Conoco
Start date: June 01, 2005 End date: August 01, 2005
TAIWAN POWER COMPANY
ANNOUNCEMENT
INVITATION TO BID
Invitation To Bid No.: TPC9403
Date: June 21, 2005 TAIWAN POWER COMPANY intends to procure the following commodity through open tender. The firms including foreign coal mine owners, foreign coal producers, foreign and local agents and trading companies, if interested in this tender, may obtain from this company the bidding documents and submit their bids to this company on or before the time as specified hereunder.
| Description of Commodity | Procurement Area | Period of obtaining Bidding Documents | Deadline for receiving Bids | Time for opening TECHNICAL & COMMERCIAL PROPOSALS |
| 1,260,000 Metric Tons of bituminous coal for TPC's thermal power plant | Worldwide Countries and districts abroad | Office hours from June 21, 2005 to July 5, 2005 (Taipei time) | 4:30 PM July 5, 2005 (Taipei Time) | 09:30 AM July 6, 2005 (Taipei time) |
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(1) The above 1,260,000 Metric Tons of bituminous coal shall be shipped by twenty (20) Panamax Size vsls.
(2) Panamax Size vessel: 63,000 Metric Tons plus/minus 10%.
(3) Offeror may offer one or more than one shipment.
(4) Bid bond: US$63,000 or NT$2,142,000 per shipment.
(5) Delivery period: July 2005 through January 2006
(6) Minimal requirements of quality specifications:
Gross Calorific Value (A/R*1) 5,500 Kcal/Kg min.
Total Moisture (A/R) 15% max.*2.
Ash Content (A/D*1) 15% max.
Sulfur Content (A/D) 1.1% max.
Volatile Matter (A/D) 28% min.
Fixed Carbon (A/D) 60% max.
Grindability (H.G.I.) 42 min. (no more than 6 shipments) or 45 min. (Please refer to the bidding documents for more details),
Ash Fusion Temperature (under reducing condition, H=W) 1,150 ℃ min.,
Size 50 x 0 mm, Size above 50 mm 5% max., Size Fines under 2 mm 30%max.,
Na2O in Ash 2% max.*3
*1.A/R means As Received Basis, A/D means Air Dried Basis.
*2. Total Moisture can be raised to 22% max., if Ash Content is less than 10%
*3.If both(a) CaO+MgO>Fe2O3 and(b) CaO+MgO+Fe2O3>20% are met, then Na2O in Ash can be raised to 5.0% max.
(7) Bidding documents can be: (i) obtained at Taipower’s web-site addrsss: http://203.69.131.3/material/009TPC9403.doc or (ii) provided by Taipower, at the request of interested entity by fax or E-mail, to the E-mail address as advised
If you have any question, please contact the following:
Address: 9th Floor 242 Roosevelt Road Section 3 Taipei 100 Taiwan R.O.C.
Telephone: 886-2-23666752/886-2-23667399
Facsimile: 886-2-23670597/886-2-23678593
E-mail address: d00904@taipower.com.tw
Attention: Director of Department of Fuels, Taiwan Power Company
