Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-07
Buyer: National Water and Sewerage Corporation
Country: UG
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71320000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2017-08-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EIB - Detailed Design, Tendering and Works Supervision for the Rehabilitation, Restructuring and Extension of a Water Supply Network (UG-Kampala)
CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF DETAILED DESIGN, TENDERING AND WORKS SUPERVISION FOR THE REHABILITATION, RESTRUCTURING AND THE EXTENSION OF KAMPALA WATER SUPPLY NETWORK
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has received financing from the French Development Agency (AFD), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), European Union Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF), European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Government of Uganda (GoU), and intends to use part of the funds thereof for payments for Consulting services for the preparation of Detailed Design, Tendering and Works Supervision for the Rehabilitation, Restructuring and the Extension of Kampala Water Supply Network.
a) Detailed Engineering Designs for the water supply network (~ 287 km of new mains and 26 km of replacements, all of sizes OD110 uPVC to DN1400 DI)
d) Undertaking a comprehensive Resettlement Action Plan (RAP)/Valuation and implementation of the RAP
e) Undertaking comprehensive Geotechnical Investigations for purposes of elaborating the tender documents
f) Land valuation of the sites for the proposed installations (reservoirs, booster stations, pipelines, etc.), and wayleaves/easements for the pipeline routes
g) Supporting NWSC in the land acquisition process for the proposed sites and wayleaves until the land is registered in the names of NWSC
h) Carrying out a complete risk analysis of the project and proposing mitigation measures i) Preparing of a proposal on the packaging/lotting of the works
k) Supporting NWSC in Procurement of a works Contractor (i.e. entire process from prequalification to works contract signature)
NWSC hereby invites consultants to express their interest in delivering the services described in 2) above.
The prequalification of experienced Consultants is subject to AFD guidelines contained in the “Guidelines for the Procurement of AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries” of April 2015. (see http://www.afd.fr/webdav/shared/L_AFD/Opportunites_d_affaires/Directives-Passation-Marches-Etats-Etrangers-va.pdf, also available at AFD). The contract will be awarded to an independent Consultant firm with proven experience in carrying out the above mentioned services and with regional experience
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a Joint Venture, Association or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The form of Association, where applicable, should be indicated in the expression of interest.
In order to confirm their eligibility for AFD’s financing, Consultants shall submit in their Expression of Interest a duly signed Statement of Integrity (Appendix I of the “Guidelines for the Procurement of AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries” of April 2015). The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.2.3 of “Guidelines for the Procurement of AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries” of April 2015.
Interested Consultants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those services. For that purpose, documents to be submitted include the following: