Government of Nepal
Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Department of Water Resources and Irrigation
Mechanized Irrigation Innovation Project
Jawalakhel, Lalitpur
(First Publication: December 4, 2022) Name of the Donor Agency: Asian Development Bank
Loan No: LOAN 52130-001 NEP 1. Government of Nepal (GON) has received a loan from Asian Development Bank, ADB toward the cost of the Mechanized Irrigation Innovation Project (MIIP) and intends to apply a portion of this loan to eligible payments under the Contract for which this Expression of Interest is invited for International consulting service. 2. The MIIP now invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from eligible consulting firms ("consultant") to provide the following consulting services: Project, Management, Design, and Supervision works of construction of 500 GWIS (to be constructed by DBO Contractor) to irrigate about 22,000 ha of agricultural land in Sarlahi and Rauthat districts including preparation of detailed project report of New Groundwater Irrigation Project to irrigate another 22,000 ha of land via 500 GWIS. 3. The detailed description of works under the scope of consulting services is detailed in the attached Terms of Reference of the Consulting Services. 4. Consultants may associate with other consultants to enhance their qualifications. 5. The EOI will be evaluated based on the experiences of the firm/JV and their commitment and method toward the project, management, coordination, and quality control and assurance. 6. Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information at the address Department of Water Resources and Irrigation, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur Room no: 404 during office hours on or before January 1, 2023, or visit http://csrn.adb.org. 7. Expressions of interest shall be delivered online through http://csrn.adb.org on or before 12:00 Noon on 2nd January 2023. 8. The Eol documents shall be opened at 1:00 PM on 2nd January 2023 in the presence of the representatives of the Consultant who chose to attend the opening procedure. 9. If the last date of submission and opening of EOI documents happens to be a holiday, the next working day will be deemed as the due date but the time will be the same as stipulated. 10. The Project reserves all the right to accept or reject any or all of the Eol without assigning any reason whatsoever.