Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Water Treatment Plants in Five Villages in Alfao — Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT)

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Sudan Name of Project: Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) – AF1 Contract Title: Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Water Treatment Plants (WTP) Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: TF-C7102 RFB Reference No.: SD-MC-518774-CW-RFB The Mercy Corps has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Enhancing Community Resilience Project (THABAT) – AF1 (TF-C7102) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Water Treatment Plants (WTP). 1. The Mercy Corps now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the rehabilitation and upgrading of Water Treatment Plants. The works entails rehabilitating and upgrading the WTPs in different villages of Gedaref state to ensure access to safe water through improved raw water intake, treatment, storage, and distribution infrastructure. The overall program is divided into five separate contracts or lots shown hereunder: |

Lot ID/No. |

WTP Name |

Locality |

Lot 1 |

Village 18 |

Alfao |

Lot 2 |

Village 13 |

Alfao |

Lot 3 |

Village 11 |

Alfao |

Lot 4 |

Village 4 |

Alfao |

Lot 5 |

Village 7 |

Alfao The scope includes activities of canal and pond clearing, supply and installation of pumping system and conveyance pipeline, installing flow regulation, rehabilitating slow sand filtration basins, structural works, installation of elevated steel tanks, pipeline & control works, perimeter fencing and installing access gate. The entire works shall be completed within four months period excluding defects notification period. Bidders are required to meet the following minimum criteria for a single Lot/Contract: | |

Item No. |

Qualification Criteria |

Minimum Requirement |

1 |

Average Annual Construction Turnover |

USD 300,000 |

2 |

Liquid Asset/Cashflow Requirement |

USD 30,000 |

3 |

General Experience |

Experience under construction contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last three years, starting 1st January 2023. |

4 |

Specific Experience |

A minimum of two (2) similar contracts each with a minimum value of USD 35,000 OR one (1) similar contract with a minimum value of USD 70,000; in both cases, the contract(s) should have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor between 1st January 2019 and Application submission deadline: Furthermore, bidders shall also demonstrate specific experiences in key activities, and managing environmental and social aspects. Bidders who wish to participate on multiple lots/contracts, must meet the multiple qualification requirements detailed in the bidding document. 2. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB), and is open to all eligible Bidders. 3. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mercy Corps Sudan office, James Wandera, jwandera@mercycorps.org inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1500 hours at the address given below. 4. The bidding document in ENGLISH may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below. The document will be sent through the following email address: sd-tenders@mercycorps.org 5. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12 PM Sudan Time on March 10th, 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below: House No. 88, Aljubarab East District- Gedaref at 12 PM Sudan Time. 6. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. 7. The address(es) referred to above is (are): Mercy Corps Office, Sudan House No. 88, Aljubarab East District-Gedaref. James Wandera Tel: +249 900700790 Email: jwandera@mercycorps.org