Invitation for Bids

Date:29 March 2006
Loan No.:2188-BAN: Gas Transmission and Development Project
Contract No: :GTL/CSP/EPC/001: Compressor Station Project
Deadline for Bids:16 July 2006

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Gas Transmission and Development Project.

Gas Transmission Company Limited now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders from member countries of the ADB for:

Construction and completion of design, engineering, manufacture, delivery, assembly, installation, painting, testing, commissioning, start-up and training during operation and maintenance of three natural gas compressor stations and ancillary facilities at Ashuganj (South), Ashuganj (West) and Muchai including tie-in works with existing facilities; related civil works; installation of gas measurement facilities; piping; instrumentation; installation of control logic and instruments; workshop with necessary equipment/tools; two-years' operation and maintenance; and on the job training to the Employer's engineers and technicians' operators.

(Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Document).

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

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the addresses given below.

To purchase the Bidding Document in English, eligible bidders should:
  • write to the address below
  • pay of a non-refundable fee of US$200.00 or Tk. 13,000.00 in pay order/demand draft/cash in favor of "Gas Transmission Company Limited"

The document will be sent by mail. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

Bidders should submit their bids:
  • to the address below
  • on or before 16 July 2006

Bids will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of the Bidders' representatives who choose to attend. Late Bids shall be rejected.

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

In the comparison of bids, ADB's domestic preference will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.
Project Manager
Compressor Station Project
Gas Transmission Company Limited
Red Crescent Borak Tower (Level-6)
71-71 Old Elephant Road (Eskaton)
Dhaka 1213, Bangladesh
Telephone:880 2 9362800
Fax: 880 2 9358100
  

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