ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER

Project Coordination Unit
Rehabilitation Works for Esazai Irrigation Scheme- (Q-168)
Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
No:MEW/IRD/IFB/LIS/ Q-168
Date: 11 June- 2016

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

1

This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared
in Development Business, issue No. general procurement notice dated 11 Jan.2011.
2.
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant
from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration
and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to
payments under the Contract for Rehabilitation Works for Esazai Irrigation Scheme (Q-168)
3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from
eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Esazai
Irrigation Scheme in Esazai Village of Qalat City of Zabul Province
consisting of:
(Protection wall, Aqueduct Structure)
The Completion Period is 360days (including slack period of
about 90days).
5.
The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs 200,000 in
the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents.
4.

6.
Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a
procedure specified in the World Banks Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA
Credits dated January 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined
in the Bidding Documents
7.
Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Samiullah
Momandi, Deputy Director, Project Coordination Unit, Kandahar Region and inspect
the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 13:00 Hrs from Saturday to
Thursday.
8.

Qualifications requirements include:

(a) The minimum

required annual volume
of construction work for
the successful bidder in
any of the last five years
(Afs)

(b) Experience as prime

contractor in the construction
of at least one work of nature
and complexity equivalent to
this work during the last five
(5) years (Afs).

(c) Liquid assets and/or credit

facilities, net of other
contractual commitments and
exclusive of any advance
payments which may be made
under the Contract (Afs).

10,400,000

6,200,000

2,500,000

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders
and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents.
8.
A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be
applied.
9.
A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested
bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a
non-refundable fee of Afs. 2500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The
Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below.
10.
The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting
which will take place on 2 - July- 2016 at 10:00 Hrs at the address given below to explain
the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer
questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will
be prepared and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid
documents up to date of pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting.
11.
Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10: AM on 12 July - 2016
the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official
holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue).
Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened
physically in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at the
address given below at 10 : 00AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above.
12.
The address referred to above is:
Deputy Director PCU-Kandhar
Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office
Front of Aino Mina City, Kandahar National Radio &Television Compound,
Arghandab Sub-River Basin office
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Note: interested bidder can purchase the Bidding Documents from the below address of PCU
Procurement office/KBL also.
Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi
Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL
Mobile: 0700686110