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Invitation for Bids
| Date | : | 8 August 2007 |
| Loan No. | : | 1993-SRI: Secondary Towns and Rural Community-Based Water Supply and Sanitation Project |
| Contract No. | : | PW & ET/UWS/PE2/BAT/NCB |
| Deadline for Bids | : | 18 September 2007 |
1. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Secondary Towns and Rural Community Based Water Supply & Sanitation Project and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under the under the contract for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.
2. The National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWS&DB), the Executing Agency, invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply, delivery and laying of PVC pipes of diameters varying from 90 mm to 225 mm of approx. 105 km total length and DI pipes of diameters varying from 200 mm to 300 mm of approx. 700 m long for water distribution system in zones 3, 4, 7 and 8 (Part B) in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
3. National competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure .
4. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:
Office of Project Director,
Secondary Towns and Rural Community Based Water Supply & Sanitation Project,
No. 37, P.B. Alwis Perera Mawatha,
Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Telephone No. +94-(0)11-2605285
Fax No. +94-(0)11-2605352
E-mail: strcbwss@sltnet.lk
5. To purchase the Bidding Document in English, eligible bidders should:
- write to the address below
- from 09.00 hours to 12.00 hours and 13.00 hours to 15.00 hours (local time) on working days
- pay a nonrefundable fee of Rs5,000.0 or and the relevant value added tax of 15% by cash in Sri Lankan Rupees or demand draft or by banker's certified cheque, countersigned by a Bank operating in Sri Lanka.
Assistant General Manager
Tenders and Contracts Branch,
National Water Supply & Drainage Board
Galle Road, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Tel. No:+94-(0)11-2605328; 2638999 extension 151
Facsimile No:+94-(0)-11-2635885
Email: nwsdbten@sltnet.lk
6. A site inspection will be held on 22 August 2007 and a pre-bid meeting in Colombo on 24 August 2007.
7. Bidders should submit their bids:
- to the address below:
Director (Technical and Tenders)
Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage
No. 34 Narahenpita Road, Nawala
Sri Lanka
- on or before 11.00 hours (local time) on 18 September 2007
- together with a Bid Security of SLR4.8 million or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency
8. Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of bidders or bidders' representatives who choose to attend.
Specific Notice
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