NEPAL - Consultant/Engineer for Design review and Construction supervision of Electricity Distribution System – Extension and Upgradation (MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/012)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) Country Nepal Project Name Electricity Transmission Project Procurement Title Consultant/Engineer for Design review and Construction supervision of Electricity Distribution System – Extension and Upgradation Procurement Ref. Number MCA-N/ETP/QCBS/012 Type of Procurement Consulting Services Accountable Entity/Employer Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-Nepal) Publication Date (Website) 12 July 2024 Submission Deadline 13 August 2024 The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, acting through the Ministry of Finance (the “Government”) and the United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (“MCC”), entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact on September 14, 2017, providing for a grant of up to FIVE HUNDRED MILLION United States Dollars (US $500,000,000) to advance economic growth and reduce poverty in Nepal (the “Compact”), to which the Government will contribute up to US$197,000,000 for a program to reduce poverty through economic growth in Nepal, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract to be awarded for “Consultant/Engineer for Design review and Construction supervision of Electricity Distribution System – Extension and Upgradation”. 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 the Consultants by the US Treasury. MCA-Nepal now invites offers from eligible offerors for “Consultant/Engineer for Design review and Construction supervision of Electricity Distribution System – Extension and Upgradation”. The procurement process will be conducted through the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method procedures as specified in the Accountable Entity Procurement Policy and Guidelines (PPG) and is open to all eligible consultants as defined in the PPG. A complete set of Request for Offers 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 Request for Offers 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 13 August 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 at below address and anyone who chooses to attend online meeting using the link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcOipqzouHdciD1Ka3r_OUXWTystaw8o5 on 14:30 hours (local time of Nepal (GMT+5:45) on 13 August 2024. Contact Information: The address(es) referred to above is: Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-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/ITQTi7Epc2Iu7sH5ZWjr Attn: Procurement Agent E-mail: 1. [email protected] 2. cc to [email protected] and [email protected]. Tel: +977 1-4540951 / 4540952 Website: https://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.