Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-15
Buyer: Ministry of Water and Irrigation - Jordan Valley Authority
Country: JO
Region: LU000
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services
Estimated value: 4700000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2026-01-18
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: The Services to be carried out by the Consultant shall entail provision of assistance to the Client in Contract Administration and Construction Supervision for the Works contract: Construction of Main Conveyor from Telal Al Thahab to the Downstream Location on King Abdullah Canal at Turnout 95.
The project is located in the Jordan Valley, extending from an upstream location on Zarqa River, at Telal Al-Thahab, approximately 12 km downstream from King Talal Dam, to the downstream location on King Abdallah Canal, at Turnout 95
Financial Capacity:
The Applicants shall demonstrate the following capacity as specified in Section 2, and comply with the minimum requirements stated below:
-	Minimum average annual turnover for the previous five (5) years (2020-2024) equivalent to one million Five Hundred Thousand euro (EUR 1,500,000).
-	Minimum Average Current Ratio ˃ 1.1 for the last five years (2020-2024).
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the Financial Capacity requirement.
Each member of a JVCA shall meet not less than 40% of the turnover requirement, while the leading member shall meet not less than 60% of the turnover requirement.
Each member of a JVCA shall meet the current ratio requirement.
General Experience:
The Consultant shall meet the following minimum criteria and shall demonstrate it in the specified form in Section 2:
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of three (3) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for administration and construction supervision of works contracts. The value of each of the works contracts (for which contract administration and construction supervision services were provided) shall have been at least 25 million EUR. 
-	In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the Criterion (a). Each member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned three contracts.
Specific Experience: 
The Consultant shall meet the following minimum criteria and shall demonstrate it in the form TECH-6 specified in Section 2:
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of at least two (2), but no more than three (3),  individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for the Contract Administration and Supervision of construction of water pressure transmission pipelines and  within which (contracts combined),  the construction of at least 30km length of pipeline of diameter at least 600mm shall have been supervised. Each associated work contract shall have comprised no less than 3km of pipeline. Taking-Over Certificates or similar certificates of substantial completion shall have been issued for each associated works contract. 
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion. 
The leading member of JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned contracts and within which the construction of at least 10km of pipeline was supervised.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of two (2) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for the Contract Administration and Supervision of construction of riverine structures such as intakes, dams, bridges with foundations within the bed, weirs, embankments, bed regulation and the like. The value of each contract brought as a reference shall be at least 500,000 EUR. Contracts where such riverine structures formed part of the Works shall be considered where the value of the riverine structures can be demonstrated to have been at least 500,000 EUR. Taking-Over Certificates or similar certificates of substantial completion shall have been issued for each associated works contract.   
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion.The leading member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned two contracts.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member, in the execution of two (2) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for Contract Administration and Supervision of construction works, which were governed by either the Red FIDIC Books Conditions of Contract for Construction (1999 or 2017 editions) or the Yellow FIDIC Books Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (1999 or 2017 editions). The value of each of these works contracts shall have been at least 10 million EUR.
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion. 
The leading member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned two contracts.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member, in the execution of one (1) individual contract, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for Contract Administration and Supervision of construction, carried out in the MENA region.
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion.
Eligible qualified independent consultants will be defined as follows:
(a)	Local consulting engineering firms satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document and classified as First Grade (1) in the field of Water and Wastewater as per the Government Tender Directorate (GTD) classification system; or
(b)	International independent consulting firms satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document; or
(c)	An association of two local consulting firms, or between local and international consulting firms, or an international firm with a local consultant, all jointly satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document. The local consulting firm, regardless of whether association member or consultant, shall also meet the requirements mentioned under a) above.
Sub-Consultants, whose qualifications are offered for consideration during the evaluation of applications, may participate only in one such application. Violation of this rule will result in rejection of the applications concerned.
All services under this contract as per the scope of works and the tender documents will be awarded to one qualified consultant.

Eligibility requirements: Financial Capacity:
The Applicants shall demonstrate the following capacity as specified in Section 2, and comply with the minimum requirements stated below:
-	Minimum average annual turnover for the previous five (5) years (2020-2024) equivalent to one million Five Hundred Thousand euro (EUR 1,500,000).
-	Minimum Average Current Ratio ˃ 1.1 for the last five years (2020-2024).
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the Financial Capacity requirement.
Each member of a JVCA shall meet not less than 40% of the turnover requirement, while the leading member shall meet not less than 60% of the turnover requirement.
Each member of a JVCA shall meet the current ratio requirement.
General Experience:
The Consultant shall meet the following minimum criteria and shall demonstrate it in the specified form in Section 2:
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of three (3) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for administration and construction supervision of works contracts. The value of each of the works contracts (for which contract administration and construction supervision services were provided) shall have been at least 25 million EUR. 
-	In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the Criterion (a). Each member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned three contracts.
Specific Experience: 
The Consultant shall meet the following minimum criteria and shall demonstrate it in the form TECH-6 specified in Section 2:
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of at least two (2), but no more than three (3),  individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for the Contract Administration and Supervision of construction of water pressure transmission pipelines and  within which (contracts combined),  the construction of at least 30km length of pipeline of diameter at least 600mm shall have been supervised. Each associated work contract shall have comprised no less than 3km of pipeline. Taking-Over Certificates or similar certificates of substantial completion shall have been issued for each associated works contract. 
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion. 
The leading member of JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned contracts and within which the construction of at least 10km of pipeline was supervised.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member in the execution of two (2) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for the Contract Administration and Supervision of construction of riverine structures such as intakes, dams, bridges with foundations within the bed, weirs, embankments, bed regulation and the like. The value of each contract brought as a reference shall be at least 500,000 EUR. Contracts where such riverine structures formed part of the Works shall be considered where the value of the riverine structures can be demonstrated to have been at least 500,000 EUR. Taking-Over Certificates or similar certificates of substantial completion shall have been issued for each associated works contract.   
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion.The leading member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned two contracts.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member, in the execution of two (2) individual contracts, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for Contract Administration and Supervision of construction works, which were governed by either the Red FIDIC Books Conditions of Contract for Construction (1999 or 2017 editions) or the Yellow FIDIC Books Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (1999 or 2017 editions). The value of each of these works contracts shall have been at least 10 million EUR.
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion. 
The leading member of a JVCA shall demonstrate experience of at least one (1) of the aforementioned two contracts.
-	Successful experience as sole consultant, leader of a consortium, or consortium member, in the execution of one (1) individual contract, completed within the ten (10) year period prior to the deadline for submission of the Proposal, for Contract Administration and Supervision of construction, carried out in the MENA region.
In the case of a JVCA, all members combined must satisfy the above Criterion.
Eligible qualified independent consultants will be defined as follows:
(a)	Local consulting engineering firms satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document and classified as First Grade (1) in the field of Water and Wastewater as per the Government Tender Directorate (GTD) classification system; or
(b)	International independent consulting firms satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document; or
(c)	An association of two local consulting firms, or between local and international consulting firms, or an international firm with a local consultant, all jointly satisfying the requirements as defined in the RFP document. The local consulting firm, regardless of whether association member or consultant, shall also meet the requirements mentioned under a) above.
Sub-Consultants, whose qualifications are offered for consideration during the evaluation of applications, may participate only in one such application. Violation of this rule will result in rejection of the applications concerned.
All services under this contract as per the scope of works and the tender documents will be awarded to one qualified consultant.
Interested firms may obtain the full document starting from 8 November 2025. It can be obtained by downloading it free of charge from JVA website:
http://www.mwi.gov.jo/AR/Modules/tenders 
Interested eligible Applicants who downloaded the prequalification document from JVA website shall notify the client at the following e-mail: 
Attention: Eng. Haya Al Ghzawi
Haya_alghzawi@mwi.gov.jo
The Services to be carried out by the Consultant shall entail provision of assistance to the Client in Contract Administration and Construction Supervision for the Works contract: Construction of Main Conveyor from Telal Al Thahab to the Downstream Location on King Abdullah Canal at Turnout 95.
The project is located in the Jordan Valley, extending from an upstream location on Zarqa River, at Telal Al-Thahab, approximately 12 km downstream from King Talal Dam, to the downstream location on King Abdallah Canal, at Turnout 95.

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