Section 3 - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria 3-1

Section 3 - Evaluation and Qualification Criteria

This Section contains all the criteria that the Employer shall use to evaluate bids and qualify
Bidders. In accordance with ITB 36 and ITB 38, no other methods, criteria and factors shall be
used. The Bidder shall provide all the information requested in the forms included in Section 4
(Bidding Forms).

Table of Criteria

1 Evaluation ................................................................................................................................................ 3-2

1.1 Technical Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
1.2 Economic Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 3-2
1.2.1 Quantifiable Deviations and Omissions .................................................................................. 3-2
1.2.2 Time Schedule ............................................................................................................................ 3-2
1.2.3 Operating and Maintenance Costs: Not Used ......................................................................... 3-2
1.2.4 Functional Guarantees of the facilities: ................................................................................... 3-2
1.2.5 Work, services, facilities, etc., to be provided by the Employer: Not Used ......................... 3-2
1.2.6 Specific additional criteria: Not Used ...................................................................................... 3-2
1.2.7 Domestic Preference : .............................................................................................................. 3-3
1.3 Technical Alternatives .............................................................................................................. 3-4
2. Qualification............................................................................................................................... 3-4
2.1 Eligibility .................................................................................................................................... 3-4
2.1.1 Nationality ................................................................................................................................... 3-4
2.1.2 Conflict of Interest ..................................................................................................................... 3-4
2.1.3 ADB Eligibility............................................................................................................................. 3-4
2.1.4 Government-owned Entity ........................................................................................................ 3-4
2.1.5 UN Eligibility ............................................................................................................................... 3-4
2.2 Pending Litigation ..................................................................................................................... 3-5
2.3  Financial Situation ..................................................................................................................... 3-6
2.3.1 Historical Financial Performance ............................................................................................. 3-6
2.3.2 Average Annual Turnover ......................................................................................................... 3-6
2.3.3 Financial Resources .................................................................................................................. 3-6
2.4 Experience .................................................................................................................................. 3-7
2.4.1 General Experience .................................................................................................................... 3-7
2.4.2 Specific Experience ................................................................................................................... 3-7
(a) Contracts of Similar Size and Nature ...................................................................................... 3-7
(b) Experience in Key Activities ..................................................................................................... 3-8
2.5 Personnel ................................................................................................................................... 3-8
2.6 Equipment .................................................................................................................................. 3-9
2.7 Subcontractors.......................................................................................................................... 3-10

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1 Evaluation
1.1 Technical Evaluation
In addition to the criteria listed in ITB 34.1 (a)-(c) the following factors shall apply: N.A
1.2 Economic Evaluation
Any adjustments in price that result from the procedures outlined below shall be added, for
purposes of comparative evaluation only, to arrive at an “Evaluated Bid Price.” Bid prices
quoted by bidders shall remain unaltered.
1.2.1 Quantifiable Deviations and Omissions
Quantifiable Deviations and Omissions from the contractual obligations: the evaluation shall
be based on the evaluated cost of fulfilling the contract in compliance with all contractual
obligations under this bidding document. The Employer will assess the cost of such a
deviation for the purpose of ensuring fair comparison of bids.
1.2.2 Time Schedule
Time to complete the plant and services from the effective date specified in Article 3 of the
Contract Agreement for determining time for completion of pre-commissioning activities is:
>GD\V]. No credit will be given for earlier completion.

1.2.3 Operating and Maintenance Costs: Not Used

1.2.4 Functional Guarantees of the facilities:

FOR EACH UNIT OF THE THREE PHASE 132/33/KV, 80/120 MVA (ONAN/ONAF)
TRANSFORMER AND FOR EACH UNIT OF THE THREE PHASE 20/28 MVA, 33/11 KV
(ONAN/ONAF) TRANSFORMER

The loss capitalization of power transformer will be done by the following formulas:

C = Tk. 445,901.28 P0 + Tk. 196,952.86 Pfl

Where :
C = Capitalized Cost in Taka.
P0 = No Load loss (i.e. Core Loss) in KW at ONAN rating at principle tap
position.
Pfl = Full Load Copper Loss in KW at 750 C ONAF rating at principle tap
position plus the loss towards cooling Fan in KW.

The capitalized cost shall be added to the Tender price for the purpose of obtaining evaluated
Tender price.

In case of award of the contract, a specialized engineering team nominated by DESCO

shall visit at its own expenses and verify the declared losses by suitable test on random
basis and compare with these losses declared. All equipment required for these tests shall
be provided by the contractor. If losses are to be found higher than the declared losses in a
transformer(s) of a certain lot, then entire lot of the transformers shall be liable for rejection.

1.2.5 Work, services, facilities, etc., to be provided by the Employer: Not Used
1.2.6 Specific additional criteria: Not Used

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1.2.7 Domestic Preference:

A margin of preference will be granted to eligible domestically produced Goods in accordance
with the following provisions.

(a) The preference margin shall not be applied to the whole package but only to the
eligible domestically produced Plant and Equipment within the contract;

(b) Plant and Equipment offered from outside the Purchaser’s country shall be quoted CIF
or CIP (Section 4, Bidding Forms, Schedule No. 1) and Goods offered locally shall be
quoted EXW (ex-works, ex factory, ex warehouse, ex showroom, or off the-shelf, as
applicable) free of sales, VAT and similar taxes (Section 4, Bidding Forms, Schedule No.
2)

(c) All other cost components for services and works such as costs for local handling,
transportation, storage, installation, and commissioning shall be quoted separately
(Section 4, Bidding Forms, Schedule No. 3-Design Services and schedule no. 4 –
Installation and other Services)

(d) In the comparison of Bids, only the CIF or CIP price in each Bid of the Goods offered
from outside the Purchaser’s country shall be increased by fifteen percent (15%);

(e) No margin of preference shall be applied to any associated services or works

included in the package; and

(f) Bidders shall not be permitted or required to modify the mix of local and foreign
Goods after bid opening.

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1.3 Technical Alternatives

Technical alternatives, if permitted under ITB 13.4, will be evaluated as follows: Not Applicable.

2. Qualification
If the bidding was preceded by a prequalification process then the Bidder and any
subcontractors shall continue to meet the criteria used at the time of prequalification and
reiterated below.

2.1 Eligibility

Criteria Compliance Requirements Documents

Joint Venture
Submission
Requirement Single Entity All Partners Each At Least One Requirements
Combined Partner Partner

2.1.1 Nationality

Nationality in accordance with must meet must meet must meet not Forms
ITB Sub-Clause 4.2. requirement requirement requirement applicable ELI - 1; ELI - 2
with attachments

2.1.2 Conflict of Interest

No conflicts of interest in must meet must meet must meet not Letter of Technical
accordance with ITB Sub- requirement requirement requirement applicable Bid
Clause 4.3.

2.1.3 ADB Eligibility

Not having been declared must meet must meet must meet not Letter of Technical
ineligible by ADB, as described requirement requirement requirement applicable Bid
in ITB Sub-Clause 4.4.

2.1.4 Government-owned Entity

Bidder required to meet must meet must meet must meet not Forms
conditions of ITB Sub-Clause requirement requirement requirement applicable ELI - 1; ELI - 2
4.5. with attachments

2.1.5 UN Eligibility

Not having been excluded by an must meet must meet must meet not Letter of Technical
act of compliance with UN requirement requirement requirement applicable Bid
Security Council resolution in
accordance with ITB Sub-Clause
4.8.

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2.2 Pending Litigation

Criteria Compliance Requirements Documents

Joint Venture
Submission
Requirement Single Entity All Partners Each One Requirements
Combined Partner Partner

2.2.1 Pending Litigation

All pending litigation shall be treated as must meet not must meet not Form LIT - 1
resolved against the Bidder and so shall requirement applicable requirement applicable
in total not represent more than 60% by itself or by itself or
(sixty) percent of the Bidder’s net worth. as partner to as partner to
past or past or
existing JV existing JV

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2.3 Financial Situation

Criteria Compliance Requirements Documents

Joint Venture
Submission
Requirement Single Entity All Partners Each One Requirements
Combined Partner Partner

2.3.1 Historical Financial Performance

Submission of audited balance sheets must meet not must meet must meet Form FIN - 1 with
and income statements or, if not requirement applicable requirement requirement attachments
required by the law of the Bidder’s
country, other financial statements
acceptable to the Employer, for the last.
3 (three) years to demonstrate the
current soundness of the Bidders
financial position and its prospective
long-term profitability. As a minimum, an
Applicant’s net worth calculated as the
difference between total assets and total
liabilities should be positive.

2.3.2 Average Annual Turnover

Minimum average annual turnover of must meet must meet Must meet Must meet Form FIN - 2
US$ 60.00 (sixty nine) million requirement requirement at least 25% not less than
calculated as total certified payments of the 40% of the
received for contracts in progress or specified specified
completed, within the last 3 (three) amount amount
years.

2.3.3 Financial Resources

Using Forms FIN – 3 and FIN - 4 in must meet must meet Must meet Must meet Form FIN - 3
Section 4 (Bidding Forms) the Bidder requirement requirement at least 25% not less than
must demonstrate access to, or of the 40% of the
availability of, financial resources such specified specified
as liquid assets, unencumbered real amount amount
assets, lines of credit, and other financial
means, other than any contractual
advance payments to meet:
(1) the following cash-flow requirement,
US$ 7.50 million , and
(2) the overall cash flow requirements
for this contract and its current works
commitment.

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2.4 Experience

Criteria Compliance Requirements Documents

Joint Venture
Submission
Requirement Single Entity All Partners Each One Requirements
Combined Partner Partner

2.4.1 General Experience

Bidders must have project management must meet not must meet not Form EXP - 1
experience (experience of partner in requirement applicable requirement applicable
charge in case of joint venture) to
demonstrate their management
capability in at least 01 (One) turnkey
projects (contract amount should not be
less than US$ 22.60 million outside their
own country or in case of Bangladeshi
bidder, in Bangladesh or elsewhere,
within the last 10 (ten) years as on the
date of opening of technical proposal.

Such evidence shall be in the user’s

respective letterhead stationery
indicating address, telephone, fax
numbers and e-mail ID & web address
of the user and shall include Name of
the project, Name of the Employer,
Description of the work, Commissioning
date and Contract amount etc.

2.4.2 Specific Experience

(a) Contracts of Similar Size and Nature
Completion of contracts as contractor, must meet must meet Must meet at not Form EXP - 2(a)
management contractor at least three (3) requirement requirement least 40% of applicable
contracts within the last ten (10) years for the Specified
the design, supply, delivery, installation, amount.
testing & commissioning of extension /
renovation/ new 132 kV or higher voltage
substations of minimum seven bays
including two transformer bay with 132/33
kV or higher voltage Power Transformer
on turnkey basis. The total value of three
contracts shall be at least US$ 65m and
that are similar to the proposed plant and
services. The similarity shall be based on
the physical size, complexity, methods,
technology or other characteristics as
described in Section 6 (Employer’s
Requirements). Among the above three
contracts at least one contract shall be
GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) type
having contract value of US$30m.

The above experiences shall be
supported by user’s certificates in their
letterhead indicating their address,
telephone & fax number and details of
project (i.e. name, address & nationality
of customer; details of Contract, voltage
& equipment; completion period,
commissioning date/commercial
operation date, Contract value).

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(b) Experience in Key Activities

For the above or other contracts Single All Partners Each One Form EXP - 2(b)
executed during the period stipulated in Entity Combined Partner Partner
4.2(a) above, a minimum experience in
the following key activities:

The GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) type must meet must meet not applicable not applicable
substation mentioned above shall be in all all
successful operation for minimum of three requirements requirements
(3) years as on the date of opening of
technical bids.

2.5 Personnel
The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the personnel for the key positions that meet the following
requirements:

Experience In
Total Work
No. Position Similar Work
Experience [years]
[years]
1 Project Manager. 10 Years 5 years

2 Construction Manager. 10 Years 5 years

3 High Voltage ( 132 kV) Equipment 10 Years 10 Years

4 High Voltage ( 132 kV) 10 Years 10 Years

cable Jointer.

The Bidder shall provide details of the proposed personnel and their experience records in the
relevant Information Forms included in Section 4 (Bidding Forms).

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2.6 Equipment
The Bidder must demonstrate that it has the key equipment listed hereafter:

No. Equipment Type and Characteristics Min. Number Required

1 High Voltage Test Set 1 no

2 Centrifuging machine 1 no

3 Inflatable Portable Oil Container 1 no

4 Primary Injection 1 no

5 Secondary Injection 1 no

6 AVO Meter 2 Nos

7 Megger 2 Nos

8 Necessary Lifting tools & Tackle AS Required

The Bidder shall provide further details of proposed items of equipment using the relevant Form in
Section 4 (Bidding Forms)

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2.7 Subcontractors
Subcontractors/ manufacturers for the following major items of supply or services must meet the following
minimum criteria, herein listed for that item. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in rejection
of the subcontractor.

Item Description of Item Minimum Criteria to be met

No.

1 132 GIS Substation Erection Experience of at least 03 (three) 132 kV bay construction
within last 07 years.

2 Testing & Commissioning of Must have the experience of Installation & Commissioning
132/33KV 80/120 MVA 33/11 of 10 Nos. and supply experience of at least 30
KV, 20/28 MVA Power nos.132/33KV 80/120 MVA or higher voltage and/or
Transformer 33 kV Control & capacity Power Transformer. Must have the experience of
relay Panel Installation & Commissioning of 15 Nos and supply
experience of at least 56 nos. of 33/11KV 20/28 MVA or
higher voltage and/or capacity Power Transformer within
last 07 (seven) years. Control and relay panel in an
energized Substation.
3 132 KV GIS Breaker Supply record of at least last 07 (seven) years of 132KV or
higher voltage and/or current rating GIS Breaker of the
proposed manufacturer.

The proposed GIS or higher voltage manufacturer shall have

the supply experience of at least 30 nos. of 132kV offered or
higher voltage and/or current rating GIS breakers unit within
last 07 (seven) years;
4 33 KV GIS Breaker Supply record of at least last 07 (seven) years of 33KV or
higher voltage and/or current rating GIS Breaker of the
proposed manufacturer.

The proposed GIS manufacturer shall have the supply

experience of at least 70 nos. of 33kV offered or higher
current rating GIS breakers unit within last 07 (seven) years;
5 11KV Vacuum Circuit The proposed manufacturer of 11KV Vacuum Circuit Breaker
Breakers shall have supply experience of at least 115 nos. of 11KV
offered or higher current rating Vacuum Circuit Breaker unit
within last 07 (seven) years.
6 Substation Automation The proposed manufacturer of Automation System shall have
System (SAS) experience of at least 05 contracts for providing automation
system in the offered/similar type within last 07 (seven) years.
For the above equipments/goods [1 to 6] the end-user certificates from in their letterhead
indicating the name of the signatory, address, telephone & fax number, e-mail shall be
furnished along with the tender.
7 Civil Subcontractor They shall have experience for construction of at least 05
nos. of new 132/33kV 80/120MVA or higher
voltage/capacity power transformers.
8 Electrical Installation works The Subcontractor shall have experience for installation of
Subcontractor at least 05 nos. of new 132/33kV 80/120MVA or higher
voltage/capacity substations.

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In the case of a Bidder who offers to supply and install major items of supply under the contract that
the Bidder did not manufacture or otherwise produce, the Bidder shall provide the manufacturer’s
authorization, using the form provided in Section 4 (Bidding Forms), showing that the Bidder has been
duly authorized by the manufacturer or producer of the related plant and equipment or component to
supply and install that item in the Employer’s country. The Bidder is responsible for ensuring that the
manufacturer or producer complies with the requirements of ITB 4 and 5 and meets the minimum
criteria listed above for that item.

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