Loan No. 2039: Power Sector Development Project

Invitation for Bids

Date: 4 February 2005
Loan No. 2039: Power Sector Development Project
Contract No.: 2
Deadline for Bids: 6 April 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 15M, 12M and 9M SPC Pole fittings, Contract No. 2.

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

SI No.Lot No.ItemQuantity (Nos.)
(i)Lot-01Pole Fittings of 15M SPC Pole for 33 kV Lines2,154 sets
(ii)Lot-02Pole Fittings of 12M SPC Pole for 11 kV Lines5,090 sets
(iii)Lot-03Pole Fittings of 12M SPC Pole for 11/0.4 kV Lines5,005 sets
(iv)Lot-04Pole Fittings of 12M SPC Pole for 0.4 kV Lines5,181 sets
Pole Fittings of 9M SPC Pole for 0.4 kV Lines4,273 sets
(v)Lot-05Platform Structure for Distribution Transformer1,664 sets

The bidders can bid for any one lot, more than one lot or all the five 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. 880-2-7126151
Fax No. 880-2-9550532
Email: purchase@accesstel.net

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 favor of Director, Purchase, Bangladesh Power Development Board, Dhaka for each Bidding Document.

Bidders shall submit their bids:

  • on or before the deadline: 12:00 pm (BST) on 6 April 2005. Late bids will be rejected.
  • together with a Bid Security of:

    Lot No.Bid Security
    TkUS$
    1300,0005,000
    2800,00014,000
    31,200,00020,000
    41,200,00020,000
    5900,00015,000

  • to the address above

Bids will be opened:

  • in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend
  • at 12:00 pm (BST) on 6 April 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