Lumbini Cultural Municipality
Office of the Municipal Executive
Urban Resilience and Livability Improvement Project (URLIP)
Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Lumbini, Rupandehi
Lumbini Province, Nepal.
Invitation for Bids
Date: 03 Jun, 2025
Loan/Grant No. and Title: 4433-NEP(COL)/0927-NEP(SF),
Urban Resilience and Livability Improvement Project (URLIP)
Contract No. and Title: URLIP/LUM/CW-02
Lumbini drainage, road, footpath and street improvement.
Deadline for Submission of Bids: 04 July, 2025
1. The Government of Nepal (GoN) has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Urban Resilience and Livability Improvement Project (URLIP). Part of this financing will be used for payments under the Contract named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.
2. The Lumbini Cultural Municipality, Office of the Municipal Executive, Urban Resilience and Livability Improvement Project (URLIP), Project Implementation Unit (PIU), Lumbini, Rupandehi ("the Employer") invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the construction and completion of Lumbini drainage, road, footpath and street improvement ("the Works").
3. Open competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB's Single-Stage: Two-Envelope (1s2e) procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.
4. Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications defined in the Bidding Document may participate in this bidding. (refer Section 3 for other qualification criteria):
a) Minimum Average Annual Construction Turnover (as per section 3 of Bidding Document): NRs. 1370.00 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years divided by five (5).
b) Financial Resources (as per section 3 of Bidding Document): Must demonstrate availability of Financial Resources (less its financial obligations for current contract commitments), meets or exceeds the total requirement for the subject contract, as detailed below: Sole Bidder: NRs 190.00 million
Joint Venture
One partner must meet or exceed its required share of 40% NR$ 76.00 million
Each partner must meet or exceed its required share of 25% NR$ 47.50 million
The combined financial resources of the Joint Venture NR$ 190.00 million
c) Contracts of Similar Size and Nature (as per section 3 of Bidding Document): NRs. 910.00 million (including VAT). Participation as a contractor, Joint Venture partner, or Subcontractor, in at least one contract that has been satisfactorily and substantially completed within the last Five (5) years (2020-2024) and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder's participation exceeds NRs. 910.00 million (Including VAT). The similarity of the Bidder's participation shall be based on "Construction or Improvement or Upgrading work of Road".
To obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents, Bidders should contact:
Project Manager,
Lumbini Cultural Municipality,
Office of the Municipal Executive
Urban Resilience and Livability Project (URLIP)
Project Implementation Unit (PIU),
Lumbini, Rupandehi
Telephone: +977 9857014561
Email: [email protected]
OR Visit PPMO's e-GP system www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp
5. To purchase the bidding documents in English, eligible bidders should
- Download the bidding documents from Public Procurement Monitoring Office's (PPMO) e-GP portal www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp.
- pay the nonrefundable fee of NRs. 20,000 (Rs. Twenty Thousand Only) in the form of Bank Voucher in employer's Rajaswa (revenue) account as specified below:
Name of the Bank: Agricultural Development Bank, Mahilawar Branch, Rupandehi
Name of the Office: Lumbini Cultural Municipality Office, Rupandehi.
Office Account No.: 0414901146110079
Revenue Heading No.: Ga 1-1, Internal Revenue Account (Antrik Rajaswo Khata)
Before: 04 July, 2025, 12:00 Noon.
6. Interested Bidders shall submit their electronic bids, which must be delivered through PPMO's e-GP system www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp on or before 12:00 hours of 04 July, 2025
Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives who choose to attend at the address above (Para. 5) at 13:00 hours of 04 July, 2025.
Chief Administrative Officer
