Interactive Bridge Toolkit
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.