deviation or reservation would affect unfairly the competitive position of
other tenderers offering substantially responsive tenders.
    25.3 If a tender is not substantially responsive to  the   requirements
of the tender  documents,  it  shall  be  rejected  by   the  Employer  and
_________ Company.

26. Correction of Errors
    26.1 Tenders determined to be substantially responsive will be checked
by the Employer for any arithmetical errors in computation and  summation.
Errors will be corrected by the Employer as follows:
    (a) Where there is a discrepancy between amounts  in  figures   and  in
words, the amount in words will normally govern, unless it is  clear  from
the context that the amount in figures is correct; and
    (b) where there is a discrepancy between the unit rate and  the   total
amount derived from the multiplication of the unit rate and the  quantity,
the unit rate as quoted will normally govern unless, in the opinion of the
Employer, there is obviously a gross error in  the  unit  rate;  in   which
event the total amount as quoted will govern and the  unit  rate  will   be
corrected.
    26.2 The amount stated in the Form of Tender will be adjusted  by   the
Employer in accordance with the above  procedure  for  the  correction   of
errors and, with the concurrence of the tenderer, shall be  considered  as
binding upon the tenderer. The tenderer may, at his option,  withdraw  his
tender if acceptance of the corrected amount would cause hardship. However
in cases such as this, the tenderer is warned  that  such  an  action   may
cause his tender security to be forfeited.

27. Conversion to Single Currency
    The Tender Price is the sum of all payments stated or expressed   as  a
percentage in various currencies required to be made to the  tenderer.  To
facilitate evaluation and comparison of tenders, the Employer will convert
the amounts in various currencies in which the Tender Price is payable
(excluding  Provisional  Sums  but   including    Daywork,   where   priced
competitively) to RMB at the selling rates established by Bank  of  China,
on the date specified for the opening of tenders.

28. Evaluation and Comparison of Tenders
    28.1 The Employer and _____________ Company will evaluate and   compare
only those tenders  determined  to  be  substantially  responsive   to  the
requirements of the tender documents in accordance with Clause 25  hereof.
The Evaluation and comparison shall be based only on the “Basic” offer  to
determine the lowest evaluated tenderer for award of the Contract.
    28.2 In evaluating tenders,  the  Employer  will   determine  for  each
tender the Evaluated  Tender  Price  by  adjusting  the   tender  price  as
follows:
    (a) making any correction for errors pursuant to Clause 26;
    (b)  excluding  Provisional  Sums  and  the   provision,  if  any,  for
Contingencies in the Summary Bill of Quantities,  but  including  Dayworks
where priced competitively;
    (c) converting all amounts to a single currency;
    (d) adding any monetary cost of  Mobilisation  Advances,   assessed  in
accordance with sub-clause 28.3
    (e)  making  an  appropriate  adjustment  for   any  other  acceptable
quantifiable variations, deviations or alternative offers not reflected in
the tender price or in the above-mentioned other adjustments.
    (f)  such  other  factors  as  the   Employer  considers  may  have  a
potentially significant impact on contract execution, price and  payments,
including the effect of items  or  unit  rates  in  the   tender  that  are
unbalanced or unrealistically priced.
    28.3 The monetary costs to the Employer of variations in the amount of
mobilisation advances requested by tenderers pursuant to sub-clauses 15.1
(a), using a discount rate of ______ percent per annum, shall be added  to
the respective tenderer’s tender price for comparison purposes only.
    28.4 The Employer and ___________ Company reserves the right to accept
or reject any  variation,  deviation  or  alternative  offer.   Variations,
deviations, alternative offers and other factors which are  in  excess  of
the requirements of the  tender  documents  or  otherwise  result   in  the
accrual of unsolicited benefits to the Employer  may  not  be  taken   into
account in tender evaluation.
    28.5 Price adjustment provisions applying to the period  of   execution
of the Contract shall not be taken into account in tender evaluation.
    28.6 If the tender of the successful tenderer is seriously   unbalanced
in relation to the Engineer’s estimate of the real  cost  of  work  to   be
performed under the Contract, the Employer may require that the amount  of
the performance security set forth  in  Clause  34  be  increased   at  the
expense of the successful tenderer to a level sufficient  to  protect  the
Employer against financial loss in the event of subsequent default of  the
successful tenderer under the Contract.

29. Preference for Domestic Tenderers
    29.1 Domestic tenderers shall satisfy the  following   criteria  to  be
eligible for a _______% margin of preference in the  comparison  of  their
tenders with those of non-eligible tenderers:
    (a) be registered within China;
    (b) have majority ownership by nationals of China; and
    (c) shall not subcontract more than ________% of the contract works
(in terms of value) to foreign contractors.
    29.2 Combinations and joint  ventures  between  domestic   and  foreign
firms shall be eligible for the margin of preference provided:
    (a) the domestic partner or partners individually satisfy the criteria
for eligibility set out above;
    (b) the domestic partner or  partners  will,  under   the  arrangements
proposed, carry out at least ________% of the contract works, measured  in
terms of value.
    (c) The domestic partner or partners would not be  qualified   for  the
Contract Works in question on technical or financial grounds  without  the
foreign participation.
    29.3 The following procedure will be used to give effect to the margin
of preference:
    (a) After tenders have been evaluated fully  in  accordance   with  the
provisions of Clause 28 hereinabove, responsive tenders will be classified
into the following groups;
    (i) Group  A:  tenders  offered  by  domestic   tenderers  meeting  the
criteria set forth in sub-clause 29.1 hereinabove and  by  joint  ventures
meeting the criteria set forth in sub-clause 29.2 hereinabove; and
    (ii) Group B: tenders offered by other tenderers.
    (b) For the purpose of further evaluation and  comparison  of   tenders
only, an amount equal  to  _________  percent  of  the   tender  price  (as
adjusted pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-clause 28.2)  will
be added to the Evaluated Tender Price of tenders classified in Group B.

                               Award of Contract

30. Award Criteria
    Subject to Clause 31, the Employer and ________ Company may award   the
Contract  to  the  tenderer  whose  tender  has  been   determined  to   be
substantially responsive to the tendering documents and  who  has  offered
the lowest Evaluated Tender Price pursuant to Clause 28 and paragraph  (b)
of sub-clause 29.3 (if applicable), provided further that the tenderer has
the capability and resources to carry out the Contract effectively  (refer
to sub-clause 3.5), but  the  employer  and  _________  Company   gives  no
guarantee that the lowest or any tender will be accepted.

31. Employer’s Rights
    Notwithstanding Clause 30, the Employer reserves the right  to   accept
or reject any tender, and to annul the tendering process  and  reject  all
tenders, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring
any liability to the affected tenderer or tenderers or any  obligation  to
inform  the  affected  tenderer  or  tenderers  of  the   grounds  for  the
Employer’s action.

32. Notification of Award
    32.1 Prior  to  the  expiration  of  the   period  of  tender  validity
prescribed by the  Employer,  the  Employer  will  notify   the  successful
tenderer by telex or telegram confirmed in writing  by  registered  letter
that his tender has been accepted. This letter  (hereinafter  and  in   the
Conditions of Contract called the “Letter of Acceptance”) shall  name   the
sum which the Employer will pay to the Contractor in consideration of  the
execution, completion and maintenance of the Works by  the  Contractor  as
prescribed by the Contract (hereinafter and in the Conditions of  Contract
called the “Tender Sum”).
    32.2 The notification of award will constitute the  formation   of  the
Contract.
    32.3 Upon the furnishing by the successful tenderer of  a   performance
security in accordance with  the  provisions  of  Clause  34   hereof,  the
Employer will promptly notify the other tenderers that their tenders  have
been unsuccessful.

33. Signing of Agreement
    33.1 Within ________ days of notifying the  successful   tenderer  that
his tender has been accepted, the Employer will send to the  tenderer  two
copies of  the  Form  of  Agreement  provided  in  the   tender  documents,
incorporating all agreements between the parties.
    33.2 Within__________ days of receipt of the Form  of   Agreement,  the
successful tenderer shall execute the Agreement by signing or sealing,  as
appropriate, and return both copies to the  Employer.  The  Employer   will
then execute the Agreement and return one copy to the Contractor.

34. Performance Security
    34.1 Within _________ days of receipt of the Letter of Acceptance, the
successful tenderer shall furnish to the Employer a security for  the  due
performance  of  the  Contract,  in  accordance  with   the  Conditions  of
Contract.  The  form  of  performance  security  provided   in  the  tender
documents may be used, or some other form acceptable to the Employer.
    34.2 If the performance security is to be provided by  the   successful
tenderer in the form of a bank guarantee, it shall be issued either  by  a
local bank; by a foreign bank through a correspondent local bank; or by  a
foreign bank which has been determined by the tenderer to be acceptable to
the Employer.
    34.3 If the performance security is to be provided by  the   successful
tenderer in the form of a bond,  it  shall  be  issued  by   a  bonding  or
insurance company  which  has  been  determined  by  the   tenderer  to  be
acceptable to the Employer.
     34.4  Failure  of  the  successful   tenderer  to  comply   with   the
requirements of Clauses  33  or  34  hereof  shall   constitute  sufficient
grounds for the annulment of  the  award  and  forfeiture  of   the  tender
security, in which event the Employer may  make  the  award  to   the  next
lowest evaluated tenderer or, if there are no other  tenderers,  call  for
new tenders

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