Invitation for Bids

Date: 5 June 2015

Loan No. 2808-NEP: Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply Improvement
and Title: Project
Contract No.
ICB-SHPPRP-071/72-01:Sundarijal Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project
and Title:
Deadline for
Submission of 24 July 2015, up to 12:00 Hours (Nepal Standard Time)
Bids:

1. The Government of Nepal has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
towards the cost of Electricity Transmission Expansion and Supply Improvement Project.
Part of the loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to
bidders from eligible source countries of ADB as described in Section 5 of the Bidding
Document.

2. The Nepal Electricity Authority (“the Employer”) invites sealed bids from eligible
bidders for the construction and completion of civil, hydro-mechanical and electro-mechanical
rehabilitation works of Sundarijal Hydropower Plant (“the Facilities”).

3. International competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB's

Single Stage: Two Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries
as described in the Bidding Document.

4. Bidders shall have minimum average annual turnover of US$ 1.75 Million. Bidders are
required to have satisfactory experience in at least 3 (Three) contracts within the last 5 (Five)
years, each with a value of at least US$ 1.04 Million.

5. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:

Sundarijal Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project

Generation Directorate
Durbar Marg,
2nd Floor, Room No. 225, Kathmandu, Nepal
Telephone: +977-1-4153070, 4153032
Facsimile number: +977-1-4153016
Electronic mail address: keshab_s@nea.org.np

6. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:

 write to address above requesting the bidding documents for ICB-SHPPRP-071/72-01,

Sundarijal Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project.
  pay a non-refundable fee of NRs. 20,000 by or an equivalent amount in US Dollars by
bank voucher to the Current Account No 0101524048575013 (NEA-Tinau Sundarijal Re.
Project) at Kumari Bank Limited, Putalisadak, Kathmandu, Nepal.

7. Deliver your bid:

 to the address above in Para. 5 on or before the deadline: 24 July 2015, up to 12:00
Hours.
 together with a Bid Security of amount as indicated in Section 2 - Bid Data Sheet,
Clause ITB 21.1 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. For the
purpose of determining the equivalent amount of the required Bid Security in a freely
convertible currency, the exchange rates published by Nepal Rastra Bank prevailing on
the date 28 days prior to the deadline for bid submission shall be applied.

Bids will be opened at the address above in Para. 5 immediately after the deadline of bid
submission in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.

8. When comparing Bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in

accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.