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REQUEST FOR APPLICATION To BUILD BROANDBAND NETWORK AND PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS CONNECTIVITY SERVICES IN EARTH QUAKE AFFECTED 7 DISTRICTS National Competitive Bidding (NCB) IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY GPO Box No.: 9754 Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal November, 2016 Nepal Telecommunications Authority Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 1 Acronyms of OFN Abbreviation Description ADS Application Data Sheet ADSL Asynchonous Digital Subscriber Loop ADSS All Dielectric Self Supported optical Fiber cable B.S. Bikram Sambat BER Bit Error Ratio CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CDR Central Development Region DHQs District Headquarters DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplex EBIT Earning Before Interest and Taxes EBITDA Earning Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization EBT Earning Before Taxes EDR Eastern Development Region GCC General Conditions of Contract GI Galvanized Iron GON Government of Nepal GPRS General Packet Radio Service GSM Global Mobile System ISD International Subscriber Dialing HSS Higher Secondary School HSEB Higher Secondary Education Board AP Access Point HS High School IP Internet Protocol HC Health Center ITA Instructions To Applicants ITU International Telecommunication Union ITU-T International Telecommunication Union – Telephony JV Joint Venture LOI Letter of Intend MOIC Ministry of Information and Communication MOU Memorandum Of Understanding MQS Minimum Quality Standards MTBF Mean Time Between Failures MTTR Mean Time To Repairs MWDR Mid - Western Development Region NDCL Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited NEA Nepal Electricity Authority NEPCA Nepal Council of Arbitrations NRs Nepalese Rupees NTA Nepal Telecommunications Authority OFN Optical Fiber Network OPGW Overhead Power Ground Wired PCO Public Call Office NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 2 PPMO Public Procurement Monitoring Office PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network RFA Request For Applications RTDF Rural Telecommunication Development Fund SCC Special Condition of Contract SLO Selected Licensed Operator STD Subscriber Trunk Dialing TOR Terms of Reference UG Underground Cable VDC Village Development Committee VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal WCDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access WDM Wave Division Multiplex WDR Western Development Region WLL Wireless in Local Loop NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 3 Table of Contents Acronyms………………..………………………..………………………………..……..2 Request for Application .....................................................................................................5 Section I. Instructions to Applicants ...............................................................................6 Section II. Application Data Sheet ................................................................................28 Section III. Application Forms ......................................................................................32 Section IV. Terms of Reference ....................................................................................50 Section V. General Conditions of Contract ..................................................................62 Section VI. Special Conditions of Contract ..................................................................70 Section VII. Contract Forms ..........................................................................................78 Section VIII Draft of Proposed Authorization ..............................................................86 Section IX Compliance Check List .................................................................................90 Section X Annexes ............................................................................................................93 NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 4 Request for Application NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (NTA) Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal Invitation for Application to Build Broadband Network and Provide Internet Access Connectivity Services in Earthquake Affected 7 Districts (First Date of Publication: 17 November 2016) Nepal Telecommunications Authority, Kamaladi, Kathmandu is collecting two percent of Gross Adjusted Revenue as a Rural Telecommunication Development Fund (RTDF) every year from the Service providers in telecommunications sector as per the Telecommunication Act, 2053 B.S. and intends to apply a part of RTDF to cover eligible financial subsidy to the selected (based on this RFA) Internet Service Provider (ISP) licensee(s) to build Broadband Network and provide Internet Access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 disctricts viz., Gorkha, Dhading, Makawanpur, Dolakha, Ramechhap, Sidhuli and Okhaldhunga by installing broadband access equipment and provide internet Access connectivity services to Public Colleges, Higher Secondary Schools, Secondary Schools, Health Centers and Village Development Committee offices in all the above mentioned districts. The Chairman, on behalf of NTA, invites Requests for Application (RFA) for the award of the contract from existing ISP licensees to build Broadband Network and provide Internet Access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts within 12 months. These 7 districts are splitted into two packages and NTA will provide subsidy to the successful Applicant from RTDF to establish broadband network and provide internet/data access connectivity in all VDC offices, health centers and public educational institutions (colleges and high schools) for each packages that has quoted for the lowest subsidy for each packages. RFA document shall be made available from 20 November 2016. Eligible Applicants may obtain further information and inspect the RFA documents at the office of Nepal Telecommunications Authority, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel:+977-1-4255474, Fax: +977-1-4255250, Email: [email protected], www.nta.gov.np. The soft copy of the RFA document shall be uploaded to the NTA website for viewing purpose. RFA documents may be purchased from the above office by eligible Applicants on the submission of a written Application, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Rs 10,000.00. Pre-Application meeting shall be held at Nepal Telecommunications Authority, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal on 19 December 2016, 14:00 Hrs. Sealed Applications shall be submitted to the above office on or before 3rd January 2017, 15:00 Hrs. Applications received after this deadline shall not be accepted. Applications shall be opened, in the presence of Applicants' representatives who desire to attend, on 3rd January 2017, 16:00 Hrs at the office of NTA, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal. Application must be valid for a period of 90 (Ninety) days counting from the day of Application opening and must be accompanied by bid security, amounting to a minimum of NPR 6,250,000.00 (NRs. Six Million Two Hundred and Fifty thousand only) for Package A and NPR 7,500,000.00 (NRs. Seven Million Five Hundred thousand only) for Package B for this bidding, which shall be valid for minimum 30 days beyond the Application validity period. If the last date of purchasing, submission and opening falls on a public holiday then the next working day and stipulated time shall be considered the last day and time. NTA reserves the right to accept or reject, wholly or partly any or all the Applications. NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 5 Section I. Instructions to Applicants Table of Contents A. General 1. Definitions 9 2. Scope of Application 11 3. Source of Funds 11 4. Fraud and Corruption 11 5. Eligible Applicants 13 6. One Application per Applicant 13 7. SiteVisit 13 B. Contents of RFA Document 8. Sections of the RFA Document 14 9. Clarification of RFA Document/Pre-Application meeting 14 10. Amendment of RFA Document 14 C. Preparation of Applications 11. Cost of Application and Bidding 15 12. Language of Application 15 13. Documents Comprising the Application 15 14. Application Submission Form and Subsidy Schedule 18 15. Application for Subsidy and Discounts 18 16. Currencies of Application 18 17. Qualifications of the Applicant 18 18. Period of Validity of Applications 18 19. Bid Security 19 20. Format and Signing of Application 20 D. Submission and Opening of Applications 21. Sealing and Marking of Applications 20 22. Deadline for Submission of Applications 20 23. Late Applications 21 24. Withdrawal, or Modification of Applications 21 25. Application Opening 21 E. Evaluation and Comparison of Applications 26. Confidentiality 22 27. Clarification of Applications 23 28. Deviations, Reservations, and Omissions 23 29. Determination of Responsiveness 23 NCB: IFA No. 02/NTA/2073/074 to build broadband network and provide internet access connectivity services in earthquake affected 7 districts. 6 30. Non-material Non-conformities 24 31. Correction of Arithmetical Errors 24 32. Evaluation of Applications 25 33. Post-qualification of the Applicant 25 34. NTA’s Right to Accept Any Application, and to Reject Any or All Applications 25 F. Award of Contract 35. Award Criteria 25 36. Notification of Intention to Award 25 37.