Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-06
Buyer: United Water Supply Company of Georgia LLC (UWSCG)
Country: GE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45252127
Submission deadline: 2018-03-09
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Companies who wish to apply for inclusion in the list are invited to do so in accordance with the provisions contained in this notice. The UWSCG will include in the list all those applications which meet the criteria given in points 7, 8 and 10.1 and 10.2 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 works of the sewerage system and wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Kutaisi.
i— The first stage considers preparation of designs and tender documents for 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 at 280 000 000 EUR, of which the Kutaisi components amount to 100 000 000 EUR. 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:
— Financing million EUR: 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 EU and Georgian standards (sanitary collectors and sewers, taking into consideration ground water and rain water infiltration),
— Design of Kutaisi WWTP in line with the employer’s requirements, EU sector directives, EU and Georgian standards, and outline design of the WWTP,
— 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: Supervision engineers with FIDIC experience, Civil engineers, Mechanical engineers, Electrical and SCADA Engineers, and Geotechnical engineer. The requirements will be provided in the tender documents.
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 design and supervision services, as applicable, and will be able to communicate in the local languages (Georgian or Russian). Evidence of registrations and licences required by the law of the country for the consultant and/or its experts, as applicable, shall be required prior to signature of the service contract.
The consultant shall consider the prospective peaks of the design and 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 services. Interested consultants should submit their application to demonstrate that they are qualified in the fields of above-mentioned services. Information shall be submitted in Standard Forms available upon request from the UWSCG, Ms Nino Gvenetadze, email address n.gvenetadze@water.gov.ge, and Mr Giorgi Darsadze, e-mail address: g.darsadze@water.gov.ge.
Clarifications if any may be requested no later than 15 calendar days prior to the submission deadline and shall be responded no later than 7 calendar days prior to the submission date. The clarification will be distributed to all firms who notified the promoter about their interest to submit an EoI.