The Czech Republic's 70% state-owned power company CEZ AS (BAACEZ.PR) on Monday set July 2, 2012 as the deadline for bids in a tender to build two new nuclear reactors, and said a winner will be chosen in late 2013.

Earlier Monday, CEZ gave bidders official documents outlining the parameters and criteria of the tender, which aims to secure a contractor to build the new reactors at the company's existing Temelin nuclear power plant and supply fuel for nine years.

Bidders in the tender include: Westinghouse Electric Co., a unit of Japan 's Toshiba Corp. (6502.TO); France 's state-owned Areva SA (AREVA.FR); and Russia 's state-owned Rosatom.

Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech government's envoy for energy matters, said the tender doesn't have a predetermined winner and all three bidders have a chance.

"Criteria to evaluate the bids is set in the optimum ratio in which 50% is centered on technical specifications including safety and licensing, and the remaining 50% [of the criteria] include the economics of the offers, namely the price, commercial terms such as guarantees, payment terms or conditions in the supply of nuclear fuel," CEZ said in a statement.

The tender includes an option for CEZ to order the contractor to build up to three more reactors at other sites under the same terms and conditions that apply to the construction and supply of fuel at Temelin.

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