Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program - Proposed Dagushan Hydropower Project

People's Republic of China (PRC) had applied for loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for the Gansu Heihe Rural Hydropower Development Investment Program [the Investment Program as a multitranche financing facility (MFF)] for the development of Erlongshan and Dagushan hydropower projects on Heihe river cascade hydropower development scheme in Gansu Province.

The Investment Program has two tranches for the development of each of these two hydropower projects. The first tranche under the investment program was approved on 18 December 2006 for the Erlongshan hydropower project, which is being implemented now. The second tranche to finance the 60 mega watt (MW) Dagushan hydropower project is expected to be approved later in the year. Advanced contracting has been agreed for Dagushan hydropower project.

Procurement for Dagushan hydropower project (the Project)to be financed by ADB will be carried out in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines 2006 as amended from time to time. The indicative list of procurement packages is as listed below:

  1. Headrace tunnel (2 civil works packages)
  2. Surgeshaft and penstocks (civil work package)
  3. Powerhouse construction (civil works package)
  4. Hydrogenerator sets and auxiliaries (equipment)
  5. Main and station services transformers (equipment)
  6. Power station auxiliary equipment ( 3 equipment packages)
  7. Powerhouse crane (equipment package)
  8. environment protection ( 2 works packages)
  9. Implementation supervision consulting services

International competitive bidding (ICB) will be used for all power station main and auxiliary equipment (total 6 packages for a total of $5.66 million). National competitive bidding (NCB) will be used for civil works packages (6 packages at an estimated cost of 22.14 million). The consultants to provide the consulting services related to the supervision of the Project implementation at an estimated cost of $200,000 will be carried out using the quality-and-cost-based selection (QCBS).

Interested suppliers and contractors from ADB's member countries who wish to obtain additional information may contact:

Mr. Zhu Xingjie
General Manager and President
Heihe Hydropower Development Company
Qingnian Dongjie, Shixi, Zhangye 730000
Gansu Province, PRC
Fax: +86-936- 8225763
E-mail:danielpu@163.com;
and zhouxuan616@163.com

The procurement agency for the Project is being recruited. The contact details of the Procurement Agency as well as the specific procurement notices for all ICB packages will be posted on ADB website as well as www.chinabidding.com. All NCB packages will be advertised on www.chinabidding.com

 

General Procurement Notice