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REQUEST FOR APPLICATION To BUILD BROANDBAND NETWORK AND PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS CONNECTIVITY SERVICES IN 8 DISTRICTS OF PROVINCE6 National Competitive Bidding (NCB) IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY GPO Box No.: 9754 Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal April, 2017 Issued at: Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal Issued to: Nepal Telecommunications Authority NCB: IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 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 Province 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 Province 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 Province NDCL Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited, aka Nepal Telecom, aka NTC 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 PPMO Public Procurement Monitoring Office NCB: IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 2 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 Province WLL Wireless Local Loop NCB: IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 3 Table of Contents Acronyms………………..………………………..………………………………..2 Request for Application ............................................................................................. 5 Section I. Instructions to Applicant .......................................................................... 6 Section II. Application Data Sheet .......................................................................... 28 Section III. Application Forms................................................................................ 32 Section IV. Terms of Reference ............................................................................. 50 Section V. General Conditions of Contract ............................................................ 61 Section VI. Special Conditions of Contract ............................................................ 71 Section VII. Contract Forms ................................................................................... 80 Section VIII Draft of Proposed Authorization ........................................................ 88 Section IX Compliance Check List .......................................................................... 92 Section XAnnexes ..................................................................................................... 94 NCB: IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 4 Request for Application NEPAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (NTA) Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal Invitation for Applicationto Build Broadband Network and Provide Internet Access Connectivity Services in 8 Districts of Province 6 of Nepal 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 buildbroadband network and provide Internet Access connectivity services in 8disctricts viz. Humla, Mugu, Dolpa, Jumla, Kalikot, Rukum, Jajarkot , Dailekh Surkhet and Salyan of Province 6by installing broadband access equipment and provide internet Access connectivity servicesatleast at Public Colleges, Higher Secondary Schools, Secondary (High) Schools, Health Centers/Posts and Village/Municipality Development Committee offices in all the 8 Districts of Province6of Nepal. NTA invites Requests for Applications (RFA) for the award of the contractfrom existing NTA internet service provider licensees to build broadband network and provide internet Access connectivity services in the 9 districts within next ,,,,[Insert Number] months. NTA will provide subsidy to the successful Applicant from RTDF to establish broadband network and provide internet/data access connectivity inall VDC/MDC offices, health centers/health posts and public educational institutions (colleges and high schools) of theTen districts of Province6.The contract (subsidy) shall be provided to the qualified and successful applicant that has appliedfor lowest subsidy for each of the packages. However, máximum of two packages can be granted to an Applicant. The máximum subsidy amount shall not exceed NRs………….[Insert Amount]for Package A, NRs…………[Insert Amount]... for Package B and NRs…………[Insert Amount]... for Package C 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 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………….[insert amount]. Pre-Application meeting may be held at …..[insert name and address of venue]on…..[insert time and date]. Sealed Applications shall be submitted to the above office on or before ….. [inserttime] on ..[insertdate].Applications received after this deadline shall not be accepted. Applicationsshall be opened in the presence of Applicants' representatives who desire to attend ……..[time and date] at the office of NTA, Kamaladi, Kathmandu, Nepal. Application must be valid for a period of90 (Ninety) days counting from the day of Application opening and must be accompanied by bid security, amounting to a minimum of NRs. ….[insert amount] for this bidding, which shall be valid for minimum 30 days beyond the Application validity period ( i.e. ……[insert date]). 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. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 5 Section I. Instructions to Applicants Table of Contents A. General 1. Definitions 8 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. SiteVisit13 B. Contents of RFA Document 8. Sections of the RFA Document 13 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 14 12. Language of Application 15 13. Documents Comprising the Application 15 14. Application Submission Form and Subsidy Schedule 17 15. Application for Subsidy and Discounts 17 16. Currencies of Application 17 17. Qualifications of the Applicant 17 18. Period of Validity of Applications 17 19. Bid Security 18 20. Format and Signing of Application 19 D. Submission and Opening of Applications 21. Sealing and Marking of Applications 19 22. Deadline for Submission of Applications 19 23. Late Applications 20 24. Withdrawal, or Modification of Applications 20 25. Application Opening 20 E.Evaluation and Comparison of Applications 26. Confidentiality 21 27. Clarification of Applications 22 28. Deviations, Reservations, and Omissions 22 29. Determination of Responsiveness 22 30. Non-material Non-conformities 23 NCB: IFA No. 04/NTA/2073/074 to build BB network and provide internet access connectivity services in 8 districts of Province 6. 6 31. Correction of Arithmetical Errors 23 32. Evaluation of Applications 23 33. Post-qualification of the Applicant 24 34. NTA’s Right to Accept Any Application, and to Reject Any or All Applications 24 F.Award of Contract 35. Award Criteria 24 36. Notification of Intention to Award 24 37. Performance Security 25 38. Signing of Contract and issuance of Authorization 25 39. Complaint and Review 25 NCB: IFA