Procurement

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Invitation for Bids

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the ADB Business Opportunities on 28 October 2005.

2. The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Gas Transmission and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds (Part C: Rajshahi Gas Distribution Network) of this loan to payments under the contract for which the Invitation for Bids is issued.

3. The Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (A Company of Petrobangla) now invites 07 (seven) sealed bids from eligible Bidders from the member countries of the ADB for the supply and delivery of the following materials for construction of 280 km (1" - 8") Gas Distribution Network, Town Border Station (TBS) and District Regulating Station (DRS) at Rajshahi City.

Details and Specification are provided in the Bidding documents.

Delivery and services under the contracts shall be completed within above-mentioned days counting from 21 days after issuance of Commitment Letter by ADB.

Bidder can participate in all or any of the Groups (Group A to Group G) of the goods.

4. International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible source countries.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project, Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited, Zaman Complex, S. S Road, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh and inspect the Bidding Document at the address given below from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

6. The Bidding Document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the addresses below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee in the form of pay-order/demand draft in favor of Project Director, Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project, PGCL on or after 22 October 2007. No Bid document will be sold on the closing date of the Tender.

The document will be sent by airmail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery. For sending such documents an amount of US$ 100.00 to be paid by the bidder in addition to the price of the bidding document incase of overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

a) Project Director Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its
Adjoining Areas Project Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL)
Zaman Complex, S. S Road, Sirajgonj
Bangladesh
Tel/Fax : +880-751-63521

OR
b) Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL)
Dhaka Liaison Office
House No. 109, Flat No: 2B, Moshjid Road, Old DOHS, Banani, Dhaka-1206
Bangladesh
Tel/Fax : +880-2-8754776

7. Bid must be delivered to the address below in accordance with the instructions to Bidders on or before the Bid closing date and time as mentioned above. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security for an amount as stated above and must be delivered to Project Director, Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project , PGCL. Late bids shall be rejected. Bids will be opened on the specified date and time mentioned above, in the presence of the Bidder's representatives who choose to attend.

Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL)
Dhaka Liaison Office
House No. 109, Flat No: 2B, Moshjid Road, Old DOHS, Banani, Dhaka-1206
Bangladesh
Tel/Fax : +880-2-8754776

8. The Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of Bids.

9. In the comparison of Bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Instructions to Bidders.

Specific Notice