Nepal Electricity Board Tender for Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of PV Grid Tied Solar Project

Date of first publication: 17 April 2012

Loan No. and Title: Grant No. 0183 -NEP: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project

Contract No. and Title: ICB No:  PGTSP-068/69-01- Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of PV Grid Tied Solar Project

Deadline for Submission of Bids: 1 June 2012 at 12:00 Noon

1.         Nepal has received a grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of the Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project. It is intended that part of this grant will be applied to payments under the contract named above.

2.         The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA, the Employer), has invited sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of PV Grid Tied Solar Project. The bid is divided into two separate lots and bidders must submit their bid for both the lots. Bid for single lot shall not be entertained.

                Lot 1: 100 kW grid tied at NEA Training Centre, Kharipati, Bhaktpur, and

                Lot 2 a and b: 50 kW grid tied and 10kW stand alone power backup for emergency power Supply at Bir Hospital, Kathmandu

3.         International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: Two Envelopes Bidding Procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

4.         Bidders are required to have satisfactory experience as contractor, management contractor or sub-contractor, in at least 3 contracts within the last 10 years, each with a value of at least US$0.8 million that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to the proposed plant and services. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristics as described in Section 6 (Employer’s Requirements) of the bidding document. Bidders shall have successfully executed as a prime contractor or manufacturer for the Supply, Construction and installation of at least two number of grid connected PV projects with the size of at least 100kWp for single project, as a prime contractor on turnkey basis for the past ten years.

(Note: Only important eligibility criteria are mentioned above briefly. To know the other eligibility criteria, intending bidders are advised to inspect the Bidding document by visiting the website of NEA: www.nea.org.np)

5.         To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, bidders should contact to the address below:

Project Manager

PV Grid Tied Solar Project

Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal

Phone:                       977- 01- 4153153

Fax:                977- 01- 4153155

E-mail:   neatscd@gmail.com                  

A Pre-bid Meeting shall be conducted at the project office on 17 May 2012.

6.         To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible bidders should:

Visit the office of the Project Manager at the address indicated below between 10:00hours and 16:00hours on working days from (date of issue) to (date of submission of bids) and pay a non-refundable fee of NRs.10,000.00 (Nepalese Rupees Ten Thousand only) to the Current Account No. 610003 at Nepal Rastra Bank, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal or bank draft of an equivalent amount in US Dollars written in favour of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kathmandu, Nepal.

Request for delivery by sending a written application to the address below requesting the bidding documents for Nepal: Energy Access and Efficiency Improvement Project: Supply, Delivery, Turnkey Installation, Testing and Commissioning of PV Grid Tied Solar Project. The application must include a bank draft in favour of NEA, Kathmandu, Nepal, for the amount of 2000.00 Nepalese Rupees (domestic delivery) or US$ 70.00 (overseas delivery). The document will be sent by courier. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

Last Date of submission of Bid: on or before the deadline  1 June 2012 at 12:00 Noon  together with a Bid Security in the amount as specified in the Bid Data Sheet.

Bid Opeing Date: Bids will be opened on 1 June 2012, 12:30 PM at the Project Manager's Office in the presence of bidder’s representatives who choose to attend.

8.         NEA will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

9.         When comparing bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Documents.

Source: Internet

For more details visit Nepal Electricity Authirity Website