Date:  02^th Feb 2022

Loan No. and Title: 42173-017: BHU: Water Flagship Program Support Project

Contract No. and Title: DB-01: Construction of water treatment plant for Pamstho, Thimphu (Design, Build and Operate for 2 years)

Deadline for submission of Bids:  10:00 hrs on 6^th March 2023 (Bhutan Standard Time)

1.         The Kingdom of Bhutan has applied for financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the Water Flagship Program Support Project. Part of this financing will be used for payments under the contracts named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of the ADB.

2.         The Thimphu Thromde (Municipality), (“the Employer") invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the construction distribution network for Pamtsho, Thimphu ("the Work").

3.       Open Competitive Bidding (OCB-national) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage: One–Envelope Bidding Procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.  

4. Eligible bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

1. Key Construction Experience Requirement: Participation in at least one contract that have been successfully or substantially (95%) completed within last 7 years and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation in the contract exceeds BTN 30.7 million
2. Key financial requirement: Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover of BTN 61.4 million

3. Meet other financial and experience requirements as indicated in the Bidding Document.   

However, for complete eligibility and qualification requirements, interested bidders should refer to the Bidding Documents.

5. To obtain further information, bidders should contact:

The Chief Engineer (Project Manager)

Infrastructure Division,

Thromde Administration, Thimphu

Telephone:  +975- 2-336310

E-mail address: ywangdi@thimphucity.gov.bt

6. A prebid meeting shall take place on 17^th Feb 2023 at 10:30 hours (Bhutan Standard Time) at the Thimphu Thromde Conference Hall

7. To purchase the bidding document in English, the eligible bidders should write the to address above requesting the bidding documents for " DB-01: Construction of water treatment plant for Pamstho, Thimphu” and pay a non-refundable fee of BTN 4,500/- by cash between 9:00 hours and 16:00 hours (Bhutan Standard Time) on any working day from 02^thFeb 2023 to 06^th March 2023.  

8. Deliver your bid to the address below, On or before 10 hours on 06^th March 2023 together with a Bid-securing declaration as described in the Bidding Document:

Chief Engineer (Project Coordinator)

Water and Sanitation Division

Department of Engineering Services (DES)

                    Ministry of Works & Human Settlements (MoWHS), Thimphu)

Street address: Chang Lam

ZIP code: 11001

Country: BHUTAN

Bids will be opened at 10:30 hours on the same day of submission at the DES, conference hall in the presence of the Bidder’s representative who choose to attend.

Executive Secretary

Thimphu Thromde