Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-04-08
Buyer: The Nepal Electricity Authority
Country: NP
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 31321000
Submission deadline: 2017-05-25
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Package-1 for 220 kV Chilime Hub – Trishuli-3B Hub Transmission Line under 220kV Chilime-Trishuli Transmission System Project
The Government of Nepal has applied for a Grant from the KfW Development Bank towards the cost of the Efficient Transmission of Electricity Trishuli under the Program Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nepal and a Loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) towards the cost of the Nepal Grid Development Program. The above grant/loan will be used for financing the contract named above.
a. Design, Testing, Supply and Construction of a 220 kV double circuit transmission line from Chilime Hub Substation to Trishuli 3B Hub Substation including approximately 8km of 220kV multi-circuit transmission line;
b. Supply and installation of Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) from Chilime Hub Substation to Trishuli 3B Hub Substation; and
c. Other necessary works such as Detailed Survey, Check Survey, Soil Investigation etc. for the construction of the transmission line.
The Time for Completion of the whole of the Facilities shall be 540 days from the Effective Date as described in the Contract Agreement. The contract is expected to be implemented from 25/07/2017 to 25/01/2019.
The criteria to be used in the tender evaluation are, in decreasing order of importance: Tender price as per sub-clause 1.3, Experience as per sub-clause 2.4, Financial Situation as per sub-clause 2.3, Eligibility as per sub-clause 2.1, Time Schedule as per sub-clause 1.3.2 and Subcontractors as per subclause 2.5 of Section 3 : Evaluation and Qualification criteria (EQC) of Bidding documents.
International competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with ADB's harmonized Single Stage, Two Envelope Bidding Document templates along with KfW's guidelines and is open to all Bidders without nationality restrictions.
Bidders shall have a minimum average annual turnover of US$ 9.88 Million. Bidders are required to have satisfactory experience in at least 2 (Two) contracts within the last 7 (Seven) years that are similar to the proposed plant and services, each with a value of at least US$ 7.41 Million.
Project Manager, 220kV Chilime-Trishuli Transmission System Project, Chilime-Trishuli 220kV Transmission Line Project (Package 1), Transmission Directorate, NEA Training Centre, Room No. E-107, Ground Floor, Kharipati, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Telephone: +977-1-6616784, Facsimile number: +977-1-6616784, Electronic mail address: ct220kV@gmail.com
• write to the address above requesting the bidding documents for ICB-CTTLP–2017-01, 220kV Chilime-Trishuli Transmission System Project (Chilime-Trishuli 220kV Transmission Line Project / Trishuli 3B Hub Substation Project); and
• pay a non-refundable fee of NRs. 30,000 or an equivalent amount in US Dollars by bank voucher to the Current Account No 00100100008244000001 (Chilime-Trishuli 220kV Transmission Line Project) at the Jyoti Bikash Bank, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal.
All bids must be delivered in closed envelopes bearing the mention “Bid for ICB- CTTLP–2017- 01, 220kV Chilime-Trishuli Transmission System Project”:
• together with a Bid Security of US$186,000.00 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 opening shall be applied.
Bids will be opened at the above office immediately after the deadline of bid submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.