Procurement of Consulting Services for Detailed Survey and updated Line Design for 30 km of Changes in 400 kV Transmission Line Route Alignment

General Information
Country: Nepal
City/Locality: Kathmandu, Nepal
Notice/Contract Number: MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/009
Publication Date: Oct 8, 2021
Deadline: Nov 17, 2021
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Buyer:
Eligibility of Bidders: Please see Section III of the Request for Proposals Document "Qualification and Evaluation Criteria
Original Language: English

Goods, Works and Services

09310000 - Electricity
71336000 - Engineering support services
71324000 - Quantity surveying services

Original Text

Specific Procurement Notice (SPN)

Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Board (MCA-Nepal)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

Country Nepal

Project Name Electricity Transmission Project (ETP)

Procurement Title Procurement of Consulting Services for Detailed Survey and updated Line Design for 30 km of Changes in 400 kV Transmission Line Route Alignment

Procurement Ref. Number MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/009

Type of Procurement Consulting Services

Employer Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Board

Publication Date 07 October 2021

Submission Deadline 17 November 2021

The Government of Nepal, acting through the Ministry of Finance (the “Government”) and the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact on September 14, 2017, providing for a grant of up to FIVE HUNDRED MILLION United States Dollars (US $500,000,000) to advance economic growth and reduce poverty in Nepal (the “Compact”), to which the Government will contribute up to US$130,000,000 for a program to reduce poverty through economic growth in Nepal, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract to be awarded for “Procurement of Consulting Services for Detailed Survey and updated Line Design for 30 km of Changes in 400 kV Transmission Line Route Alignment”.

MCC’s funding is appropriated by the U.S. Congress and obligated to the compact up-front, with no incremental or partial funding. So, when a contract is signed with an MCA Entity, money is already available to the MCA Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Contractors/Consultants/Suppliers by the US Treasury.

MCA-Nepal now invites proposals from eligible consultants to provide consultancy services to carryout detailed survey and updated line design for 30 km of changes in 400 kV Transmission Line Route Alignment comprises the following tasks:

1. Inception of Assignment

2. Detailed Field Survey and Preliminary Engineering Design

3. Geo-Technical Investigation

4. Detailed Environmental and Social Assessments including flood risk assessment

5. Pegging activities

6. Preparation of final survey report after finalization of route and site verification

Procurement process will be conducted through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method procedures as specified in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible consultants as defined in the PPG.

A complete set of Request for Proposals (RFP) documents may be obtained by interested eligible consultants upon the submission of a written application at the following email address MCANepalPA@cardno.com with cc to gokul.mishra@cardno.com.

Proposals must be uploaded to the File Request Link (FRL) provided below on or before 15:00 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45)) on 17 November 2021. Only electronic bidding will be permitted. Late proposals will be rejected. Proposals will be publicly opened in the presence of the consultants’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdu2prjsrGtGi0v-HLrBHT0968guZspOD on 17 November 2021 at 15:30 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45)).

Contact Information:

The File Request Link referred to above is: The File Request Link (Dropbox link) for submission of Application is as follows: https://www.dropbox.com/request/73UXbTxVqYmKGwPrTcfT

Address:

Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Board (MCA-Nepal)

2nd & 3rd Floor, East Wing, Lal Durbar Convention Centre, Yak & Yeti Complex, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Attn: Procurement Agent

E-mail: MCANepalPA@cardno.com; gokul.mishra@cardno.com

Website: https://mcanp.org/

Contact Information
Address: Luis Villalta
Procurement Agent Manager
Millennium Challenge Account Nepal
Hotel Yak & Yeti Convention Center, Second Floor
Durbar Marg
Kathmandu, I 44600
Nepal
Telephone: +(977) 9803842026
E-mail: luis.villalta@cardno.com
Web site:: http://www.mcanp.org