Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-10-22
Buyer: Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company
Country: ZM
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2021-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.
Detailed Design, Construction and Operation Management of the Proposed New Ngwerere and Chunga Wastewater Treatment Plants in Lusaka, Zambia
Detailed Design and Construction of the new Ngwerere Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a capacity of 70,000 m3/day, and the new Chunga Wastewater Treatment Plant with a capacity of 26,000 m3/day in Lusaka, Zambia, The works are expected to require approximately 24 months construction plus a 12 months Defects Notification Period (DNP), during which the Contractor will undertake Operational and Maintenance Management and Training of the Employer’s staff. The Contract may also include an Option to extend the Operational and Maintenance Management and Training period for up to 3 years. The Works will include earthworks, civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation components.
(a)	Financial Capacity: Liquidity The applicant shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as EUR 3,875,000 for the subject contract net of the applicant’s other commitments
(b)	Financial Capabilities: Other Sources of Finance The applicant shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Employer, that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on works currently in progress and for future contract commitments.
(c)	Average Annual Construction Turnover Minimum annual construction turnover of   EUR70,000,000 for the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2016, calculated as total certified annual payments received for contracts in progress and/or complete. Additionally each member of a Joint Venture must meet 25% of this requirement and additionally one members of a Joint Venture must meet 40% of the requirement.
(d)	Financial Capability: Financial Position: The audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Applicant’s country, other financial statements for the last 5 years, acceptable to the Employer, shall be submitted and must demonstrate the current soundness of the Applicant’s financial position based on the following criteria: Liquidity Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities) ≥ 1.1 and Debt Ratio (Total Liabilities/Total Assets) ≤ 0.8.
(a)	General Construction experience. The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2016 (must have successfully completed (i.e. final payment made by the client) at any time during the period from January 2016 up to the deadline of submission of applications as indicated under item 23 below), at least 3 construction projects each with a total contract price equivalent to EUR30 million or more.
(b)	Specific Construction Experience. The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or management contractor for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2016 (must have successfully completed (i.e. final payment made by the client) at any time during the period from January 2016 up to the deadline of submission of applications as indicated under item 23 below), at least 2 projects based on FIDIC Yellow Book contract conditions or equivalent that included waste water treatment plants with capacity of at least 50,000 m3/day.
(c)	Specific Design Experience. The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) in the role of prime contractor, JV member, subcontractor, or design consultant for at least the last 5 years, starting 1st January 2016 (must have successfully completed (i.e. final payment made by the client) at any time during the period from January 2016 up to the deadline of submission of applications as indicated under item 23 below the design of a least one waste water treatment plant.
(d)	At least one (1) of the reference projects in (a) or (b) must have been accomplished in a country with a low-income or lower-middle income economy as listed by the World Bank.
(e)	The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) has successfully operated, managed and trained a client’s operational staff for at least three (3) wastewater treatment plants with a design capacity of 20,000 m3/day or more.
(f)	Environmental & Social and Health and Safety (ESHS) Experience. The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) shall provide evidence of contracts completed and under implementation as prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or subcontractor demonstrating significant ESHS Impact.
The applicant (individual company or consortium altogether) shall demonstrate availability of a valid ISO certification or internationally recognized equivalent as follows: Quality Management certificate ISO 9001, Environmental Management certificate ISO 14001 and Health and Safety certificate OHSAS 18001.
The successful tenderer for the Works Contract will be asked to provide a performance guarantee of 10% of the amount of a contract at the signing of the contract. This guarantee must be provided together with the return of the countersigned contract no later than 30 days after the tenderer receives the contract signed by the Contracting Authority. If the selected tenderer fails to provide such a guarantee within this period, the contract will be void and a new contract may be drawn up and sent to the tenderer which has submitted the next cheapest compliant tender.