In accordance with Article 16. of the Rules for Tender Sale (“Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska”, No.: 97/06), Directorate for Privatization (hereinafter: “The Directorate”) hereby issues a:

 

P U B L I C    I N V I T A T I O N 

        for participation in an International Tender (Tender Code: BL-V- 83/1) for the sale of state owned capital in:

 

Akcionarsko društvo Centar za unapređenje
poljoprivrede Sokolac
 

 

 

1.  The Directorate offers for sale 65,000005% of the equity in the company AD Centar za unapređenje poljoprivrede Sokolac (hereinafter: the Company), to a strategic partner who will undertake the future development of the Company.

 

2.  Details about the Company:
AD Centar za unapređenje poljoprivrede Sokolac
Street Majdani bb, Sokolac
Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: +387 57 448 709 ; Fax: + 387 57 448 709
Industry code and the name of the core activity: 73103 “researches in biotechnical sciences”;
Company code: 1235796

3.  Detailed information about the Company and other information necessary for Tender participation is contained in Tender Documentation and will be provided to all interested parties after signing a form “Confirmation of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement” and payment of a non refundable fee in an amount of KM 3.000,00 (in writing: KM three thousand) for the Tender Documentation (hereinafter: “the fee”).
The fee should be paid into the Directorate’s account at:
Nova banka a.d. Bijeljina - branch office Banja Luka
Account No.: 5550070000887710 (payment in KM),
or its foreign currency account at:
Nova banka a.d Bijeljina, Account No.: 54100-8877 Swift: NOBIBA22,
via Deutsche bank AG Frankfurt/M, Frankfurt AM Main, swift: DEUTDEFF

4. Any interested party meeting the following qualification criteria will be eligible to bid:
   - Achieved annual total income of at least KM 1.000.000,00 (in writing: KM one million), in each of the last two    business years (the last business year is consider to be year 2005)
   Two or more entities can not execute a joint participation in the Tender.
   Physical and legal entities or legal entity’s founders who, prior to the bid submission date, have overdue outstanding    liabilities toward the object of sale shall not be eligible to participate in the Tender. 

5. By submitting a bid, the bidder accepts the following conditions of the Tender:
   - to maintain the core activity of the Company for 10 (in writing: ten) year period after the privatisation,
   - to maintain the present number of employees of the Company for 5 (in writing: five) year period after the     privatisation.

6. Bid evaluation elements of the Tender are: sales price, investments, employment plan and bidders’ qualification     criteria.

7. Bids shall be submitted directly to the Directorate by March 22, 2007 at 3:00 p.m., at the latest. The Directorate     retains the right to extend the deadline.

    Public opening of the envelopes bearing the mark with "Bid" and "Supporting Documentation" shall be conducted at     the premises of Directorate, on March 22, 2007, commencing at 4:00 p.m., with an aim of disclosing bidders'     identity.

8. Bidder is under obligation to guarantee a bid to the Directorate in the amount of KM 200.000,00 (in writing: KM two     hundred thousand). The bid is guaranteed with the payment of a cash deposit or the submission of an irrevocable,     unconditional bank guarantee, collectable on the first request, issued by a bank acceptable to the Directorate. The     detailed instructions are provided in the Tender Documentation.

9. The Directorate hereby invites all interested parties to submit a written request for purchasing of Tender     Documentation: directly in the Directorate, by post, fax or e-mail and display the reference: “Request for purchasing     of Tender documentation – Tender code BL-V-83/1” clearly. Immediately, upon receipt of the request, the     Directorate will forward the interested party the “Confirmation of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement” form for     signature.
    The Directorate will not sell the Tender Documentation to the Interested Party, if the request for purchasing is not     submitted 7 (in writing: seven) days before bid submission deadline, at the latest.

10. Upon receipt of the signed “Confirmation of Interest and Confidentiality Agreement” form and clear evidence of      payment of the Tender Documentation fee, the Directorate will issue the Tender Documentation to the Bidder or      hand it to any person authorized by the Bidder, or send it by post.
     The Directorate shall not be held liable for any loss or delay that may occur in delivering the Tender      Documentation.

11. All additional inquires relating to this Public Invitation and tender procedure should be directed to the contact      person to the address below, on working days from 8 a.m. to 4.p.m.
     

     Mrs. Dragana Grumic, Directorate for Privatization,
     Mladena Stojanovica 7, 78 000 Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, BiH
     Phone: + 387 51 334 724; 308 311; Fax: + 387 51 311 245
     E-mail:dragana.grumic@rsprivatizacija.com