【正文】 t charges for imported materials，plant andequipment，including spare parts； andoverhead expenses，fees and financial charges incurred Currencylocal labour；local materials；other services，and；overhead expenses，fees and financial charges within Tenderers may be required by the Employer to clarify theirforeign currency requirements，and to provide satisfactory proof that theamountsincluded in the unit rates and in Schedule I are reasonable andresponsive to subclause The tender shall plete Schedule IIEstimated ContractPayments and shall substantiate the tabulation of this Schedule byattaching atable indicating anticipated major quantities ofworkperformed over the duration of the Validity The tender shall remain valid and open for acceptance for aperiod of six calendar months from the specified date of tender In exceptional circumstances，prior to expiry of the originaltender validity period，the Employer or his agent ____________ may requestthe tenderers for a specified extension to the period of andthe responses thereto shall be made in writing or by telex tenderer may refuse the request without forfeiting his tendereragreeing to the extension will not be required norpermitted to alter his tender，but will be required to extend the validityof his tender security provisions of Clause 14 hereofregarding discharge and forfeiture of tender security shall continue toapply during the extended Security The tenderer shall furnish，as part of his tender，a tendersecurity in RMB Yuan in an amount of not less than _____ % of the The tender security shall，at the tenderer39。s option，be in theform of a certified cheque，a bank draft，an irrevocable letter of creditor a guarantee from either：Bank of China；any of its correspondent bank abroad through Bank of China；any other Chinese or foreign bank operating in China；any other foreign bank determined by the Tenderer in advance ofsubmission of bids to be acceptable to a bond issued by an insurance pany or bonding pany format of the bank guarantee or bond shall be in accordancewith one of the sample forms included in these documents； other formatsmay be permitted subject to the prior approval of the Employer or hisagent of credit，bank guarantees and tender bondsshall be valid for one calendar month beyond the validity of the In the event of a Tenderer agreeing to a specified extension oftender validity in accordance with Clause 13 of the Instructions toTenderers，the Tenderer shall Provide an extension in the validity of thetender security of one calendar month beyond the validity of the Any tender not acpanied by an acceptable tender security willbe rejected by _________ as The tender securities of unsuccessful tenderers willbedischarged or returned as promptly as possible，but not later than ______days after the expiration of the period of tender validity The tender security of the successful tenderer will be dischargedor returned upon the tenderer executing the Contract and furnishing therequired performance The tender security may be forfeited：if a tenderer withdraws his tender during the period of tendervalidity； orin the case of the successful tenderer，if he fails to：sign the Agreement； orfurnish the necessary performance Offers The tenderer shall submit a basic tender which plies fullywith the requirements of the tender tenderer may，at hisoption，and in addition to the basic tender，offer tenders incorporatingalternativesto any of the following items now specified：Advance Loan for MobilisationAn interest free advance loan will be made available to assist theContractor before mencing construction of the may be madefor such a loan of up to ________% of the Tender will bemade of theassociated costs or savings accruing to the Employer inaccordance withClause 28.。 Alternatives may be submitted in addition to basic for alternatives to be considered inthe process of tenderevaluation，each alternative shall be acpanied by a detailed pricebreakdown indicating the tenderer39。s estimate of the additional or reducedcost in presentvalue to the Employer pared to the basic Tender and evaluation will be donefor the basic offer andalternatives of the lowest evaluated tenderer willbe given due alternative offers were to be acceptedby the Employer，these will be incorporated into the which are not priced，or which are not substantiated in sufficientdetail，will be Offers of technical alternatives shall be acpanied by allinformation necessary for aplete evaluation，includingdesigncalculations，drawings，method statements and specifications for materialsand workmanship where the alternative is not covered by the Specification，together with a breakdown of the alternative prices and the TotalAlternative Contract Only those alternative offers which appear to provide additionalfinancial，economic or technical benefits over the basic offer will beconsidered by the Employer in tender evaluation。 Meeting The tenderer or his official representative is advised to attenda pretender meeting which will convene on ______________at ___________ atthe The purpose of the meeting will be to clarify issues and toanswer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage and toallow tenderers to inspect the Site and to examine Tenderers are requested to submit any questions in writing or bytelex or telegram，to reach__________ not later than one week before Minutes of the meeting，including copies of the questions raisedandresponses given，will be furnished expeditiously toall thoseattendingthe meeting，and subsequently to all prequalified tenderers whohave pickedupthe tender modification of the tenderdocuments listed in subclause which may bee necessary as a resultof the pretender meeting shall be made by the Employer or his agent___________ exclusivelythrough the issue of an Addendum pursuant toClause 8，and not through the minutes of the pretender and Signing of Tenders The tenderer shall prepare one original and two d