Loan No. 2039: Power Sector Development Project

Invitation for Bids

Date: 13 January 2005
Loan No. 2039: Power Sector Development Project
Contract No.: 6
Deadline for Bids: 17 March 2005

This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the "ADB Business Opportunities", Volume 26/No. 1 of January 2004.

The People's Republic of Bangladesh has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of the Power Sector Development Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract for procurement of 11/0.415KV Distribution Transformer, 11KV DOFC with Fuse Link, 11 KV Lightning Arrester and LV MCCB with Enclosure, Contract No. 6.

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) ("the Purchaser") now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders from member countries of ADB for the supply of the following Lots:

SI No. Lot No. Item Quantity (km)
(i)Lot no. -01 11/0.415KV, 3-phase, 100KVA Distribution Transformer 660 nos.
(ii)Lot no. -02 11/0.415KV, 3-phase, 250KVA Distribution Transformer 1004 nos.
(iii)Lot no. -03 a)  11 KV DOFC with Fuse Link
b)  11 KV Lightning Arrester
4992 nos.
4992 nos.
(iv)Lot no. -04 a)  0.415KV, 3-phase, 100A MCCB with Enclosure
b)  0.415KV, 3-phase, 250A MCCB with Enclosure
1320 nos.
2008 nos.

The bidders can bid for any or all the four lots and the award shall be lot wise.

(Details and specifications are provided in the Bidding Document)

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

To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:

Director Purchase
Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)
WAPDA Building (9th Floor)
Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Tel No. 800-2-7126151
Fax No. 880-2-9550532

To obtain the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should:

  • write to the address above
  • pay a non-refundable fee of Tk5,000 or US$100 by demand draft or pay order in favour of Director, Purchase, Bangladesh Power Development Board, Dhaka.

Bidders shall submit their bids:

  • on or before the deadline : 11:00 am (BST) on 17 March 2005 (Late bids will be rejected.)
  • together with a Bid Security of:

    Lot No.Bid Security
    TkUS$
    11,200,000 20,000
    23,000,000 50,000
    3200,000 3,500
    4500,000 8,500

  • to the address above

Bids will be opened:

  • in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend
  • at 11:30 am (BST) on 17 March 2005
  • at the address above

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