Construction and five years of Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System in Jhumri Telaiya (Intake works, Rising main, 35.50 MLD Water treatment plant, Clear water main, Elevated service reservoirs, Distribution network and House service connections)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was conceived in the early 1960s as a financial institution that would be Asian in character and foster economic growth and cooperation in one of the poorest regions in the world.

ADB assists its members, and partners, by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments to promote social and economic development.

The Government of India has applied for a financing from the ADB toward the cost of Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project. 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.

The Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO) Ltd., represented by the Project Director, Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project (Employer) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Construction and five years of Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System in Jhumri Telaiya (Intake works, Rising main, 35.50 MLD Water treatment plant, Clear water main, Elevated service reservoirs, Distribution network and House service connections). Time of Completion will be 730 days (inclusive of 90 days of trial and run period) thereafter 1825 days of Operation and Maintenance concurrent with 365 days of Defect Liability Period.

Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:

• Minimum average annual construction turnover of INR 880 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years.
• As a minimum, the Bidder’s net worth for the last year calculated as the difference between total assets and total liabilities should be positive.
• Participation as a contractor, Joint Venture partner, or Subcontractor, in at least one (1) water supply distribution contract, having water treatment plant (WTP) as component, that has been successfully or substantially completed within the last seven (7) years and that is similar to the proposed works, where the value of the Bidder’s participation exceeds INR 703 million.

The detailed criteria are indicated in the ‘Section 3 – Evaluation and Qualification Criteria’ of the Bidding document.