Design Review,Tender Documentation & Management and Construction Supervision for Sowa Water Supply Masterplan

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI):

REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR

DESIGN REVIEW, TENDER DOCUMENTATION & MANAGEMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION FOR UPGRADING THE SOWA WATER SUPPLY SCHEME

TENDER NO. BW-WUC-78238-CS-QCBS

The Government of Botswana has received a loan from the World Bank towards the implementation of the Botswana Water Security and Efficiency project and intends to use part of the funding to finance consultancy for the for the design review, tender documentation & management and construction supervision for Upgrading the Sowa Water Supply Scheme.

Background

The Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) under the Ministry of Land Management, Water, and Sanitation Services in the Republic of Botswana intends to engage an experienced consultant to carry out the Consultancy Services for the design review, tender documentation & management and construction supervision for Upgrading the Sowa Water Supply Scheme.

Shortlisting Criteria:

Eligibility: The consultant must submit copies of Certificate of incorporation or Registration of the consulting firm, Company ownership (Directors and shareholders) of the company.

The Consultant must have completed in the past ten (10) years at least two (2) similar works of design and construction supervision of water transfer schemes as well as transmission pipelines, pump stations, storage tanks and telemetry systems with works’ values of approximately US$ 18 million and above. General works completed by the consultant in the past 10 years must be documented. The Consultant must have extensive proven experience of similar works with proven record of scope, complexity, and value. Previous or current assignments on projects of similar background in Botswana and/or other countries with similar characteristics for the past 10 years as Lead consultant should be documented. Copies of References for the listed works should be attached. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications and certified copies of references must be attached. Consulting firms are encouraged to associate with Citizen owned consulting firms. Associations may take the form of either joint venture (whereby firms will be severally and jointly liable for the assignment and in which case all joint venture partners are required to demonstrate competence in the core areas of the assignment) or sub consultancy (where a firm possess competence in core areas of the assignment and sub contracts part(s) of the assignment to another firm(s).

Availability of appropriate skills among staff related to the assignment: Evidence of appropriate skills including Project Team Leader (Senior Water Engineer), Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and Structural Engineer.

Scope of Services:

The Consultant will carry out the Consultancy Services Consultancy Services for the design review, tender documentation & management and construction supervision for upgrading the Sowa Water Supply Scheme. The consultancy services will be for a continuous period of 36 months made up of 12 months design review/update and tender documentation and management, 12 months for construction supervision and management, and 12 months defects liability period.

The Terms of Reference (ToR) are also available at www.wuc.bw.

Submission of EOI

Interested parties are required to submit one (1) original and three (3) copies and 1 CD/memory stick of the Expression of Interest document in sealed envelopes marked “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for Design Review, Tender Documentation & Management and Construction Supervision for the Upgrading the Sowa Water Supply Scheme.” to:

The Corporation Secretary

The Tender Room located at the Head Office ,ground floor west wing

Water Utilities Corporation

Sedibeng House

Plot 17530,Luthuli Road,Old Industrial Site

Gaborone, Botswana

Expression of interest documents are to be hand delivered to the above address by 1400hrs Botswana Local Time on the 7 November 2019. LATE SUBMISSIONS and EOI NOT IN ENGLISH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, neither will submissions received via telephone, email, or facsimile.

Selection Criteria

Shortlisting of the Consulting firms will be carried out according to the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Regulations), revised July 2016.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 of the Procurement Regulations. A consultancy firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method.

Interested Consulting firms may obtain further information at the above address during working hours (i.e. 0800hrs to 1230hrs and 1400hrs to 1600hrs) Botswana local time, Mondays to Fridays inclusive, except on Public Holidays

Water Utilities Corporation reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications, or to cancel the entire proceedings without giving any reasons whatsoever.

Enquiries regarding the tender should be addressed to: [email protected]