Package 2:Hydro electro Mechanical (HEM)Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Plant Design, Supply and Installation (Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification) Employer: LIBERIA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION (LEC) Project: Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) Contract title: Package 2: Hydro electro Mechanical (HEM)Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension Country: Liberia Project No.: P179267 Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA-72640 RFB No: LR-LEC-524740-CW-RFB RE-Issued on: June 8, 2026 The Government of Liberia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Package 2: Hydro electromechanical (HEM)Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension . For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Package 2: HEM Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension in a period of 36 months . The Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant (MCHPP) is located about 30km from Monrovia and has an installed capacity of 88MW, accounting for about 70% of Liberia’s generation profile. The extension endeavor will increase MCHPP capacity by 42MW through the addition of 4x 10.5 MW Z-type Kaplan Vertical turbines, and extension of the existing powerhouse and associated civil works without altering the dam or intake structures, whilst ensuring continuous operation of the existing units. The MCHPP Extension will be executed via two contracts: (i) Package 1/ Civil works; and (ii) the current contract, Package 2/ Hydro-Electrical & Mechanical (HEM) works. Generally, the scope of the HEM works contract includes the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the...