NEPAL- Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of New Butwal -Nepal/India Border 400kV D/C Transmission Line (18 km)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Nepal Project Name Electricity Transmission Project Procurement Title Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of New Butwal -Nepal/India Border 400kV D/C Transmission Line (18 km) Procurement Ref. Number MCA-N/ETP/CB/006 Type of Procurement Works Accountable Entity/Employer Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) Publication Date (Website) 15 March 2024 Submission Deadline 16 May 2024 The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) has received financing from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) toward the cost of the Electricity Transmission Project (ETP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the “Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of New Butwal -Nepal/India Border 400kV D/C Transmission Line (18 km)”. 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 Accountable Entity, money is already available to the Accountable Entity and, for most contracts, invoices are paid directly to Contractor by the US Treasury. MCA-Nepal now invites offers from eligible offerors for “Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of New Butwal -Nepal/India Border 400kV D/C Transmission Line (18 km)”. Bidding will be conducted through the Competitive Bidding (CB) procedures as specified in the Accountable Entity Procurement and Policy Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible offerors as defined in the PPG. A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested eligible offerors upon the submission of a written application at the following email id [email protected] copy to [email protected] and [email protected] or the electronic copy of the bidding document can also be obtained at the address below through external hard drive. Offers must be uploaded to the File Request Link (FRL) provided below on or before 14:00 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45) on 16 May 2024. Only electronic bidding will be permitted. Late offers will be rejected. Offers will be publicly opened in the presence of the offerors’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below on 14:30 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45) on 16 May 2024. All offers shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of US$150,000 and it shall be valid until 9 January 2025. Contact Information: The address(es) referred to above is: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal 2nd & 3rd Floor, East Wing, Lal Durbar Convention Centre, Yak & Yeti Complex, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal. The File Request Link (FRL) referred to above is: https://www.dropbox.com/request/FcQUjPYHxmThMiaaPKxA Attn: Procurement Agent Tel: 977-1-4540951/4540952 E-mail: [email protected] cc to [email protected] and [email protected]. Website: https://mcanp.org/ For more information: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) Lal Durbar Convention Centre, Yak & Yeti Complex, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu +977-01-4540951 | [email protected] | www.mcanp.org DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT PLEASE CONTRACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.