Lino s. Cruz, Vice President-Cm&Sg and, Chairman, Contracts Award Committee, National Power Corporation, Npc - Obc Complex, Quezon Avenue Corner Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

99 -- PHILIPPINES: S491 prequalification of contractors for furnishing and installing complete (turn-key basis) transmission line materials for the rehabilitation of 500 kv ehv transmission line project. The National Power Corporation (Npc) has received a loan from the world Bank (wb) towards the cost of leyte-luzon interconnection project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for which this invitation for prequalification is issued Npc intends to prequalify contractors for furnishing and installing complete (turn-key basis) transmission line materials for the rehabilitation of tayabas - naga 500 kv ehv transmission line project prequalification is open to firms and voluntarily- formed joint ventures from eligible bidders from world Bank member countries and Taiwan, China eligible applicants May obtain prequalification documents starting April 5, 1995 at the Contracts management office, second floor, building no 2, National Power Corporation, Quezon Ave Corner Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; fax no : 921- 2308 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of one thousand pesos (pl,ooo oo) or for a total cost of seventy US dollars (usdlr 70 00) which shall be usdlr 40 00 for cost of documents and usdlr 30. 00 for mailing charges, issued separately, in the form of cash, demand draft or international money order payable to the National Power Corporation a minimum requirement for qualification is for the prospective bidder, as a prime contractor, to have successfully executed at least two (2) transmission line projects of similar nature and complexity with a rated voltage of not less than 400 kv within the last eight (8) years submission of applications for prequalification must be received in sealed envelopes, which must be either delivered by hand or by registered mail at the above office not later than June 5, 1995 and be marked quote application to prequalify for furnishing and installing complete transmission line materials for the rehabilitation of tayabas - naga 500 kv ehv transmission line project unquote it is expected that invitation to bid will be made in August 1995 applicants will be advised, in due course, of the results of their applications only firms and joint ventures prequalified under this procedure will be invited to bid Post contact/prepared by aca:sashaw bid no : contract no. SP94.Rtntl. Lms 0031 bid opening na Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Manila, APO Ap 96440, Refer to T0046.. (0104)

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