Specific Procurement Notice

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Invitation for Bids [IFB] Works

IFB Number:

Employer:

Project:

Contracts title:

Tender Number EWSC 01 of 2021 / 2022 Eswatini Water Services Corporation (ESWC) Manzini Region Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Manzini Region Water Supply System

Lot 1: Construction of Raw Water Pumping Main, Water Treatment Plant and Treated Rising Main

Lot  2:  Construction  of  Treated Gravity Mains, Storage Reservoirs, Distribution Network

Country:

Kingdom of Eswatini

Loan No.:

2000200003354

Procurement Method:

Open Competitive Bidding (International) (OCBI)

OCBI/LCB No:

Tender Number EWSC 01 of 2021 / 2022

Issued on:

29 April 2021

 

 

  1. The Kingdom of Eswatini has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank towards the cost of the Manzini Region Water and Sanitation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for the Construction of the water treatment plan and pumping main and construction of reservoirs and distribution. For these contracts, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method as defined in the Bank’s Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing.
  1. The Eswatini Water Services Corporation now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders. Bidders may submit bids for one lot or for both lots.
Description of Works Construction Duration
Lot 1: Construction of Raw Water Main, Water Treatment Plant and Treated Rising Main
• Intake Pump Station with 3No. pumps Construction Period: 18 months
• Raw Water Transmission Main (900m of DN800 DI) Partial Completion Period
• Staff Houses Staff Houses : 6 Months
o  16Nos. two bedrooms (2No. one-storey blocks) Intake Pump Station : 12 months
o  8Nos one bedrooms (1No. One storey blocks) Raw Water Man : 12 Months
• New Matsapha Water Treatment Plant (25,000m3/day) Treated Water Pump Station
• Treated Water Pump Station with 3No. pumps and Rising Main – 12 Months
• Treated Water Rising Main (6,000m of DN500 DI) Defects Notification Period:
    12 months
     
Lot 2: Construction of Treated Gravity Mains, Storage Reservoirs, Distribution and
Reticulation Systems.  
• Treated Water Gravity Mains (18Km of DN350-700 • Construction Period:
Ductile Iron Pipes) 18 months
• Storage Reservoirs: Circular Reinforced Concrete • Defects Notification Period:
o Logoba: 1No. 12,000m3 12 months
o Mphilo: 2No. x 9,000m3  
• Distribution System (OD400 – 250 mm PVC-O and 0D90  
– 200mm uPVC)  
o Logoba Zone: 193Km  
o Mphilo Zone: 231Km  
• Reticulation System:  
o Logoba Zone: 340Km (OD50 to 90mm HDPE pipes)  
o Mphilo Zone: 780Km (OD50 to 90mm HDPE pipes)  
o Supply of 15,000 No. Consumer connection and meters  
materials  
     

 

  1. Bidders may Bid for one or more lots or combination of lots as applicable and as further defined in the bidding 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.
  1. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), OCBI procedures as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework dated 2015 and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.
  1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Eswatini Water Services Corporation, attention Procurement Manager by email at [email protected] and inspect the Bidding document during office hours – 09h00 to 16h30 hours (Eswatini Time) – at the address given below.
  1. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of One Thousand Five Hundred Emalangeni (SZL1 500.00). The method of payment will be by bank transfer to Account Name – Eswatini Water Services Corporation, Bank Name – Standard Bank, Account No – 9110000596666, Branch Name – Mbabane, Branch Code – 663164, SWIFT CODE – SBIC SZ MX. The Bidding Document will be sent by electronic means.
  1. Bids must be hand delivered and deposited in a designated tender box to the address below on or before 12 noon 16 July 2021 Eswatini time. 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 the 16th of July 2021 at 12.05pm Eswatini time
  1. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Four Million Emalangeni (SZL4,000,000) for Lot 1 and Twelve Million Emalangeni (SZL 12,000,000) for Lot 2 or the equivalent in freely convertible currencies.
  1. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework 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.
  1. The address (es) referred to above is (are):

The Managing Director

Eswatini Water Services Corporation

Eswatini Water Services Corporation Headquarters

Emtfonjeni Building, Cnr MR 103 and Cultural Village Drive, Ezulwini O Box 20, Mbabane, Eswatini

Telephone No: +268 2416 9000

[email protected]

http://www.swsc.co.sz