Construction and 5 years of Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System in Ranchi (Intake works, Rising main, 213 MLD Water treatment plant, Clear water main, Ground Level 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 financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Jharkhand Urban Resilience and Livability Improvement Project (JURLIP). 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 Resilience and Livability Improvement Project, (Employer) invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the “Construction and 5 years of Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply System in Ranchi (Intake works, Rising main, 213 MLD Water treatment plant, Clear water main, Ground Level Service reservoirs, Distribution network and House service connections)”. The completion period is 1,095 days (inclusive of 90 days of trial and run period) thereafter 1,825 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:

a)  Minimum average annual construction turnover of INR 2,565 million calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5) years.

b) 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.

c)  Participation as a contractor, Joint Venture partner, or subcontractor in at least one (1) water supply distribution contract, having water treatment plant (WTP) as major 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 4,100 million.

Further details are indicated in the ‘Section 3 – Evaluation and Qualification Criteria’ of the Bidding Document.