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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
PRIME MINISTRY
PRIVATIZATION ADMINISTRATION
Hereby
it is declared to the public that the Final Bidding Date
for the tender regarding the “Edirne-Ýstanbul-Ankara
Motorway”, “Pozantý-Tarsus-Mersin Motorway”,
“Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Motorway”,
“Toprakkale-Ýskenderun Motorway”, “Gaziantep-Þanlýurfa
Motorway”, “Ýzmir-Çeþme Motorway”, “Ýzmir-Aydýn
Motorway”, “Ýzmir and Ankara Ring Motorway”, “Bosphorus
Bridge”, “Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Ring Motorway”
which shall be privatized by Republic of Turkey Prime
Ministry Privatization Administration as a single
package for a period of 25 years following the actual
transfer date through the method of “Transfer of
Operation Rights” in accordance with the provisions of
the Law regarding the Privatization Practices numbered
4046 with their connection roads and the service
facilities, maintenance and operation facilities, fee
collection centers and the other units of good and
service production and other assets located in such
(MOTORWAY) which were under the responsibility of the
General Directorate of Highways (GDH) and the
construction, maintenance, reparation and running of
which is conducted by GDH, is extended.
In the
tender which is publicized with the announcements made
as per 25 August 2011;
Final Date for Application of Preliminary
Qualification
which was Thursday, 19 January 2012 is
amended as Thursday, 05 April 2012, 16:00;
Final Bidding Date
which was Thursday, 16
February 2012 is amended as Thursday, 17 May 2012,
16:00.
Other
issues regarding the tender can be found in Tender
Specifications.
Abovementioned issues are presented to the public’s
attention.
CONFIDENTIALITY UNDERTAKING
INVITATION TO INVESTORS
tender ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THE PRIVATIZATION OF
MOTORWAYS AND BRIDGES
“Edirne-Ýstanbul-Ankara Motorway”,
“Pozantý-Tarsus-Mersin Motorway”,
“Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep Motorway”,
“Toprakkale-Ýskenderun Motorway”, “Gaziantep-Þanlýurfa
Motorway”, “Ýzmir-Çeþme Motorway”, “Ýzmir-Aydýn
Motorway”, “Ýzmir and Ankara Ring Motorway”, “Bosphorus
Bridge”, “Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Ring Motorway”
with their connection roads and the service facilities,
maintenance and operation facilities, fee collection
centers and the other units of good and service
production and other assets located in such (MOTORWAY)
which were under the responsibility of the General
Directorate of Highways (GDH) and the construction,
maintenance, reparation and running of which is
conducted by GDH shall be privatized by Republic of
Turkey Prime Ministry Privatization Administration
(Administration) as a single package for a period of 25
years following the actual transfer date through the
method of “Transfer of Operation Rights”
in accordance with the
provisions of the Law regarding the Privatization
Practices numbered 4046.
TENDER SUBJECT
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AMOUNT OF THE BID BOND
(in US Dollars) |
AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR THE TENDER SPECIFICATIONS
AND THE INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
(in US Dollars) |
FINAL BIDDING DATE AND TIME |
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200,000,000
(Two hundred million) |
50,000
(Fifty Thousand) |
17/05/2012
16:00 |
1.
The tender will
be realized by receiving the bids submitted in sealed
envelopes and by using the bargaining method at the
tender negotiations. In case it is found to be
necessary by the Tender Commission (Commission) the
tender process will be finalized through a public
auction attended by the Bidders with whom the
negotiations will be continuing.
2.
Offers shall be
taken in and the tender shall be finalized over US
Dollars.
3.
Only legal
entities and joint venture groups can take part in the
tender. Real persons and private investment funds can
only take part in the tender by participating in a joint
venture group. A joint venture group cannot be
constituted only by real persons and private investment
funds. Execution of the Confidentiality Undertaking and
the purchase of Tender Specifications and the
Information Memorandum regarding the MOTORWAY are
required for applying for preliminary qualification and
participation in the tender. While the purchase of the
Tender Specifications and the Information Memorandum by
a member of the joint venture group is sufficient for
participation, each member of such joint venture group
must sign a separate Confidentiality Undertaking.
Legal entity and joint
venture groups who wish to apply for preliminary
qualification have to apply to the Administration
beginning from the date of 12/09/2011 latest
until 16:00 on 05/04/2012. The applications
which shall be made after this date and time shall not
be accepted. Administration reserves the right to
extend this period.
4.
After the Confidentiality Undertaking
which can be obtained from the Administration’s
belowmentioned address or the website
www.oib.gov.tr
is executed and submitted to the Administration by the
persons authorized to represent the legal entity or the
members of the joint venture group, a fee of 50,000
(fifty thousand) US Dollars shall be paid for the
purchase of the Information Memorandum and Tender
Specifications to the Privatization Fund US Dollar
Account
TR470001500158048000417474 at the
T. Vakýflar Bankasý
T.A.O. Central Branch/ANKARA or an amount in Turkish
Liras which shall be calculated in accordance with the
Turkish Central Bank’s US Dollar Foreign Exchange Sale
Rate declared at the payment date to the Privatization
Fund TL Account
TR220001500158007287550667 at the T. Vakýflar Bankasý
T.A.O. Central Branch/ANKARA.
The Information Memorandum and Tender Specifications can
be obtained from the Administration’s address below with
a “Certificate of Receipt” in return for the bank
receipt indicating that the relevant payment has been
made with the explanation of “Fee for the Information
Memorandum and Tender Specifications for MOTORWAY”. The
deposited amount shall not be returned in any
event.
5.
The
participants are required to submit a bid bond in the
amount of 200,000,000 (two hundred million) US
Dollars in order to submit a bid.
6.
The bids of the
participants who are after the preliminary evaluation
found to meet the preliminary qualification criteria
shall be prepared pursuant to the issues indicated in
Tender Specifications and submitted to the
Administration’s belowmentioned address by hand no later
than 17/05/2012 at 16:00 within a closed envelope
containing the phrase “TENDER
OFFER REGARDING THE MOTORWAYS TENDER – CONFIDENTIAL”
on its cover. Bids delivered to the
Administration after the indicated time and date at
above will not be taken into consideration.
7.
Privatization procedures
and transactions are not subject to the State Tender Law
number 2886 and thus, Administration is free to finalize
or cease the tender process, to extend the bidding
period and to award the tender according to its
discretion. The transfer of the operation rights in the
MOTORWAY to the parties domiciled abroad is subject to
foreign investment legislation, as well as to other
relevant legislation. The legislation in this regard
can be obtained from the Republic of Turkey Ministry of
Economy General Directorate of Incentive Practices and
Foreign Capital.
8.
Other issues relating to
the tender can be found in the Tender Specifications.
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
PRIME
MINISTRY
PRIVATIZATION
ADMINISTRATION
Ziya Gökalp Caddesi No: 80
Kurtuluþ 06600 ANKARA
Phone : +90.312.430 53 16
and +90.312.585 80 00 Fax : +90.312.432 41 23
www.oib.gov.tr
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