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# Establishment of wood innovation and technology hub (lab) at UWIFort

[Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-agriculture-and-livestock)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

5 Oct 2026

Deadline

4 days left

23 Oct 2026

## Who can bid

- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

## About this tender

Specific Procurement Notice

### Request for Bids

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Employer: Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS), Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR)

Project: Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains (P506825)

Contract Title: Construction of Wood Innovation and Technology Hub (Laboratory) at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT)

Site: Lamai Goampa, Bumthang

### Country: Bhutan

### Grant No.: IDA-E4690

### RFB No: MoENR/DoFPS/WKS3

### Issued on: October 2, 2026

The Royal Government of Bhutan intends to apply for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains (P506825) to be implemented by DoFPS, MoENR, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Construction of Wood Innovation and Technology Hub (Laboratory) at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT).

The Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains to be implemented by DoFPS, MoENR now invites sealed Bids from registered W3 medium national contractor as registered with Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority (BCTA) for the Construction of Wood Innovation and Technology Hub (Laboratory) at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT), Bumthang.

Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the Biding Document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.

Bidding will be conducted through Request for Bids (RFB) following National Market Approach as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Sixth Edition, February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the address mentioned below and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

The bidding document in English may be downloaded from MoAL website ([moal.gov.bt](https://www.moal.gov.bt)) by interested eligible Bidders.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before October 23, 2026 at 13:00 Hours. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The envelope shall have both technical and financial bids. The bids shall be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on October 23, 2026 at 14:30 Hours.

All Bids must be accompanied by Bid Securing Declaration

The address(es) referred to above is:

### Project Director

### RNR Jobs, PPD, MoAL

Street Address: Chhagchhen Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan

### City: Thimphu

ZIP/Postal Code: 11001

### Country: Bhutan

Website: [moal.gov.bt](https://www.moal.gov.bt)

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## CPV classification

Construction work

Source

World Bank Procurement · Notice OP00473005

[View official notice](https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/procurement-detail/OP00473005)

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