Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Phase 2 - Bhutan Project (Бутан - Тендер #71351933)

• Project ID

P181278

• Project Title

Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Phase 2 - Bhutan Project

• Country

Bhutan

• Notice No

OP00430285

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

DGPC/ACCESS/ESIA GONGRI-JERI/2025/02

• Procurement Method

Quality And Cost-Based Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Mar 06, 2026 15:00

• Published Date

Mar 16, 2026

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

MoIT represented by DGPC

• Name

Sonam Choden

• Address

DGPC Wangchhu Taba Junction, Khamtoe Lam SE Thimphu

• City

• Province/State

Bhutan

• Postal Code

• Country

Bhutan

• Phone

+975-2-339871

• Email

s.choden272@drukgreen.bt

• Website

https://www.drukgreen.bt

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Country: Bhutan

Name of Project: ACCELERATING TRANSPORT AND TRADE CONNECTIVITY IN EASTERN SOUTH ASIA PHASE 2 - BHUTAN PROJECT

Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for Integrated Gongri Hydropower Project (HPP) and Jeri Pumped Storage Project (PSP), Bhutan

Reference No.: DGPC/ACCESS/ESIA GONGRI-JERI/2025/02

• The Kingdom of Bhutan (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) in the form of a grant and credit (hereinafter called “grant” and “credit”) toward the cost of Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS) Phase 2 - Bhutan Project. The Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport as the Implementing Agency has been allocated grant funds (the “Grant and credit”) from the World Bank which are administered by the International Development Association (IDA) and executed by the Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The Department of Surface Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport intends to apply the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Expression of Interest is issued. Payments by the Bank will be made only at the request of the Kingdom of Bhutan and upon approval by the Bank, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the financing[1] agreement. The financing agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the credit and grant account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Borrower shall derive any rights from the financing agreement or have any claims to the proceeds of the credit and grant. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”

• Scope of Services

PMU-DoST, MoIT represented by Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC), as the Client, intends to prepare ESIA for the Integrated Gongri HPP and Jeri PSP. The preparation of the ESIA for the Integrated Gongri HPP and the Jeri PSP, is set against the backdrop of Bhutan’s significant hydropower potential and its national commitment to sustainable energy and resilient infrastructure.

The objective of this consultancy assignment is to conduct environmental and social impact assessments in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and the applicable requirements of the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB), including the Dam Safety Guidelines for Hydropower in Bhutan (2020), the Bhutan Guideline on Environmental Flows (2019), and other relevant standards.

To prepare the ESIA, DGPC seeks to engage a reputable international consulting firm (hereafter referred to as the “Consultant”) to lead the preparation of ESIA. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) are available at https://www.drukgreen.bt/tender/. This ToR is to provide an idea about the scope of the assignment to potential Consultants to help them prepare their Expressions of Interest (EoIs). An updated TOR would be included in the Request for Proposal (RfP), which will be issued to the short-listed Consultants.

• Selection Procedure

Due to the highly specialized and time-sensitive nature of the assignment, and considering that the required expertise in hydropower is limited to a well-defined and identifiable pool of qualified firms and also, PMU-DoST, MoIT represented by DGPC has been carrying out this kind of activity following the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method by issuing the RFP document and same approach will be followed for this consultancy service by issuing the RFP document to shortlisted consultants. The shortlisted firms had previously participated in DGPC’s DPR tender processes.

• This REoI is only for notification purposes.

Name: Sonam Choden

Designation: Manager, Contracts Section

Address:

DGPC

Wangchhu Taba Junction, Khamtoe Lam SE

Thimphu

E-mail: s.choden272@drukgreen.bt

[1] [ “loan agreement” term is used for IBRD loans; “financing agreement” is used for IDA credits; and “grant agreement” is used for Recipient-Executed Trust Funds administered by IBRD or IDA]

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