Road Infrastructure Development Project Bid Invitation

Request for Bids Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification) Employer: Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project Project: Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP) Contract title: Upgrading of Bagmati Pathlaiya section and Bridges along the section of Mahendra Highway (Km 313+450 to Km 366+878) Country: Nepal Loan No.

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/ Grant No.: IDA-6673-NP and 7747-NP RFB No: SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 1 AND 2) Issued on: 21st November 2025 The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Department of Roads has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Upgrading of following Works: SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08 : Upgrading of Bagmati Pathlaiya section and Bridges along the section of Mahendra Highway (Km 313+450 to Km 366+878) divided in 2 Road Sections as listed below in different 2 Lots.

Contract Identification No. and Lot No.

Contract Description Cost of Bid Documents Bid Security Amount SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 1) Lot 1: Km 313+450 to Km 339+407 NPR 20,000.00* or equivalent (* Excluding bank commissions ) USD 1.4 million or equivalent SRCTIP-DOR-W-BP-ICB-08(LOT 2) Lot 2: Km 339+407 to Km 366+878 NPR 20,000.00* or equivalent (* Excluding bank commissions ) USD 1.6million or equivalent The Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Implementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the above contracts.

Bidders may submit bids for any one lot or a combination of lots. Eligibility and qualification of bidders shall be assessed in accordance with the Qualification and Evaluation Criteria detailed in the bidding documents. The works mainly consists of two phases: Phase 1 Upgrading Works: Upgrading of existing road from 2-Lanes to 4 Lanes and Service Lanes, Structures, Bridges, etc.

including Defect Notification Period Phase 2: Performance Based Maintenance Works Maintenance works consisting of all activities to be carried out to achieve and keep the road assets as defined in the PBM Specifications Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers- Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” Fifth Edition September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Evaluation will be carried out using rated criteria, with 20% weight assigned to the technical proposal and 80% to the financial offer.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Department of Roads, Development Cooperation Imofplementation Division, Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project, Chakupat, Lalitpur, , email: dorfcb@dor.gov.np and inspect the RFB Document during office hours (10:00 to 16:00 (Nepal Standard Time (NST)).

Bidders registered in the e-GP portal of the Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) shall download the RFB document from http://www.bolpatra.gov.np after login. For electronic submission, a non-refundable fee of NPR 20,000.00 or equivalent for each lot shall be deposited as specified in the RFB document.

A scanned copy (PDF format) of the bank deposit voucher/cash receipt must be submitted along with the electronic proposal files. The method of payment will be direct deposit to the following account. Name of the Bank: Rastriya Banijya Bank, Central Office Name of Office: Road Sector Development Project, Chakupat, Lalitpur Office Code No.: 337013511 Office Account No. 10001002000100000 Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak No.

14229 Swift Code: RBBANPKA. A single-stage, two envelope RFB process will be used, and the bid will consist of (i) the Technical Part, without any reference to prices; and (ii) the Financial Part, as detailed in the RFB Document. The bidder, in case of Joint venture, the lead member of the JV must be registered in the e-GP portal https://www.bolpatra.gov.np for submitting the bid electronically.

Bids, including both the Technical and Financial Parts, must be submitted electronically through the e-GP portal of Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) of Government of Nepal http://www.bolpatra.gov.np on or before 12:00 NST, 5th January 2026. Late bids will be rejected.

The Technical Part of the bid will be opened publicly at 12:15 (NST) on the same day of deadline of bid submission in the presence of bidders’ representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below. The Financial Part will remain unopened in the e-GP portal until the second public opening, which will take place after the evaluation of the Technical Part.

The date and time for the Financial Part opening will be notified to the bidders. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security (which is to be attached in Technical Part of the bid) as stated in paragraph 1 above.

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.

The address referred to above is: Project Director Department of Roads Development Cooperation Implementation Division (DCID), Strategic Road Connectivity & Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP) Chakupat, Lalitpur, Nepal Telephone: +977-1-5418000 Email: dorfcb@dor.gov.np Website: www.dor.go v Agency: Department of Roads Procurement method: Request for Bids Notice type: Invitation for Bids Status: Published Value: 169768571.0 USD