| These "Standard Bidding Documents for the Supply and Installation of Plant and Equipment" have been prepared for use in contracts financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or the International Development Association (IDA) (interchangeably known as "The World Bank" or "the Bank") involving the supply, installation and commissioning of specially engineered plant and equipment, such as turbines, generators, boilers, switchyards, pumping stations, telecommunications, process and treatment plants, and the like for power, water, sewerage, telecommunication and similar projects. Normally, this set of documents should be used when (i) the value of the plant and equipment portion represents the major part of the estimated contract value, or (ii) the nature and complexity of the plant and equipment is such that the facilities cannot safely be taken over by the Employer without elaborate testing, precommissioning, commissioning and acceptance procedures being followed. If the user has questions regarding which SBD should be used in a particular case, the appropriate Bank's Regional Procurement Advisor or the Procurement Policy and Services Group, Operational Core Services Network, should be consulted. |
| These documents include both a Single Stage (Option A) and an alternative Two Stage (Option B) bidding procedure to be chosen by Borrowers as appropriate to each circumstance. The choice of the Two Stage bidding procedure shall be subject to the Bank's advance approval on a case-to-case basis, depending on the complexity of the contract and the particular circumstances surrounding its procurement and implementation. The Bidding Procedures Flowcharts (one for Single Stage bidding and one for Two Stage bidding) show how the bidding documents are intended to be used both during the bidding process and during the formulation of the eventual contract documents. |
| (i) The use of SBDs prepared by the Bank is mandatory for all contracts financed by the Bank. |
| (ii) The documents have been prepared as standard documents, which can be used in their published form without the need for the Borrower to amend or add text to the standard sections of the document. All information and data particular to each individual contract and required by bidders in order to prepare responsive bids must be provided by the Employer, prior to issuing the Bidding Documents, in the Bid Data Sheet (Section III), the Special Conditions of Contract (Section V), the Technical Specifications and Drawings (Section VI), and the Appendixes to the Form of Contract Agreement (in Section VII). Unless specifically agreed with the Bank, the Special Conditions of Contract shall not materially alter the provisions of the General Conditions of Contract. |
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