EMERGENCY POWER REHABILITATION PROJECT (formerly known as Power Utility Investment and TA)

Country:

Afghanistan

City/Locality:

Kabul

Publication Date:

Mar 16, 2004

Funding Agency:

World Bank

Buyer:

Economic Management Support Project

Original Language:

English

Address:

Procurement Advisor
Procurement Unit, Afghanistan Reconstruction & Development Services, Ministry of Planning
Procurement Unit, Afghanistan Reconstruction & Development Services
Ministry of Planning, 5th Floor, Malik Asghar Square
Kabul
Afghanistan

Telephone:

93 20 210 3606

Email:

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Web Site:

http://www.afghanistangov.org./aaca/procurement/Index.html

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

AFGHANISTAN
EMERGENCY POWER UTILITY INVESTMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
IDA Credit No. N/A
Project ID No. P083908

The Islamic Transitional State of Afghanistan has applied for financing, in the amount of USD 100 m equivalent, from the World Bank toward the cost of the proposed Emergency Power Utility Investment and Technical Assistance Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will have approximately USD 100 m of parallel and co-financing from sources yet to be identified.

The project will include the following components: (i) rehabilitation and expansion of sub-transmission and distribution networks in Kabul and other cities, including goods (transformers, switchgear, conductors, overhead line equipment, consumer meters, etc.); works (erection and installation of the goods); and services to design the network rehabilitation and expansion, and to supervise the erection and installation works; (ii) rehabilitation of hydro power stations; (iii) technical assistance to commercialize the power utility, DABM; (iv) capacity building and training for the Ministry of Water and Power and the power utility; and (v) technical support to develop a gas-fired power station in the area of Sheberghan / Mazar-e-Sharif using indigenous natural gas with private sector participation in its development and operation.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (current edition), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).

Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business.

Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of any advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below.

Procurement Unit, Afghanistan Reconstruction & Development Services
Attn: Procurement Advisor
Procurement Unit
Afghanistan Reconstruction & Development Services
Ministry of Planning
5th Floor
Malik Asghar Square
Kabul
Afghanistan
Tel: not available
Fax: not available
E-mail: procurement@afghanistangov.org
Copy to e-mail: axel.werner@free.fr
Web site: http://www.afghanistangov.org./aaca/procurement/Index.html

EMERGENCY POWER REHABILITATION PROJECT (formerly known as Power Utility Investment and TA)

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