Invitation for Rebidding

Date:10 October 2008
Loan No.:2188-BAN: Gas Transmission and Development Project
Contract No. and Title:Supply and delivery of materials for construction of 280 km (1"-8") Gas Distribution Network, Town Border Station (TBS) and District Regulating Station (DRS) at Rajshahi City
Deadline for Bids:11:00 am, 14 December 2008 (Extended Deadline)

1.    This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in the ADB Business Opportunities issued on 28 October 2005.

2.    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 and it intends to apply part of the proceeds (Part C: Rajshahi Gas Distribution Network) of this loan to payments under the contract for which the Invitation for Bids is issued.

3.    The Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (A Company of Petrobangla) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the supply and delivery of the following materials for construction of 280 km (1"-8") Gas Distribution Network, Town Border Station (TBS) and District Regulating Station (DRS) at Rajshahi City.

SI No. IFB No. Group Description of
Goods 		Bid Document BDT/US$ Bid Closing Date & Time (BST) Bid Opening Date & Time (BST) Bid Security
BDT/US$		 Delivery Period (Days)
1 77.19(01).07(Regulator)/R B Regulator, Slam Shut Valve & Relief Valve 3,500/
50		 14 December 2008,
11:00 am		 14 December 2008,
11:15 am		 133,000/  1,900 150

Details and Specification are provided in the Biding documents.

Delivery and services under the contracts shall be completed within above-mentioned days counting from 21 days after issuance of Commitment Letter by ADB.

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

5.    Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project, Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited, Zaman Complex, S. S Road, Sirajgonj, Bangladesh and inspect the Bidding Document at the address given below from 9.00 am to 5.00 p.m. from 28 October 2008.

6.    To purchase the Bidding Document in English, bidders should:

  • submit a written application to the addresses below;
  • pay a non-refundable fee in the form of pay-order/demand draft in favor of Project Director, Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project, PGCL;
  • on or before the date specified in the table above. No Bidding Document will be sold on the closing date.
  • The document will be sent by air-mail for overseas delivery and surface mail or courier for local delivery. For sending such documents an amount of US$ 100.00 to be paid by the bidder in addition to the price of the bidding document incase of overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
Project Director
Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL)
Zaman Complex, S. S Road, Sirajgonj
Bangladesh
Tel/Fax: +880-751-63521
or
Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL)
Dhaka Liaison Office
3, Kawran Bazar C/A
Petrocentre (13th Floor), Petrobangla
Dhaka-1215
Tel/Fax : +880-2-9128591

7.    Bid must be delivered:

  • to the Project Director, Gas Distribution Network at Rajshahi City and its Adjoining Areas Project, PGCL at the address above;
  • on or before the Bid closing date and time as mentioned in the table above. Late bids shall be rejected.
  • All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security for an amount stated above.

Bids will be opened on the specified date and time mentioned above in the presence of the Bidder's representatives who choose to attend at the office of the Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) at the address above.

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

9.    In the comparison of Bids, ADB's Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied in accordance with the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.

Specific Notice