Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), P.O. Box 2412, Jaber Ben Hayyan Street, Amman, Jordan, An action for the USAID program.

Y -- AS-SAMRA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER (BOT) PROJECT DUE 040900 POC Dr. Hazim El Naser, Secretary General, Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), and Head of the As-Samra Project Tendering Committee, P.O. Box 2412, Jaber Ban Hayyan Street, Amman, Jordan, Tel: 962-6-568-3100, Fax: 962-6-568-0075 The Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) is soliciting expressions of interest and submission of completed pre-qualification documents from USAID Country Code 000 investor/contractor proponents, or a U.S.. majority joint venture of U.S. and USAID country code 935 (free world) firms. Based on an evaluation of completed pre-qualification documents by MWI, no more than five pre-qualified investors/contractors will be invited to bid on the As-Samra Wastewater Treatment Plant 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project. USAID will provide 50 percent grant financing for the construction costs under Grant Agreement No. 278-0288, up to $75 million U.S. Project Description: the activity will require a minimum 50 percent investor/contractor equity and commercial loan financing, combined with 50 percent USAID grant financing, for construction of the project with payment by MWI to the successful bidder on a treatment fee basis. The project includes: Design, construction and operation and maintenance of a new wastewater treatment plant at As-Samra, with tertiary treatment capability for a projected average daily capacity of 267,000 cubic meters per day. Take-over and maintenance and operation of the existing 87 hectare As-Samra waste stabilization plant with a current average wastewater load of 170,000 cubic meters per day. Takeover, renovation and maintenance and operation of the West Zarqa pumping station, and take over maintenance and operation of the Hashimiyya pump station. Takeover and maintenance and operation of the main wastewater siphon conveyor pipeline to As-Samra from the Ain Ghazal pre-treatment facility. The anticipated value of the infrastructure construction is from U.S. $125 million to U.S. $150.0 million. The projected dates for issuing the tender and awarding the contract are July 2000 and April 2001, respectively. Payment of the USAID-funded grant component of the project will made in U.S. dollars for foreign exchange costs and Jordanian Dinars for local costs. Potential U.S. investors/contractors may obtain the pre-qualification documents, at a cost of 1,000 Jordanian Dinars, from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), Attn. Dr. Hazim El-Naser, Secretary General, P.O. Box 2412, Jaber Ben Hayyan Street, Amman, Jordan, Tel: 962-6-5683100, Fax: 962-6-568-0075. The last date of submission of pre-qualification data is not later than 12:00 noon (Jordan local time), April 9, 2000. Pre-qualification data shall be submitted to the As-Samra Project Special Tendering Committee, Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), P.O. Box 2412, Jaber Ben Hayyan Street, Amman, Jordan. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424173). (0041)

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