Government of Georgia (GoG) has received a grant from the Government of the United States through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Improved Infrastructure, Economic Opportunities, and Support for Internally Displaced Persons and intends to apply part of this grant for rehabilitation of Tiriponi and Saltvisi Irrigation Systems. Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the rehabilitation of Tiriponi and Saltvisi Irrigation Systems. Works will include: design and rehabilitation of the Saltvisi and Tiriponi Irrigation Systems including all investigations, surveys, engineering evaluations, special studies, preliminary and detailed designs and documentation (including working drawings for construction, technical specifications and as-constructed drawings), and rehabilitation construction works. The project envisages complete rehabilitation of main and secondary canals for Saltvisi Irrigation System (9,722 ha); and the rehabilitation of Karbi head works and the main & secondary canals of Tiriponi Irrigation System (8,500 ha). For the Saltvisi Irrigation System rehabilitation works will be conducted on the following: main canal (4.6 km), distribution channel (21 km), distribution channel (9 km), former Dzlevijvari channel (4 km), a newly excavated gravity channel (8 km), and all related canal structures. For the Tiriponi Irrigation System works will be limited to rehabilitation of Karbi Head works, Tiriponi main canal (15.6 km); related Tiriponi main canal structures; Tiriponi distributaries (43.37 km) and related distributary canal structures. For the canal systems proposed works will include cleaning the channels of vegetation and sediment deposits to make them more hydraulically efficient; repairing and improving the linings of the damaged sections of the channels to make them more water tight and hydraulically efficient; determining and eliminating points of excess canal leakage; repairing/replacing distribution and conveyance structures; providing flow measurement capability at key locations; and repairing and improving the access roads. Bidding will be conducted through competitive bidding procedures, in accordance with MDF and USAID policies, and is open to all bidders from eligible countries as defined in the bidding documents. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) office at the address below from 10:00 to 18:00 hours. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of GEL 300 (three hundred) or equivalent. The method of payment will be direct deposit or transfer to the Account: Beneficiary's Name: Municipal Development Fund of Georgia Beneficiary's Bank: Bank of Georgia JSC, 3 Pushkin Street, Tbilisi, Georgia Multi currency account No. GE64BG0000000269619500 (GEL, USD, EUR) SWIFT Code: BAGAGE22 Qualification requirements include: 1. The minimum required average annual turnover of construction works for the successful Bidder in the last three years shall be: 9,940,000 GEL or USD 6,025,000 (six million-twenty five thousand US Dollars) equivalent. 2. The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments shall be: 2,200,000 GEL or USD 1,334,000 (one million-three hundred and thirty four thousand US Dollars) equivalent. Pre-bidding conference will be held at the MDF office: 150, David Aghmashenebeli Avenue, 0112, Room 316, 3-rd floor, Tbilisi, Georgia, at 12:00 Tbilisi Time on March 01, 2012. Bids must be delivered to the MDF office no later than March 26, 2012, 15:00 PM Tbilisi Time. Late bids will be rejected. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of GEL 265,000 equivalent. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders' representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the MDF Office: 150, David Aghmashenebeli Avenue, 0112, Tbilisi, Georgia on March 26, 2012, at 15:00 Tbilisi time. Please visit the following link for more information: http://www.mdf.org.ge/eng/tender(c).php?id=1305126941 If you'll have any difficulties in accessing the above web site please contact Maya Chelidze, Acquisition Specialist/USAID/Caucasus at
[email protected] .