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Procurement Notice: Invitation for Business Opportunity Seminar

Procurement Notice: Invitation for Business Opportunity Seminar

 

The Ministry of Water Supply, Government of Nepal, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would like to invite interested contractors and consulting firms to attend (in-person and online) project specific business opportunity workshop for the Second Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project on 27 June 2024. Project information will be presented during the workshop to international and national contractors, suppliers and consulting firms and participants will be offered an opportunity to engage with the implementing agencies and ADB on project related procurement.

Government of Nepal, with support from ADB, proposes to implement the Second Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Improvement Project at a total project cost estimated at $240 million. The indicative contract packages under the project are given below.

 

Scope	Indicative number of contracts
Water Treatment Plant (255 MLD) – designing, construction and 5 years operations and maintenance [contract modality: Design Build and Operate (Based on key performance indicators]	1
Distribution network (approx. 860 km) [each package involves laying of around 150-200 km pipeline and provision of about 15,000–20,000 metered house service connections to supply continuous pressurized 24×7 water supply, and demonstrate operational performance and functionality of network based on key performance indicators for 1 year]	5
IT-based decision support system for O&M of Melamchi Tunnel and early warning system for Melamchi Headworks	1
IT-based smart water management system for water network	1
Project Design, Construction and Implementation Consultants	5

 

Indicative implementation arrangements:

 

Aspects	Arrangements
Commencement of procurement	Second half of 2024
Implementation period	December 2024 – December 2030
Completion date	December 2030
(i)         Executing agency	Ministry of Water Supply (MWS), Government of Nepal
(ii)         Key implementing agencies	a) Project Implementation Directorate-KUKL (PID-KUKL), and b) Melamchi Water Supply Development Board (MWSDB)

 

The main objectives of organizing the business opportunity workshop are to:

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• Present the project, procurement, and planning aspects of the contracts;
• Discuss approaches to technical and contractual aspects to maximize interest from potential relevant international and national bidders; and improve competition and increase the likelihood of the success of the bidding process,
• Enhance prospective bidders’ understanding of the ADB procurement rules and procedures and qualification requirements of individual packages,
• Respond to queries and concerns shared by interested parties.

Interested parties are also welcome to raise questions and provide market inputs during the workshop.

 

The proposed agenda for the event is:

Date	Activity		Time [Nepal Time]
27 June 2024	Overall Project Presentation	MWS & ADB	10.00-10:15
		ADB	10:15-10:45
	Water Treatment Plant package and technical specification; Consulting services	MWSDB	10:45-11:00
	Distribution network packages and technical specification; Consulting Services	PID-KUKL	11:00-11:15
	Indicative procurement/consulting packages in pipeline ADB’s procurement process and frequently asked questions in the ADB bids	ADB Project Team   ADB procurement team	11:15-11:45     11:45-12:15
	Q&A Session	All	12:15-12:30

 

 

The workshop details are as follows:

 

DAY/DATE/TIME	10:00-12:30 hours (Nepal time)
VENUE	Radisson Hotel, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal. It will be hybrid participation (in-person as well as online).
ORGANIZERS	PID-KUKL and MWSDB, with support from ADB
INVITEES	Specialized Contractors and Consulting Firms from ADB Member Countries engaged in the water supply sector.
REGISTRATION	Interested participants are requested to send their confirmation to participate and how they would like to join (in-person or remotely) through an email to skvwsip2024@gmail.com mentioning their company name, address and contact information by 24 June 2024.  Meeting link will be shared to the participants who wish to join the workshop remotely.

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