7.PROCUREMENT OF CIVIL WORKS FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

One of the major activities of the Department of Roads (DoR) is to carry out procurement of civil works for road and bridge construction and maintenance. The civil works include new construction and maintenance as well. After finalization of design and cost estimate for such works whether it is designed through in-house staff or through Consultants, procurement of civil works has to be carried out as per Public Procurement Act-2007 and Rules-2007. The procurement process includes the steps to be completed before awarding the works to a Contractor for construction..

The steps discussed below are for procurement of civil works for bridge construction and maintenance through post qualification. However procurement for civil works of the cost estimates value less than NRS 6 million is not considered hereunder.