Supply and Delivery of Water Treatment Chemicals — Malawi Water and Sanitation Project

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country : Malawi

Name of Project : Malawi Water and Sanitation Project - 1

Contract Title : Supply and Delivery of Water Treatment Chemicals

Grant No. : IDA E159-MW

RFB Reference No. : MW-BWB-496846-GO-RFB

Issued on : 4th July 2025

• The Malawi Government has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Malawi Water and Sanitation Project – 1 (MWSP-1), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of Water Treatment Chemicals “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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”

• Blantyre Water Board now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the following goods:

Lot 1: Supply and Delivery of Coagulant

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Lot 2: Supply and Delivery of Calcium Hypochlorite (HTH)

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• Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4 Interested eligible Bidders may wish to attend a pre- bid meeting which will take place on 10th July 2025 from 9.00 hours at the address given below. Interested eligible Bidders may also obtain further information from the Chairperson, Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee Blantyre Water Board, P.O.Box 30369, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi, Email: [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours [07:30 to 16:30 hours] at the address given below:

• The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of MK10,000.00. The method of payment will be Direct deposit into Procuring Entity account. The document obtained by hand at the address given below or will be sent by email.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 4th August 2025 at 09.00 Hours CAT. 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 on 4th August 2025 at 09.00 Hours CAT

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

• Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

• The addresses referred to above are:

• Address for Clarifications:

The Chief Executive Officer

Blantyre Water Board

Off Makata Road

P.O. Box 30369

Chichiri

Blantyre

MALAWI.

Tel: +265 1 895 000

E-mail: [email protected]

• Address for Inspection and purchasing of Bidding Documents:

Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Office

Chileka Road

P.O. Box 30369

Chichiri

Blantyre

MALAWI.

• Bid Submission and Opening:

The Chairperson

Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee Chairperson

Blantyre Water Board

Off-Makata Road

P.O. Box 30369

Chichiri

Blantyre

MALAWI.

• Address for Pre-Bid Meeting

Projects Implementation Unit (PIU) ©

Blantyre Water Board

Malawi Water and Sanitation Project-1 (MWSP-1)

Chileka PIU Office

Along Chileka Airport Road.

BLANTYRE

• Account Number for direct cash deposits for purchasing bid documents is:

Blantyre Water Board Project Account

FDH Bank

Blantyre Branch

Account Number: 1040000136471

Swift Code: FDHFMWMW