ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

Ministry of ENERGY & WATER (Project Coordination Unit)

Irrigation Restoration and Development Project
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

For
Procurement of Works for Rehabilitation of Donbali & Khair Abad Canal Irrigation
Scheme works
IFB No: MEW/PCU/IRDP/H-519/Herat/NCB
Date: June 21,2017
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that
appeared in Development Business published on 11 January 2011.
2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant
from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and
Development Project toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project, and
it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for the Sub
project given in para 3 below.
3. The Project Coordination Unit, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Energy & Water, now
invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation of Donbali&Khair
Abad Canal Irrigation Scheme (Construction of Intake, Escape Structure) in Lash Jowain
district of Farah province as per designs drawings, Technical specifications and Bill of
Quantity. MEW/PCU/IRDP/H-519/Herat/NCB
). The construction period is 24 months which includes slack period of 6 months for flood/adverse
weather conditions and resolving community/farmers needs/disputes etc.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures
specified in the World Banks Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, dated
January 2011 and revised in July 2014 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries
as defined in the Bidding Documents.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Nasir Ahmad
Ahadi, Acting Director and Procurement Officer, Project Coordination Unit, Afghanistan and
inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30Hrs from Saturday
to Wednesday (Except public holidays).
6. Qualifications requirements include:
(a) The minimum required annual volume of construction work for the successful bidder in any
of the last five years 99,500,000.00 Ninety Nine Million and five hundred thousand Afs.
(a) Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least one works of nature and complexity
equivalent to this work during the last five (5) years - 54,000,000.00 fifty-five Million Afs.
(b) Proposals for the timely acquisition (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential equipment as given in
the bidding document.
(c) Contract Manager with five years experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume,
including no less than three years as Manager.
(e) Liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments and exclusive of any
advance payments which may be made under the Contract 11,300,000.00 Eleven Million and three
hundred thousand Afs.
For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I - Instructions to Bidders and
Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents.
A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied.
7. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will
take place on (08-Jul- 2017) at 10 AM in the meeting room at the address given below to explain
the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on
any matter that may be raised at that stage.
8. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the
submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee
of 5000 AFN. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents
shall be collected by the bidders from the address below.

9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before (22-Jul -2017, 10 AM) if this date
is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time
and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be
opened physically in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at
the address below at (22-Jul-2017, 10 AM)
10. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security of amount:4,000,000.00 Four million
Afghanis.
11. The address referred to above is:

Eng. Nasir Ahmad Ahadi

Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL
Mobile: +93(0)700686110),