Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country:         PAKISTAN

Name of Project: Electricity Distribution Efficiency Improvement Project

Contract Title: Supply of goods: Power Transformers 31.5/40 MVA ( Nos. 5)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 9318-PK

RFB Reference No.: PK-HESCO-GOODS-PTF -ICB/02

1. The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the EDEIP, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1] for procurement of 132/11.5 KV, 31.5/40 MVA Power Transformers along with accessories and Spares. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Hyderabad Electric Supply Company now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for: Supply of Power Transformers 31.5/40 MVA (Nos.5)
3.  Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated November 2020, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.      Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Hyderabad Electric Supply Company,- Chief Engineer (Dev) PMU HESCO Hyderabad – cedevhesco@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below or through email address given below:

Bungalow No. A1, HESCO Power Wing Colony Hussainabad Hyderabad.

5.      The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders soon after publication of this advertise, on the submission of a written application to the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Rs. 10,000/- or 50 USD. The method of payment will be by bank draft, from any scheduled bank of Pakistan or from an international bank having its branch in Pakistan, in favor of Chief Engineer (Development) PMU HESCO Hyderabad, House # A-1 HESCO Colony Hussainabad Hyderabad Pakistan. The document may be collected in person or may be sent by courier service for an additional fee of Rs. 2,000/- for domestic delivery or USD 50 by airmail for overseas delivery. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.

6.      Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 27-04-2023 at 12:30 PM PST. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below immediately after bid submission deadline on 27-04-2023 at 12:30 PM PST

7.      All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 127,432/- USD or Rs: 34,317,328/- PKR

8.      Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9.    The address referred to above is :

Chief Engineer (Dev) PMU HESCO Hyderabad

House No: # A-1 HESCO Power Wing Colony,

Hussainabad, Hyderabad,

Sindh, Pakistan.

Telephone:            +92-22–9260070

Fax number:         +92-22–9260525

E-mail address: i.  cedevhesco@gmail.com

                        ii. cepmu@hesco.gov.pk