Date: / 17 May 2016
Loan No.
and Title: / 3203-PAK: Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program Tranche 4
Contract No. and Title: / ADB-73R-2016: For Civil Works, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of Extensions/Augmentation Works at 500kv Grid Stations Rawat and Jamshoro
  • Lot-I : Augmentation Works at 500 kV Grid Station Rawat
  • Lot-II: Extension Works at 500 kV Grid Station Jamshoro

Deadline for Submission of Bids: / 1 July 2016, 09:30 AM (local time)
  1. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of Power Transmission Enhancement Investment Program Tranche 4. Part of this loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.
  1. The National Transmission and Despatch Company, NTDC (“the Employer”) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for civil works, erection, testing and commissioning of Extensions/Augmentation Works at 500kv Grid Stations Rawat and Jamshoro.

•Lot-I: Augmentation Works at 500 kV Grid Station Rawat

•Lot-II: Extension Works at 500 kV Grid Station Jamshoro

Bidders may bid for one or both lots, as further defined in the bidding document.

  1. International competitive bidding will be conducted following ADB’s Single-Stage, One-Envelopebidding procedure. Bidding is open to all bidders from eligible countries as described in the bidding documents (Section 5).
  1. Only eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:
  • The bidder (as single entity or partner of a joint venture) should have successfully completed at least one contract within the last ten (10) years and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds PKR 28 million (for Lot-I bidders) and PKR 51 million (for Lot-II bidders). Such project should have been in satisfactory operation at least for (02) two years as on the date of Bid opening.
  • In case of joint venture, each partner other than those complying with criterion mentioned in above para. should have at least five years experience of civil works, erection testing and commissioning of 220kV or higher substations.
  • The bidder as a single entity or the combined experience of a joint venture should include the following experience in last 10 years (May be complied with by specialist subcontractors. Employer shall require evidence of subcontracting agreement from the bidder):
  1. Civil Works (at least one grid station of similar or higher capacity to the proposedwork)
  2. Foundations Works (at least one grid station of similar or higher capacity to the proposed work)
  3. Erection Works (at least one grid station of similar or higher capacity and voltagelevel to the proposed work)
  4. Testing and commissioning of Grid Station Works (at least one grid station of similar or higher capacity and voltage level to the proposed work)
  • The Bidder should have sound financial status. The Bidder’s net worth calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive for the last three (03) consecutive years. Otherfinancial qualification requirements are tabulated as following:

Lot / Minimum Average Annual Construction turnover within last 3 years / Minimum Monthly Financial Resources
Single Entity / Joint Venture / Single Entity / Joint Venture
Lot-I / PKR 257 million / All partners combine must meet requirement for single entity, one partner must meet 40% of requirement for single entity and all partners must meet 25% of requirement for single entity. / PKR 42 million / All partners combine must meet requirement for single entity, one partner must meet 40% of requirement for single entity and all partners must meet 25% of requirement for single entity
Lot-II / PKR 310 million / PKR 51 million
  1. To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, bidders should contact:

Chief Engineer (Material Procurement & Management), NTDC

622-WAPDA House, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam,

Lahore, Pakistan.

Postal Code: 54000

Telephone: +92-42-99202597

Facsimile number: +92-42-99202173

E-mail address:

  1. To purchase the bidding documents in English, w.e.f. 17 May 2016 eligible bidders should write to address above requesting the bidding documents no. ADB-73R-2016 For Civil Works, Erection, Testing And Commissioning Of Extensions/Augmentation Works At 500kv Grid Stations Rawat And Jamshoro, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 8,000 Pak Rs. Or US$ 100/- by cashier’s cheque, pay order or bank draft in favor of Chief Engineer (MP&M) NTDC, 622-WAPDA House, Lahore (Pakistan). The documents may be collected in persons or may be sent by express airmail. For an additional fee of Rs.3000 for domestic delivery or US$ 50 for overseas delivery, the documents may be sent through courier service, in such a case no liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
  1. Deliver your bid:
  • to the address above
  • on or before the deadline i.e.09:30 AM, 1 July 2016
  • together with a Bid Security as specified in the bidding documents
  1. Bids will be opened at 10:00 AM, 1 July 2016 in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the above address. Late Bids shall be rejected.
  1. When comparing Bids, ADB’s Domestic Preference Scheme will be applied following the provisions stipulated in the Bidding Document.