SOLICITATION NOTICE
56 -- Mafraq Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Agency for International Development, Overseas Missions, Jordan USAID-Amman, Unit #70206, APO, AE, 09892-0206
- ZIP Code
- 09892-0206
- Solicitation Number
- Jordan-02-M50
- Response Due
- 10/7/2002
- Point of Contact
- Munther Khleifat, Engineer, Phone 011-962-6-568-0100, Fax 011-962-6-567-9143, - Munther Khleifat, Engineer, Phone 011-962-6-568-0100, Fax 011-962-6-567-9143,
- E-Mail Address
-
faridsalahi@WRE@AMMAN, faridsalahi@WRE@AMMAN
- Description
- The Ministry of Water and Irrigation/Water Authority of Jordan (MWI/WAJ), the ?Contracting Agency,? a Jordanian Public Sector Organization in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, requests expressions of interest and submission of pre-qualification information for the Mafraq Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. The purpose of this Request for Qualification (RFQ) is to shortlist individual U.S. companies, joint venture organizations or consortium of design firms and contractors (including their Jordanian subcontractors and sub-consultants). Proposing teams or organizations may qualify based on their availability of required resources, financial capacity, technical and operation and maintenance experience with projects of similar scope and magnitude, under a Design/Build/Operate (D/B/O) procurement process. The qualifications of Jordanian sub-consultants who may be included in the makeup of the tendering team shall be no less than Class ?A? water and wastewater consultants as classified by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. Further, the qualifications of the Jordanian construction subcontractors shall include being listed as Class ?1? for water and wastewater work and wastewater treatment plant work and Class ?1? for electrical/mechanical work as classified by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. The project components for which these qualifications include: Design of a new 6,550 cubic meter, average annual daily flow, wastewater treatment plant. Construction, start-up and commissioning of the new plant. Design and construction of a WWTP effluent reuse system (ERS). Training-Operations and maintenance training of the Employer?s personnel. Operate the WWTP and the effluent reuse system for one-year following the Employer?s taking-over of the facilities. The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) plans to tender the work using two steps. The first step, or Phase 1 in the procurement process, consists of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and Phase 2 consists of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be issued to the pre-qualified Tenderers selected in Phase 1. The Project will be located near Mafraq, Jordan, about 60 km Northeast of the capital city of Amman. The new wastewater plant and its associated reuse system will be located at the site of the existing Mafraq WWTP. The successful Tenderer will enter into a direct contract with WAJ and will be the entity contractually responsible for project design, construction, management, operation, training and maintenance. Tenders from combinations of firms are acceptable provided that all firms meet the eligibility criteria listed in this RFQ and providing they define their organization in accordance with the RFQ. Prospective Tenderers responding to this RFQ must be capable of executing the entire project managing the scope of work through all of its execution phases. The responses to the information requests contained in this RFQ will then be used to qualify prospective Tenderers who will be invited to submit Technical and Financial Proposals for the Project. The anticipated contract value ranges from US $5 million to US $12 million. This project is partially funded by a grant received from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and by the Government of Jordan. Potential U.S. contractors interested in obtaining the pre-qualification document, at no cost, may contact Marge Brower, Administrative Assistant, CH2M Hill, 6060 South Willow Drive, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, USA (Telephone: 303-771-0900 or 303-713-2303) , E-mail: mbrower@ch2m.com, or Eric Fajer, International Operations (Telephone: 303-713-2697), E-mail: efajer@ch2m.com, on Monday, 9 September, 2002 commencing at 10:00 hours Denver local time. Copies of the RFQ will also be available on the same date at the offices of the Water Authority of Jordan through the Tender Directorate for collection, free of charge, by local Jordanian subcontractors and sub-consultants. In the case of agents, only agents that are authorized, in writing, by prospective US companies and firms will be eligible to receive a copy of this solicitation. Responses to the RFQ are due at 13:00 hours, Jordan local time on Monday, 7 October 2002 at the offices of the Water Authority of Jordan, Special Tender Committee, Mafraq Wastewater Treatment Plant Project, Office of the Secretary General, 1st Floor at Jaber bin Hayyan Street, Shmeissani, Amman 11183, Jordan. Specific instructions regarding package markings will be outlined in the RFQ itself. Questions submitted by fax relative to the RFQ will be allowed. Hardcopy submissions of the RFQ are required in order to be eligible for consideration. Applications must also be responsive to all items in the RFQ in a complete manner. Please be advised that in the past some firms have experienced delays with international air courier services. These delays are not uncommon and are normally a result of packages being held by customs. Qualifications received after the closing date and time will not be accepted. In the event prospective Tenderers elect to utilize the services of an independent local to deliver your qualifications, please be certain that he/she understands that the prospective Tenderers must submit their qualifications to the above no later than the time and due date mentioned above. Issuance of the RFQ does not in any way obligate WAJ or the U.S. Government to award a contract nor does it commit the WAJ or the U.S. Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of this qualification package. The last date for obtaining the prequalification document is 23 September 2002; close of business. The WAJ Counterpart is Dr. Aiman Bani-Hani, Telephone: +962?6-568-0100, Ext. 459, Fax: +962-6-567-9143. The Engineer?s Representative is Mr. Tom Phillips, Regional Construction Manager and Chief-of-Party, CH2M Hill International, P.O. Box 926963, E-mail: tphilli2@ch2m.com,Yousuf Bin Tashfeen Street, Shmeissani, Amman, 11190 ?Jordan, Telephone: +962-6-565-8082/562-0712, Fax: +962-6-569-6923.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Amman, Jordan
- Zip Code: 11183
- Country: Jordan
- Zip Code: 11183
- Record
- SN00149723-W 20020828/020826213036 (fbodaily.com)
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