Butwal Road Division contracts awarded to two contractors have been announced through intent-to-accept notices published by the Road Division, Butwal on 2083/06/20. Contract RDBTL/337310113/082/83-40 goes to M/S Samatha Construction Pvt Ltd of Devdaha-7, Rupandehi at Rs 9,649,355.20, and contract RDBTL/337310113/082/83-41 also goes to M/S Samatha Construction Pvt Ltd at Rs 9,850,502.51. Contract RDBTL/337310113/082/83-43 goes to M/S Devaka Construction Pvt Ltd of Gauridhara Butwal-11, Devinagar, Rupandehi at Rs 9,384,173.30. All three quoted amounts include VAT and PS.
The Butwal Road Division contracts awarded were procured through national competitive bidding by the Road Division office in Butwal, Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province. Following the evaluation of the bids received for the three packages, the division identified M/S Samatha Construction Pvt Ltd, based in Devdaha-7 of Rupandehi district, as the selected bidder for two contracts, and M/S Devaka Construction Pvt Ltd, based in Butwal-11 of Rupandehi district, as the selected bidder for the third.
Road Divisions are the field offices of the Department of Roads responsible for the construction and maintenance of national highways in their jurisdictions, and the Butwal division looks after strategic road sections in the western Terai and adjoining hills. The quoted amounts include VAT and PS, where PS stands for Provisional Sum, a standard allowance in the bill of quantities reserved for unforeseen items or additional works that may be instructed during execution. Including VAT and PS in the quoted figure gives the full budgetary picture of each award.
Butwal Road Division contracts awarded: what the notice means
An intent-to-accept notice is not the same as a signed contract. Under Section 27(2) of Nepal’s Public Procurement Act 2063, a public office that intends to accept a bid must first publish a notice announcing its intention, naming the selected bidder and the quoted amount. The law then gives the other participating bidders a window of 7 days from the publication date to file a complaint or protest if they believe the evaluation was flawed. Only after this complaint period closes without a valid objection may the office proceed to sign the contract with the selected bidder.
This mechanism is an important transparency safeguard in public procurement. It allows unsuccessful bidders to scrutinize the decision and raise concerns through a formal channel before public funds are committed. If a complaint is found valid, the office may have to re-evaluate the bids or restart the process. If no complaint is filed within the 7-day period, or if complaints are resolved in the office’s favour, the division can move ahead with signing the three contracts and the winners begin work.
Once the complaint window closes, Samatha Construction will take up the two contracts worth Rs 9,649,355.20 and Rs 9,850,502.51, while Devaka Construction will execute the Rs 9,384,173.30 contract, all inclusive of VAT and provisional sums. The awards keep highway works moving under the Butwal division in Lumbini Province. This article is part of Eve Construction News coverage of contract awards in Nepal, including this Butwal Road Division contracts awarded report.