TURKISH TENDERS & PROJECT NEWS


5 mln tons coal washing tender

International Open Tender / Own Funds / Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI)

Tender Scope : GELI company of Turkish Coal Enterprises (TKI) tenders 5 mln ton coal washing works for 5 years at a 200 ton/hour washery plant


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Highway tunnels construction tender (Prequalification)

International - Prequalification / Own Funds / Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has made an international tender prequalification invitation for construction works of 5 separate highway tunnels and their connection roads.

Prequalification application deadline in the tender has been set as July 4, 2007. Tender dossiers are available at a price of YTL 300 from the address: Istanbul Büyüksehir Belediyesi Altyapi Hizmetleri Müdürlügü M. Nezihi Özman Mah. Kasim Sok. No: 62 34010 Merter-Güngören/Istanbul (Tel : 212 4494000 - Fax: 212 4494470 - altyapi@ibb.gov.tr).

No price advantage shall be granted to domestic contenders. Forming a consortium for the tender is not allowed.

The outlines of the 5 tenders are as follows:

(1)- LevazIm - Zincirlidere Highway Tunnel- (total 2940 m. tunnel construction)

(2)-Dolmabahçe-Fulya Highway Tunnel- (total 2027 m. tunnel construction)

(3)-Eyüp SilahtaraIa Caddesi-GaziosmanpaIa i Highway Tunnel (total 200 m. tunnel construction)

(4)-Fulya-LevazIm Highway Tunnel (4450 m. tunnel construction)

(5)-LevazIm-Akatlar Highway Tunnel (total 3360 m. tunnel construction)


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Water Supply and Brine Discharge Pipelines for Tuz Gölü Underground Gas Storage Project

International Open Tender / World Bank / BOTAI Petroleum Pipeline Corporation

BOTAI PETROLEUM PIPELINE CORPORATION

INVITATION FOR BIDS

Republic of Turkey

Gas Sector Development Project

Supply and Installation of approximately 121 km long steel water supply pipeline with
3 pump stations, 5 reservoirs, 41 km long glass reinforced plastic brine discharge pipeline and energy transmission lines.

Loan No. 7342-TU

1 - This invitation for bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business, issue no. 1140-653/05 of 07 April 2005.

2 - The Petroleum Pipeline Corporation, BOTAI, has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of Gas Sector Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for the Supply and Installation of Water Supply and Brine Discharge Pipelines for Tuz Gölü Underground Gas Storage Project.

3 - BOTAI now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply and installation of subject works. Bids must be delivered at or before 14.00 hours on August 17, 2007. The interested firms could access to the full text of the announcement for this contract from the web site of BOTAI (www.botas.gov.tr)


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International tender for new Sabiha Gökçen Airport international terminal (POSTPONEMENT)

International Open Tender / Built-Operate-Transfer / Defense Industry Undersecretariat (SSM)

Within the Tender for The Establishment of Sabiha GÖKÇEN Airport New International Terminal Building and Its Complementaries Via Build-Operate-Transfer Model :

o the last date and hour for the site visit has been postponed to June 29, 2007 17:00 PM,

o the last date and hour for the submission of the proposals has been postponed to July 9, 2007 10:00 AM.


Defense Industry Undersecretariat (SSM) has launched an international tender for 'The Establishment of The Sabiha GÖKÇEN Airport New International Terminal Building and Its Complementaries Via Built-Operate-Transfer Model'

Bid submission deadline in the tender has been set as July 2, 2007. Tender dossiers are available at a price of YTL 30,000 from the address:

Savunma Sanayii MüsteIarlIII
Ziyabey Caddesi 21. Sokak No: 4 Balgat/ANKARA
Tel : (312) 411 91 47
Fax : (312) 411 93 90
E-mail : maksoy@ssm.gov.tr

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170 kV Gas Insulated Substations (GIS)

International Open Tender / World Bank / TURKISH ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION

INVITATION FOR BIDS FROM TURKISH ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (TEIAI)
Bid No: DB.ATT.12

170 kV Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) shall be constructed.

170 kV ALSANCAK, MANCARLIK and YENIKAPI Gas Insulated Substations (GIS) shall be constructed on Supply and installation of plant and equipment basis in following scope with reference DB.ATT.12

Supply of substation Goods, testing, transport, delivery, services required at customs and storage at site, engineering and design services, complete erection, construction, installation, supervision, civil works, commissioning, site testing and handing over in satisfactory operating condition of above GIS Substations.

1. The TURKISH ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (TEIAI) has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development toward the cost of "ECSEE APL-3 (Loan No: 4817-TU) Project", and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Loan to payments under the contracts for the supply and installation of 170 kV Gas Insulated Substations under 3 Lots given below :

Lot 1: 170 kV ALSANCAK GIS in Izmir

Lot 2: 170 kV MANCARLIK GIS in Antalya

Lot 3: 170 kV YENIKAPI GIS in Istanbul

2. TEIAI now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply and installation of plant and equipment project of above defined Substations. These Substations shall be completed within seventeen (17) months after the effective date of the Contract.
Bidders may bid for one or more Lots. Bidders may indicate on their Bid Forms any discounts which they offer for the award of contracts for more than one Lot. The award of contracts will be based on the combination of responsive bids that determines lowest total evaluated cost to the Employer for the three Lots. In order to be considered qualified for the award of one or more contracts, bidders must meet the cumulative qualification requirements as stated in Appendix A to the Bid Data Sheet for one or more Lots, as appropriate.

The bidders may visit the web-site www.teias.gov.tr to obtain the qualification requirements (Appendix-A to the Bid Data Sheet).

3. Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. In order to be considered qualified for the award of contract, bidders must meet the qualification requirements as stated in Appendix A to the Bid Data Sheet.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from TEIAI and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below, in working days between 02.00 - 05.00 pm local time.

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 YTL 700.- or US Dollars 500.- (V.A.T included). The method of payment will be bank transfer or direct deposit to TEIAI's cashier. Upon request the document will be sent by airmail.

Name of bank and account No is:
US Dollar: VakIfbank KIzIlay Branch, No: 4063461
YTL: VakIfbank TEK Bürosu, No: 2018200

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 02:00 p.m. (local time) on August 29, 2007. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of;
- for Lot 1- ALSANCAK S/S Euro 205,000.- (two hundred five thousand),
- for Lot 2- MANCARLIK S/S Euro 220,000.- (two hundred twenty thousand),
- for Lot 3- YENIKAPI S/S Euro 275,000.- (two hundred seventyfive thousand),

for three Lots (substations) Euro 700,000.- (seven hundred thousand).

or equivalent amounts in a freely convertible currency. Late bids will be rejected.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 02:00 p.m. (local time) on August 29, 2007.
Address for Information and Supply of Bidding Documents :

TEIAI
TURKISH ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
SUBSTATIONS DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND CIVIL WORKS DEPARTMENT
Inönü BulvarI No: 27 Floor 15 Room 15001
06100 Bahçelievler-ANKARA/TURKEY
TLF : ( 90-312 ) 222 98 06
FAX: ( 90-312 ) 215 98 32

Address for Bid Submission and Opening :
TEIAI
TURKISH ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
ADJUDICATION and PURCHASING COMMISSION
Inönü BulvarI No:27 Floor 15 Room 15001
06100 Bahçelievler-ANKARA/TURKEY

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Wastewater treatment plant project prequalification invitation

Pre-qualification / Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development / Iller Bank

PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE ILLER BANK

The construction work of Armutlu(Yalova) wastewater treatment plant will be tendered according to the FIDIC (Federation of International Consultants and Engineers) Construction Works Specification. The eligible candidates are being invited hereby to the pre-qualification prior to bidding for the above-mentioned project. The project will be tendered as "Turnkey Bidding - Unit Price Method" among the bidders who will be found qualified after the evaluation of the pre-qualification. The project will be financed by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development based on the loan agreement signed between the Republic of Turkey and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.

The project is planned to be implemented in 550 calendar days with an additional one year operating period. The tender is open to all local candidates and to all foreign candidates in joint venture with local companies, who fulfill the requirements mentioned in the pre-qualification document.

Contractors which have been assigned in connection with the consultancy services of the work that is the subject of the tender cannot participate in this tender. These restrictions are also valid for companies in which they have partnership and administrative relations, and for companies in which they own more than half of the capital.

Candidates must fulfill the requirements given below (details can be found in the Pre-Qualification Documents) for their application. It is obligatory to purchase the Pre-Qualification Specification from the General Directorate of Iller Bank.

1) Bank Reference Letter in the amount of 1(one)million US Dollars, which shall be obtained from domestic or foreign banks and show applicant's unused cash credit or unused letter of guarantee credit in banks, and declaration of Financial Status.

2) It is compulsory that the applicant's year end balance sheet, which belongs to the year before the year of the tender or the necessary parts of it, in the absence of those, correspondent documents shall be submitted; and all documents have to be competent with the criteria mentioned in the Specification.

3) The applicants shall submit the income table showing their total turnover for the last three years or payment statements related to works same as the subject of the tender under their commitment, showing the amount of the work that the applicant has completed, or such similar documents. The average of the last three years has to be higher than 1.5(oneandahalf)million USD of the applicant for the total turnover and 1(one)million USD of him/her for the construction works. It is adequate for the applicants to meet one of these criteria.

4) Documents showing that the applicant is proceeding with his/her professional activities pertaining to the sector and documents showing that the applicant himself is authorized to bid.

5) The applicant must give the certificate showing his/her work experience pertaining to a work which is the subject of the tender or to a similar work, that is regarded as being without any fault by the Contracting Entity and which has been performed either in the public or private sector, in the country or abroad within the last fifteen years, and in which the applicant has realized at least 70 % of the relevant contract.

It is required that the applicant, in the form of work completion or work status, have realized a job according to the criteria given below:

As regards work experience, (Based on a single or two contracts) the applicant is required to have realized at least;

a) Based on a single contract Wastewater Treatment Plant with a total construction value of 1.5million US Dollars,

b) Based on a single contract Water Treatment Plant with a total construction value of 1.5million US Dollars,

6) Works to be accepted as similar works to the subject of this tender (have to be in one single or in two separate contracts) are as follows:

1. Construction of a wastewater treatment plant, or

2. Construction of water treatment plant.

7) The key staff specified in the tender dossier shall be within the body of the bidder.

Pre-qualification documents may be seen starting from the date of advertisement of the pre-qualification notice and it can be supplied from the same address by a fee of 500.-YTL.

The documents and annexes forming the pre-qualification application shall be submitted in Turkish and English languages. The documents in languages other than the specified ones, will be valid only with a notarized translation.

The pre-qualification documents shall be submitted to Iller Bank, General Directorate not later than 17th August 2007 12:00 pm. The applications will be opened by the tender commission in front of the applicants in the meeting room of the Sewerage Department on 17th August 2007 at 14:00 pm. After the evaluation of the pre-qualification documents by the commission, the invitation letter will be sent to bidders found eligible for preparation of their bids.

Address:
Iller Bank
Atatürk BulvarI No:21
Opera/ANKARA/TURKEY

Telephone:+90 312 -508 77 09

Fax:+90 312 508 77 99

e.mail:Sherdem@ilbank.gov.tr


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Announcement of call for partnership to be established with the participation of TCDD to produce concrete sleepers

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TURKISH STATE RAILWAYS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP TO BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF TCDD TO PRODUCE
CONCRETE SLEEPERS


With the participation of the General Directorate of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and within the framework of the provisions of Turkish Commercial Code, a Joint Stock Company having an exclusive juridical entity shall be established with the involvement of minimum one or more domestic and foreign partners besides TCDD to produce different types of concrete sleepers to be used in construction of rail systems. This JSC shall set up its production facilities in Afyon and Sivas on the portions of land allocated to its use within the Afyon and Sivas Sleeper Factories' lands owned by TCDD.

By this JSC to be established with a partner or partners, who posses the required technology in the field of concrete sleeper production and have a share in the international market, two separate production centers will be set up aimed at meeting the demands of both domestic and foreign markets.

Interested investors may either study the "Terms of Application File II (BaIvuru EsaslarI II DosyasI)" at General Directorate of TCDD, Factories Department, Technical Research and Partnership Office (TCDD Genel MüdürlüIü Fabrikalar Dairesi Teknik AraItIrma ve OrtaklIk Iubesi) or may obtain copies from the Central Cashier of the General Directorate of TCDD, against YTL 250+VAT payment.

The candidates for partnership shall submit their applications to at General Directorate of TCDD, Factories Department, Technical Research and Partnership Office (TCDD Genel MüdürlüIü Fabrikalar Dairesi Teknik AraItIrma ve OrtaklIk Iubesi) until 20/09/2007 17.00 hrs. local time by hand or by registered mail. Applications not delivered to TCDD until the above mentioned date and time shall not be included in the evaluation.

This is an invitation to a partnership and is not subject to the State Tender Law No.2886 or Public Procurement Act No. 4734.

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TCDD

Address:
TCDD Genel Müdürlügü
Fabrikalar Dairesi BaIkanlIII
TalatpaIa BulvarI No: 3
06330 Gar-ANKARA-TURKEY
Tel: + 90 312 309 05 15 Ext. 4214 - 4283
Fax: + 90 312 311 20 18
E-Mail : fabrikalardairesi@tcdd.gov.tr


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Announcement of call for partnership to be established with the participation of TCDD to produce railway turnouts

GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TURKISH STATE RAILWAYS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP TO BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF TCDD TO PRODUCE RAILWAY TURNOUTS

With the participation of the General Directorate of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and within the framework of the provisions of Turkish Commercial Code, a Joint Stock Company having an exclusive juridical entity shall be established with the involvement of minimum one or more domestic and foreign partners (besides TCDD) to produce all kinds of conventional and high speed railway turnouts. This JSC shall set up its production facilities on a portion of land owned by TCDD where the existing ÇankIrI Turnout Factory (ÇankIrI Makas FabrikasI) is.

By this JSC to be established with a partner or partners, who posses the high technology in the field of all kinds of conventional and high speed railway turnouts production and have a share in the international markets aimed at meeting the demands of both domestic and foreign markets.

Interested investors may either study the "Terms of Application File I (BaIvuru EsaslarI I DosyasI)" at General Directorate of TCDD, Factories Department, Technical Research and Partnership Office (TCDD Genel MüdürlüIü Fabrikalar Dairesi Teknik AraItIrma ve OrtaklIk Iubesi) or may obtain copies from the Central Cashier of the General Directorate of TCDD, against YTL 250+VAT payment.

The candidates for partnership shall submit their applications to at General Directorate of TCDD, Factories Department, Technical Research and Partnership Office (TCDD Genel MüdürlüIü Fabrikalar Dairesi Teknik AraItIrma ve OrtaklIk Iubesi) until 20/09/2007 17.00 hrs. local time by hand or by registered mail. Applications not delivered to TCDD until the above mentioned date and time shall not be included in the evaluation.

This is an invitation to a partnership and is not subject to the State Tender Law No.2886 or Public Procurement Act No. 4734.


GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF TCDD
Address:
TCDD Genel Müdürlügü
Fabrikalar Dairesi BaIkanlIII
TalatpaIa BulvarI No: 3
06330 Gar-ANKARA-TURKEY
Tel: + 90 312 309 05 15 Ext. 4214 - 4283
Fax: + 90 312 311 20 18
E-Mail : fabrikalardairesi@tcdd.gov.tr


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Bids collected 222-MW Alkumru Dam&HEPP project

State Hydraulic Works (DSI) has collected bids at its tender for privatization of 222-MW installed capacity Alkumru Dam&HEPP project in the southeastern province of Siirt.

The best bid in the tender has been submitted by LIMAK Hidroelektrik Santral YatIrImlarI AI company with 1.02 YTL cents ( Ykr) per kWh royalty payment offer, followed by KIlIçkaya Enerji Üretim ve InIaat AI with Ykr 0.88 per kWh.

EkoTürk correspondent reports that the tender was held at DSI headquarters in Ankara on May 10, and 4 of the invited companies submitted bids in it.

The companies and their bids in the tender are:

LIMAK HIDROELEKTRIK SANT. YAT. AI
Royalty price per kWh: 1,02 YKr

KILIÇKAYA ENERJI ÜRETIM INIAAT AI
Royalty price per kWh: 0,88 YKr

AYEN ENERJI AI
Royalty price per kWh: 0,80 YKr

PELIN ENERJI YAT. ÜRETIM LTD
Royalty price per kWh: 0,66 YKr

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Bids collected at tramcars tender

Istanbul UlaIIm AI, the mass transit company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, has collected bids at its tender for procurement of 30 units of low-floor tramcars and a training simulator.

EkoTürk correspondent reports that the tender was held on May 7, and 3 companies submitted bids in it.

The companies submitting bids in the tender are:

(1)-ANSALDO
(2)-BOMBARDIER
(3)-ALSTOM

The procurement will be financed by foreign credits without the guarantee of the Treasury.

The new tramcars are planned to start service in 16 months and deliveries to be completed in 24 months.

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350-MW Çetin Dam&HEPP Project

State Hydraulic Works (DSI) has collected bids at its tender for privatization of 350-MW installed capacity Cetin Dam&HydroElectric Power Plant (HEPP) project in the southeastern province of Siirt.

The DSI will award an operation license for the dam in return for construction of the project and ensuing royalty payments.

The tender was held at DSI headquarters in Ankara on May 7, and 9 out of 12 invited companies submitted bids in it.

Meanwhile, an invited company in the tender, EnBW of Germany demanded the cancellation of the tender and renewal of it following completion of necessary regulations and changes. The company's lawyer presented a written petition to the tender commission for its demand.

The tender commission received the petition and decided to make a response, later on.

Among the submitted bids, GLOBAL AltyapI Hizmetleri AI company offered the highest royalty of 3.52 YTL cents (Ykr) per kWh, followed by YÜKSEL ENERJI Elektrik Üretim AI with 3.25 YTL cents.

The full list of companies submitting bids in the tender and their prices are:


GLOBAL ALTYAPI HIZ. IIL. AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 3.52 YKr

YÜKSEL ENERJI ELEKTRIK ÜRETIM AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 3.25 YKr

AYDINLI ENERJI ÜRETIM AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 3.07 YKr

IÇKALE INIAAT LTD.
Royalty offer per kWh: 2.42 YKr

ÖZALTIN PROJE MÜH. ENERJI AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 2.32 YKr

TÜRKERLER ENERJI YATIRIM LTD.
Royalty offer per kWh: 1.47 YKr

BESS ELEKTRIK ÜRETIM AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 1.42 YKr

AYEN ENERJI AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 0.26 YKr

SANTRAL ENERJI ÜRETIM AI
Royalty offer per kWh: 0.17 YKr