Invitation for Bids

Date:31 August 2009
Loan No.: 2289-PAK: Power Transmission Enhancement Investment
Contract No. and Title:Tender Package No. ADB-14-2009 for Design, Supply, Installation of Static Var Compensator at 220 kV New KotLakpat Grid Station, Lahore, Pakistan
Deadline for Bids: : 11:00 am on 26 December 2009

1.    The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of construction of 220kV Grid System. Part of the proceeds of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.

2.     The National Transmission and Dispatch Company, NTDC (the Employer) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the turnkey project the "Design, Supply, Installation of Static Var Compensator at 220 kV New KotLakpat Grid Station, Lahore Pakistan".

3.    Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

  • " Participation as a contractor/bidder (individual firm/JV) must have at least five (05) years or more experience in Supply, installation, testing & commissioning of 450 MVAR Static Var Compensator (SVC) capable of high?speed response, to control system transient voltage stability, having major equipment like Transformer, Thyristor Controlled Reactor (TCR), Thyristor Switched Capacitors (TSC), Harmonic Filters, circuit breakers, instrument transformers, disconnectors, fast acting controllers, cooling system, plant protection etc. and should have successfully completed at least two (2) such projects (each with a net present value1 of at least 10 million US$), of these one (1) project should have been completed and commissioned by the contractor/bidder outside its home country. All other JV partners must have constructed and commissioned at least one (1) such project as a main or sub?contractor, of similar or higher voltage to the proposed plant and services on supply and installation basis, and such projects shall have been operating successfully for at least for the last three (3) years as on bid opening date. The similarity shall be based on the physical size, complexity, methods, technology or other characteristic as described in Section 6 (Employer's Requirements).
  • The contractor should have sound financial status. The difference between cash in hand and short term liabilities should be adequate enough for smooth execution of this project. The financial statements of the company/JV, for the last 3 years should demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidders financial position and its prospective long?term profitability. As a minimum, an Applicant's net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive for the last 3 consecutive years.

4.    International competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: One-Envelope Bidding Procedure .

5.    To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document, bidders should contact:

Chief Engineer (EHV-I), NTDC
NTDC House, 34-Industrial Area, Gulburg-III
Postal Code: 54660
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. No.: +92 - 42 - 926 3246
Fax No.: +92 - 42 - 926 3247

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

  1. visit the office of NTDC at the address indicated above and pay a nonrefundable fee of PRs 8,000 or US$ 100 by Bank Draft from any Scheduled Bank of Pakistan or a reputable foreign Bank under written by any Scheduled Bank of Pakistan in favor of Chief Engineer (EHV-II) NTDC, Bungalow No. A-1, NTPS Colony, T.M Khan Road, Hyderabad, Pakistan;
    or
  2. request for delivery of Bidding Document No. ADB-14-2009 for Design, Supply, Installation of Static Var Compensator at 220 kV New KotLakhpat Grid Station, Lahore, Pakistan and pay a nonrefundable fee of PRs 12,000 (domestic delivery) or US$ 150 (overseas delivery). The method of payment will be by Bank Draft from any Scheduled Bank of Pakistan or a reputable foreign Bank under written by any Scheduled Bank of Pakistan in favor of Chief Engineer (EHV-II) NTDC, Bungalow No. A-1, NTPS Colony, T.M Khan Road, Hyderabad, Pakistanl. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

6.    Deliver your bids:

  • to the address above;
  • on or before 11:00 am on 26 December 2009. Late Bids shall be rejected.
  • together with a Bid Security amounting to Pak Rs.53 million or US $ 0.64 million.

Bids will be opened at 11:30 am on 26 December 2009 in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.

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


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