Y -- USAID SEEKS THE SERVICES OF A U.S. FIRM OR ORGANIZATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (INCLUDES WELL DRILLING, A WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF RELATED FACILITIES)!!

Notice Date

May 23, 2001

Contracting Office

United States Agency for International Development(USAID), Mission to West Bank & Gaza, Contracting Office, Unit #7228, Box 0036, APO AE 09830-0036

ZIP Code

09830-0036

Solicitation Number

IFB 294-2001-008!!

Response Due

August 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Adel Yamak, 972-3-511-4873, Fax 972-3-511-4893 or Timothy T. Beans, 972-3-511-4848, Fax 972-3-511-4893!!

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (ayamak@usaid.gov )

Description

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), West Bank & Gaza Mission seeks to contract for the services of a United States construction contractor (USAID country code 000), to submit a bid for the construction of wells and other facilities for the Beni Naim water supply system in the southern West Bank area under the USAID funded Water Resources Program (Phase II). The work for the Beni Naim water supply system includes the following: 1) Drilling of three new production wells of approximately 700 meters depth; 2) Installation of well pumping facilities at five production well sites; 3) Construction of Booster Station No.1 with reservoir capacity of 1,500 cubic meters (CM) and site facilities; 4) Construction of Booster Station No.2 with reservoir capacity of 5,000 CM and site facilities; 5) Installation of high voltage (33KV) electrical power transmission system for approximately 3 km and connection to national grid; 6) Construction of high pressure (30 Bar) steel pipeline for 11 km and connection into existing reservoir at Halhoul; and 7) Construction of high pressure (20 Bar) steel pipeline for 8 km and connection into existing reservoir at Yatta. The estimated performance period will be two years from October 2001 and the price of the resulting contract is estimated to be more than $10 million. The IFB will be distributed on/about June 5, 2001. Prospective bidders may choose to purchase one of the following sets: SET A; IFB Documents including one full size set of drawings and one reduced set of drawings, or SET B; IFB Documents including one reduced set of drawings. A certified check in the amount of $1,000 for SET A, or $200 for SET B, must be made in the name of "US Embassy -- Tel Aviv" and received with the request for the IFB documents. Address all requests for the IFB documents to: The Contracting Officer, American Embassy/Tel Aviv, Unit # 7228, APO AE 09830, if sent from the USA, or to: The Contracting Officer, USAID West Bank & Gaza, 71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv Israel, Tel No. 972-3-511-4848, if sent from within Israel, the West Bank or Gaza, or any other international address. USAID will send the documents, via courier service, to the address designated in the letter requesting the IFB. Purchase of the IFB (SET A), and attendance to the pre-bid meeting, including site visits, is required for those intending to submit a proposal. The pre-bid conference and site visits are anticipated to take place on/about June 25, 2001. The anticipated date for submitting the bids is on/about August 21, 2001. Address all inquiries to Adel Yamak, Senior Procurement Specialist, Fax No. 972-3-511-4893 or E-mail "ayamak@usaid.gov". Please include an updated contact name, telephone number and/or a fax number and an email address where you can be contacted. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency web site. The IFB, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site without the specifications and engineering drawings. The worldwide web address is http://www.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations" and find the number for this solicitation. Receipt of this IFB through the Internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above if you wish to be notified of any amendments to the solicitation. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been received from Internet in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered.*****

Web Link

http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd (http://www.usaid.gov)

Record

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