Government of Nepal Ministry of Irrigation

Department of Irrigation Central Regional Irrigation Directorate Irrigation DevelopmentDivision, Sarlahi

INVITATION FOR BIDS

First-Date. of-Publication: Z7th March.2017.

Loan No. 3124 (NEP), Community Managed Irrigated Agriculture Sector Project – Additional Financing (CMIASP- AF)

Contract No. and Title:

1. CMIASP-AF/B-II/IDDSarlahi/NCB-01 Patharkot ISP, Lalbandi Municipality, Ward no. 10, Sarlahi

Deadline for Submission of Bids:

1. Nepal has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Community- Managed Irrigated Agriculture Sector Project – Additional Financing (CMIASP- AF). Part of the loan will be used for payments under the Contract named above. Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.
2. The Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi invites sealed bids from all eligible bidders for the construction and completion of Headworks, Canal and Canal Structures of Patharkot ISP, Lalbandi Municipality, Ward no. 10, Sarlahi. ADB’s Single-Stage, Two-Envelope bidding procedure following national competitive bidding (NCB) shall be used for the procurement of this contract.
3. Under the Single-Stage, Two Envelope Procedure, Bidders are required to submit simultaneously two sealed envelopes, one containing (i) the Technical Bid and the other (ii) the Price Bid, both in turn enclosed in one sealed envelope as per the provision included in ITB 21 of the Bid Document.
4. Bidders arc required to specify the Total Price of the Bid in the Letter of Price Bid and the Priced Bill of Quantities (BOQ). These forms are to be in the envelope containing the price proposal. Failure to specify the Total Price of the Bid in the Letter of Price Bid or the Priced Bill of Quantities (BOQ) shall be ground for declaring the Bid nonresponsive.
5. The Bidder must satisfy the following Key Qualifying Criteria for the qualification of Bid:

• Historical Financial Performance: Submission of Audited Balance Sheet and Income Statements for the Last Five Years to demonstrate the current soundness of the applicant’s financial position. As a minimum, a Bidder’s Net Worth shall be Positive. (As per 2.3.1 of Sec.3 of Bid Document)
• Average Annual Construction turnover: Minimum average annual construction turnover of NPR: (as mentioned in “The Work” below) calculated as the average of the Best Three (3) Years’ total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last Five (5) Years. (As per 2.3.2 of Sec.3 of Bid Document)
• Financial Resources Requirement: As a minimum, the Bidder must show that his financial resources, in terms of at least Last Year’s working capital and lines of credit, will be adequate to cover his Bid Price and current work commitments. (As per 2.3.3 of Sec.3 of Bid Document)
• Contracts of Similar Size and Nature (Specific Construction Experience): Bidder’s participation as contractor, management contractor, or sub contractor, in at least one contract within the last Five (5) years with a value of at least NPR (as mentioned “The work” below) that have been successfully completed and that are similar to the proposed works. (As per 2.4.1 of Sec.3 of Bid Document)

6. For further information and inspection of Bid Documents, the Bidders should contact:

Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi

Telephone: 046-520414.

7. Eligible Bidders can purchase the Bid Documents from:

Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi , by submitting their Bidder’s registration and Tax Clearance Certificates up to Nepalese F/Y 2072/73,until the office hours of 25^thApril, 2017 and paying a non-refundable fee as mentioned below (The Work).

The Bidders in the form of Joint Venture (JV) can also take part in the biding process. The qualifying criteria for each partner shall be as per the provision of the bidding document.

8. Bids shall be delivered to Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi on or before the deadline: 26^thApril, 2017 at 12:00 hrs. (Noon) together with a Bid Security as mentioned below in “The Work”in the form of bank voucher deposited in Account Number Le. Ni. Ka. ACC no:-Ka-l-l-001, Office code(19-357-01), Rajaswa (revenue) Shirsak no:-14227 Nepal Bank Limited, Malangwa or Bank Guarantee from a reputable “A” class Bank drawn in favor of the Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi, in the format supplied in the bid document or the form acceptable to the Division. Bids shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the last date of submission of bids. Bid Security shall have a validity period of at least 120 days from the last date of submission of bids. A Pre-bid Meeting shall be held at Irrigation Development Division, Sarlahi on 10^th April, 2017 at 11:00 AM.
9. Technical Bids will be opened on 26^thApril, 2017 at 01:00 PM in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.
10. After the completion of evaluation of Technical Bid, substantially responsive evaluated bidders will be invited to attend the opening of Price Bids. The date, time and location of opening of Price Bid shall be notified in writing and/or published in the national daily.
11. If the last date of purchase, submission, and opening of Bid Documents falls on a government holiday, then it shall be extended to the respective next working day.
12. The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject wholly or partly any or all of the bids without assigning any reason whatsoever.
13. “The Work” *

Division Chief

Irrigation Development Division Sarlahi