Rehabilitation of buried penstock at the Acaray I Power Plant

Description

Paraguay's National Electricity Administration (ANDE) has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Rehabilitation and Modernization Program of the Acaray Hydroelectric Power Plant. This international public tender invites the companies chosen to submit closed bids for the comprehensive execution of the civil works and rehabilitation engineering of the plant's buried penstock, financed in conjunction with local contribution.

Scope of the offer
- Diagnosis and design: Carrying out the detailed structural diagnosis of the buried penstock and the development of the final rehabilitation engineering design.

- Technical components: Repair and reinforcement of the metal cladding, as well as the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the associated reinforced concrete elements.

- Control systems: Implementation of abatement or external pressure control systems and execution of complementary civil works.

- Final phase: Exhaustive technical tests and commissioning of the intervened sections.

Execution period: The estimated time for the completion of the works is 18 months.

Qualification Requirements
- Technical experience: Proven track record in contracts for the design and construction of hydraulic or structural works of energy infrastructure, with specific emphasis on the rehabilitation or intervention of penstocks, pressure pipes or buried steel structures.

- Structural expertise: Demonstrable experience in structural repair work on reinforced concrete.

- Key personnel: Availability of professionals with qualified experience in structural and hydraulic engineering.

- Financial capacity: Demonstrate access to or availability of liquid assets, lines of credit and other sufficient financial means to service the cash flow of the contract, estimated at USD 2.1 million.

- Financial statements: Mandatory presentation of audited financial statements corresponding to the last five (5) years that guarantee current solvency.

- Participation Guarantee: All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Maintenance Guarantee for an amount of PYG 640,000,000.00.

- Bidding modality: The process will be carried out in accordance with the International Public Bidding (IPL) procedures established by the IDB.

Note: Tender documents and terms of reference are available in the official language of the country.