MDS Contractors

I. Construction of Tunnel and Headwork

The major work under this scheme is the construction of Diversion tunnel approximately 26.3 km long excavated by drill and blast method in order to divert 170 MLD of raw water from Melamchi River to Sundarijal outlet where the raw water is treated before sending it to Bulk Distribution System (BDS).

Bids for the construction of Tunnel and Headwork were received on May 2, 2008. Four bids were received and MWSDB has finalized the bid evaluation and The contract for the construction of the Head works and Diversion Tunnel was signed between MWSDB and the awarded Contractor (the lowest evaluated and substantially responsive bidder) the Joint Venture of China Railway 15 Bureau Group Corporation and China CMIIC Engineering Corporation (CRCC-CMIIC JV) of the People’s Republic of China for a total bid price of NRS. 4,288,822,562.61or about US$ 66.5 million.

For detailed information regarding the Contractor please contact:

China CMIIC Engineering Corporation
5# Building, 5# South Alley,
San Li He Road, Xicheng District Beijing -100045
E-mail@bgscmiic.com.cn
URL- http://www.cmiic.com.cn

ii. Construction Maintenance and Management of Access Roads

Adit Access Road (AAR) – AAR refers the roads to reach to different Adit points of the project sites which include – Sindhu Adit (Bahunepati – Sindhu Adit ,15.4 km), Gyalthum Adit (xxxxx to Gyalthum Adit, 4.2 km) and Ambathan Adit (Timbu – Main Intake at Ambathan Adit, xx km).

	MDS - AAR 01- Hanil Conico (Tender cancelled due to managerial problem) MDS - AAR 02- CCECC-Sharma -Lama JV - Sindhu Gyaldhum Adit Marga MDS - AAR/03- Surya-Jaya OM-DS Construction JV - Sundarijal Adit Access Road
	The treated water transmission main from the treatment plant to the connection with the bulk distribution system (BDS); all ancillary works including roads and site works; and
	Testing, commissioning and training of MWSDB (or other designated) personnel for the works under the Contract.

Main Access Road (MAR)– MAR refers the road from Melamchi Pul Bazar to Timbu which length18 km long including 10 bridges.

This portion of the road has several local and international contractors in joint ventures. This road consists of 10 bridges and is the most complex part of the access road construction.

MDS - MAR-21/22 - Mahalaxmi & JV / Lok Bir-Dapche & JVess Road

Upgrading Access Road (UAR)- Upgrading of Jorpati-Sundarijal road (6.0 km), Jorpati Gokarna-Narayantar and Lamidanda - Melamchi Pul Bazar – Timbu (feeder road), 22.2 km.

In addition to the above roads, this package also includes:

Maintenance of Lamidanda-Timbu feeder road the Headworks access road and the four Adit Access Roads-Sundarijal, Sindhu, Gyalthum and Ambathan;
Construction of approximately 235 m length of road as an extension of the Sundarijal AAR up to Sundarijal Portal; and
Construction of approximately 45 m length of road to access the Sindhu Adit portal.

	MDS - UAR/02 - Marushin Shitaka Tundi Jv - Lamidanda - Melamchi Pul Bazar Upgrade
	MDS/UAR/07 - Poppu-Jyoti Jv- 2Km upgrading of Jorpati - Rarayantar - Kokarna Temple Road

iii. Construction, Operation and Management of Camp site Offices

This refers the construction, operation and management of Camp site office at Malamchi Pool Bazar (main Camp) and Other Camps at Ambathan Adit, Gyalthum Adit, Sindhu Adit and Sundarijal Adit.

Not only at the Adit camps, the contractor should takeover and operate all existing services of Main Camp Site office located at Melamchi Pool Bazar. The construction of camp side residential building (Camp Site - II Phase) is contracted with:

	Gauri Parbati-Danfe-Siruwa-Sanaula JV
	China CMIIC Engineering Corporation - The accommodations for Empplyer, DSCs and themselves in all adit pointes - Sundarijal, Sindhu, Gyalthum and Ambathan. Also it is the responsibility of MDS contractor to operate and manage existing camp site office providing all sorts of service utilities.