ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER

Project Coordination Unit
Renovation of MEW/PCU building (B-038)/(Lot -1)
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
No: MEW/IRDP/IFB/(B-038)
Date: 26 - June- 2016

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 Renovation of MEW/PCU building (B-038)/ Lot -1"
3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from
eligible and qualified bidders for the Renovation of MEW/PCU building (B-038)/ Lot -1"
The Completion Period is 450 days (including slack period of about
90days).
5.
The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs 400,000 in the
shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents.
4.

6.
Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure
specified in the World Banks 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 Mr. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi,
Acting Director and Procurement Officer PCU, Ministry of Energy and War,
and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 15:00Hrs from
Saturday to Wednesday.
8.

Qualifications requirements include:

(a) The minimum

required annual volume
of construction work for
the successful bidder in
any of the last five years
(Afs)

(b) Experience as prime

contractor 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
contractual commitments and
exclusive of any advance
payments which may be made
under the Contract (Afs).

18,500,000

11,000,000

5,000,000

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and
Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents.
8.

A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.

9.
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 nonrefundable 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.
10.
The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting
which will take place on 17- July- 2016 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 prebid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting.
11.
Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10 AM on 25 - July-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 AM
on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above.
12.
The address referred to above is:
Mr. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi, Acting Director and Procurement Officer PCU,
Ministry of Energy and War,
Darul-Aman Road, Kabul
Email Address: -ahadi.nasir@eirp-afg.org