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  Invitation for Bids Date: 15 July 2021 Loan/Grant No. and Title: Loan 3977-NEP and Grant 0741-NEP: Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project (PRBFRMP) Contract No. and Title: PRBFRMP/DHM/FF-01-2021: Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (Design, Supply and Install) Deadline for Submission of Bids: 15 September 2021, 12:00 hours Nepal Standard Time (NST) 1.   The Government of Nepal has received financing from Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project (PRBFRMP). Part of the loan will be used for payments under the contract named above. Bidding is open to Bidders from eligible source countries of ADB.  2.   The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Nepal (“the Purchaser”) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for design, supply and installation of Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System (FFEWS) within three (3) years and subsequent operation and maintenance for three (3) years in six (6) river basins in the Terai region of Nepal.   3.   Open Competitive Bidding (International Advertisement) will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single Stage: Two-Envelope envelope bidding procedure and is open to all Bidders from eligible countries as described in the Bidding Document.   4.   Only eligible Bidders with the following key qualifications should participate in this bidding:   ●     at least five (5) years of supply experience of IT products and goods of similar nature. ●     experience in designing, establishing and operating at least two (2) flood forecasting, telemetry and early warning systems comprising field measurement and IT systems, goods and works, whole project valued at least US$ 2.40 million, within the last seven (7) years. ●     The goods to be supplied have been in production for at least past five (5) years. ●     FFEWS has been sold a minimum of two (2) systems of similar type and specification over the last five (5) years. ●     Bidder to provide evidence that FFEWS system has been in satisfactory operation for a minimum of one (1) year. ●     Submission of audited financial statements for the last three (3) 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. ●     Minimum average annual turnover of US$ 3.20 million over the last three (3) years. ●     Availability of or access to cash flow of US$ 0.40 million.  More details of qualification requirements are mentioned in the Bidding Documents. 5.   A complete set of Bidding Documents in English can be downloaded at www.dhm.gov.np or https://www.tenderlink.com/adb free of cost.  Bidders who choose to submit their bid, should deposit the cost of the Bidding Document, a non-refundable fee of NPR 20,000 or USD 175.00 in the following revenue account as specified below:  Information to deposit the cost of bidding document in Bank:   Name of the Bank: Rastriya Banijya Bank Ltd. Branch: Thamel Province:  Bagmati District: Kathmandu Name of Office: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Office Code no.: 308023501 Office Account no.: 1000200010000 Rajaswa (revenue) Shirshak no:  14229 Swift code: RBBANPKA        6.   To obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Documents, Bidders should contact:  Mr. Bikram Shrestha Zoowa Title/position: PIU-Head, PRBFRMP  Project Implementation Unit, DHM Babar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone No.: 977-1-4219052 (Ext: 129) E-mail address:  prbfrmffews.dhm@gmail.com    7.   Bids can be submitted online through Tenderlink only on or before 15 September 2021 at 12:00 hours, Nepal time, together with a Bid Security as described in the Bidding Document.    Loan 3977-NEP and Grant 0741-NEP: Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project (PRBFRMP) Nepal Not cancelled Invitation for Bids Goods Non-Consulting Services Works Wednesday, September 15, 2021- 02:15 ADB-P779349-07/21 Loan 3977-NEP and Grant 0741-NEP PRBFRMP/DHM/FF-01-2021 Miscellaneous General- Miscellaneous Thursday, July 15, 2021 English Thursday, July 15, 2021- 18:28 Asian Development Bank