Upgrading/Construction works of Kalaiya-Malahi Road (16.226Km) of Bara District — Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program - Phase 1

Invitation for Bids Government of Madhesh Province Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development Infrastructure Development Directorate Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program (PLRIP) Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU) Janakpurdham, Dhanusha, Nepal Request for Bids Works (Two-envelope Bidding Process Without Prequalification) Employer: Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU), Janakpurdham, Dhanusha, Nepal Project: Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program (PLRIP) Contract title: Upgrading/Construction works of Kalaiya-Malahi Road (16.226Km) of Bara District Country: Nepal Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: P171836 (Loan) RFB No: PLRIP/M/BARA/W/ICB/UG/01/083-84 Issued on: August 20, 2026 The Government of Nepal [GoN] has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program (PLRIP ) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Upgrading works of Kalaiya-Malahi Road (16.226Km) of Bara District . For this contract the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. The Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU), Janakpurdham, Dhanusha invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the procurement of Upgrading works of Kalaiya-Malahi Road (16.226Km) of Bara District. The construction period is Two (2) years. The works consists of two phases: (a) Phase: 1 Construction/ /Upgrading Works- The Upgrading works of Kalaiya-Malahi Road (16.226Km) of Bara District consisting of the Site Clearance, Earthworks. flexible pavement construction, rigid pavement construction, Road safety and traffic management work, retaining structures, culverts, drain and bio-engineering works, etc., and (b) Phase 2: Performance Based Maintenance Works for 5 years (Maintenance works consisting of all activities to be carried out to achieve and keep the road assets as defined in the Technical Specifications) after completion of construction/ improvement/ upgrading works, under International Competitive Bidding – Single Stage Two Envelope Bidding procedures. Both phases will be awarded under this procurement but phase 1 (upgrading works) will be fully funded by the World Bank whilst the phase 2 (maintenance works) will be funded by the government of Nepal. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, 7th edition dated September 2025” (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60 % . and for Bid cost: 40 %. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding documents during the office hours (i.e., 9:00 to 17:00 hours) at the address given below or at the Website: https://ppmu.madhesh.gov.np A single-stage, two envelope RFB process will be used, and the Proposal will consist of (i) the Technical Part, without any reference to prices; and (ii) the Financial Part, as detailed in the RFB Document. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application at the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee NRs 20,000.00 (In Words: Twenty Thousand Only) or US$150 . The method of payment will be direct deposit to the following account. Information to deposit the cost of bidding document in Bank: Name of the Bank: Rastriya Banijya Bank Ltd, Janakpurdham Name of Office: Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program (PLRIP), Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU), Janakpurdham, Dhanusha Office Code no.: 3370017032 Office Account no.: 1000100200010000 Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak no.: 14229 7. Bids, both Technical and Financial must be submitted in hard copy, at the address below by hand/courier on or before 12:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time) on October 6, 2026. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on Project Management Unit (PPMU), Janakpurdham, Dhanusha , 13:00 hours (Nepal Standard Time) on October 6, 2026. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening. 8. Late Bids will be rejected. The “TECHNICAL PART” of the bid will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below immediately after bid submission deadline on October 6, 2026. at 13:00 hrs. “FINANCIAL PART” of the bid shall remain unopened until the second public Bid opening, notified after completion of evaluation of Technical Part of the bid. 9. All Bids must be accompanied by a: (i) “Bid Security” of US$ 200,000.00 or NPR 30,800,000.00 , (ii) Local Labour Method Statement and (iii) Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration. Bids must be valid until January 4, 2027 . Bids must be accompanied by a original copy of the bid security which shall be valid until February 3, 2027. 10. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 11. The address (es) referred to above is : Project Director Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program (PLRIP)] Provincial Project Management Unit (PPMU), Janakpurdham , Dhanusha . (Beside the office of District Coordination Committee Janakpurdham , Dhanusha.) Contact No: +977- 9854029667. Website: https://ppmu.madhesh.gov.np/