Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-01-30
Buyer: Guyana Water Incorporated
Country: GY
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45240000: Construction work for water projects
Submission deadline: 2024-03-12
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.
The Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) is the Executing Agency for the Project, and the Ministry of Housing and Water is responsible for the overall implementation of the project. GWI invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and Installation of Water Treatment Facilities (Lots 1, 2 & 3).  The works include but may not be limited to the following: The Construction of Five Water Treatment Plants along the coast (average plant size of 7.3 million Litres per Day).
Lot 1 works include the Construction of a Water Treatment Plant in Maria’s Delight, Essequibo Coast, Region 2, Guyana, with treated water production capacity of 6.5 million liters per day.
GWI might receive financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) which is in the process of being approved. If this financing is not approved by the EIB, the bidders will not have the right to claim any damages to the EIB, CDB or GWI.
The bidding process is conducted according to the procedures specified in the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as published on CDB’s website and is open to all bidders from eligible countries, with eligibility extended to include countries eligible for European Investment Bank (EIB) financing which are not Member Countries of CDB.
Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted.
(a)	a minimum average annual turnover of; for Lot 1 – US$4,400,000 (defined as certified payments received for works in progress or completed) within the last three (3) years,
(c) experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least three (3) contracts of the nature, scope, and complexity comparable to the proposed project activity within the last ten (10) years for all three lots or two contracts for individual lots, each with a value outlined below if bidding for:
Bidding and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required or that do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.
A complete set of Bidding documents can be purchased by interested bidder upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Five Thousand Guyana Dollars (G5,000) or a currency that is freely convertible. Requests may be made in person or to the email address procurement@gwi.gy and christopherv@guyanawaterinc.com.  Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bid Documents for the Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and Installation of Water Treatment Facilities (Lots 1, 2 & 3)”. The method of payment will be cash or Manager’s Cheque in the name of Guyana Water Inc.
Electronic Bidding submission will not be accepted.  Hard copies of Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes, and be clearly marked “Procurement of Plant Design, Supply, and Installation of Water Treatment Facilities (Lots 1, 2 & 3)” to the Chairman National Procurement and Tender Administration Board, Ministry of Finance, Urquhart and Main Streets, Georgetown, Guyana no later than March 12, 2024, at 9:00am (local time). Bids will be opened publicly immediately after the deadline for submission of bids, in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend.
Lot 1 bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of  Forty Million Guyana Dollars (G$40,000,000) or Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$200,000) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency and to be submitted with the original bid.
GOGY reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for GOGY action. GOGY will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.
Click here to enter any other relevant additional information up to 400 characters.Bidders are advised to review the relevant eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as published on CDB’s website.
Lot 2 works include the Design, Supply and installation of two Water Treatment Plants, one on Leguan and the other on Wakenaam Island, Region 3, Guyana, each with treated water production capacity of 2.0 million liters per day.

Eligibility requirements: Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least three (3) contracts of the nature, scope, and complexity comparable to the proposed project activity within the last ten (10) years for all three lots or two contracts for individual lots, each with a value outlined below if bidding for: Lot 1 – US$2,000,000 Lot 2 – US$2,000,000 Lot 3 – US$3,000,000