ZESCO/095/2018 - Tender for Procurement of Engineering, Design, Supply, Installation

ZESCO/095/2018 - Tender for Procurement of Engineering, Design, Supply, Installation,
Testing and Commissioning of High Voltage Power Reactors for Nambala – Kalumbila
330kV Double Circuit Transmission Lines
1. The Government of The Republic of Zambia has received financing from the African
Development Bank (AfDB), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Francaise
de Development (AFD) in various currencies towards the cost of Procurement of
Engineering, Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Itezhi Tezhi
Hydro Power and Transmission Line Project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this
loan/financing will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for Procurement of
Engineering, Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of High Voltage
Power Reactors for Nambala – Kalumbila 330kV Double Circuit Transmission Lines.
2. ZESCO Limited now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the construction and
completion of Procurement of Engineering, Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and
Commissioning of High Voltage Power Reactors for Nambala – Kalumbila 330kV
Double Circuit Transmission Lines (hereinafter called “the Facilities”). International
Competitive Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the AfDB’s Rules and
Procedures for Procurement of Goods and Works, and, specifically, through Single Stage
Bidding Procedures.
3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding
documents at ZESCO Limited, Procurement and Stores Division Offices situated at RCC
Building within ZESCO Limited Head Office Premises, Adjacent to ZESCO Limited
Filling Station at Stand Number 6949, Great East Road, P. O Box 33304, Lusaka,
Zambia. E-mail: procurement@zesco.co.zm.
4. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders
at the address below upon payment of a non-refundable fee of K1,000.00 or its equivalent
in any freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be Cash or Bank
(Managers) Cheque issued by a recognized Commercial Bank acceptable to the
Purchaser, or direct deposit or transfer of funds into the Purchaser’s Bank account with
evidence of such deposit as follows:
BANK NAME : Indo-Zambia Bank Limited
ADDRESS : Plot No. 6907, P.O. Box 35411, Cairo Road,
Lusaka, Zambia
ACCOUNT NAME : ZESCO Limited – Corporate Head Office
The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions are those of the
Bank’s Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and
Installation.
6. Bids must be deposited in the Tender Box situated at ZESCO Limited, Procurement and
Stores Division Offices situated at RCC Building within ZESCO Limited Head Office
Premises, Adjacent to ZESCO Limited Filling Station at Stand Number 6949, Great East
Road, Lusaka, Zambia. Bids must be appropriately bound, sealed and clearly bold labeled
“ZESCO/095/2018 - Tender for Procurement of Engineering, Design, Supply,
Installation, Testing and Commissioning of High Voltage Power Reactors for Nambala
– Kalumbila 330kV Double Circuit Transmission Lines”. Bids must be deposited on or
before Friday 18 January 2019 at 10:30 hours local time and must be accompanied by a
security of not less than USD120,000.00. TELEGRAPHIC AND OR ELECTRONIC BIDS
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
7. Bids shall remain valid for 120 days after the deadline for bid submission prescribed above.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at
10:30 hours local time on Friday 18 January 2019 in the Conference Room, ZESCO
Limited, Ground Floor, Procurement and Stores Division Offices situated at RCC
Building within ZESCO Limited Head Office Premises, Adjacent to ZESCO Limited
Filling Station at Stand Number 6949, Great East Road, Lusaka, Zambia.
BRIAN C. KAMBOLE
SENIOR MANAGER PROCUREMENT AND STORES