Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-08-06
Buyer: Southern Region Water Board
Country: MW
Region: LU000
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45200000: Building and civil engineering work
Estimated value: 28600000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-09-26
Award criteria: price
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: The Southern Region Water Board has received a loan through the Government of Malawi from the European Investment Bank towards the funding of the Water Supply Improvement for Liwonde and Balaka Towns programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of:
Water Production System
-	Intake: Renovation of the existing river intake at the Shire River, construction of additional pump sump next with pump housing building, installation of 3 pumps
-	Transmission main: 580m of DN700 DI from the new intake to the WTP
-	Water treatment plant: New 32,500 m3/d (the ultimate capacity of 43,334 m3/d at 2050) consisting of inlet works, flocculation and sedimentation tanks, rapid gravity filters, 3,500 m3 contact tank and one 300 m3 Elevated Steel Backwash Tank. Auxiliary facilities: chemical and chlorination buildings, chemicals storage building, 3 sludge drying beds, one backwash lagoon, administration and laboratory buildings together with site works. 
-	Pump house: Three (3) Treated water pumping station ranging from 56 m3/h to 300 m3/h and a backwash filter pumping station.
-	E & M, instrumentation and control works.
Liwonde Town Water Supply System
-	Treated water pumping station: 1 unit 60 m3/h at 86 m 
-	Water storage reservoir: 3 units – 2 x 5 ML ; 1 x 0,5 ML and 1 x 1 ML
-	Transmission main: 20,07 km DI and PVC-U DN 200 to 500 mm
-	Distribution system : 41,5 km 10 water kiosks
-	E & M, instrumentation and control works
The FIDIC Red Book is the standard contract used for the construction that includes:
-	 Civil works for the construction of a river intake, a water treatment plant and water storage reservoirs ; 
-	supply and installation of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and SCADA equipment; 
-	supply and installation of pipe (PVC-U and Ductile Iron DN 100 to 700 mm) for water transmission and water distribution. 
The selection of Eligible Bidder is based on the evaluation of the technical proposal, staff and equipment proposed and their qualification related to Financial and experience criteria to determine the responsiveness.
The selected bid will be the responsive with the lowest Evaluated price.
A bid security amount 200 000€ is requested single envelope procedure. The bids will be publicly open and read out.
Alternative bids and alternative technical solutions are not accepted
The bidders are invited to visit the project sites for a better understanding of the project conditions.
Bidder shall encompass the following skills and qualifications: experience in the region and convincing track record in construction of water structure; supply and install pressure pipes and electro-mechanical equipment
A bid security amount 200 000€ is requested single envelope procedure.
Compliance with Environmental and Social Law as applicable to the project and EIB statement of Environmental and Social principles and standards and Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract.
The FIDIC Red Book is the standard contract used for the construction that includes:
-	 Civil works for the construction of a river intake, a water treatment plant and water storage reservoirs ; 
-	supply and installation of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and SCADA equipment; 
-	supply and installation of pipe (PVC-U and Ductile Iron DN 100 to 700 mm) for water transmission and water distribution. 
The selection of Eligible Bidder is based on the evaluation of the technical proposal, staff and equipment proposed and their qualification related to Financial and experience criteria to determine the responsiveness.

Eligibility requirements: Bidder shall encompass the following skills and qualifications: experience in the region and convincing track record in construction of water structure; supply and install pressure pipes and electro-mechanical equipment
A bid security amount 200 000€ is requested single envelope procedure.
Compliance with Environmental and Social Law as applicable to the project and EIB statement of Environmental and Social principles and standards and Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract.
The FIDIC Red Book is the standard contract used for the construction that includes:
-	 Civil works for the construction of a river intake, a water treatment plant and water storage reservoirs ; 
-	supply and installation of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and SCADA equipment; 
-	supply and installation of pipe (PVC-U and Ductile Iron DN 100 to 700 mm) for water transmission and water distribution. 
The selection of Eligible Bidder is based on the evaluation of the technical proposal, staff and equipment proposed and their qualification related to Financial and experience criteria to determine the responsiveness.
The selected bid will be the responsive with the lowest Evaluated price.
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to: Southern Region Water Board - Mulunguzi House,  Along M3 Road, Zomba, P/Bag 72 -Malawi - For the attention of: Jacqueline Dias. Additional information can be obtained at: srwb.ipdc@srwb.mw ; Tel: + 265 525 311 .
The IPDC Chairperson or her Representative shall be available to lead the Bid Opening process. The Chairperson would then assign responsibilities to his team members such as (a) Opening the envelopes and serializing the bids, (b) Checking for any modification, alternatives and discounts, (c) Checking bid securities, (d) Recording Minutes of the ceremony, and (e) Managing the Attendance Register. The Bid Opening Attendance Register shall be circulated to all participants to record their personal names, company address being represented, contact details, e-mail addresses. Then bid opening will follow of which the Chairperson will welcome attendees, introduce the bid opening team, and ask for self-introduction of attendees. The Chairperson will then read-out Bidder’s name and Address, Amount of Bid, and Presence of Bid Security. After reading all the bids, the Chairperson shall allow for questions and comments. Bidder’s representative will be asked to counter sign the Bid Opening Record. Then the Chairperson will close the Bid Opening ceremony
Mulunguzi House, Along M3 Road, Zomba, Floor 2 Conference Room. All Contractors who participated in the  bidding are allowed
The Southern Region Water Board has received a loan through the Government of Malawi from the European Investment Bank towards the funding of the Water Supply Improvement for Liwonde and Balaka Towns programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of:
Water Production System
-	Intake: Renovation of the existing river intake at the Shire River, construction of additional pump sump next with pump housing building, installation of 3 pumps
-	Transmission main: 580m of DN700 DI from the new intake to the WTP
-	Water treatment plant: New 32,500 m3/d (the ultimate capacity of 43,334 m3/d at 2050) consisting of inlet works, flocculation and sedimentation tanks, rapid gravity filters, 3,500 m3 contact tank and one 300 m3 Elevated Steel Backwash Tank. Auxiliary facilities: chemical and chlorination buildings, chemicals storage building, 3 sludge drying beds, one backwash lagoon, administration and laboratory buildings together with site works. 
-	Pump house: Three (3) Treated water pumping station ranging from 56 m3/h to 300 m3/h and a backwash filter pumping station.
-	E & M, instrumentation and control works.
Liwonde Town Water Supply System
-	Treated water pumping station: 1 unit 60 m3/h at 86 m 
-	Water storage reservoir: 3 units – 2 x 5 ML ; 1 x 0,5 ML and 1 x 1 ML
-	Transmission main: 20,07 km DI and PVC-U DN 200 to 500 mm
-	Distribution system : 41,5 km 10 water kiosks
-	E & M, instrumentation and control works
A site visit shall be organized by the procuring entity.
The bidders are invited to visit the project sites for a better understanding of the project conditions.

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