LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY (PTY) LTD                                            African Development Bank Group

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) LESOTHO ELECTRICITY COMPANY (PTY) LTD

URBAN DISTRIBUTION REHABILITATION AND TRANSMISSION EXPANSION PROJECT (UDRTEP)

Loan No: P-LS-FA0-003

IFB NO: LEC/TO-963/2019/20

CONTRACT NAME : KHUKHUNE SUBSTATION UPGRADE

REFERENCE : LEC/TO-963/2019/20

Date :   22nd March 2021

 

 

  1. The Government of Lesotho has received a financing from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the cost of the Urban Distribution Rehabilitation and Transmission Expansion Project (UDRTEP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of the loan will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for the Khukhune Substation Upgrade in Butha-Buthe ;
  1. The Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the execution of the works as follows :
  • Design and construct a 6km, 132KV double circuit line on lattice towers, on a rugged terrain of mostly rocky ground, to a new GIS (see 2.2 below) 132/88KV substation. Commission and hand over the works to LEC at the end ;
  • Design and construct a new 132/88 KV GIS Khukhune substation to connect to the existing 88/33KV Khukhune substation infrastructure, with all associated equipment required to make this new substation functional. Commission and hand over the works to LEC at the end.
  1. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of :

Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd

53 Moshoeshoe Road, 

Industrial Area,

Maseru, Lesotho

Telephone: (+266) 5812 9540

Facsimile: (+266) 2231 0093

Email : [email protected]

  1. A complete set of bidding documents may be obtained by interested bidders upon the submission of a written application to the above and payment of a non-refundable fee of two thousand Lesotho Loti (LSL2,000.00) or one hundred and twenty (USD120.00) (no cheques allowed). Bidders wishing to make a bank transfer shall be provided with a bank account upon request from the above-mentioned address ;
  1. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document: Procurement of Goods or Procurement of Works ;
  1. Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before 12:00Hrs on 29th July, 2021 and must be accompanied by a bid security of forty thousand US Dollars (USD40,000.00) or its Lesotho Loti (LSL) equivalent ;
  1. Electronic submission and Opening of Bids : A procedure for submission and opening of electronic submission will be communicated to the eligible bidders seven (7) days before closing date of bids ; Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to virtually or physically attend at 13:00Hrs on the 29th July, 2021 at the

Training Centre

Lesotho Electricity Company (Pty) Ltd,

53 Moshoeshoe Road,

Industrial Area, Maseru,

Lesotho

  1. Virtual Pre-bid Meeting and Site Visit: It is the bidder’s responsibility to visit and examine the site of works and its surroundings and obtain all information that may be necessary for preparing the tender and entering into a contract. The costs of visiting the site and obtaining the necessary information shall be borne by the bidders. There will be a compulsory virtual pre-bid meeting at 09:00 hours on the 01st June 2021, and that will be followed by a compulsory virtual site visit at 11:00 hours on the same day.