Time

Project

Issues to be discussed

10:00 – 11:00

Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (Sector) Project

VO, EOT, IPC, Safeguard, Contract Management

11:00 – 12:00

Department of Local Infrastructure (DoLI)

Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (RCIP)

Milestone and Liquidated Damage (LD); Price adjustment after EOT or Penalizing LD in Milestone 1 and Milestone 2; EOT on COVID 19 Pandemic and unavoidable circumstances; Financial Claim against COVID. Interpolation of ‘Payment of any such cost’ as per GCC 65.1 (b). Will price adjustment be applicable? (EOT against COVID 19 with no financial burden as per GON Decision. Is price adjustment financial burden or not); NOL on EOT ,Variation and change in contract condition including specification issues; Change in scope due to landslide and other site specific issues; Change in construction technique/method (Blasting); Sectional completion (Road completion)-NA in contract, can this condition be changed?; Forest Land Acquisition-Land purchase (According to new Forest Act and Regulations)-Is it within the scope of environmental protection in RCIP Contracts?; EOT and Variation of CSC; EOT and Variation of Individual Consultants

12:00 – 13:00

Department of Urban Development and Building Construction; Regional Urban Development Project (RUDP)

Threshold capacity for NCB; IFB time period; SOP for COVID risk Management; Firm profile limitation; Evaluation and Qualification Criteria; Shortening procurement process period