CMC INTERNATIONAL TENDERING CORP
Invitation for Bids for Hefei-Xi’an Railway Project
Loan No.: 1748-PRC
Bid No.: 0702-CITC04A68-00001a

1 This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the “ADB Business Opportunities” issue No. 548 of December 2004.
1 The Peoples Republic of China has applied received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Hefei-Xi’an Railway Project, and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Goods.
CMC International Tendering Company (CITC, the Procurement Agency), authorized by Foreign Capital & Technical Import Center, the Ministry of Railways, PR China (the Purchaser), now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders from member countries of ADB for the supply of the Goods as below:
Bid No.: 0702-CITC04A68-00001a
Lot No. Description
Section Axle-counting and Inspecting Equipment
(Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding documents.)
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the address below.
International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One-Envelope procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries.
5A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidder on the submission of a written application to the address below between 9:00 and 11:00 (Beijing Time) from June 16August 13, 2004 (except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of RMB2000 or USD240(VAT included).The method of payment will be by a certified cheque or by cash. An extra charge of RMB150 for local or US$50 for overseas delivery should be added if the Bidding Document is to be delivered by special courier. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of not less than 2% of total Bid Price and denominated in the currency of the bid, and must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 (Beijing Time) on September 132, 2004 in accordance with Instructions to bidders. Bids will be publicly opened immediately thereafter in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 10:00 (Beijing Time) on August 2 September 13, 2004 at Function Hall, 3rd Floor, West Wing of Sichuan Mansion. Late bids shall be rejected.
The Purchaser will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.
In the comparison of bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Instructions to Bidders.
CMC International Tendering Company
Address:Rm. 2102A, 21Fl. West Wing of Sichuan Mansion, 1 Fuchengmenwai Avenue, Beijing 100037, PR China
Tel.:86-10-********, ******** Fax: 86-10-********