NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR

THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF ROAD DATABASE MANAGEMENT (RDBMS)

SOFTWARE FOR AP ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (APRMS)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

Loan No. : 7792-IN

IFB No. : APRDC/APRSP/RMS/RDBMS/NCB/2013, Dt: 19.07.2013.

1. The Government of India has received a Loan (Loan 7792-IN) from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development in various currencies towards the cost of Andhra
Pradesh Road Sector Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be
applied to eligible payments under the contracts for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.

2. The Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN & Managing Director, APRDC now invites sealed bids
from eligible bidders for supply of the Goods listed below:

Contract No. Name of Work

List of Goods
APRDC/APRSP/
RMS/Software/
RDBMS/ NCB
Supply and Installation of Road Data
Base Management Software (RDBMS)
for AP Road Management System
(APRMS)
Road Data Base
Management Software

3. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures
agreed with World Bank. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General
Conditions of contract are based on the provisions of the World Bank Standard Bidding
Document - Procurement of Goods.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding
documents at the office of the Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN & Managing Director, APRDC,
5
th
floor, R&B Complex, Mahaveer Marg, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad-500 004, Andhra
Pradesh, India.

5. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidder
on the submission of a written application to the above office and upon payment of a non-
refundable fee as indicated below in the form of a Demand Draft in favour of PAO, (W&P)
Hyderabad, payable at Hyderabad.

6. The bidding document may be obtained from the office of the Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN
& Managing Director, APRDC, 5
th
floor, R&B Complex, Mahaveer Marg, A.C. Guards,
Hyderabad-500 004, Andhra Pradesh, India during office hours from 1030 hrs to 1700 hrs,
on all working days either in person or by post. The Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN &
Managing Director, APRDC, will not be held responsible for the postal delay, if any, in the
delivery of documents or non-receipt of the same.

(a) Price of bidding document : Rs. 11,450/-
(non-refundable) (Cost of bid document Rs. 10,000/- +
Sales Tax @ 14.5% - Rs. 1,450/-)

(b) Postal charges, inland : Rs. 2000/-

(c) Postal charges, overseas : Rs. 5000/-

(d) Date of commencement of : 24.7.2013 to 23.8.2013
sale of bidding document

(e) Last date for sale of : 23.08.2013
bidding document

(f) Last date and time for : 24.08.2013 up to 3.00 PM
receipt of bids

(g) Time and date of : 24.08.2013 at 3.30 PM
opening of bids

(h) Place of opening of bids : Office of the Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN &
Managing Director, APRDC,
5
th
floor, R&B Complex, Mahaveer Marg,
A.C. Guards, Hyderabad-500 004,
Andhra Pradesh, India.

(i) Address for : Office of the Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN &
communication Managing Director, APRDC,
5
th
floor, R&B Complex, Mahaveer Marg,
A.C. Guards, Hyderabad-500 004,
Andhra Pradesh, India.

7. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 08.08.2013 at 11.30 A.M. at the venue: Office of Andhra
Pradesh Road Development Corporation (APRDC), 5
tth
Floor, R&B Complex, Mahaveer
Marg, AC Guards, Hyderabad to clarify the issues and to answer questions on any matter
that may be raised at that stage as stated in Clause 7.1 of Instructions to Bidders of the
Bidding document.

8. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security as specified in the bid document and must
be delivered to the above office at the date and time indicated above. Electronic bidding
will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected.

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend on the
specified date and time.
10. In the event of the date specified for bid receipt and opening being declared as a closed
holiday for purchasers office, the due date for submission of bids and opening of bids will
be the following working day at the appointed times.

Sd/-
Chief Engineer (R&B) CRN &
Managing Director, APRDC