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Advance Action for Procurement and Recruitment of Consultants, and Retroactive Financing

Country/Borrower: India

Title of Proposed Project: Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Program (HPCEDIP)

Name and Address of Executing Agency:

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL)
Contact: General Manager (Contracts),
Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL),
Shanti Kutir,
Kamna Nagar, Shimla, Mimachal Pradesho, India - 171005
Telephone no.: +91 177 283 2513
Telefax no.: +91 177 283 2507
E-mail address: hppc.contracts@gmail.com
Brief Description of the Project:

The program will finance, through ADB's multitranche financing facility (MFF), physical investments in hydroelectric power generating facilities in the state of Himachal Pradesh with nonphysical interventions in capacity development. The physical investments will include construction of hydropower generation facilities, including underground power houses, associated civil works, tunnels, river diversion and power evacuation systems. The capacity development component includes fiduciary oversight and governance, knowledge management, safeguards, procurement, project implementation, supervision, and monitoring capabilities.

Brief Description of Goods and Related Services, Works, or Consulting Services to be Procured:

ADB has approved the Government's request for advance contracting and retroactive financing to expedite project implementation. Advance contracting will include:
  1. preparation of tender documents,
  2. evaluation of bids, and
  3. recruitment of consultants.
The advance contracting will be undertaken in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement and ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

The procurement includes Civil Works and Turnkey Plant for four medium to large hydropower projects, the Sawra Kuddu (111 MW), Integrated Kashang (195MW), Sainj (100 MW) and Shongtong-Karcham (402 MW), through International Competitive Bidding.

Consulting Services are also required in contract administration, hydropower design & construction, construction supervision, planning, human resources, information technology, clean development mechanism (CDM) initiatives and power trading will be required.

Date of Advance Contracting and Retroactive Financing Approval: 10 March 2008