世界银行招标文件（英文版）.DOCVIP

STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS Procurement of Works The World Bank Washington, D.C. Revised March 2002 and March 2003 Principal Amendments to SBD Procurement of Works, January 1995 Edition Following publication of the SBD Procurement of Works, January 1995, a number of amendments were made through four corrigenda—June 23, 1995; June 7, 1996; September 10, 1996; and October 20, 1999. In addition, several editorial corrections and further amendments relating to the introduction of the Euro, briefing of unsuccessful bidders, corrections of bid and performance securities, and updating of the Postqualification and Disputes Settlement sections have been made. All of these amendments have been incorporated in this new May 2000 edition. The following list accounts for the principal amendments: Clauses dealing with corrupt and fraudulent practices are added (ITB 3.1 [d], 20.4, 39.2; COPA 26.2, 63.5, Form of Bid) The submission of an alternative Letter of Intent to execute a Joint Venture Agreement has been introduced (ITB 5.2 [f]) The eligibility for applying a 7? percent margin of preference in bid evaluation is restricted to domestic individual firms and joint ventures of domestic firms (ITB 5.4, 32) The “one bid per bidder” revised clause clarifies the participation of a subcontractor in any bid (ITB 6) Clauses dealing with currencies of bid and payments allow for the use of the euro (ITB 15.2, 30; COPA 72.2) The bid validity period starts from the deadline for bid submission instead of from bid opening (ITB 16.1) The requirements for bid security are modified to include bid bonds (ITB 17.2; Form of Bid Bond) The Employer notifies the name of the successful bidder to other bidders (ITB 35.3) A clause for debriefing by the Employer has been included (ITB 35.4) The disputes settlement clauses, including the disputes review methods have been simplified (ITB 38; COPA 67) The certificates and payment clause is revised to allow the Contractor a timely suspension of the Works an