Engineering Procurement and Construction EPC Contractor for Electricity Transmission Line Project

Prequalifications are invited for Engineering Procurement and Construction EPC Contractor for Electricity Transmission Line Project in the Republic of Guinea Application DocumentForPREQUALIFICATION OF ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION EPC CONTRACTOR FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEAExport Import Bank of IndiaDate May 26 2020INVITATION FOR PREQUALIFICATION OF EPC CONTRACTORS FOR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LINE OF CREDIT LOC PROJECTThe Export Import Bank of India hereafter Exim Bank or the Bank on behalf of the Government of India GOI extends from time to time concessional credit facilities under the Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme IDEAS to overseas governments I their nominated agencies in developing countries for financing projects involving procurement of goods civil works consultancy and non consultancy services to be contracted to Indian entities These Lines of Credit LOCs are governed by the Guidelines issued by the GOI from time to time As per the extant guidelines issued vide letter No 21 3 2015 IDEAS dated December 7 2015 the Bank is required to carry out a prequalification exercise and provide a list of prequalified bidders to the Borrower for invitation of bids for specific contract packages under the project s financed by the LOCs In pursuance to the above the Bank invites Applications from eligible Indian entities for prequalification of Engineering Procurement and Construction EPC Contractors for Guinea Mali 225 kV Electricity Interconnection Project in the Republic of Guinea Guinea An upfront and non refundable Processing Fee of INR 25 000 plus applicable GST presently 18 is payable through NEFT transfer as per details given below i Applicant Name Applicant Name ii Name of BeneficiaryExport Import Bank of India iii Beneficiary s Bank NameExport Import Bank of India iv Account No HO00INR11011004 V IFSC CodeEIBI0HO0001 vi GST Number27AAACE2769D1ZS vii Narration to be inserted for NEFTGOILOC 144 8 EBID Guinea EPC 47The preparation and submission of Application for Prequalification iyequired in dual mode on line as well as off line in accordance with the provisions of the Application Document Completed Applications off line in accordance with the provisions of the Application Document along with NEFT acknowledgement receipt should be delivered physically by 15 00 hours July 10 2020 at the following address Mr Ashok Kumar VartiaDeputy General ManagerExport Import Bank of IndiaOffice Block Tower 17th Floor Adjacent to Ring RoadKidwai Nagar East New Delhi 110023E mail eximloc eximbankindia inWebsite www eximbankindia inThis Application Document AD consists of the following Parts Part I Scope of EPCThis Part includes a summary description and other data on this prequalification process and of the prospective project to be contracted by the Borrower Government Procuring Entity subsequent to this prequalification Part II Instructions to Applicants ITA This Part provides information to the Applicants in preparing and submitting their Applications for Prequalification Applications and the procedures for this prequalification process Part III Data Sheet DS to ITAThis Part includes specific provisions that supplement Part II Instructions to Applicants Part IV Prequalification Criteria and RequirementsThis Part specifies the criteria and requirements and the procedure to be used to determine how Applicants shall be prequalified and later to be invited to bid by Borrower Govemment Procuring Entity Part V FormsThis Part includes the Application Submission Form and other forms required to be submitted with the Application Part VI Questionnaire for ApplicantsThis questionnaire requires the prospective Applicants to furnish certain basic information and confirm certain facts relating to their firm joint venture with respect to past performance and prospective engagement Application DocumentForPREQUALIFICATION OF ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION EPC CONTRACTOR FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEAInvitation for PrequalificationNo GOILOC 144 8 EBID Guinea EPC 47Part I Scope of EPCThe Export Import Bank of India hereafter Exim Bank or the Bank on behalf of the Government of India GOI has approved financing of a project out of a Line of Credit extended to the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development EBID Togo for Electricity Interconnection project in the Republic of Guinea for which Exim Bank now seeks applications for prequalification from eligible Indian entities Refer Part II ITA 4 for eligibility provisions A Background and Major Components of the ProjectSite and other DataGuinea officially the Republic of Guinea is a west coastal country in West Africa Guinea s economy is largely dependent on agriculture and mineral production It is the world s second largest producer of bauxite and has rich deposits of diamonds and gold Guinea shares a border with Senegal on the north Mali on the northeast Ivory Coast to the east and Liberia and Sierra Leone to the south There is 320 km 200 mi of coastline and a total land border of 3 400 km 2 100 mi It lies mostly between latitudes 7 and 13 N and longitudes 7 and 15 W a small area is west of 15 Guinea is divided into four main regions Maritime Guinea or Lower Guinea or the Basse Cote lowlands has a surface area of 44 254 km2 or 18 of the total area of the country populated mainly by the Susu ethnic group The Middle Guinea capital Lab has an area of 54 089 km2 or 22 of the country s total area Upper Guinea capital Kankan has a surface area of 98 343 km2 i e 40 of the total area of the country and Forested jungle regions in the southeast Forest Guinea capital N Zerekore has an area of 49 171 km2 or 20 of the total area of the country with several ethnic groups The immediate project area covers the last two regions described above i e Upper Guinea and Forest Jungle region Administrative Map of Guinea Conakry is as under Rainfall varies between 1 200 mm and 4 000 mm in the country and is considered one of the most irrigated in West Africa Guinea has a humid tropical climate with an alternating dry season and a rainy season whose duration varies from one region to another Rainfall lasts eight months in Forest Guinea and five months in Upper Guinea Project backgroundThe 225kV Guinea Mali interconnection project is part of the priority projects of the West African Power Pool WAPP WAAP is an ECOWAS specialized institution which is the institutional framework of the regional power system With the objective to seek collective economic wellbeing in the energy sector The WAPP networks cover two geographical zones A and B The countries in zone A Nigeria Niger Benin Togo Burkina Faso Ghana and Cdte d Ivoire are already hooked to the interconnections Among the countries in zone B Mali Liberia Guinea Sierra Leone Guinea Bissau Senegal and Gambia only Senegal and Mali are already interconnected The interconnection of the electricity networks of Guinea and Mali is part of the Cote d Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone Guinea energy network project establishing second electric link between Cote d Ivoire and Mali by establishing a link with the Ghana Burkina Faso Mali interconnection project and the OMVG OMVS system thereby strengthening the interconnection of Zone A and Zone B of the WAPP The purpose of the project is to interconnect the electricity grids of Guinea and Mali and involves installation of a high voltage network comprising a 225 kV 714 km double circuit line connecting the N Z r kor substation in Guinea to the Sanankoroba substation in Mali through the city of Siguiri Fomi the site of proposed hydroelectric power station and the cities of Kankan K rouan6 and Beyla with a maximum transmission capacity of 668 MW The Guinean section cuts through the Forest Guinea and Upper Guinea and covers about 588 km The altitude of the line varies between 300 and 820m The technical solution adopted is the construction of a double circuit line maximum transit capacity of 334 MW per phase It should be noted that the total length of the transmission line within the Guinean territory from the N Z r kor post to the border with Mali 588 km covering 5 substations out of which the current scope of the project covers transmission line of 135 5 km from the Siguiri substation to that of Fomi Substation

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