ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER
Project Coordination Unit
Rehabilitation Works for Salmani Irrigation Scheme- (M-103)
Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
No: MEW/IRD/IFB/LIS/07/ M-103 Date: 03 October, 2011
Invitation for Bids (IFB)
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that
appeared in Development Business, issue No.“General Procurement Notice dated 11 Jan,2011“.
2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant
from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and
Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this “grant” to payments
under the Contract for “Rehabilitation Works for Salmani Irrigation Scheme”.
3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from
eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Salmani Irrigation Scheme in
Center of Sare Pul Province consisting of:
Structure No.1: Construction of Side intake to provide the enough water for canal in
deferent time of year and construction of retaining walls -215 M.
Structure No.2: Construction of flume structure for sloshing of canal problems like
filtration erosions.150 M and sporting with stone masonry walls.
Structure No.3: Construction of flume structure for sloshing of canal problems like
filtration erosions by lent of 215 M RCC protection.
4. The Completion Period is 270 days (including slack period of about 60 days).
5. The bids must be submitted alongwith the bid security in the amount of Afs 60,000 in the
shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents.
6. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure
specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated
January 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding
Documents
7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Zabiullah Esmati,
Deputy Director, Project Coordination Unit, MZR Region and inspect the Bidding Documents
at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday and up to 13:00
hours on Thursday.
8. Qualifications requirements include:
(a) The minimum (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or credit
required annual volume contractor in the construction facilities, net of other
of construction work for of at least one work of nature contractual commitments and
the successful bidder in and complexity equivalent to exclusive of any advance
any of the last five years this work during the last five payments which may be made
(Afs) (5) years (Afs). under the Contract (Afs).
Afs 6,000,000 Afs 4,000,000 Afs 1,500,000
For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and
Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents.
9. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.
10. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders
on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non
refundable fee of Afs. 2500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding
Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below.
11. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting
which will take place on 17 October, 2011 at 10:00 Hrs at the address given below to explain
the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions
on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will be prepared
and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid documents up to date of
pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting.
12. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 AM on 05 November 2011
,the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official
holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic
bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the
presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address given below
at 10:00 AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above.
13. The address referred to above is:
Deputy Director PCU-MZR
Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office
POLE TASADI INFRONT OF ALI CHOPON SCHOOL
Mazar e Sharif City, Afghanistan