Invitation for Bids

रा हँ हँ छठ Invitation for Bids Nepal Rastra Bank Currency Management Department Invitation for Bids from Pre-qualified Security Minting Companies for the Procurement of Designing, Minting, Supply and Delivery of 300 Million Pieces of Nepalese Rupees 2 (Two) Denomination Circulation Coins and Related Services Date of publication: 5 October 2026 Invitation for Bids No: NRB/CMD/COINS/ICB/G-02/083/84 1. Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) intends to apply part of the funds to cover eligible payments under the Contract for Procurement of Designing, Minting, Supply and Delivery of 300 (In words Three Hundred) Million Pieces of Nepalese Rupees 2 (Two) Denomination Circulation Coins and Related Services (FB No: NRB/CMD/COINS/ICB/G-02/083/84). Bidding is open to all pre-qualified Bidders. 2. NRB invites sealed bids from pre-qualified Bidders as listed in ITB Clause 4.1 of Bid Data Sheet (BDS) and published on 12 March 2026 in the daily newspaper "The Rising Nepal" for the Procurement of Designing, Minting, Supply and Delivery of 300 (In words Three Hundred) Million Pieces of Nepalese Rupees 2 (Two) Denomination Circulation Coins and Related Services under International Competitive Bidding — Single Stage Two Envelope. 3. Under the Single Stage, Two Envelope Procedure, Bidders are required to submit simultaneously two separate sealed envelopes, one containing (i) the Technical Bid and the other (ii) the Price Bid, both in turn enclosed in one sealed envelope as per the provision of ITB 23 of the Bidding Document. 4. Pre-qualified Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding documents at the office of Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal, Telephone Number 977-1-5719641 or 977-1-5719642 (Ext:3227,3223,3225) or email address: [email protected]. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased from the office of Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal and the office of Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Mint Division, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal, by pre- qualified Bidders or their authorized agents upon the submission of a written application, along with the (i) copy of company/firm registration certificate of Bidder and agent, (ii) letter of authorization to purchase the Bid document or security encrypted Bidding Documents, via email, and (iii) Bank Voucher upon payment of a non-refundable fee with the following details till 3 November 2026 during office hours. Name of the Bank: Nepal Rastra Bank Name of the Office: Banking Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu Account Name: Currency Management Department SN Currency Account Number Nostro Details (BIC Cost of Bid Documents NPR 1309901/011-000-524 N/A 20,000 6. Pre-bid meeting shall be held at Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal, at 12:00 PM Nepal Standard Time on 16 October 2026. 7. Sealed bids must be submitted to the office of Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal by hand/courier on or before 12:00 Noon Nepal Standard Time 4 November 2026. Bids received after this deadline will be rejected. 8. The bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend at 13:00 PM Nepal Standard Time on 4 November 2026 at the office of Nepal Rastra Bank, Currency Management Department, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal. Bids must be valid for a period of 120 (One Hundred Twenty) days from the date of bid opening and must be accompanied by a Bid Security, amounting to a minimum of USD 132,000.00 (equivalent amount in bid currency and Nepalese Rupees, at selling exchange rate published by NRB on bid notice publication date), which shall be valid for 30 days beyond the validity period of the bid (i.e. 3 April 2027) 9. If the last date of purchasing, submission and opening falls on a government holiday, then the next working day shall be considered as the last date. In such case, the validity period of the bid and Bid Security shall remain the same as specified for the original last date of bid submission. 10. Ifthe blacklisted (as per Public Procurement Act, 2063) firm, institution or company including its directors or any investors has opened or operated a new firm, company or institution; such person, firm, institution, or company shall not be eligible to submit the bid. 11. NRBreserves the right to accept or reject, wholly or partly any or all the bids without assigning reason, whatsoever. The invitation for bids notice can also be viewed at the NRB Website: https://www.nrb.org.np/departments/cmd/