ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTANMINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER

Project Coordination Unit

Rehabilitation Works for Juy Kalan Canal Irrigation Scheme Phase-II (K-269)Irrigation Restoration and Development Project

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

No: MEW/IRDP/HQ/IFB/MIS/K-269 Date: 13 -Dec- 2015

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue dated January 11, 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 Juy Kalan Canal Irrigation Scheme Phase-II (K-269).3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Juy Kalan Canal Irrigation Scheme Phase-II (K-269), at Jabolseraj District, Parwan Province consisting of:

Site No 1- Rehabilitation of Intake of Juy Kalan canal Site No 2- Construction of social structure (ablution house).

4. The Completion Period is 450 days (including slack period of about 90 days).

5. The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs 520,000. 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. Fahima Azim (email: Fahima. Azim@eirp-afg.org Mobile No: +93(0)779 240 738), Director, Project Coordination Unit, Kabul Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 7:30 to 16:00 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday

8. Qualifications requirements include:

(a) The minimum re-quired annual volume of construction work for the successful bidder in any of the last five years (Afs)

(b) Experience as prime con-tractor in the construction of at least one work of nature and complexity equivalent to this work during the last five (5) years (Afs).

(c) Liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contrac-tual commitments and exclu-sive of any advance payments which may be made under the Contract (Afs).

26,000,000 15,600,000 6500,000

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. 2,500. 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 30- Dec - 2015 at 00:00 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 11 -Jan - 2016 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:

Director PCU-Kabul Region Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office

Darulaman road back of Mahmood Tarzi High School Kabul, Afghanistan