Invitation for Electronic Bids

Government of Nepal Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) (Clean Cooking Solution Programme) Tahachal, Kathmandu, Nepal Tel: +977-1-4598013/4598014, Email: [email protected] Website: www.aepc.gov.np Invitation for Electronic Bids Contract Identification Number: AEPC/SWES/NCB/G/2083/84-01 Date of Notice Publication: 2 July 2026 1. The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) invites Electronic Bids from eligible Bidders for the procurement of Goods “Supply, Delivery, Installation & Testing Commissioning of Battery Inverter, Control Unit and Other related Accessories of Barekot Solar Minigrid 170kW, Barekot Rural Municipality Ward No. 5, Limsa, Jajarkot District, Karnali Province, Nepal” under National Competitive Bidding – Single Stage Single Envelope procedures. Bidding is open to all Eligible Bidders as mentioned in the Bidding Document. 2. Interested Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding Document in English at the Office of AEPC or may visit the e-GP system of PPMO: www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp. 3. Complete set of Bidding Documents for the tasks in English are available online and may be downloaded for e-submission from the e-GP system of PPMO: www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp. Bidder, submitting their bid electronically, should deposit the cost of the Bidding Document (non-refundable fee) of NRs. 3,000.00 for each task to the Rajaswa (Revenue) Bank Account as specified below and a scanned copy in PDF format of the voucher/receipt of the deposited amount must be submitted/uploaded along with the Electronic Bid Name of the Bank : Rastriya Banijya Bank, Baneshwor Branch, Nepal Bank Account No : 1000100200010000 Name of Office : Alternative Energy Promotion Centre Office Code No : 308003502 Rajaswa (Revenue) Shirshak No : 14229 4. Pre-Bid meeting shall be held at 11:00 Noon 10 July 2026 onwards, at the office of AEPC, Tahachal, Kathmandu. 5. Interested Eligible Bidders are required to submit the Electronic Bids through e-GP system of PPMO www.bolpatra.gov.np/egp on or before 3:00 P.M. on 23rd July 2026. 6. Submitted Electronic Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidder's representatives who choose to attend at 3:05 P.M. on 23rd July 2026 onwards at the Office of AEPC, Tahachal, Kathmandu. But nothing shall bar the opening of the Tender by the reason only that any bidder or its agent is not present. The bidder’s representative should bear the authorization letter duly signed by the authority of the firm/company at the time of bid opening. 7. Bids must be valid for a period of 90 days counting from the date of bid opening and must be accompanied by a scanned copy of the bid security in PDF format, amounting to a minimum, NRs. 90,000.00, which shall be valid for a minimum of 30 days beyond the bid validity period (i.e., Valid up to a minimum of 19 November 2026). 8. If the Bidder wishes to submit the bid security in the form of cash, the cash should be deposited in Office Code: 3080002 and Account Name: DTCO, Kathmandu, Bank Account No.: 1201200001002524 at Nepal Rastra Bank, Thapathali and scanned copy in PDF format of the voucher/receipt of the deposited amount must be submitted/uploaded along with the Electronic Bid 9. If the last date of submission and opening of bids falls on a government/public holiday then the same time of the next working day shall be considered the last day. In such a case the bid validity and bid security validity period shall remain the same as specified for the original last date of bid submission.