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

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 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 ref