GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ministry of Energy and Water
Kabul-Aybak-Mazar-e-Sharif Power Project
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Project ID: P106654
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has applied for a grant from the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, administered by the International Development Association (IDA), acting as the Trustee towards the cost of the Kabul-Aybak-Mazar-e-Sharif Power Project. It intends to apply the proceeds of this grant to the payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.
The project will include the following:
(i) strengthen the distribution network through rehabilitation/upgrading of old and dilapidated infrastructure in parts of the capital city of Kabul .
(ii) construct a 220/20 kV substation and associated 20 kV lines at Aybak to provide quality, reliable and clean grid power to the residents of Aybak town; and
(iii) rehabilitate and augment the transmission facilities , medium and low voltage distribution network in Mazar-e-Sharif.
(iv) Similar transmission and distribution works at other towns to be decided later.
In addition, the project would support institutional capacity building for operation and maintenance of the distribution systems; the establishment, operation and hand-over to DABM (S) of a customer care center in the target area, project management support for Aybak power system investments, providing technical assistance to the Project Management Unit in the areas of financial and procurement management; etc.
Procurement of contracts financed by the grant will be conducted through the procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, dated May 2004 and Revised October 1, 2006 (the Procurement Guidelines), and is open to all the bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the guidelines. The provisions of paragraphs 2.55 and 2.56 of the Procurement Guidelines, providing for domestic preference in the evaluation of bids, shall apply to the goods manufactured in the territory of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or and the works to be carried out by the domestic contractors through International Competitive Bidding. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers dated May 2004 and Revised October 1, 2006 (the Consulting Guidelines)
Specific procurement notices for the contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for large-value consultants’ contracts will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, DGMarket and local newspapers.
Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive an invitation to bid under ICB/NCB procedures, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below.
SMEC International Pty Ltd Project Office
Attn: Mr. Geoff Robinson, Project Manager
Ministry of Energy and Water
Darul-Aman Road, Kabul,
Afghanistan
Phone Number: +93 (0)797055194
E- Mail ID: geoff.robinson@smecinternational.com
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