General Procurement Notice: Nepal Project: Siddartha Highway (Butwal-Pokhara Section) Improvement Project

Government of Nepal Ministry of Infrastructure Development Department of Roads Development Cooperation Implementation Division Siddhartha Highway (Butwal–Pokhara Section) Improvement Project Chakupat, Lalitpur, Nepal General Procurement Notice (GPN) For Project Preparation Special Fund (PPSF) financed Activities

Country: Nepal

Project: Siddhartha Highway (Butwal-Pokhara Section) Improvement Project

Grant No.: S0996A

Project Implementing Agency/Entity: Ministry of Infrastructure Development, Department of

Roads (DoR)

Notice Published On: August 17, 2026

1. The Government of Nepal (GoN) has received financing in the amount of US$ two million (USD 2,000,000) from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB or the Bank) toward the cost for the preparation of the proposed Siddhartha Highway (Butwal-Pokhara Section) Improvement Project (the Project) , and it intends to apply the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under the Project Preparation Special Fund (PPSF) Grant (the Grant). 2. The objective of the Grant is to support and facilitate the preparation of the Project which aims to enhance connectivity, safety, and mobility along the Siddhartha Highway (Butwal- Pokhara Section) and the main activities include:

Part I: Preparation of a Detailed Project Report, which shall include

a. (i) the engineering survey and investigation, design, drawing, Bill of Quantities (BOQ), cost estimation and preparation of bidding documents for the improvement option recommended by the implementing agency; and (ii) the contract mod ality shall be EPC/Design and Build contracts for tunnels and bridge viaduct, and item- rate contracts for road works. b. the strategic procurement planning and development of the Project Delivery Strategy (PDS) and Procurement Plan (PP) for the Project.

Part 2: Environmental and Social Assessments , including but not limited to the

preparation and updating of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment/Environmental and Social Management Plan, Resettlement Plan, Stakeholder Engagement Plan, La bor Management Procedure, Gender Action Plan, and other environmental and social safeguard instruments in alignment with the Project’s Environmental and Social Management Planning Framework and the Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards in the Bank’s “ Environmental and Social Framework”, dated February 2016, as amended February 2019, May 2021, November …

Member: Nepal

Sector: Transport

Notice type: General Procurement Notice

Issue date: Aug 17, 2026