Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Malawi

Summary : Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System

Deadline : 09 Oct 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 45626888

Document Ref. No. : NRWB/KA/W01

Competition : ICB

Financier : OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : NORTHERN REGION WATER BOARD
The EPC Chairperson Northern Region Water Board Off Mzuzu-Lilongwe road Bloemwater Street Kawiluwilu House Room No. 6 (Chief Executive Officer-s Secretary) Private Bag 94 Mzuzu Attention: Eng. C.B. Mwafulirwa Tel (265) 0994 060 591 / 0884 196 540
Malawi
Email :mbewe08@gmail.com

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System.

Procurement Ref. No. NRWB/KA/W01

Loan /Financing No: 0856 and 13309P

1. The Northern Region Water Board (herewith referred to as a Client) was established under the Waterworks Act No. 17 of 1995 as a parastatal organization responsible for provision of water supply and waterborne sanitation services in the urban centers of the Northern Region of Malawi.

2. The Government of the Republic of Malawi has received financing from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) toward the cost of the Karonga Town Water Supply, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for this financing to payments under the contract for Rehabilitation. Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System.

3. The Northern Region Water Board now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the execution of the Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System.

4. The project consists of rehabilitating and upgrading of the existing Karonga Town Water Supply System situated in the Northern Region of Malawi. The project entails design and construction of raw water pipeline, treatment plant, water transmission pipelines, storage tanks, pump stations, distribution pipelines, auxiliary buildings and access roads.

The summary of the scope of works under the project consists of the following:

Site/Location Overall Capacity Main Facilities to be Constructed

Raw Water Pipeline 1 km long of DN600 double flanged ductile iron (DI) pipes (900m of the length will be laid in the lake)

Water Treatment Plant 1, 250 m3/h production capacity with 1, 000 m3 /h and 220 m`/h pumping to Bwiba and Balyenge respectively Raw water pump station, pressure filters, clear water pump station and tank, disinfection system, backwash system, operation building

Bwiba Tank and Booster Station Site 590 ni-- h pumping capacity Service Tank 3000 nr- (Reinforced Concrete); Booster Station Operators and Disinfection Dosing Building

Nyanja Tank Site Service Tank 4000 m3 (Reinforced Concrete); Disinfection Dosing Building

Balvenge Tank Site Service Tank 1, 500 m3 (Reinforced Concrete); Disinfection Dosing Building; Staff Houses

Mlare Booster Station Site 115 m3 /h pumping capacity Booster Station Operators and Disinfection Dosing Building, Staff Houses; Sump 75 m3

Mlare Proposed Office Site Satellite Office

Mlare Tank Site Service Tank - 1000 m3 (Reinforced Concrete)

Karonga Existing Office Site Stores Building

Karonga Proposed Office Site Main Office

Pumping Main - A total of 26.8 km long of DI pipes

Pipelines with diameters ranging from DN 150 nun to DN 500 mm

Distribution Network (Nyungvve to Karonga to Pusi to Mpata and Surrounding Areas) A total of 160 km long pipes of diameters ranging from DN 63 nun to DN 500 nun

The Works to be undertaken include construction of several buildings involving the following works / operations:

1. Concrete; Masonry; Metals; Wood & Carpentry; Thermal and moisture protection; Openings; Finishes; etc.

2. Water tanks and Booster Stations

3. Plumbing & Fire-fighting installations; Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC).

4. Electrical installations.

5. Installation of: Communication equipment and cabling; Local Area Network Switching Equipment (LAN) and Public Address (PA) System.

6. Installation of Electronic Safety and Security system covering: Access Control System; Video Surveillance (CCTV) System and Fire Alarm System.

7. Earthworks involving excavation and backfilling works as well as access roads.

5. Interested eligible applicants may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the Northern Region Water Board (address below) from 07:30 to 16:30 hours local time from 22nd August 2020.



6. A complete set of the Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of MWK35, 000 or USS50 or in any freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be cash or bank certified cheque paid /deposited at the Northern Region Water Board cash office or bank electronic transfer. The Bidding Documents will be collected by the interested bidder at the Northern Region Water Board (address below) from 07:30 to 16:30hours.

7. Mandatory Site Visit which will be followed by a Pre-Bid Meeting will take place as follows:

Date: lllh to 12, h September, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM, Malawi Time Place: Karonga, Northern Region Water Board Treatment Plant

8. Bids should be submitted in sealed envelopes, delivered to the address below on or before 9th October, 2020 at 14:00 hours Malawi time, and be clearly marked “Application to Prequalify for Rehabilitation, Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System” and must be accompanied by a security of Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD500, 000.00).

9. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders- representatives who choose to attend on 9th October, 2020 at 14:00 hours Malawi time at the offices of:
Northern Region Water Board OffMzuzu-Lilongwe road Bloemwater Street Kawiluwilu House
Room No. 6 (Chief Executive Officer-s Secretary)
Private Bag 94
Mzuzu
MALAWI

10. Bids shall remain valid for 120 days after the deadline for bid submission prescribed above.

11. This bidding will be conducted through international competitive bidding and it is open to all bidders from eligible source countries, as defined in the Bidding Documents.

Documents

 Tender Notice