Loan No. 1982: Renewable Energy Development Project

Date: 28 September 2005
Loan No. 1982: Renewable Energy Development Project
Contract: Ulumbu Geothermal Power Plant Project
Deadline for Bids: 10 January 2006


The Republic of Indonesia has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Renewable Energy Development (RED) Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

PT PLN (Persero) (the Employer) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the design, supply, transportation, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of a complete geothermal power plant ("the Works") under the following Contract Package as part of the RED project:

Ulumbu Geothermal Power Plant Project (2 x 2.5 MW)

The Ulumbu project site is located in Kabupaten (Regency) Manggarai in the western part of the Island of Flores, in the East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia.

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

Bidders must meet post qualification criteria as stipulated in the bidding documents including experience as main contractor or subcontractor for steam power plant / cogeneration projects and experience of the proposed turbine / generator supplier in manufacturing geothermal units with a minimum capacity of 2.5 MW.

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

PT PLN Persero
Director of Generation and Primary Energy
c/o Deputy Director of Primary Energy
10th Floor, Main Building
Jalan Trunojoyo Blok M 1/135
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan 12160
Indonesia
Tel: (62 21) 725 1234

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

  • collect the documents from the address above from 30 September 2005 or the Employer can send by courier for an additional fee of USD100.00
  • pay a non-refundable fee of three million rupiah (Rp3,000,000) or USD equivalent

Bidders should deliver their technical and price proposals:

  • to the address above
  • on or before the deadline: 2:00 pm WIST on 10 January 2006
  • together with a Bid Security of USD 200,000 which must be included with the technical proposal.

The technical proposal will be opened immediately after the deadline in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend at the address above.

The price proposals and supplementary price proposals, if provided, will be opened in the presence of the bidder's representatives who choose to attend at the place, time, and date as indicated in the Employer's invitation for the second stage bid opening, after approval of the ADB of the evaluation of the technical proposals.

When comparing Bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.


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