Construction Supervision for the Construction of a new water transmission line from White Plains towards Monrovia

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

LIBERIA WATER AND SEWER CORPORATION-

LIBERIA URBAN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT-ADDDITIONAL FINANCING

WORLD BANK (IDA)

Credit No.: 6384-LR, Grant No.: D4870-LR

Title of the Assignment: Consulting Services for the Construction Supervision and Quality Control for Construction of a New Transmission Line Leading from the Water Treatment Plant in White Plains to Monrovia to be carried out under the Additional Financing of the Liberia Urban Water Supply Project.

REFERENCE NO.: LR-LWSC-454796-CS-CQS

To:

• FOSAT Consulting Engineering

Accra, Ghana

Email: [email protected]

• Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineering Company

Iran

Email: [email protected]

• Mariswe (PTY) Ltd in joint Venture with Alliance Consulting Engineers,

Planners & Surveyor Inc of Liberia

Cape Town, South Africa

Email: [email protected]

The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation has received financing from the World Bank (IDA) towards the cost of the Liberia Urban Water Supply Project-Additional Financing and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Contract Consulting Services.

The Consulting Services (“the Service”) include the Construction Supervision and Quality Control for Construction of a New Transmission Line Leading from the Water Treatment Plant in White Plains to Monrovia. 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. This is a lump-sum contract with a duration of nine (9) months. The expected start date of this assignment February 2024.

The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consulting firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: statement of capability and experience indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, supervision and quality control of water transmission line, availability of appropriate skills among staff, key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage, etc.). Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section 7.11 and 7.12 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IFB Borrowers-Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016, 2017, August 2018 Revised September 2023.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification-Bsed Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 hours to 16:00 hours GMT at the address given below.

All Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below in three (3) hard copies on or before December 19, 2024. All REOI must be marked “LR-LWSC-454796-CS-CQS” along with the title of the assignment and should be sent to the address below:

The address referred to above is:

N. Pawon Boayue

Project Director

Liberia Urban Water Supply Project – Additional Financing

Liberia Water & Sewer Corporation

Fiamah, Barclay Avenue

Sinkor, Liberia

Tel: + 231 (0) 886-519691/ (0)886-549476

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]