Attn.: Head of Production Facility

UC RUSAL TH (Customer) is inviting you to take part in a competitive selection for the supply of aluminium fluoride to RUSAL production facilities over a period of November 2017 to December 2020 under the following conditions:

  1. Shipping dates, amounts, consignees

Consignee / Destination station / Region / Designation / Scope
PJSC RUSAL Bratsk / Bagulnaya / Irkutsk / Aluminium fluoride / 3,500 tonnes per month
RUSAL Krasnoyarsk / Krasnoyarsk-Severny / Krasnoyarsk Territory / 2,000 tonnes per month
Rusal Sayanogorsk / Kamyshta / Khakassia / 1,200 tonnes per month
RUSAL Novokuznetsk / Obnorskaya / Kemerovo / 700 tonnes per month
RUSAL Bratsk branch in Shelekhov / Goncharovo / Irkutsk / 1200 tonnes per month
SUAL, VgAZ-SUAL Branch / Orlovka / Volgograd / 150 tonnes per month
SUAL, UAZ-SUAL Branch / UAZ / Sverdlovskaya / 60 tpa
SUAL, NAZ-SUAL Branch / Nadvoitsy / Karelia / 40 tonnes per month
SUAL, KAZ-SUAL Branch / Kandalaksha / Murmansk / 80 tonnes per month
BoAZ, CJSC / Kuchetkan / Krasnoyarsk Territory / 180 tonnes per month
  • Information on amounts, shipping dates, and consignees is provided for reference only and are subject to change.
  • The claimed amount can be distributed among several suppliers.
  1. Delivery basis INCOTERMS 2010

Supplies not from Russia / Supplies from Russia
  • FOB Supplier/Consignor shipping port
  • FCA Consignor railway station / Supplier warehouse
  • DAP Zamyn-Üüd / Zabaikalsk
/
  • FCA railway station / Consignor's warehouse
  • CPT railway station / Consignee's warehouse

  1. Terms of payment: 60 days or more from the shipment date. Other terms of payment may be agreed by the Parties.
  2. Prices:
  3. The participant has to submit fixed prices or pricing formulas by type of supplied products
  4. The participant must separately submit contract prices for a period of 3 months, 6 months, and so on.
  5. The price must be valid for any amount of product.
  1. Period of validity of the bid (requisition): at least 20 days upon receipt of the bid by the Customer.
  2. Quality: must meet the specification№ 1 and (or) № 2. Any deviation from requirements must be approved by the Customer.

Specification № 1

Designation / UoM / Values / Test methods
Aluminium fluoride, % wt / % / 93.0 min. / GOST 19181-78
Loss on Ignition (550oC) / % / 2.0 max. / GOST 19181-78
Free aluminium oxide (Al2O3), % wt / % / 4.0 max. / GOST 19181-78
Silicon dioxide (SiO2), % wt / % / 0.20 max. / GOST 19181-78
Iron oxide (Fe2O3), % wt / % / 0.02 max. / GOST 19181-78
Sulphates (SO4), % wt / % / 0.02 max. / GOST 19181-78
Phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), % wt / % / 0.02 max. / GOST 19181-78
Bulk density / g/cm3 / 0.72 min. / GOST 27801-93
Angle of repose / degree / 35 max. / GOST 27802-93
-45 μm weight percent / % / 10.0 max. / GOST 25469-93
Moisture weight percent (H2O) / % / 0.5 max. / GOST 10561-80

Specification № 2

Indicator / UoM / Value / Test methods
min / max
AlF3 / % / 90 / ISO 12926:2012,
YS/T 581-2006
SiO2 / % / - / 0.30
Fe2O3 / % / - / 0.10
SO4 / % / - / 0.60
P2O5 / % / - / 0.04
Al2O3 / % / balance / YS/T 581.4
H2O / % / - / 0.5 / ISO 3393:1976;
YS/T 581.1
Loss on ignition (550 °C) / % / - / 1.0 / YS/T 581.2
Angle of repose / ◦ / - / 35.0 / ISO 902:1976;
YS/T 581.13
Bulk density / g/cm3 / 1.3-1.6 / ISO 903;
YS/T 581.14
Fraction -45 μm / % / - / 10.0 / ISO 2926:2013;
YS/T 581.12
Fraction +150 μm / % / - / 10.0
Foreign matter / Not acceptable
  1. Transport:
  2. Trucks.
  3. 20/40 ft railway containers.
  4. Railcars.
  5. Other as agreed with the customer.
  6. If possible, provide proposal for both container shipment and railcar shipment.
  7. Other

Other requirements of the Customer for participants in the bidding include the consent of the participant to the following conditions:

  • Should the customer accept all or part of the offered scope of products, the participant has the right to conclude a direct contract with the Customer and/or (an) independent contract(s) with its facility (facilities) (at the Customer's discretion) as specified in the bill of acceptance. Any violation of the terms of the concluded contract on the part of the Buyer does not imply any changes to the product supply terms under the contracts concluded as a result of the selection with other facilities of the Customer.
  • Price per product item specified in the contract is not subject to change within the time frame of the contract. Particularly but not exceptionally, the price is not subject to revision if the raw material price, foreign currency exchange rate, purchased product amount, etc. change. Exception to this rule are cases when both parties have reached a mutual agreement in negotiation about revision of contract prices by issuing a supplementary agreement to the contract.
  • Terms of supply for each type of product listed in the competitive bid are not subject to change by the participant if the Customer following the results of the selection decides to conclude (a) contract(s) with such participant for supply of a single type of product, several or all types of product in the scope specified.
  • In accordance with Articles 435 and 436 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, competitive bids submitted by the participants will be considered irrevocable formal offers pending the end of the delivery term specified in the Bid. The formal offer obliges the participant to supply the entire or part of the mix on terms specified in such offer, should they receive the Customer's bill of acceptance for the entire mix or part thereof throughout the entire period of validity of the formal offer.

The Customer reserves the right to completely or partially reject the competitive bid of the participant if:

-The Participant failed to provide the competitive bid within the specified time limit;

-There is evidence that the Participant has provided unreliable information;

-The Participant is winding up or being reorganised, or under initiated bankruptcy proceedings.

-The Participant has a negative experience of operations with the Company

-The Participant does not accept the operating environment of the Company

Selection and appointment of winners will be based on evaluation of the competitive bid and the following criteria:

-Minimum price;

-Safe delivery

-Terms of payment (maximum period of deferral);

-Terms of supply (minimum terms, etc.);

Customer reserves the right to:

-select the winner(s) of the competition based on the competitive bid of participants;

-run another phase of competitive selection if the customer has to negotiate with the participants to determine the most effective option to meet the needs of the customer;

-extend the period of bidding for any procedure and at any time;

-withhold explanation of their decision about selection of the winner(s).

-at their sole discretion, grant a purchase order to a single buyer or split it among several buyers.

If you agree to the terms of the competitive selection above, please submit your competitive bid for selection with a signature of the general manager or an authorised (by a power of attorney from the general manager) person to the following email addresses: ; or by fax: +7(495)720-51-70.

The competitive bid must include, among other, the following:

  • name of the seller and manufacturer of the product;
  • product mix;
  • price per 1 tonne net of VAT, price per 1 tonne including VAT;
  • amounts of product;
  • delivery bases (Incoterms 2010);
  • product delivery terms;
  • payment terms;
  • quality of products.

Please confirm your willingness to participate in the selection upon receipt of this invitation.

Should there be any problem with providing the bid before the specified deadline, provide a timely notice.

This invitation should not be construed as a public offer.

APPENDIX (next page)

Dear Suppliers of goods, works, and services!
RUSAL would like to express its gratitude and appreciation for mutual and beneficial cooperation. RUSAL is pursuing the Purchasing Policy aimed at improving the transparency of the purchasing activities. If you became aware of any unethical or corrupt practices during the purchasing procedure, immediately inform the Head of Internal Audit & Business Coordination () by submitting the below form.
Each message will be reviewed and followed by a formal investigation, if necessary.
Contact information
Full name*
Name of the company*
Telephone*
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Subject (name) of the selection*
Type of violation on the part of the participant (supplier / contractor)*:
No reply to the provided commercial proposal.
The selection authority has not provided an exhaustive information about the terms and procedures of the selection.
Bidding documentation(design plans and specification) was not provided in full
It was found that some special technical requirements were knowingly included as unattainable by all suppliers / contractors
Alternative proposal provided by the contractor together with the main proposal was not reviewed
There was no opportunity to modify, supplement or withdraw the bid before the deadline for submission.
Facts of failure to meet the deadline to prepare and submit bids were discovered.
The selection authority, when inquired, failed to provide information regarding the purchasing documentation.
In case of cost reduction procedure, a request for a reduction in the cost/offer for changing the terms of payment/refunding, etc. has not been received.
Selection authority failed to provide the summary of the reasons for rejection and/or losing the bid. (The participant is not entitled to demand information about persons who made certain decisions.)
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