Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project

Summary

NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY (A Government of Nepal Undertaking) DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER SERVICES DIRECTORATE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) First Publication Date: February 16, 2026 Country: Nepal Name of Project: Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project (ESRIP) Loan No./ Credit No.: 7769-NP (Credit A), 7770-NP (Credit B- SML) Assignment Title: Project Supervision Consultant Reference No.: ESRIP/CS/QCBS-01 The Government of Nepal (GoN) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost for Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project (ESRIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to supervise the construction of 33/11kV Substation and Line Reinforcement Activities. The consulting service (“the Services”) is for the design review and construction supervision of distribution line reinforcement and 33/11kV substation construction projects. In Particular, the principal activities will include, but not limited to the following: Review Design and Drawings during the implementation of Contracts. Construction supervision, quality assurance and inspection for Contracts Verification of Completed Works and Recommendation for Interim and Final Payments The estimated duration of these consulting services is Twenty-Four (24) months. The NEA now invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from interested and eligible National Consulting firms (“Consultants”) to provide the above-mentioned Services. Interested consulting firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. All submittals from the consulting firms shall be in English language. All interested consulting firms, including JV firms, must meet the minimum requirements: have at least seven (7) years of working experience in the relevant field have at least one (1) completed contract as supervision consultant for Distribution System Reinforcement Project. The project should include the scope of 33/11kV substation and 33/11/0.4kV lines. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. The attention of interested consultant is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection of Employment of Consultant under IBRD and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank’s borrower- January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. EOIs will be evaluated based on the Consultant’s qualification and experience and organization strength of consulting firm. The shortlisting criteria are: Core Business and Years of Experience Relevant Experience Technical Capacity of firm Managerial Capacity of firm Key Experts will not be evaluated at shortlisting stage. Based on evaluation of EOI, only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit technical and financial proposal through a request for proposal. A Consultant(s) will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based (QCBS) selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. The Terms of Reference (ToR) and this request for EOI can be either downloaded from the NEA's website: www.nea.org.np or collected from the address mentioned below. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 10:00 to 17:00 hours. Expression of interest must be delivered in a written form (in person or by e-mail) to the address below no later than 13:00 hrs NST on 11 March, 2026. Contact Address: Project Coordinator Electricity Supply Reliability Improvement Project Tel.: +977-1- 4153253 Distribution and Consumer Services Directorate E-mail: esripnea@gmail.com Nepal Electricity Authority Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal