CENTRAL TENDER NO.(59 /2013 ) INVITATION TO PREQUALIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTING FIRMS ( IN JOINT VENTURE WITH JORDANIAN FIRMS ) TO TENDER FOR SHIDIYA RAIL WAY LINK, SHIDIYA RAIL LOADING STATION, ROAD OVERPASS AT MAAN MUDAWWARA ROAD, AND WADI YUTUM RAIL TERMINAL, JORDAN

1. The Government of Jordan, represented by the Ministry of Transport, intends to Construct the Shidiya Railway Link, Shidiya Rail Loading Station, Road Overpass At Maan Mudawwara Road, And Wadi Yutum Rail Terminal Project., hereinafter called the “Works”. The Project will be 100% financed by Government of Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development.

2. THE WORKS are the execution, completion, and remedying of defects in respect of Shidiya Railway Link, Shidiya Rail Loading Station, Road Overpass at Maan Mudawwara Road, and Wadi Yutum Rail Terminal, Jordan The Project consists of the following four main components: 1. The Shidiya Railway Link Construction of a single-track narrow gauge access to the terminal, around 21 km long; A set of sidings for train reception and departure consisting of 4 holding tracks and one passing/shunting track; A service station trackside for refueling locomotives; A track of 400 m for stabling out-of-order and damaged rolling stock; A loop shaped track where 3 types of phosphate trains are loaded and on which in-motion weighing allows to record the axle load of a laden train; The connecting track inside the loop which will allow locomotive reversing and miscellaneous shunting operations; 2. Road Overpass at Maan - Mudawwara Construction of a single-span reinforced concrete box structure road overpass along Maan-Mudawwara road at the intersection with the new railway link, and the corresponding realignment of the Shidiya road. The overpass will be crossing over the railway by elevating the road. The Maan-Mudawwara road will be reinstated as a dual-carriageway with 2 lanes per carriageway. 3. Wadi Yutum Terminal The new trans-shipment terminal at Wadi Yutum will house: Train unloading stations; Phosphate storage shed with storage conveyor and staking tripper; Belt 1 Eng.Sabah Sammour conveyor system; Belt conveyors transfer towers with dust control bag filters; Electrical Substation; Workshop and Spare Parts storage facility; Water Tanks and Pumping station; Compressed Air Station; STP; Fuel filling station; Administration

building including offices, canteen, and relevant services; Drivers building; Guard House; Trackwork construction; Site grading and drainage; Roadwork for the approach road connecting the terminal to Aqaba Back Road; Signaling system (with design development); Telecommunications (with design development); and Lighting. 4. Shidiya Rail Loading Station The Shidiya loading station consists of a 6 Million ton/year phosphate train loading facility including Train loading silos; Conveyors; Wagon weighing bridge; Instrumentation and control for the above; Auxiliary offices and control rooms; Power supply and general site works associated with the above.

3. Prequalification is open to international contractors, specializing in Railway and Industrial projects Classified Grade A (or equivalent) in Joint Venture with Jordanian Contractors with valid Grade 1 classification Roads and/or Bridges according to the Government Tenders Department ,and international Contractors are allowed to form Joint Venture with a maximum two Jordanian Contractors for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the prequalification.

4. The prequalification documents can be downloaded from the GTD website listed below on Sunday June 16th , 2013 : Website: www.gtd.gov.jo

5. Any enquires shall be received not later than Sunday 30th June ,2013 in writing , fax or e- mail , to the Government Tenders Directorate (GTD) at address listed below. No enquires will be responded to after that date : H.E Mohammad Khaled ALhazaimeh Director General Government Tenders Department Ministry of Public Works and Housing 2nd Floor ; 8th Circle / King Abdullah II Street Amman – Jordan Tel. : 00 962 6 585 8311, 312, 313. Fax : 00 962 6 585 75 83 and 00 962 6 585 76 39 P.O Box: 1220 Amman 11118 Jordan 2 Eng.Sabah Sammour E- mail : [email protected] Website: www.gtd.gov.jo

6. Applications for qualification shall be deposited in the Tenders Box at the offices of the Government Tenders Department (GTD) NOT later than 12:00 hrs Jordan local time on Thursday 18th July ,2013 . Any late submittals will be excluded.

The applications will be publicly opened at 13:00 (pm) hrs Jordan local time , at the same date mentioned above . Applicants can attend the opening session or follow up the opening session directly transmitted live ( audio and video ) on GTD website. www.gtd.gov.jo

Chairman of Central Tenders Committee Director General Eng.Mohammad Khaled Alhazaimeh

Cc : H.E. Minister of Transport Cc : Secretary General /MOT Cc : Biddings Director Cc : Internal Monitoring Unit Director Cc : Central Tenders Committee Secretarial Unit Director Cc : Central Tender No. (59 /2013 ) File

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