【正文】 international newspapers and PEC Website as well as on PPRA Website in case of Federal Procuring Agencies and for other additional distribution to be decided by the Owner as notice for calling of bids. All the blank spaces are to be filled in by the Owner. The eligible bidders are defined in Clause 2 of Instructions to Bidders. Text of SubClause para (b) can be amended by the Owner on bid to bid basis. 2. The notice should be published so as to give the prospective bidders sufficient working period for preparation and submission of bids which may be 42 to 154 days depending on the size of the Works/Services. 3. If the Works/Services are not financed from loan/credit, Item 1 of Invitation for Bids should be modified by the Bidder accordingly. 4. The nonrefundable fee for the sale of Bidding Documents should be nominal so as to cover reproduction and mailing costs and to ensure that only bonafide bidders will apply. (7) 5. The amount of Bid Security should be a lump sum figure ranging from 1% to 3% of the likely cost of the Works/Services or and should be the same as given at SubClause of Instructions to Bidders. 6. The venue and time of receipt of bids and the venue and time of opening of bids are to be entered in the last para of the Invitation for Bids. However, date for the receipt and opening of bids shall be same. B. Instructions to Bidders 1. If the Works/Services are not financed from a loan/credit SubClause of Instructions to Bidders should be modified accordingly by the Owner. 2. The Owner shall fill in the blank spaces in Instructions to Bidders. 3. SubClauses amp。 of Instructions to Bidders may be retained or modified by the Owner in accordance with the availability of Financing currencies. 4. Referring to SubClause of Instructions to Bidders, amount of Bid Security be filled in by the Owner as a lumpsum figure ranging from 1% to 3% of the likely cost of Works/Services. 5. Referring to SubClause of Instruction to Bidders, the period of bid validity may range from 56 to 182 days depending upon the size of the Works/Services. Number of days would be filled in as per Owner?s requirements. 6. SubClause (iv) of Instructions to Bidders may be modified by the Owner in case of deviation in Payment Schedule if it is not acceptable. 7. Referring to SubClause (v) of Instructions to Bidders the Owner may insert the number of days depending upon his requirement for late delivery. 8. Referring to SubClause and Clause 27, the award and its putation is subject to change as per policy of the Federal Government as applicable on the date of bid opening. C. Special Provisions To be prepared and incorporated by the user. (to include site conditions, facilities provided etc. but not to include any provision of Conditions of Contract.) (8) D. Technical Provisions To be prepared and incorporated by the user. (Specifications shall allow the widest possible petition and shall not favour any single contractor or supplier nor put others at a disadvantage. Specifications shall be generic and shall not include references to brand names, model numbers, catalogue numbers or similar classifications. However, if the Owner is convinced that the use of or a reference to a brand name or catalogue number is essential to plete an otherwise inplete specification, such use or reference shall be qualified with the words “or equivalent”.) E. Drawings To be prepared and incorporated by the user. (9) SUMMARY OF CONTENTS Subject Page No. (I) INVITATION FOR BIDS 10 (II) INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS (ITB) AND APPENDICES TO ITB 12 (III) FORM OF BID amp。 APPENDICES TO BID 43 (IV) GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 58 (VII) PARTICULAR CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT 88 (VIII) STANDARD FORMS 92 (IX) SPECIFICATIONS SPECIAL PROVISIONS 103 (X) SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL PROVISIONS 104 (XI) DRAWINGS 105 (10) INVITATION FOR BIDS (11) INVITATION FOR BIDS Date: ______________ Loan / Credit No. ______________ Bid Reference No.: ______________ 1. The ___________________________________________________ (the “Owner”) (Name of Owner) has applied for/received a loan/credit from the __________________________________________________________________ (Name of Funding Agency/GOP/Provincial Govt/Any Other) towards the cost of_______________________________________________ (Name of Project) and it is intended that part of the proceeds of the loan/credit will be applied to eligible payments under the Contract for the _______________________________. Bidding is open to all eligible Bidders. (Brief description of the Works) 2. The Owner invites sealed bids from eligible firms or persons licensed by the Pakistan Engineering Council in the appropriate category for the Works. A foreign bidder is entitled to bid only in a joint venture with a Pakistani constructor in accordance with the provisions of PEC byelaws. 3. Bidders may obtain further information from, inspect at and acquire the Bidding Documents from the Office of the Owner, at ______________________ (Mailing Address) __________________________________________________________________ 4. A plete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by an interested bidder on submission of a written application to the above office and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Rs. ______________