WAPDA Decade of Dams

INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION

The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA), the Project
Executing Authority (PEA) through the Government of the Gilgit – Baltistan
Province of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan from the
KfW Development Bank of Germany, with co-financing from the Agence
Française de Développement (AFD) of France, towards the cost for
construction of the 34.5 MW Harpo Hydropower Project in
Gilgit-Baltistan, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to
make payments under the contract for execution of the Civil Works and Hydr.
Steel Structures, Contract No. HHPP-02 (KfW procurement no. 508107).
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) intends to
pre-qualify contractors and / or firms for the following civil works and hyd.
steel works:
• Weir structure, consisting of a free overflow weir section for flood discharge
and a Tyrolean weir section for water diversion into the power conduit system
of the power generation plant;
• Power conduit system, comprising of a concrete lined power channel, a
forebay structure with integrated desanding structure and overflow system, a
2. km long, low pressure, buried penstock, a vertical, steel lined pressure
shaft, a steel lined, high-pressure tunnel with upstream manifold branches,
and a free flow tailrace chute;
• Surface powerhouse structure, housing the two (2) power generating units
of 17.25 MW capacity each, including auxiliary mechanical and electrical
systems;
• Hydraulic steel structure equipment for the entire hydropower power
station;
• Access facilities, consisting of the construction of a suspension bridge
across the Indus River near Shot village, an access road to the powerhouse
site, and upgradation of the existing, unpaved track to the forebay and weir
sites.
The construction period of the Project is scheduled to be four (4) years and
is foreseen to start in December 2022.
Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures of
International Competitive Bidding (ICB) specified in the procurement
guidelines of the Project Donor, KfW Development Bank of Germany and of
the Project Executing Authority (WAPDA), and is open to all Applicants as
specified in these pre-qualification document and the applicable
procurement guidelines (https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/PDF/
Download-Center/PDF-Dokumente-Richtlinien/Vergaberichtlinien-2019-Eng
lisch-Internet_2. pdf).
Interested eligible Applicants may contact in writing the Water and Power
Development Authority (address below) within working hours from (08:00 to
16:00) Monday to Friday up to 30th August 2022, for clarifications and / or
further information.
For prequalification purposes, the Applicants, besides other criteria, will have
to meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Capacity to have a minimum cash flow amount equivalent to Euro six (€ 6)
million, with an average annual construction turnover equivalent to Euro
thirty-five (€ 35) million within the last five (5) years;
2. General construction experience of the Applicant and of all JV partners in
case of JV for at least ten (10) years, starting 1st January 2012 (with activity
in at least nine months in each year);
3. Specific construction experience of the Applicant and of the JV partners in
case of JV, of at least two (2) contracts each with a value of at least Euro
forty-five (€ 45) million, similar in nature to the proposed civil works, of which
one (1) contract shall have been satisfactorily and substantially completed
outside of the Applicant’s home country.
4. International ESHS Certification and capacity for implementation of
Environmental and Social and Health & Safety Management Aspects related
to Projects of significant ESHS Impact. Valid ISO certification (ISO 9001, ISO
14001:2014 and OSHAS 18001/ISO 45001) or internationally recognized
equivalent.
A complete set of the prequalification documents in English language may
be purchased by interested Applicants on the submission of a written
application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee
of Pak Rs. 10,000/- (Pakistani Rupee: ten thousand only).
The method of payment will be by pay order / demand draft / banker’s
cheque / online transfer in the name of Project Director Harpo HPP WAPDA
Skardu (IBAN: PK52 MPBL 0260 2171 4012 1114).
The request must clearly state "Request for Prequalification Document
for Harpo Hydropower Project – Contract No. HHPP-02: Civil Works &
Hydr. Steel Works (KfW procurement no. 508107)".
The documents will be sent by registered airmail or by courier service, or the
documents may be collected by an authorised representative of the
Applicant, but under no circumstances will the PEA (WAPDA) be held
responsible for late delivery or loss of the documents so mailed / delivered.
Applications for pre-qualification should be prepared in English language
and submitted in sealed envelopes, as further explained in the
Pre-qualification Document, which must be either delivered by hand, by air
mail or by courier service to the address below not later than 14th
September 2022, 10:00 hours PST, and be clearly marked "Application
for Pre-qualification for Harpo Hydropower Project – Contract No.
HHPP 02: Civil Works & Hydr. Steel Structures (KfW procurement no.
508107)".
Address for Applications to Pre-qualify:
PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
General Manager / PD Projects
Northern Area (WAPDA),
Liaison Office WAPDA-House, Room No. 167,
Sharah-e-Quaid-e-Azam Lahore, Pakistan
Tel.: (0092) - 57-2640628, 2640625
Fax: (0092) - 57-2640629
Email: gmpna01@gmail.com or pd.harpowapda@gmail.com
This notice is also available at PPRA Website: www.ppra.org.pk
PID(L) Website: www.wapda.gov.pk PRD(L)/WAPDA/016(2022-23)
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