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Upgrading of Bagmati Pathlaiya section ( 53.428 Km) and Bridges along this section of Mahendra Highway (Km 313+450 to Km 366+878)

Request for Bids Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification) Employer: Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project Project: Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP) Contract title: Upgrading of Bagmati Pathlaiya section and Bridges along the section of Mahendra Highway (Km 313+450 to Km 366+878) Country: Nepal Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA-6673-NP and 7747-NP RFB No: SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 1 AND 2) Issued on: 21st November 2025 The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Roads has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Upgrading of following Works: SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08 : Upgrading of Bagmati Pathlaiya section and Bridges along the section of Mahendra Highway (Km 313+450 to Km 366+878) divided in 2 Road Sections as listed below in different 2 Lots. Contract Identification No. and Lot No. Contract Description Cost of Bid Documents Bid Security Amount SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 1) Lot 1: Km 313+450 to Km 339+407 NPR 20,000.00* or equivalent (* Excluding bank commissions ) USD 1.4 million or equivalent SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 2) Lot 2: Km 339+407 to Km 366+878 NPR 20,000.00* or equivalent (* Excluding bank commissions ) USD 1.6million or equivalent The Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the above contracts. Bidders may submit bids for any one lot or a combination of lots. Eligibility and qualification of bidders shall be assessed in accordance with the Qualification and Evaluation Criteria detailed in the bidding documents. The works mainly consists of two phases: Phase 1 Upgrading Works: Upgrading of existing road from 2-Lanes to 4 Lanes and Service Lanes, Structures, Bridges, etc. including Defect Notification Period Phase 2: Performance Based Maintenance Works Maintenance works consisting of all activities to be carried out to achieve and keep the road assets as defined in the PBM Specifications 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” Fifth Edition September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Evaluation will be carried out using rated criteria, with 20% weight assigned to the technical proposal and 80% to the financial offer. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Imofplementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project, Chakupat, Lalitpur, , email: [email protected] and inspect the RFB Document during office hours (10:00 to 16:00 (Nepal Standard Time (NST)). Bidders registered in the e-GP portal of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) shall download the RFB document from http://www.bolpatra.gov.np after login. For electronic submission, a non-refundable fee of NPR 20,000.00 or equivalent for each lot shall be deposited as specified in the RFB document. A scanned copy (PDF format) of the bank deposit voucher/cash receipt must be submitted along with the electronic proposal 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. 10001002000100000 Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak No. 14229 Swift Code: RBBANPKA. A single-stage, two envelope RFB process will be used, and the