“OilGasScientificResearchProject” Institute of State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) announces an open procurement competition (28006-24) based on the principles of Two envelopes and Closed envelopes in order to meet the demand for Laprol 4202 Plain polyester (or its equivalent) required by production necessity.

Documents to be submitted for participation in bid: § Application letter for participation in the competition (the form is attached); § Bid offers: § Technical offer § Financial offer Application for participation in tender (signed and sealed) should be submitted in Azerbaijani or English languages no later than 29.03.2024, 16.30 pm by Baku time, to the address of the Purchasing organization specified in the notice. The copies of the required documents (except the offer) may be sent to the e-mail address of the contact person specified in the notice. In this case, the originals of the documents shall be submitted to the Purchasing Organization until the last day of submission of the bids (offers).

II. The deadline for submission of the bids: An original and two copies of the bid shall be submitted to the Purchasing Organization before 05.04.2024, 10:30 am-by Baku time. Bid proposals should be prepared and presented separately, consisting of commercial and technical offers. Commercial offers, as well as technical offers shall be applied in separate envelopes on the opening day of competition proposals. The opening process of envelopes will be fulfilled in two-step form. That means, after commercial and technical proposals will be applied in separate sealed envelopes, technical offers will be assessed firstly. In the period of investigation of proposals, commercial offers shall be kept by Purchasing organization. After the end of technical assessment, applicants shall be invited to Purchasing organization by setting a meeting time, commercial offers of applicants which do not meet the requirements of general technical rules shall be returned without initially opened, proposals of applicants which passes the assessment process shall be opened and declared. The proposals of Applicants whose technical and commercial offers are submitted in the same envelope shall not be accepted. § Bid envelopes submitted after the specified date and time will be returned unopened.

III. The acquisition of participation fee and a set of basic conditions: § Those wishing to acquire a set of basic condition in Azerbaijan or English languages can obtain it from the contact person in electronic or print form after paying the participation fee in the amount of 1.500,00 AZN (VAT included) or the equivalent amount in freely convertible currency to the mentioned account, till the date specified in the paragraph I of the notice, on any business day of the week from 9:30 a.m. to 17:30 p.m. § Account number: AZN SOCAR TIN: 9900003871 International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC, Customer Services Department, TIN (bank): 9900001881 AZ38IBAZ38010019449306332120 Correspondent account: AZ03NABZ01350100000000002944 SWIFT BIK: İBAZAZ2Х Code: 805250 § Account number: USD Intermediary Bank:Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas,New York S.W.I.F.T: BKTRUS33 ACC # USD 04-164-504 Beneficiary Bank: The International Bank of Azerbaijan Republic Customer Service Department SWIFT: İBAZAZ2X Nizami str., 67 Phone: (+99450) 493-68-23 Beneficiary: State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic TAX İD: 9900003871 Account \ IBAN AZ28IBAZ38110018409306332120

§ The participation fee is not refundable. § When paying the participation fee for bids, the number of bid and the full name of the applicant company must be mentioned in the payment order.

IV. Contract performance period: Purchased goods are required to be delivered in 3 batches (100 tons per quarter) within a year or within 30 business days of the first batch after signing the contract. Payment period of the contract: 180 (one hundred and eighty) banking days.

V. The address of the Purchasing organization: 88a Hasan beyZardabi Avenue, Baku, AZ1122 “OilGasScientificResearchProject” Institute Contact person: Rana Aliyeva Procurement and Supply department, OilGasScientificResearchProject” Institute Phone: (+99 412) 521-15-08 Mobile: (+99 450) 842-84-09 Extention28-337 rena.q.aliyeva@socar.az

VI. Bank guarantee : Applicable § The tender guarantee/bid bond to be submitted by the bidder shall not be lower than 1 (one) % of the total tender price. § The amount of the advance payment guarantee should be at least equal to the advance amount to be paid. The bidder is required to guarantee a bid offer in the amount of AZN 20,000.00 minimum.The original bank guarantees must be presented in a closed envelope on the date of opening the commercial envelope. Commercial offer will be refunded unopened if provision is not provided. The financial institution that has granted the guarantee must be the one accepted in the Republic of Azerbaijan and/or international financial transactions. The purchasing organization reserves the right not to accept bank guarantees that are not considered valid. If persons wishing to participate in the procurement bid wish to submit other types of security (letter of credit, securities, transfer of funds to a special account of the purchasing organization specified in the invitation documents to the competition, deposits and other financial assets), they must make a preliminary request to the contact person specified in the announcement about the possibility of the type of security and obtain an agreement. It is envisaged to make a maximum of 30% advance payment by the purchasing organization on the current purchase transaction. The amount of the advance payment guarantee should be at least equal to the advance amount to be paid. It should be borne in mind that regardless of the country where the applicant company is registered, bank guarantees issued by foreign (non-resident) banks must be provided through the mediation (by aviso) of Azerbaijan International Bank OJSC (IBA). Otherwise, the bidder who submitted such a guarantee will not be accepted. It is not necessary to issue (aviso) bank guarantees provided from local banks through IBA. The provision (aviso) of Bank guarantees through the IBA shall apply only to the bank guarantee on the provision of the advance payment and the bank guarantee on the fulfillment of the contract. A performance bond is required in the amount of 5% of the purchase contract price. § Account number: AZN

SOCAR TIN: 9900003871 International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC, Customer Services Department, TIN (bank): 9900001881 AZ38IBAZ38010019449306332120 Correspondent account: AZ03NABZ01350100000000002944 SWIFT BIK: İBAZAZ2Х Code: 805250 § Account number: USD SOCAR TIN: 9900019241, International Bank of Azerbaijan OJSC, Customer Services Department, TIN (bank): 9900001881, Correspondent account: AZ03NABZ01350100000000002944 SWIFT BIK: İBAZAZ2Х Code: 805250, The bank guarantee must be drawn up on the bank account listed in paragraph VI.

VII. The notice, information about the subject of procurement and application form to obtain set of basic conditions are placed at the internet site: www.socar.az (http://www.socar.az/socar/az/company/procurement-supply-chain-management/procurement-notices)

VIII. Time, place and the opening date of bids: Opening technical envelopes will take place in 05.04.2024 at 11:00 by Baku time at the address of the Purchasing Organization specified in paragraph V of the notice. Information on the opening date of financial envelopes will be sent to the e-mail address of the bidders. ü The opening of envelopes will be held in 2 stages. The invitation to the envelope opening phase will be sent to the bidders ' e-mail address.

IX. An information about the results of the bid: An information about the final results of the competition can be obtained from the following web link: http://www.socar.az/socar/az/company/procurement-supply-chain-management/contract-awards