Invitation for Bids

Date:10 September 2007
Loan No.:2346-IND: Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program
Contract No.:Procurement of Carrier Cabinets and Coupling Devices
Deadline for Bids:15 October 2007

1.       India has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Madhya Pradesh Power Sector Investment Program - Transmission Component Project (Third Tranche) and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under the contract for procurement of Carrier Cabinets with & without Protection Couplers and Coupling Devices (LMU).

2.       The Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited (MPPTCL) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following re-bidding packages:

Sr.
No.		 Bid
Identification
No.		 Lot Particulars Qty.
1 ADB-II/MPPTCL/
TR-129		 I Carrier Cabinets with Protection Couplers 62
(Nos)
Coupling Devices 62
(Sets)
Mandatory Spare Parts 5
(Sets)
II Carrier Cabinets without Protection Couplers 115
(Nos)
Coupling Devices 111
(Sets)
Mandatory Spare Parts 5
(Sets)

Bidders are free to bid for one lot or both lots.

3.       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.

4.       To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document, bidders should contact the address below from 14:00 to 17:00 hours during working days starting 10 September 2007:

Chief Engineer (Planning)
MP Power Transmission Co. Ltd.
 Shakti Bhawan, Block No. III
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Telephone: +91-761-2661450
Fax No:: +91-761-2665593
E-mail address: mpptcl_adb2@yahoo.co.in
Website: www.mptransco.nic.in

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

  • write to the address above
  • pay a nonrefundable fee of Rs.5,000 or US$100 by demand draft or banker's cheque payable to RAO, MPPTCL, Jabalpur (M.P.) India. The documents will be sent by post or obtained by hand.

6.       Deliver your bids:

  • to the address in Clause 4 above
  • on or before 14:30 hours, on 15 October 2007. Late bids will be rejected.
  • together with a Bid Security of
ADB-II/MPPTCL/TR-129
Lot 1: US$ 16,100 or INRs 644,000
Lot 2: US$ 21,200 or INRs 846,000

7.       Bids will be opened at 15:30 hours on 15 October 2007 in the presence of bidders' representatives who chose to attend at the address given in Clause 4 above.

8.       The MPPTCL will not be responsible for 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