11. INVITATION TO TENDER Whole Doc. Date: Tender No. 1. The Peoples Republic of China has-applied for a loan and creditfrom the World Bank towards the cost of _ Project. It isintended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be appliedto eligible payment under various contracts for _ , _,_. Tendering is open to all tenderers from eligible sourcecountries as defined under the Guidelines for procurement of the WorldBank. 2. _ Company now invites sealed tenders from pre-qualifiedtenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment andservices for the construction and completion of the project. 3. Pre-qualified tenderers may obtain further information from, andinspect the tender documents at the office of: _. 4. A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by anypre-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 anacceptable form and must be delivered to _ Company at theabove-mentioned address (refer to Item 3) on or before _. 6. Tenders will be opened in the presence of those tenderersrepresentatives who choose to attend at _ (time). 7. If a prequalified foreign tenderer wishes to form Joint venturewith a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if receivedwithin _ days before the closing date for submission of tenders. Theselected local contractor shall be subject to approval by the Employer. 8. The Pre-Tender Meeting will be held on _ at the followingaddress: _. Instructions to Tenderers General1. Description of Works (sketch) All tenderers shall have equal access for supply of domestic labourand material. The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for the procurement oflocal labour, materials, transportation and other services. The Employer will assist Contractor in locating potential number ofsuppliers for local labour, materials. The Employer will also assist thecontractor in making his own arrangement for supply of fuel andexplosives.2. Source of Funds 2.1 The Peoples Republic of China has applied for a loan and creditfrom the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the IFI) towards the costof _ Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of the loan and credit to eligible payments under the Contract for whichthese 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 Peoples 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 limitedto goods produced in, and services supplied from, Switzerland and themember countries of the World Bank which have commercial relations withChina. 2.3 All costs not met by the IFI Loan will be paid by the Employerfrom funds allocated by the Government of China.3. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements 3.1 This tender is open to all pre-qualified tenderers from eligiblesource countries as defined under the Guidelines for Procurement of the world Bank. 3.2 All goods and services to be supplied under this Contract shallhave 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 nationalityof the tenderer. 3.4 To be eligible for award of contract, tenderers shall haveprovided 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 legalstatus, place of registration and principal place of business of thecompany, firm or partnership or, if a joint venture, of each party thereto constituting the tenderer; (b) the qualifications and experience of key personnel proposed foradministration and execution of the Contract, both