Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-09-28
Buyer: Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project II on behalf of Ministry of Water.
Country: LS
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2022-11-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Project Promoter is the Ministry of Water. The Official implementing agent for Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project – Phase II  will be the Commissioner of Water through the Project Implementation Unit. The beneficiaries of the scheme, responsible for operating the assets will be the Department of Rural Water Supply, Department of Water Affairs  Proposed Lesotho Bulk Water Authority and the Water and Sewerage Company.
The consulting services  include the detail design, based on the review of 2018 designs (by others); preparation of pre-qualification and RFB procurement documentation; assistance with bids evaluation; and probable contract supervision (dependant on effective design contract performance) for river intake, water treatment and associated works, transmission mains and distribution networks for Zones 6 and 7 (Mohales Hoek, Mafeteng and other villages along the main pipeline route) The service will include assistance with tender management  & construction supervision
Mohales Hoek, Mafeteng and selected villages along the main pipeline route (Zones 6 and 7). More details will be provided to the selected consultants when invited to submit their proposal
The Project Promoter is the Ministry of Water. The Official implementing agent for Lesotho Lowlands Water Development Project – Phase II (hereinafter also called “Client”) will be the Commissioner of Water (CoW) through the Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The beneficiaries of the scheme, responsible for operating the assets will be the Department of Rural Water Supply (DRWS), Department of Water Affairs (DWA), Proposed Lesotho Bulk Water Authority (LBWA) and the Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO).
The consulting services (“the Services”) include the detail design, based on the review of 2018 designs (by others); preparation of pre-qualification and RFB procurement documentation; assistance with bids evaluation; and probable contract supervision (dependant on effective design contract performance) for river intake, water treatment and associated works, transmission mains and distribution networks for Zones 6 and 7 (Mohales Hoek, Mafeteng and selected villages along the main pipeline route). The service will include assistance with tender management and construction supervision.
PHASE 1.1 – Review of existing designs and documentation; verification of sufficiency of hydraulic data; review of the geotechnical/topographical surveys already conducted (and additional studies/surveys if required); verification/calculation of water demand for both Zones 6 and 7; design of river intake and water treatment works; and design of three high-lift pump stations.
PHASE 1.3 – Design of the distribution network (3 areas in Zone 6, and 2 areas in Zone 7). This will include attention to the improvement of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) management in accordance with WASCO’s NRW Strategy.
PHASE 1.4 – Assessment of the existing Urban Sanitation System and recommendation of immediate and medium-term rehabilitation and upgrading measures.
B. Time -Based Contract: Phase 3 (If the Lump-sum contract had been completed to the satisfaction of the Client)
Full description of the selection criteria can be found in the tender document, the following are extract of the selection criteria. In the case of applications submitted by a consortium, these selection criteria will be applied to the consortium as a whole unless specified otherwise. The selection criteria will not be applied to natural persons and single-member companies when they are sub-contractors.
The annual turnover (individual company or consortium overall) of the candidate must be at least EUR4,500,000 for each of the last three years for which accounts have been closed.
(a) Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) in the last year for which accounts have been closed must be at least: 1. In case of a consortium this criterion must be fulfilled by the leader of the consortium.
Note to candidates: In the application form, please make sure to include the actual year for which the data is provided.
The number of the permanent professional qualified staff of the candidate (individual company or consortium overall) currently working in fields related to this contract (Design & Supervision) must be at least fifteen (15) for each of the last three years (2019, 2020, 2021).
1.	The candidate (individual company or consortium altogether) has successfully designed and implemented at least three similar water supply infrastructure construction projects of total construction value of EURO 70,000,000 during the last ten years. As proof of evidence, the candidate must provide the final payment/completion certificate(s) made by the client at any time during the period from January 2012 up to the deadline of submission of applications.

Eligibility requirements: Participation is open to all legal persons participating either individually or in a grouping (consortium) of candidates. Participation is also open to international organizations. There are no nationality restrictions.