Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-31
Buyer: United Water Supply Company of Georgia LLC (UWSCG)
Country: GE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2017-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Companies who wish to apply for inclusion on the list are invited to do so in accordance with the provisions contained in this notice. The UWSCG will include on the list all those applications which meet the criteria given in points 7, 8 and 10 below.
Georgia (hereinafter referred to as "the Borrower") has received a loan from the European Investment Bank (hereinafter referred to as "the Bank") - towards the cost of the Kutaisi Waste Water Project. This International call for Expression of Interest relates to the service contract for Redesign and Supervision of the sewerage system and wastewater treatment plant in Kutaisi.
(i) The first stage considers preparation of designs and tender documents for three (3) construction contracts (Red FIDIC) concerning rehabilitation and extension of the Kutaisi sanitary sewerage system (approximately 360 km of rehabilitated and/or new main and secondary or tertiary sewers, including separation from storm sewerage system), and one (1) design-build (Yellow FIDIC) contract concerning new wastewater treatment plant for Kutaisi (210,000 PE) with demolition of the existing plant which is not operated.
(ii) The second stage aims at carrying out the day-to-day construction supervision of the above project components co-financed by the EIB. The supervision shall be implemented under the FIDIC rules.
The total cost of the Project is estimated by the Promoter is EUR 280 m, of which the Kutaisi components amount to EUR 100m. Other components are financed by the Asian Development Bank, and are not subject matters of this call for Expression of Interest. The financial structure of the project is as follows:
ADB Tranche 2: 172 million Water supply system in Kutaisi, water and sanitation measures in other municipalities in Kutaisi region;
• Design of wastewater network and core transition collectors fully compliant with EN 752, 1610, 476 and associated EN and Georgian standards (sanitary collectors and sewers);
• High quality of construction (permanent works) in adherence to the international and Georgian standards, best available technology (BAT), and the best engineering practice (BEP);
• Checking of any designs provided by the Contractors under the works contracts for compliance with the required standards, BAT & BEP;
The Consultant shall have a strong and experienced team of professionals, including but not limited to: FIDIC Engineers, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical and SCADA Engineer, and Geotechnical Engineers.
The Consultant should have a sound knowledge of the local legislation concerning design and construction. It is recommended that the consultancy team includes experts with local experience in Georgia or in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country, and experts who are able to obtain local licenses and permits for supervision services, as applicable, and will be able to communicate in the local language (Georgian or Russian).
The consultant shall consider the prospective peaks of the construction activities and ensure the adequacy of staff levels during such periods.
The United Water Supply Company of Georgia invites authorized consulting companies to express their interest in conducting the above mentioned service. Interested consultants should submit their application to demonstrate that they are qualified in the fields of above-mentioned service. Information shall be submitted in Standard Forms available upon request from the UWSCG, Mrs. Ia Mazanishvili, e-mail address: i.mazanishvili@water.gov.ge. and Mr. Nika Mskhiladze, e-mail address: n.mskhiladze@water.gov.ge
Consultants will be short-listed in accordance with the Restricted Procedures for Consultancy services specified in the ElB's Guidelines: Guide to Procurement, June 2011. The short list shall comprise from 5 to 8 candidates.
No more than one application can be submitted by a natural or legal person whatever the form of participation (as an individual legal entity or as leader or member of a consortium submitting an application). In the event that a natural or legal person submits more than one application, all applications in which that person has participated will be excluded.