ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER

Project Coordination Unit
Rehabilitation Works for Dasht-e-Farakh Canal (U-14)/Lot-2
Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
No :MEW/IRD/IFB/LIS/ U-514 /Lot-2

Date:

18- July- 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 Rehabilitation Works for

Dasht-e-Farakh Canal (U-14)/Lot-2

3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified
bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Dasht-e-Farakh Canal (U-14)/Lot-2

Consisting of Lot-2 : (Installation of MS Steel Pipe with all requirements for all Part No3)) in Baharak district of Badakhshan province.
4.
The Completion Period is 30 months (including slack period of about
6 month).
5.
The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs 1,000,000
in the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding
Documents.
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 Nasir Ahadi (email:
Nasir.ahadi@eirp-afg.org Mobile No: +93(0)700 686 110), Procurement Officer, Project
Coordination Unit, Main officeand inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below
from 8:00 to 16:30 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday.
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).

Lot-2: 77,000,000

Lot-2: 46,000,000

Lot-2: 19,000,000

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. 5,000. 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 06- August- 2016 at 10:00 Hrs at the address given belowto
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 16- August-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 AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above.
12.
The address referred to above is:
Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi
Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL
Mobile: 0700686110