INVITATION FOR BID

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NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

Invitation for Bids for the Repairing and Hard Coating of Runner and Wicket Gates.

Contract Identification No: KGA-074/075-TM-04 ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 ~(Date of first Publication: 2074-07-29,  ~2017-11-15)

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1. Loan/Credit/Grant No [if applicable]: ~ Not Applicable

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2. Nepal Electricity Authority invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Repairing and Hard Coating of Runner and Wicket Gates under National Competitive Bidding &ndash~ Two Envelope Bidding procedures.

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

• Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover of the best 3 years within the last 10 years: ~ NRs 14.75 Million.
• Minimum Work experience of similar size and nature: at least 1 contract within the last ten (10) years, each with a value of at least NRs 14.75 million that have been successfully or are substantially completed and that are similar to proposed works.

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3. Under the Single Stage, Two Envelope Procedure, Bidders are required to submit simultaneously two separate sealed envelopes, one containing (i) the Technical Bid and the other (ii) the Financial Bid, Price Bid, both in turn enclosed in one sealed envelope as per the provision of ITB 21 of the Bidding Document.

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4. Eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office below.

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5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased during office hours on all working days by eligible bidders from Large Generation Operation and Maintenance Department, NEA, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu &~ Kali Gandaki &lsquo~A&rsquo~ Hydroelectric Power Plant, Beltari Syangja upon submission of a written application, along with notarized copy of the valid firm registration certificates, VAT / PAN registration, tax clearance certificate up to F/Y 072/73 or F/Y 073/74 and a bank voucher of the amount (non refundable) as specified in the table below towards the cost of the Bidding Documents, deposited in Depository A/C Nabil Bank Ltd., Pokhara A/C No. 1201013045501 in the name of Kali Gandaki &lsquo~A&rsquo~ Hydroelectric Power Plant or Account No. 1206101-001-012­~524 held at Nepal Rashtra Bank, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal in the name of Nepal Electricity Authority.

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6. For the purpose of the bidders who choose to submit their bid electronically through e-procurement section of NEA&rsquo~s website http://www.e-nea.org.np, the bidders may either purchase the hard copy of bidding documents or choose to download the necessary parts of the bidding documents, prepare their bid and submit their electronic bids as specified in the Bid Data Sheet.

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7. All Bids accompanied by a bid security in amount &~ validity period as specified below shall be delivered in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders on or before 12:00 hrs in the address given below. The Bids shall be opened at 14:00 hours on the last date of the Bid submission in (or without) the presence of the authorised representatives of the Bidders who choose to be present. If the specified date of Bid submission and opening falls on a public holiday, Bid submission and opening shall be done on the next working day. Bids received after the deadline will be rejected. The Employer shall open the Bids in public at the address, on the date and time specified in the BDS in the presence of Bidders` designated representatives who choose to attend. Then the Employer shall segregates the Technical Bid and Price Bid separately. The Price Bids will remain unopened and will be held in custody of the Employer until the specified time of their opening. If the Technical Bid and Price Bid are submitted together in one inner envelope, the Employer may reject the entire Bid.

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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Only Technical Bids read out and recorded at bid opening shall be considered for evaluation.  ~At the end of the evaluation of  ~ ~ ~ ~

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the Technical Bids, the Employer will invite bidders who have submitted substantially responsive Technical Bids and  ~ ~

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ who have been determined as being qualified for award to attend the opening of the Price Bids. The date, time, and

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ location of the opening of Price Bids will be advised in writing by the Employer. Bidders shall be given reasonable

 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ notice for the opening of Price Bids.

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8. NEA reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid, partly or wholly, or cancel the Bids altogether, without assigning any reason.

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