New 2.2kV/11kV/33kV/69kV Substations and (ii) New 11kV/33kV/69kV OHL and UGC Transmission Lines

Development Area : Plant Design, Supply & Installation
Reference# : DM-DGDC-384816-CW-RFB
Loan / Credit / Grant No.:
Procurement Process : Invitation for Bids
Deadline : March 29, 2024 14:00
The Government of Dominica has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Dominica Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project II and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract New 2.2kV/11kV/33kV/69kV Substations and (ii) New 11kV/33kV/69kV OHL and UGC Transmission Lines.  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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
The Dominica Geothermal Development Company Limited now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Design, Supply and Installation of a new 33/69 kV transmission network including substations, Overhead Lines and Underground Cables in Dominica.
Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (September 2023) (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Dominica Geothermal Development Company Limited by contacting Rita Destouches Edmund via email transmissionepc@geodominica.com. The Bidding Documents, amendments, and related clarifications are available for public access in a free-of-cost web site given below: https://www.geodominica.dm/procurements/
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 29th December 2023, 14:00 hours (Dominica Time). Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. 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 at 14:00 hrs (Dominica time) on 29th December 2023. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.
All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid-Securing Declaration”.
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.

The address referred to above is:

Dominica Geothermal Development Company Ltd
Attn: Rita Destouches-Edmund, Finance and HR Manager
Dominica Geothermal Development Company Limited
18 Kennedy Avenue, Roseau, Dominica
Tel.: +(767) 448 6178/79
E-Mail Addresses: transmissionepc@geodominica.com