ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN

MINISTRY OF WORKS & HUMAN SETTLEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES

THIMPHU : BHUTAN

“Construction Industry: Solutions through innovation and improved technology”

PMU/UIP/F- 4/2015-16/06 Dated: 24 July 2015

Invitation for Technical Proposals- Rebidding

Date / 24 July 2015
Loan No. and Title / 2816-BHU : Urban Infrastructure Project
Contract No and Title / TCC/WWTP/GM/001 - Design, Build, Operate & Transfer a 12 MLD MLD Wastewater Treatment Plant at Thimphu, Bhutan
Deadline for Submission of Technical Proposals / 11September2015, 1400hrs (Bhutan Standard Time)

1.The Kingdom of Bhutan has received a loan from Asian Development Bank towards the cost of the Urban Infrastructure Project. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above.

2.The Department of Engineering Services (DES), Ministry of Works and Human Settlement (“the Executing Agency”) and ThimphuThromde (“the Employer”) invites sealed Technical Proposals from eligible Bidders for the design, construction, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, of 12 MLD (average flow) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), raw wastewater pumping station, DI rising main and other related associated/allied appurtenant works, near Existing WWTP at Babesa, Thimphu, Bhutan.(“the Works”) with a total Construction period of 30 (thirty) months. The O&M period under the initial contract following the commissioning of plant will be 5 years. The initial contract has a sole-source renewal contract award provision at the end of the initial contract period for additional 5 years subject to satisfactory performance under the initial contract.

3. International Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Two-Stage Bidding Procedure and is open to all Bidders from Countries as described in the Bidding Document.

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

  • General Construction Experience requirement: 10 years
  • Financial requirement: Minimum Average Annual Turnover of US$10 million in the last three years.
  • Construction Experience requirement: Participation in at least one Contract that has been successfully or substantially completed within the last ten years and that is similar to the proposed work, where the value of Bidder’s participation exceeds US$ 8 million
  • Experience in Key Activities: Must have Built 1 project of 10MLD Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) based on Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR) Technology in last 10 years.
  • Equipment requirement: Tipper (min 5 -8 cum capacity) – 3 nos; Back hoe Loader -1no; Hydraulic Excavator (PC 200)-01; Concrete mixer (7/5 Cft.)-03; Concrete Batching Plant (12 Cum Capacity)-01; Dewatering Pump (10 HP)- 02 & Survey Instrument/ Total station ( complete ) -01
  • Personnel for the project based requirement: Construction/Project Manager with Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering), Supervision Engineer (with Bachelor's Degree (preferably Master’s Degree) in Civil Engineering), Surveyor (with Certificate preferably Diploma or equivalent in Surveying), Instrumentation Engineer (with a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably Master's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent/similar field), Sewerage Engineer ( with a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably Master's Degree in Public Health Engineering or equivalent/similar field), Mechanical Engineer (with Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineer (with Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering), Structural Engineer (with Bachelor's Degree preferably Master's Degree in Structural Engineering

The details of above requirements are specified in the Bidding Documents.

5.To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, Bidders should contact:

Project Manager (PIU), ThimphuThromde

Third Floor, Room No. 303,

NPPF Building, Below IMTRAT

Telephone No: +975- 02-335944

Fax: +975- 02-335944

Email:

6.To purchase the Bidding Documents in English, eligible Bidders should:

  • Write to the address above requesting the Bidding Documents for TCC/WWTP/GM/001 - Design, Build and Operate Wastewater Treatment Plant at Thimphu, Bhutan
  • Pay a non-refundable fee of Nu 30,000/- or USD 500 by cash/draft.

The Bid documents will be on sale from 28July 2015 till 10 September 2015 from 09:00 hours till 17:00 hours on any working day.

Upon receipt of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee, the Bidding Documents will be promptly dispatched by courier. However, no liability can be accepted for their loss or late delivery.

If requested, the documents can be sent electronically after presentation by the prospective Bidder of appropriate evidence of payment of the non-refundable fee. In the event of discrepancy between electronic and hard copies of the Bidding Documents, the hard copy shall prevail.

7.A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on 18 August 2015 at 14:00hr sat the Conference Hall of Ministry of Works & Human Settlement ( MOWHS)

8.The Technical Proposals should be delivered:

  1. to the address above;
  2. on or before 14:00 hours on 11 September 2015;
  3. together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.

9.Technical Proposals will be opened immediately after the deadline of submission in the presence of representatives who choose to attend.