Invitation for Pre-qualification THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH POWER GRID EXPANSION PROJECT Mode of Financing: Istis’na Financing No. BD-0172 This invitation for prequalification follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in the Economist No. 01/PGCB/Sec(Design&QC)/2014/4180 of August 23, 2014 on-line. The Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh has received a Financing from the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) towards the cost of the Power Grid Expansion Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to payments under the contract for Design, supply and installation of Transmission Lines and Substations as: (i) Lot 1 - Design, supply and installation of 15 nos. transmission lines and (ii) Lot 2 - Design, supply and installation of 16 nos. substations. The applicants will have the right to submit their application for pre-qualification either for one lot or both lots. The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB) intends to prequalify contractors and/or firms for the above indicated packages. It is expected that invitation for bids will be made in March, 2015. Prequalification will be conducted through prequalification procedures specified in the Islamic Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works, May 2009 and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the guidelines. Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the prequalification document at PGCB (address below) from 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs Bangladesh Standard Time. A complete set of the prequalification document in English may be purchased by interested Applicants on submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of USD200 or equivalent in any freely convertible currency or BDT16,000. The method of payment will be depositing the aforesaid amount in the Bank account as mentioned below: Bank Name: Mercantile Bank Limited, Elephant Road Branch Payee's Account No.: 0142 13100000041 SWIFT Code: MBLBBDDH014 Beneficiary: Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited In case the document is required to be sent outside Bangladesh by courier, an additional amount of USD50 or equivalent in any freely convertible currency is required to be deposited in the same bank account. Applications for prequalification should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below by January 15, 2015, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for PQTL” or “Application to Prequalify for PQSS” or “Application to Prequalify for PQTLSS” for transmission lines, for substations and for both lots respectively. Name of the Company: Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited Attention: Md. Ashraf Hossain, Company Secretary or A.K.M. Gause Mohiuddin Ahmed, Superintendent Engineer, Substation (Design & Quality Control) Address: Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) Bhaban (New), 3rd & 4th Floor, 8 Ramna, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Tel: +8802 9553663, 9550514, 9560064, 9558054, 7169709 Ex 286 or 224 Fax: +8802 7171833 Email: share@pgcb.org.bd or se-design@pgcb.org.bd