INVITATION FOR BIDS Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 400/230kV, 500/750MVA Transformer and associated switchgear in existing Meghnaghat 400/230kV AIS Substation (PGCB/400kVTx/Meghnaghat SS) 1. The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB), (“the Employer”) invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the “Design, Supply, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of 400/230kV, 500/750MVA Transformer and associated switchgear in existing Meghnaghat 400/230kV AIS Substation” (hereinafter referred to as “the Works”). 2. International Competitive Bidding (ICB) will be conducted in accordance with Open Tendering Method (OTM), Single-Stage: Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries. PGCB will allocate necessary funds towards the cost of proposed works. The bidders are advised to inspect the bidding document by visiting the PGCB website http://www.pgcb.gov.bd or PGCB head office for further details. 3. The Works under the contract shall be completed within 540 (Five Hundred Forty) days from the Effective Date. 4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the office of the Company Secretary, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Limited, PGCB Building, Avenue-03, Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar, Badda, Dhaka-1212; Tel: +88 02 226600936-39, Fax: +88 02 226600925 E-mail: se.contract@pgcb.gov.bd, tabbassom.pgcb.contract@gmail.com 5. For participating in this ICB, a complete set of bidding documents (which in English language) may be purchased by interested bidders upon submission of a written application to the Company Secretary, PGCB at the above address and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of USD 300.00 (United States Dollar three hundred only) or BDT 34,000.00 (Taka thirty-four thousand only) in the form of Pay Order/Demand Draft in favor of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited. The Bidding Document may be sent through a courier for an additional fee of BDT 10,000.00 (Local delivery) or USD 120.00 (International delivery) in the form of Pay Order/ Demand Draft in favor of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited. PGCB shall not be responsible for any postal delay. 6. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held at 11:00 Hours Local Time on May 20, 2024 at the head office of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Limited, Avenue-03, Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar, Badda, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address mentioned above on or before 11:00 Hours Local Time on June 24, 2024 and must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of USD 2,00,000 (United States Dollars Two Hundred Thousand) only or 2.2 crore in BDT and form as described in the bidding document. 8. The technical bids will be opened at 11:05 Hours Local Time on June 24, 2024 at the head office of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Limited, PGCB Building, Aftabnagar, Badda, Dhaka-1212 in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend. 9. PGCB will not be responsible for any cost or expense incurred by bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids including costs and expenses related to visit(s) to the site of installation of the works. 10. PGCB reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to Bidders. Md. Jahangir Azad Company Secretary