NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P177902

Project Title: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia – Nepal Phase 1 Project

Country: Nepal

Notice No: OP00429382

Notice Type: Invitation for Bids

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: ACCESS-DOR-W-BGC-ICB-02 (LOT 3)

Procurement Method: Request for Bids

Language of Notice: English

Submission Deadline Date/Time: May 04, 2026 12:00

Published Date: 10-Mar-2026

Description: Upgrading the Gorusinghe-Chandrauta (GC) section of the East-West highway and associated bridges [Ch. 640+000 Km to Ch. 659+200 Km]

Details:

Request for Bids

Works

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification)

Employer: Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Nepal Phase 1 Project

Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia, Nepal, Phase 1 Project

Contract title: Upgrading of Gorusinghe – Chandrauta (GC) section of the East-West Highway and associated bridges [Ch. 640+000 Km to Ch. 659+200 Km]

Country: Nepal

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA-71590-NP

RFB No: ACCESS-DOR-W-BGC-ICB-02 (LOT 3)

Issued on: ………… March 2026

1. The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Roads, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Nepal Phase 1 Project (ACCESS) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Upgrading of Gorusinghe – Chandrauta (GC) section of the East-West Highway and associated bridges [Ch. 640+000 Km to Ch. 659+200 Km] as listed below:

Contract Identification No. and Lot No.	Contract Description	Cost of Bid Documents	Bid Security Amount
ACCESS-DOR-W-BGC-ICB-02 (LOT 3)	Upgrading of Gorusinghe – Chandrauta (GC) section of the East-West Highway and associated bridges [Ch. 640+000 Km to Ch. 659+200 Km]	NPR 20,000.00 or equivalent (Excluding bank commissions)	USD 1.1 million or equivalent

2. The Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Nepal Phase 1 Project (ACCESS) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the above contract. The work mainly consists of two phases:

Phase 1: Upgrading Works

Upgrading of existing roads from 2 lanes to 4 Lanes and Service Lanes, Structures, Bridges, etc., including the Defect Notification Period.

Phase 2: Performance-Based Maintenance Works

Maintenance work consists of all activities to be carried out to achieve and keep the road assets as defined in the PBM Specifications.

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing- July 2016 (revised November 2020)” (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. The evaluation will be carried out using rated criteria, with 20% weight assigned to the technical proposal and 80% to the financial offer.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Nepal Phase 1 Project (ACCESS), Chakupat, Lalitpur, email: [email protected], and inspect the RFB Document during office hours (10:00 to 17:00 hours, Nepal Standard Time (NST)).

Interested bidders, registered in the e-GP portal of Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO), shall download the RFB document from http://www.bolpatra.gov.np after login. A non-refundable fee of NPR 20,000.00 or equivalent shall be deposited as specified in the RFB document. The bank deposit voucher shall be submitted with the bid. In the case of e-submission, a scanned copy (PDF format) of the bank deposit voucher/cash receipt shall be submitted along with the electronic Bid files. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the following account.

Name of the Bank: Rastriya Banijya Bank, Central Office

Name of Office: Road Sector Development Project, Chakupat, Lalitpur

Office Code No.: 337013511

Office Account No. 1000100200010000

Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak No. 14229

Swift Code: RBBANPKA.

6. A single-stage, two-envelope RFB process will be used, and the Bid will consist of (i) the Technical Part, without any reference to prices; and (ii) the Financial Part, as detailed in the RFB Document.

7. The Bidder may submit the Bid either in hard copy or electronically. Bids, both the Technical Part and the Financial Part, must be submitted to the address below on or before 12:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time), 4th May 2026. Late bids will be rejected. For electronic bid submission, the bidder may inspect and or submit the bids by visiting the electronic procurement portal http://www.bolpatra.gov.np of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) of the Government of Nepal. Bidders shall deposit the bidding document fee in the revenue account given above, and the scanned copy of the bank deposit voucher shall be uploaded at the time of e-bid submission. For e-submission, in the case of a Joint Venture, the lead member of the JV must be registered in the e-GP portal (https://www.bolpatra.gov.np) to download and submit the bid electronically. The Technical Part of the bid will be opened publicly at 12:15 (NST on the same day of the deadline for the bid submission, in the presence of bidders’ representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below. The Financial Part will remain unopened with the Employer (in case of e-submission in the e-GP portal) until the second public opening, which will take place after the evaluation of the Technical Part. The date and time for the Financial Part opening will be notified to the bidders.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” as stated in paragraph 1 above.

9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

10. The address referred to above is:

Project Director

Department of Roads

Development Cooperation Implementation Division (DCID), Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Nepal, Phase 1 Project (ACCESS)

Chakupat, Lalitpur, Nepal

Telephone: +977-1-5418000

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dor.gov.np

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Department of Roads

Name: Arjun Prasad Aryal

Address: Chakupat Lalitpur

City:

Province/State:

Postal Code:

Country: Nepal

Phone: 9851094006

Email: [email protected]

Website: