C -- ENGINEERING DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 85 KILOMETERS OF PRESSURE WATER CARRIER IN THE GAZA STRIP

Notice Date

October 11, 2001

Contracting Office

Leonel Pizarro, United States of International Development(USAID), US Embassy, Unit #7228, Box 0026, APO 09830-0026

ZIP Code

09830-0026

Solicitation Number

294-2002-001

Response Due

March 2, 2002

Point of Contact

Maria Zelaya, Phone 972-3-5114872, Fax No. 972-3-5114893/Leonel Pizarro Contracting Officer, USAID/West Bank & Gaza

E-Mail Address

http://www.usaid.gov (MZELAYA@USAID.GOV)

Description

The U.S. Agency for International Development, West Bank & Gaza mission seeks the services of American companies in providing Design/Build (D/B) services for the design and construction of approximately 85 kilometers of a a pressure water carrier. Size ranges from 250MM to 1000MM diameter in size. Included are approximately 12 storage reservior sites, some having multiple tanks, and aproximately 10 booster pumping stations along the carrier route from the northern end of the Gaza strip near the Israeli border to the Southern City of Rafah near the Egyptian border. The project crosses historical and cultural resources, which are to be avoided and/or mitigated. Coordination with local utilities will be included in the project. The scope may include a maintenance component to be provided by the Design/Build team. The estimated project construction cost is more than $10 million. One Design/Build team will be selected for the entire project. The selection process will follow the procedures in FAR Part 36.3 -- Two phase design build selection procedures: A Request for Qualifications and a Request for Proposals (RFP). The Request for Qualifications will be made available to all firms responding to this announcement on or about January 30, 2002. The team qualifications will be evaluated to determine the ability of the Design/Build team to plan, construct and control this project. Three to five (3-5) teams will select a team to provide a quality product, on or ahead of schedule, for a firm fixed price contract. It is anticipated the contract will be awarded by the summer of 2002 with the forecasted project duration of 18 months. USAID is seeking Design/Build teams that are committed to quality, have proven experience in the Design and Construction of large pipeline construction projects, will bring innovative Design/Build approaches to ensure timely and quality completion, and are will to partner with USAID for the mutual success of the project. This is a USAID funded project. USAID reserves the right to cancel the project with written notice to the firms responding to this announcement. To request a copy of the Request for Qualifications, which will be ready on or about January 30, 2002 for distribution, please send an e-mail request to Mzelaya@USAID.gov or request that a copy be mailed by sending your fax request to the Contracting Office at 972-3-511-4893. We also request that you include an updated telephone number and a fax number or an e-mail address where you can be contacted. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the internet or by request of the solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (Word 97 format). If you require a copy in paper form of the solicitation, you must specifically ask for it, but you will not receive both a copy in paper form and a floppy disk. This CBD Notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency web site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The Worldwide web address is http://www.usaid.gov. select business and procurement opportunities from the home page, then quote USAID procurement unquote. On the following screen, select quote download available USAID solicitations unquote. Receipt of this RFP through the internet must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. 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.*****

Web Link

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

Record

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