AMENDMENT NO 01 DATED: May 21, 2014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFQ) IRG/PDP/LM/2014/136 For the Supply of Service Drop, Hardware and Conductors All prospective bidders, The purposes of this Amendment No. 01 to IRG/PDP/LM/2014/136 For the Supply of Service Drop, Hardware and Conductors is to 1) provide answers to questions submitted by prospective bidders. Accordingly the said RFQ is amended as follows; 1. The questions submitted by prospective bidders are hereby answered as follows; S. No.

Question The bid bond & performance bond requirement you have mentioned it in RFQ page No. 04 of the captioned project.

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Kindly respond whether it is required or not. If it the requirement please mention the name where it should be addressed.

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International Resources Group (IRG) Limited USAID Power Distribution Program, House # 23, Street 19, F-6/2, Islamabad, Pakistan. 1) Payment to the successful bidder will be made as per following schedule. Payments Service Drop, Hardware and Conductors will be made in two stages i.e.

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Please confirm the payment terms schedule as it is not clear from the given RFQ.

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A. In case of FOB Port of Loading based contract/purchase order: I. Supplier will be paid 100% of the total value Materials, on acceptance of materials after successful pre-inspection and delivery to FOB

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port of Loading, and within 30 days after receipt of the following documentation: Supplier’s i n v o i c e specifying the items, including the manufacturer and catalog number of each; and the unit prices, quantities and total value of the items for which payment is requested Packing list for the Materials showing the number of packages and their contents. Certificates of Origin for all Materials OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Certificate Warranty Certificate

B. In case of DDP Lahore Warehouse based contract/purchase order, the supplier will be paid as per following schedule; I. Initial Payment Ninety percent (90%) payment shall be made within 30 days after delivery, inspection and acceptance by IRG or designated office of each item required under the Contract/Purchase Order. II.

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Balance Payment and Retention Period 1) IRG shall withhold ten percent (10%) of the total contract value as Retention. The retention period shall be 30 days, beginning after receipt of all goods and materials specified in the purchase order/contract. The purpose of this period is to ensure that the material /equipment supplied by the contractor are free of defects in workmanship and materials. After 30 days the contractor and the IRG shall conduct a review and see if the material/equipment supplied

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Answer is/are conform to the laid down specifications. The final ten percent (10%) of the total contract price shall then be invoiced per the contract provisions. Subject to the contract invoicing provisions, payment shall then be made within 30 days after receipt of a proper invoice which may be submitted only following the completion of the joint inspection.

Please refer IRG Specification for Sheathed Low Voltage Cable 3 1.

PACKING Clause no. 8.1: We can provide wooden reel treated with 5 % pentachlorophenol solution with kerosene oil before winding of cable to prevent the termite as per WAPDA and KESC specification. Please confirm your acceptance.

This is acceptable

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Please confirm length marking with ink jet printer is acceptable to IRG/USAID.

This is acceptable

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PART: 2 S # (2) AAC ANT IRG specifications is not included in your RFQ, please send us IRG Specification for AAC Ant Conductor.

The quotation table calls for a single strand of soft drawn aluminum wire 3.1mm in diameter. This is the same size as one strand from a seven strand conductor code named Ant.

As we are still reviewing the technical and commercial conditions of the RFQ, we request you to please give us time for asking questions till Monday evening, so that we can carefully study the whole conditions and ask your clarifications.

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ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT End of Amendment No. 01

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