ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER

Project Coordination Unit

Rehabilitation Works for Puli Jug-e- River Bank Protection wall (JR-03)
Irrigation Scheme- (JR-03)
Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

No: MEW/IRDP/HQ/IFB/MIS/JR-07 Dates: 07 - Nov- 2017

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared
in Development Business, issue dated.
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 Pul-e- Jugi Irrigation Scheme.
3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and
qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Pul-e- Jugi Irrigation Scheme (JR-03) in Mihtarlam
District of LaghmanProvince consisting of (Construction of Pul-e- Jugi Bank Protection wall (JR-
03).
The construction period is 12 months which includes slack period of 3 months for flood/adverse
weather conditions and resolving community/farmers needs/disputes etc.
4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures
specified in the World Banks Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits,dated
January 2011 and revised in July 2014and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as
defined in the Bidding Documents.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Nasir Ahmad
Ahadi, Acting Director and Procurement Officer, Project Coordination Unit, Afghanistan and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30Hrs from Saturday to
Wednesday (Except public holidays).
6. Qualifications requirements include:
(a) The minimum required annual volume of construction work for the successful bidder in any of the last
five years 22 MillionAfs.
(a) Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least one works of nature and complexity
equivalent to this work during the last five (5) years - 11 Million Afs.
(b) Proposals for the timely acquisition (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential equipment as given in
the bidding document.
(c) Contract Manager with five years experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume,
including no less than three years as Manager.
(e) Liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments and exclusive of any
advance payments which may be made under the Contract 4.6MillionAfs.
For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I - Instructions to Bidders and
Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents.
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.
. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take
place on 29-NOV-17at 10 AM in the meeting room 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.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10 AM of 09-Dec- 2017(if this
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 below at 10 AM of 09 -Dec- 2017
10. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of amount: 8,000,000 Afghanis.

11. The address referred to above is:

Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi

Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL
Mobile: +93(0)700686110),