Electrification Division (ED), Distribution Construction Department (DCD), Distribution Services (DS), Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC), Thimphu invites sealed bids from small class category Bhutanese Contractor with W4 (Power & Telecommunication Works) valid trade license & registered with the Construction Development Board (CDB) for the construction and completion of Electricity Distribution Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as “Labour contract for planned works”).
| 1 | Bid No. & date |
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| 2 | Bid Description | Labour Contract for Planned Works in Bumthang, Chukha, Dagana and Tsirang, Paro, Gasa and Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang and Thimphu Dzongkhags. Construction of 11kV line (ACSR Rabbit), 16 kVA substation & LV ABC line for Department of Air Transport at Chelela. (As indicated in the detailed bidding document) |
| 3 | Bid Details: | |
| a) | Cost of bid document: | Nu. 1,000.00 (Non-refundable) |
| b) | Place of sale (address) | ED, DCD, DS, BPC, Chubachu, Thimphu (Telephone no. +975-2-321846; Fax no. +975-2-321847) |
| c) | Site visit date | (As indicated in the detailed bidding document) |
| d) | Start date of sale: | September 14, 2020 |
| e) | Last date of sale | October 12, 2020 (on or before 17:00 hrs.) |
| f) | Last date for submission of bids: | October 13, 2020 (on or before 13:00 hours) |
| g) | Opening of bids: | October 13, 2020 (14:30 hours) |
| h) | Venue of opening of bids: | Electrification Division Conference Hall, Chubachu, Thimphu |
| i) | Estimated cost | As indicated in the detailed bidding document |
| j) | Bid Security | As indicated in the detailed bidding document |
Installation, testing and commissioning of the new 11kV VCB panels at 66/33/11/kV Lobeysa Substation by SMD Semtokha w.e.f 11/07/2020 to 26/07/2020.
The new 11kV VCBs were purchased in the year 2019 and were kept at Lobeysa Substation. These breakers were purchased as per the approved investment plan to replace the old 11kV VCB Panels in various Substations. The old 11kV VCB Panels were installed in the year 1986 and has been in service for a long period of time.
The commissioning engineer from the manufacturer (Pascal Switch care India (P) Limited Kolkata) could not be called due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic and therefore this Division with the prior approval from General Manager, Transmission Department decided to carry out the installation, testing and commissioning of the 11kV VCB Panels by using our own In-house expertise.
This initiative have saved a huge cost of installation, testing and commissioning charges to BPC and their timely installation and charging of the new 11kV Breaker Panels benefits our valued customers in Punakha and Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, while improving service reliability.
Following are some of the pictures showing main events during the course of work and final charging:
Read more »The following R&M works (civil) of BPC which was floated vide NIT of Kuensel on 6th July 2020 (Monday) and 14th. July 2020 is hereby deferred to financial year 2021 due to the unavoidable reasons.
- Repair of ESSD office along with renovation of office & staff Qtr. at Phobjekha.
- Maintenance of office/staff Qrs. at ESD, BPC, Samtse & Gomtu ESSD Staff Quarters.
- Maintenance of Staff Quarters at CMD, BPC, Begana (Thimphu).
- Maintenance of Civil Infra. at ESD, BPC, Samdrupjongkhar & ESSD, BPC parking pavement at Jomotsangkha.
- Maintenance of Staff Qtrs. at ESD, BPC, Dagana & Powerhouse at Darachu.
However, the above works will be executed within the year 2021 if the situations gets improved.
Inconvenience caused is highly regretted.
Senior Manager
Electrification Division (ED), Distribution Construction Department (DCD), Distribution Services (DS), Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC), Thimphu would like to notify that the sale of bids mentioned below is hereby extended as follows:
- Name of work: Construction and completion of Electricity Distribution Infrastructure work (labour contract) under Thimphu Dzongkhag. (Bid No & Date: BPC/DS/DCD/ED/PW/C-01 dated July 18, 2020) – upto 17.00 hours of 14 September 2020. The last date for submission of bid shall be 15 September 2020 (on or before 13.00 hours) and it will be opened on the same day at 14.30 hours.
- Name of work: Construction of RRM cable trench for Dhamdum Industrial Park under Samtse Dzongkhag (Bid No & Date: BPC/DS/DCD/ED/C-02 dated July 25, 2020) – upto 17.00 hours of 16 September 2020. The last date for submission of bid shall be 17 September 2020 (on or before 13.00 hours) and it will be opened on the same day at 14.30 hours.
The other terms and conditions remain same.
Senior Manager
The Renewable Energy Division (RED), Distribution Construction Department (DCD), Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) is pleased to invite bid (Single Stage Single Envelope System – Technical Bid & Financial Bid under Single Envelop) from eligible bidders for the work “Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 180kW Grid-tied ground mounted Solar Power Project at Rubessa under WangduePhodrang district, Bhutan”. The Eligibility Criteria are mentioned in the bidding document.
- The soft copy of the complete set of Bidding Documents can be downloaded from below. Those who have downloaded & printed the bidding document should register with RED, BPC with on or before the closing of the bid sale date with application via email and upon payment of Nu. 200 (Ngultrum two hundred only) to make the bid enforceable.
- BPC shall not be responsible for loss of documents or delay in dispatch through post. Further, the issuance of documents shall not construe automatic qualification of Bidders.
- The bids shall be submitted via email with password protected to this email addresses pema_wangchuk@bpc.bt; drukchudorji@bpc.bt . However, the issuance of documents shall not construe automatic qualification of Bidders.
- All bids must be accompanied by Earnest Money/Bid Security of Nu. 365,000.00 (Ngultrum Three Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand) in the form of electronic Demand Draft or Bank Guarantee that are being issued at the current situation by the banks and it should be valid at least up to 04/01/2021. For the purpose of determining the equivalent amount of the required Bid Security in a freely convertible currency, the exchange rates published by Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) prevailing on the date 28 days prior to the deadline for bid submission shall be applied.
- Before submission of the bid, bidders are required to make themselves fully conversant with the completeness of bid specifications.
- Bids complete in all respects may be submitted via email to the address given below before 13:00 hours on 07/10/2020 and the bids shall be opened on the same day at 14:30 Hrs. online.
- BPC reserves the right to cancel/withdraw/reject the bidding process without assigning any reason and shall bear no liability whatsoever consequent upon such a decision
- The Employer shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids and/or clarification meeting.