Procurement of 45 Main Line DC Freight Electric Locomotives and Full Long-term Technical Maintenance

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Georgia Name of Project: Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor – Georgia Accessibility and Transport Enhancement Project (Project) Contract Title: Procurement of 45 Main Line DC Freight Electric Locomotives and Full Long-term Technical Maintenance Loan No.: IBRD-99810 RFB Reference No.: GE-GR-563165-GO-RFB Georgia has received financing from the World Bank (Bank) toward the cost of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor – Georgia Accessibility and Transport Enhancement Project (Project), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of 45 Main Line DC Freight Electric Locomotives and Full Long-term Technical Maintenance. This contract will be jointly financed by Asian Development Bank (ADB). Bidding process will be governed by the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. The JSC Georgian Railway (GR) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of 45 Main Line DC Freight Electric Locomotives and Full Long-term Technical Maintenance to be to be delivered by a single manufacturer. Permitted Locomotive Configuration The Bidder shall offer one of the following locomotive configurations only: 2 × Bo-Bo integrated locomotive configuration — total quantity: 45 units; or Separate paired Bo-Bo locomotive configuration — total quantity: 90 units, forming 45 operational locomotive pairs. Each proposed configuration shall meet all specified performance requirements, including traction capacity, rated power, operational efficiency, compatibility with the Purchaser’s network, and all other technical requirements. No alternative quantity or mixed configuration shall be accepted. The Bid shall be based exclusively on either 45 integrated units or