11. INVITATION TO TENDER                                    Whole Doc.     Date:     Tender No.     1. The People's Republic of China has-applied for a  loan   and  credit from the World Bank towards the cost of ________________  Project.  It  is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan and credit will be appliedto eligible payment under various contracts for ____________ , __________,__________. Tendering is  open  to  all  tenderers  from   eligible  sourcecountries as defined under the "Guidelines for procurement" of  the   WorldBank.     2. ___________ Company now invites sealed tenders  from   pre-qualified tenderers for provision of the necessary labour, materials, equipment  andservices for the construction and completion of the project.     3. Pre-qualified tenderers may obtain further  information   from,  and inspect the tender documents at the office of: ________.     4. A  complete  set  of  tender  documents   may  be  obtained  by  any pre-qualified tenderer for the cost of RMB _________ or US  $ ___________on the submission of a written application to the above.     5. All tenders  must  be  accompanied  by  a   Tender  Security  in  an acceptable  form  and  must  be  delivered  to   ________  Company  at  the above-mentioned address (refer to Item 3) on or before ___________.     6. Tenders  will  be  opened  in  the   presence  of  those  tenderers' representatives who choose to attend at ____________ (time).     7. If a prequalified foreign tenderer wishes  to  form   Joint  venture with a domestic contractor, such a request will be considered if  receivedwithin ______ days before the closing date for submission of tenders.  Theselected local contractor shall be subject to approval by the Employer.     8. The Pre-Tender Meeting will be held on __________ at the   following address: _________.                            Instructions to Tenderers                                     General 1. Description of Works (sketch)     All tenderers shall have equal access for supply  of   domestic  labour and material.     The Contractor shall make his own arrangements for the procurement   of local labour, materials, transportation and other services.     The Employer will assist Contractor in locating  potential   number  of suppliers for local labour, materials. The Employer will also  assist  thecontractor  in  making  his  own  arrangement  for   supply  of  fuel   and explosives. 2. Source of Funds     2.1 The People's Republic of China has applied for a loan  and   credit from the World Bank (hereinafter referred to as the IFI) towards the  costof ____________ Project, and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of  the loan and credit to eligible payments  under  the  Contract  for   whichthese documents are issued. Payment by the IFI will be made  only  at  the request of the Chinese Government and upon approval by the IFI and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. No party other than the People's Republic of China shall derive any rights  from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the loan proceeds.     2.2 Payment from the proceeds of the World Bank Loan will  be   limited to goods produced in, and services  supplied  from,  Switzerland  and   the member countries of the World Bank which have  commercial  relations  with China.     2.3 All costs not met by the IFI Loan will be  paid  by   the  Employer from funds allocated by the Government of China. 3. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements     3.1 This tender is open to all pre-qualified tenderers  from   eligible source countries as defined under the "Guidelines for Procurement" of  the world Bank.     3.2 All goods and services to be supplied under  this   Contract  shall have their origin in eligible source countries, and all expenditures  made under the Contract will be limited to such goods and services.     3.3 The origin of goods and services is distinct from the   nationality of the tenderer.     3.4 To be  eligible  for  award  of  contract,   tenderers  shall  have provided evidence satisfactory to the Employer of their eligibility  under clause 3.1 above, and of their capability and  adequacy  of  resources   to effectively carry  out  the  Contract.  To  this  end,   the  Employer  and ____________ company may, at any time prior to award of contract,  request tenderers to amplify or update previously submitted prequalification data. All Tenders submitted shall include the following information:     (a) copies of original documents defining the  constitution   or  legal status, place of registration and  principal  place  of  business   of  the company, firm or partnership or, if a joint venture, of each party thereto constituting the tenderer;     (b) the qualifications and experience of key  personnel   proposed  for administration and execution of the Contract, both on and off site, in the format prescribed in Schedule V;     (c) major items of constructional plant and equipment proposed for use in carrying out the Contract in the format prescribed in Schedule IV;     (d) a list of proposed sub-contractors in  the  format   prescribed  in Schedule VI;     (e) information regarding any current litigation in which the tenderer is involved;     (f) the details of the construction methods proposed.     3.5 For the purposes  of  sub-clause  3.4,   tenderers  who  have  been pre-qualified may update and augment the information supplied  with  their application  for  pre-qualification,  and,  in  particular,    shall   give particulars of work in hand at the date of tendering.