Civil Construction Work for the Majuba Rail Project — Eskom Investment Support Project

invitation for prequalification Republic of South Africa Eskom Investment Support Project # Energy Efficiency Investments (Majuba Rail Project), Energy Sector Loan No. 7862-ZA Project ID No. P116410 Invitation for prequalification for the Civil Construction work for the Majuba Rail Project.

This request for pre-qualification follows the General Procurement Notice for the Eskom Investment Support Project that appeared in UN Development Business on 8 July 2010. Eskom Holdings Limited (Eskom) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Eskom Investment Support Project # Component C.1 Energy Efficiency Investments and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract for: CED(MR)/2010/PM/01: T he civil construction of a 68 km railway line in the Republic of South Africa between the Transnet Freight Rail coal export line west of Ermelo and the existing Majuba Power Station railway siding, both in the province of Mpumalanga.

The anticipated contract duration is 32 months. Eskom intends to pre-qualify contractors for the abovementioned contract. It is expected that invitations to bid will be issued in January 2011. Prequalification will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits May 2004 (revised in October 2006 and May 2010), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.

Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification documents at Eskom, Building 4, 1 Eglin Road, Sanhill Park, Sunninghill, Johannesburg, 2157, RSA during office hours i.e. 09h00 to 16h00 from 8 November 2010. A complete set of the prequalification documents in English may be obtained by interested applicants from the same address above.

Applicants who want the bidding documents to be sent by a courier or mail will make necessary arrangements at their own cost with any courier or mail company of their choice to collect the documents from the above address. Application for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to Eskom's offices at: Tender Office (Opposite the Main Reception), D Block west, Ground Floor, Megawatt Park, Maxwell Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg, RSA, Tel. +27 177992239 Email. WB_MAJUBA_RAIL@eskom.co.za on or before 10H00 (Central African Time) on 15 December 2010 and beclearly marked: