The scope of works is split into two contracts, which are to be financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) toward the cost of Increasing Access to Renewable Energy Project under the Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility (PREIF). Contract No. 1 covers a design-build contract of the FPV project and other items based on the requirements of TEC.
The design, supply, installation and commissioning provided under Contract No. 1 shall be completed within 15 months from the date of contract effectiveness. Contract No. 2 is a bespoke contract defining the parties’ obligations for the operation and maintenance of the facilities under contract No. 1 for a period of 12 months following their operational acceptance.
Open competitive bidding will be conducted in accordance with ADB’s Single-Stage, Two-Envelope bidding procedure and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries of ADB as described in the bidding document. The qualifying and evaluation criteria can be viewed in the procurement notice published by the ADB on 23 December and which can be viewed at: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/tenders/tuv0937-iarepaf-p-01-ifb.pdf
A remote pre-bid meeting will take place at 10:00 hours (Funafuti time) on 21 January 2026. An MS Teams link shall be provided. A site visit conducted by the employer shall be organized.
A complete set of bidding documents may be downloaded free of charge by interested bidders from the Tenderlink portal using the following web link: https://portal.tenderlink.com/got/login.
Interested bidders are required to register with the Tenderlink portal before downloading the bidding documents. Registration is free of charge, and there is no cost to download the bidding documents.
To obtain further information and inspect the bidding document in English, bidders should contact: Procurement Technical Assistance via the Tenderlink portal.
If there is any query regarding access information in the portal, contact: Tom Williams, Procurement Technical Assistance at: TomW@frequency.nz. Bidders must submit their bids through the Tenderlink portal using the following web link: https://portal.tenderlink.com/got/login on or before 10:00 am, Funafuti time on 27 February 2026. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration described in the bidding documents.
