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Procurement of vermiculite for production of mini tubers production for Potato Seed Replacement Initiative (under the activity of improved or climate resilent varieties of potato to enhance potato production)
Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains
Contract Award Project: P181278-Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Phase 2 - Bhutan Project Loan/Credit/TF Info: IDA-E4310 Bid/Contract Reference No: DGPC/ACCESS/DPR-CHAMKHARII&IVHPP/2025/03 Procurement Method: QCBS-Quality And Cost-Based Selection Scope of Contract: Selection of Consultancy Services for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Chamkharchhu II and Chamkharchhu IV Hydropower projects located in Zhemgang and Bumthang Dzongkhags respectively Notice Version No: 0 Date Notification of Award Issued (YYYY/MM/DD) 2026/10/04 Duration of Contract 18 Month(s) Minimum Qualifying Score 75 Awarded Firm(s): ENTURA (555112) 4-12 Elizabeth St. Hobart TAS 7000 Country: Australia Beneficial Ownership Details Form Date: 05-OCT-26 Summary of Reason Single shareholder - State Government of Tasmania.Hydro-Electric Corporation trading as Entura is an energy business wholly owned by the State Govt. Scores Technical: 71.82 Consultant Specific Experience: 7.36 Methodology: 17.36 Key Personnel: 45.10 Transfer of Knowledge: 2 Financial: 20 Combined: 91.82 Rank: 1 Final Evaluation Price BTN 142781613.80 Signed Contract Price BTN 23076690.00; AUD 1985646.00 Price: Currency: Amount: Bhutanese Ngultrums (Bhutanese Ngultrums) 23076690.00 Australian Dollars (Australian Dollars) 1985646.00 Evaluated Firm(s): LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL GMBH (1000709) Country: Germany Final Evaluation Price BTN 246907548.24 Price: Currency: Amount: STUDIO PIETRANGELI (SP) (819259) Country: Italy Final Evaluation Price BTN 209056400.00 Price: Currency: Amount: GRUNER STUCKY LTD (1041244) Country: Switzerland Final Evaluation Price BTN 257677245.50 Price: Currency: Amount: BERNARD GRUPPE ZT GMBH (539353) Country: Austria Final Evaluation Price BTN 272874907.08 Price: Currency: Amount: Rejected Firm(s): SMEC INTERNATIONAL PTY LIMITED (509137) Country: Australia Final Evaluation Price Reason for Rejection Non Responsive Price: Currency: Amount: AFRY AUSTRIA GMBH (892573) Country: Austria Final Evaluation Price Reason for Rejection Non Responsive Price: Currency: Amount: MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED, UK (343204) Country: United Kingdom Final Evaluation Price Reason for Rejection Non Responsive Price: Currency: Amount:
Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Phase 2 - Bhutan Project
Bahrain
World Bank Procurement NoticesInvitation for Prequalification
Specific Procurement Notice Invitation for Prequalification Country: Kingdom of Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project Contract Title: Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges Loan No./Credit No./Grant No: IDA 77560 (Credit)/IDAE4310 (grant) Prequalification Reference No : ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2 and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 1. The Royal Government of Bhutan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the proposed Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2, and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 for the Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges. 2. The Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT), Royal Government of Bhutan, intends to prequalify contractors for the following work packages under the Gelephu-Tareythang Road Project involving the construction of 12,600 m of roadway and major bridge structures. The project comprises five major bridges with bridge lengths varying from 320 m to 1020 m, including PSC I-Girder and Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever superstructures. The longest structure is the Mau River Bridge with a total length of 1020 m. The project corridor starts from Gelephu Town and terminates at Tareythang. The contract packages are described below: Package I: Segment 1 to 5 (km 0.000 to km 3.868) Construction of a 4-lane carriageway including earthworks, pavement, drainage, slope protection works, and associated ancillary works. The package also includes construction of the following two major bridges: Gelephu Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration (2 × 40) m; and Mau River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (3 x 6) + [60 + (6 x 90) + 60] + (3 x 60) m Package II: Segment 5 to 8 (km 3.868 to km 8.453) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross-drainage structures, culverts, slope stabilization, and protection work and associated ancillary works. The package includes the following major bridges including pile foundations and associated structural works: Taklai & Jengkhurung Rivers Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration 8 x (2 × 50) m ; and Langer River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 m). Package III: Segment 8 to 10 (km 8.453 to km 12.600) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross drainage structures, culverts, Cuts and Cover tunnel (nearly 30 m below the ground level), slope stabilization, anchor works, soil nailing. The package includes construction of the following bridge structures: Singye River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 ) m; and Tareythang Bridge at km 10.880 - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (60 + 90 + 60) m. It is expected that the Request for Bids (RFB) will be issued in October 2026. 3. Prequalification will be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fifth Edition, September 2023 ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the address provided below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours (Bhutan Standard Time, GMT +6:00). The Prequalification Document may be downloaded free of charge from the official website of the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Roy…
Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Bahrain
22 Oct 2026(4d)
World Bank Procurement NoticesInvitation for Prequalification
Specific Procurement Notice Invitation for Prequalification Country: Kingdom of Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project Contract Title: Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges Loan No./Credit No./Grant No: IDA 77560 (Credit)/IDAE4310 (grant) Prequalification Reference No : ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2 and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 1. The Royal Government of Bhutan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the proposed Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2, and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 for the Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges. 2. The Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT), Royal Government of Bhutan, intends to prequalify contractors for the following work packages under the Gelephu-Tareythang Road Project involving the construction of 12,600 m of roadway and major bridge structures. The project comprises five major bridges with bridge lengths varying from 320 m to 1020 m, including PSC I-Girder and Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever superstructures. The longest structure is the Mau River Bridge with a total length of 1020 m. The project corridor starts from Gelephu Town and terminates at Tareythang. The contract packages are described below: Package I: Segment 1 to 5 (km 0.000 to km 3.868) Construction of a 4-lane carriageway including earthworks, pavement, drainage, slope protection works, and associated ancillary works. The package also includes construction of the following two major bridges: Gelephu Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration (2 × 40) m; and Mau River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (3 x 6) + [60 + (6 x 90) + 60] + (3 x 60) m Package II: Segment 5 to 8 (km 3.868 to km 8.453) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross-drainage structures, culverts, slope stabilization, and protection work and associated ancillary works. The package includes the following major bridges including pile foundations and associated structural works: Taklai & Jengkhurung Rivers Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration 8 x (2 × 50) m ; and Langer River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 m). Package III: Segment 8 to 10 (km 8.453 to km 12.600) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross drainage structures, culverts, Cuts and Cover tunnel (nearly 30 m below the ground level), slope stabilization, anchor works, soil nailing. The package includes construction of the following bridge structures: Singye River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 ) m; and Tareythang Bridge at km 10.880 - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (60 + 90 + 60) m. It is expected that the Request for Bids (RFB) will be issued in October 2026. 3. Prequalification will be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fifth Edition, September 2023 ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the address provided below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours (Bhutan Standard Time, GMT +6:00). The Prequalification Document may be downloaded free of charge from the official website of the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Roy…
Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Bahrain
22 Oct 2026(4d)
World Bank Procurement NoticesInvitation for Prequalification
Specific Procurement Notice Invitation for Prequalification Country: Kingdom of Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project Contract Title: Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges Loan No./Credit No./Grant No: IDA 77560 (Credit)/IDAE4310 (grant) Prequalification Reference No : ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2 and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 1. The Royal Government of Bhutan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the proposed Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) - Bhutan Project , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for ACCESS/DOST/WD-1, ACCESS/DOST/WD-2, and ACCESS/DOST/WD-3 for the Construction of Gelephu-Tareythang Road and Bridges. 2. The Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT), Royal Government of Bhutan, intends to prequalify contractors for the following work packages under the Gelephu-Tareythang Road Project involving the construction of 12,600 m of roadway and major bridge structures. The project comprises five major bridges with bridge lengths varying from 320 m to 1020 m, including PSC I-Girder and Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever superstructures. The longest structure is the Mau River Bridge with a total length of 1020 m. The project corridor starts from Gelephu Town and terminates at Tareythang. The contract packages are described below: Package I: Segment 1 to 5 (km 0.000 to km 3.868) Construction of a 4-lane carriageway including earthworks, pavement, drainage, slope protection works, and associated ancillary works. The package also includes construction of the following two major bridges: Gelephu Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration (2 × 40) m; and Mau River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (3 x 6) + [60 + (6 x 90) + 60] + (3 x 60) m Package II: Segment 5 to 8 (km 3.868 to km 8.453) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross-drainage structures, culverts, slope stabilization, and protection work and associated ancillary works. The package includes the following major bridges including pile foundations and associated structural works: Taklai & Jengkhurung Rivers Bridge - PSC I-Girder Bridge of span configuration 8 x (2 × 50) m ; and Langer River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 m). Package III: Segment 8 to 10 (km 8.453 to km 12.600) Construction of a 2-lane carriageway including earthworks, formation works, subgrade, pavement layers, cross drainage structures, culverts, Cuts and Cover tunnel (nearly 30 m below the ground level), slope stabilization, anchor works, soil nailing. The package includes construction of the following bridge structures: Singye River Bridge - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration (60 + 3 × 90 + 60 ) m; and Tareythang Bridge at km 10.880 - Cast-in-Situ Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Bridge of span configuration: (60 + 90 + 60) m. It is expected that the Request for Bids (RFB) will be issued in October 2026. 3. Prequalification will be conducted in accordance with the procedures specified in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fifth Edition, September 2023 ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Applicants as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the address provided below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours (Bhutan Standard Time, GMT +6:00). The Prequalification Document may be downloaded free of charge from the official website of the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Roy…
Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport