Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-16
Buyer: Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority
Country: KH
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 41110000
Submission deadline: 2018-07-16

Technical requirements: The Kingdom of Cambodia (hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower”) has applied a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (hereinafter referred to as “the Financing Institutions”) – towards the cost of the Bakheng Water Supply Project. This international invitation for pre-qualification relates to the contract for Bakheng Water Production Facilities. The applicable procurement rules for this tender process are AFD’s procurement guidelines.
This contract is split into Stage 1 (fixed component) and Stage 2 (optional component), and will include for the fixed component: the design and construction of an intake facility (capacity 406 MLD, equipment for 203 MLD), a raw water transmission main (ND 1 800 mm, length 1 040 m), a water treatment plant (capacity 195 MLD with some facilities common to both stages and sized for 390 MLD), a treated water transmission main (ND 2 000 mm, length 7 000 m) and the crossing of the Tonle Sap River (ND 2 000 mm, length 550 m).
This contract is expected to be implemented from the first quarter of 2019, for a duration between 36 and 46 months for Stage 1.
1) eligibility: eligible nationality, absence of conflicts of interest, not ineligible to AFD financing, specific criteria for state-owned entities,
2) historical contract non-performance: no default in the past 5 years, not under suspension based on execution of bid security, pending litigation < applicant’s net worth,
3) financial capabilities: available financial means of 15 000 000 USD, sufficient financial resources to meet current cash flow requirements, liquidity ratio ≥ 1.1 and indebtedness ratio ≤80 %over past 5 years, minimum turnover of 90 000 000 USD,
4) experience: minimum 10 years experience, 6 contracts executed since 2008 with at least 1 in each of the following categories: intake (> 10 000 000 USD), transmission mains (> 15 000 000 USD), water treatment plant (> 30 000 000 USD), river crossing (> 5 000 000 USD); specific key experience in construction of intake (> 250 MLD), water treatment plant (> 120 MLD), reservoirs (> 30 000 m3), SCADA, pumping station (> 3 500 kW), transmission mains (ND ≥ 1 400 mm), river /obstacle crossing (> 350 m and ND ≥ 1 400 mm),
5) personnel & equipment: ability to mobilize in-house personnel on site for project manager, construction manager and engineers for design, civil works, river works, pipelines, M&E, automation; ability to mobilize sufficient specific equipment for construction,
6) environmental, social, health & safety: ISO 9001, 14001 & 18001 certification or equivalent, acceptable in-house policies, 2 contracts in the last 5 years with major ESHS measures, in-house ESHS personnel.
Interested eligible Applicants may obtain further information from, and inspect the prequalification documents at:
A complete set of pre-qualification documents may be purchased on the submission of an application to the above address, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 100 USD by cash or cashier’s check. The documents will be sent by mail or delivered locally.
All applications for pre-qualification must be delivered in sealed envelopes bearing the mention “Application to Prequalify for Design and Construction of Bakheng Water Production Facilities – IPC No. BKG-CW-01-PPWSA/AFD” not later than 16.7.2018 14:00 local time at the following address:
The Kingdom of Cambodia (hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower”) has applied a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) (hereinafter referred to as “the Financing Institutions”) – towards the cost of the Bakheng Water Supply Project. This international invitation for pre-qualification relates to the contract for Bakheng Water Production Facilities. The applicable procurement rules for this tender process are AFD’s procurement guidelines.
This contract is split into Stage 1 (fixed component) and Stage 2 (optional component), and will include for the fixed component: the design and construction of an intake facility (capacity 406 MLD, equipment for 203 MLD), a raw water transmission main (ND 1 800 mm, length 1 040 m), a water treatment plant (capacity 195 MLD with some facilities common to both stages and sized for 390 MLD), a treated water transmission main (ND 2 000 mm, length 7 000 m) and the crossing of the Tonle Sap River (ND 2 000 mm, length 550 m).
This contract is expected to be implemented from the first quarter of 2019, for a duration between 36 and 46 months for Stage 1.