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INVITATATION FOR core drilling service BID

NCB BID 013/2013

South Design and Construction Supervision Enterprise intend to procurecore drilling service for Gambela Region Gilo large scale irrigation project study works..

Personnel requirements

The Drilling Contractor shall provide capable and experienced personmeno brezhoni), nel to perform the work. The Drilling Contractor’s project manager shall be an Engineering Geologist or drilling engineer with at least 10 years of drilling experience who shall be responsible for site operations. At each drill site, the Drilling Contractor shall also provide an Engineering Geologist or drilling engineer with at least 4 years’ experience and other suitable to perform the work. Changes in personnel during the execution of the contract “shall be done subject to the approval of the Supervisor or Designated Representative. The Drilling Contractor shall be fully operational, with the drilling unit and installation crew working within twoweeks of commencing core drilling construction.

The Contractor shall submit with his Geotechnical Plan, an organizational chart showing the structure of the working team and the number of personnel who will be employed for the works. The Contractor shall submit qualifications of its personnel to the client SDCSE at the time of submissions Technical Proposal.

Material requirement

• The equipment shall include heavy duty drilling rigs provided with hydraulic feed mechanisms to facilitate obtaining undisturbed soil samples in overburden and cores in the rock. Drill rods should have a minimum outer diameter of 76mm supplied by the specialized manufacturer. Rods and joints have to be in perfect condition to avoid failures and deviation of boreholes..
• The toe to the lining shall no time be more than 1.0 m above the level to which soil has been removed from the borehole. Before taking any undisturbed samples or making any in-situ tests, the lining shall be carried down to the bottom of the bore holes at the test depth. The Contractor shall use an adequate number of drilling rigs for core diameters of at least 76.2mm (NX-Size) both in rock and overburden. Larger diameter cores maybe specifically requested by the Client forlaboratory testing.
• The machines shall be mobile or type so that small crews can reasonably be expected to move them across difficult terrain. No additional allowance or payment will be made for penetration of boulders, cementing, and use of bentonite circulation and reaming of the hole.
• Cementing and bentonite circulation may only be applied after approval of the Client. The Contractor shall provide all necessary water, water tanks and suitable means of pressurizing for cleaning casing prior to sampling, coring rock etc.
• The Contractor shall provide such platforms as may be necessary maintain drill rigs level when making horizontal or vertical borings on sloped land, soft ground and similar.
• The Contractor shall provide pontoons and such platforms as may be necessary to maintain drillrigs level when making vertical borings in the middile of a river.
• Coring of rock and undisturbed sampling shall be done with rigs mounted on a fixed platform to avoid any crucial disturbance

1. Detail information is indicated in a separate complete set of separate bidding document (TOR) which are FREE OF CHARGE.
2. Bidders should have relevant license renewed & valid for the year 2012 E.C, TIN certificate
3. The bid must be delivered wax sealed to the South Design and Construction Supervision Enterprise procurement administration service office No 23 Hawassa and put into the tender Box prepared for the tender, at or before 2:30 PM on 15th days of this announcement on newspaper.
4. The bid document should be prepared in Technical and financial one original and one copy dully marked “original & copy” on the Envelop. Financial and technical offers must be submitted with our format in the bid document.
5. Bid will be closed at 2:30 PM (8:30 local time) on 15th days of the announcement and immediately opened at 3:00pm in the presence ofbidders or their legal representatives who are interested tỞ attend at Şouth Design and Construction Supervision Enterprise procurement woll administration service office No 23 Hawassa city. If the 15th day, is not a working day the closing and opening of the bid will take place on the next working day at the same time and the same venue.
6. Sealed bid should be delivered accompanied by 2% bid security of the total cost, in an acceptable bank guarantee (CPO) or certified cheque, valid for 120 days after bid opening.
7. The enterprise reserves the right to cancel all or parts of the bid. Interested bidders may obtain further information from South Design And Construction Supervision Enterprise procurement administration service office No 23 Hawassa city, Tel .046 212 5426,

Full address: – South Design and Construction Supervision Enterprise located on the Hawassa university avenue besidesSNNPR Road Authority, Hawassa.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: CR-WASH

Credit No.: IDA-64450

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Feasibility Study and Detail Design, Supervision and Contract administration for borehole drilling of Climate Resilient Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene facilities for Siraro Woreda (Siraro Multi village water supply project) and Hawassa Zuria Woreda (Hawassa Zuria Multi village water supply project) of Sidama Regional State.

Reference No.: ET-WDC-154085-CS-OCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service.

Objectives of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to assess the community and institution (schools and health institutions) Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene status of Siraro Woreda (Siraro Multi village water supply project) and Hawassa Zuria Woreda (Hawassa Zuria Multi village water supply project) of SNNP region and identify the kebeles seriously affected in this regard in consultation with the respective communities, woreda and region sector offices and Bureaus (Water, Health and Education).

Based on the findings of the assessment, undertake feasibility study for the selected kebeles/villages/gots, institutions (health institutions, schools etc) and prepare detail design. To achieve this objective, the Consultant carries out, at least the following main tasks,

a) Carryout out rapid assessment of community and institutions (health institutions, schools etc) water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of the Woreda (s).

b) Identify Kebele(s)/Village(s)/Got(s) most prone to shortage of community and institution water supply, sanitation and hygiene service and set intervention priorities in consultation with the beneficiary communities and the woreda sector offices (water, health and education).

c) Produce project identification prefeasibility report along with inception report to the respective region and the Water Development Commission (WDC) for approval to carry out feasibility report.

d) Undertake Climate Resilient (CR) feasibility study (technical, financial, economic, social and environmental) of water supply, sanitation and hygiene facility options.

e) Carryout detail design of the approved feasible water supply system, sanitation and hygiene facilities for communities, health institutions, schools.

f) Prepare social and environmental safeguard study,

g) Prepare operation and maintenance management cost recovery water tariff,

h) Prepare implementation plan and bid document,

i) Prepare scheme management organizational structure, staffing, and recommendation on the management of the scheme,

j) Prepare strategic development business plan for the design period of the scheme,

k) Prepare water safety plan for the project,

l) Identify potential challenges for long term sustainability and frame coping mechanisms.

m) Conduct supervision of drilling operation as required if the source is groundwater based on submission of separate time based agreement with the client

n) Prepare watershed management report

Scope of Services

The scope of the assignment includes;

a) Review sector policy and development strategy documents to be well acquainted and align with the sectors requirement in fulfilling the assignment.

b) Carryout reconnaissance study using primary and secondary data to be incorporated in the prefeasibility report for water supply, sanitation and hygiene status study to identify Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc most prone to the water supply problem.

c) Carry out consultation with the Woreda and Regional water sector stakeholders on the water supply, sanitation and hygiene output of the reconnaissance study and agree on the Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc for which feasibility study needs to be done.

d) The feasibility study is expected to include among others available Climate Resilient water source options demonstrating with multi criteria decision making (MCDM) technique like the technical, financial, environmental, O&M management, and etc.

e) Carry out geological, hydro geological, hydrological and geophysical study of the potential water sources (groundwater, surface water, spring, etc.) of the area and determine the location of the intake site (borehole drilling site, surface water intake site, spring, etc.) and the expected safe yield of the source.

f) Cutting edge technologies like GIS, remote sensing from high resolution platforms and robust techniques have to be deployed for investigation of resilient water sources and have to be validated & justified with possible ground trusting.

g) Carry out detail design of the feasible option including the technical design (analytical report, technical drawings, specifications, engineering cost estimate), environmental studies, the water tariff for cost recovery and its affordability with the willingness to pay, the project implementation plan and the bid document.

h) The consultant is expected to Supervise and contract administer borehole drilling which includes

• Approval and monitor site handover, the contractor’s initial and periodic mobilization programs;
• Supervision the overall drilling work
• Carry out periodic safety inspections of overall components of the project
• Issue to the Employer weekly, monthly and as required report and well completion report and financial reports in approval format and check and submit for approval of payment to the client requested by the contractor as per the actual material supplied and work executed.
• Review any site testing procedures and supervise actual acceptance tests on site carried out by the contractor;
• Closely follow up and administer all contractual matter including updated schedule of the drilling and construction, method of drilling and construction;
• Review Contractor’s claims and advices what amount, if any, the Engineer considers due, provide written reports and advice on individual claims, provide written advice on any claims negotiations and support as requested after getting approval from the WDC.
• Provide written reports, advice and support as requested in any preparation and procedures for the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB);
• The Consultant shall carry out witnessing, testing and administrative duties.
• Facilitates handover of the projects, check and approve “as-built” drawings prepared by the contractor.
• Check all manufactures’ manuals and contractors’ operating instructions and make recommendations as to their scope, completeness and conformity with plant as installed.

i) Based on the gap identified in the assessment report of water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of schools and health institutions located within the community water supply service area of the project, the consultant is expected to ensure that the study and design report included all WaSH service packages to the institutions, i.e. for schools water supply and latrine and for health institutions water supply, latrine, placenta pits, incinerators, etc as per the health and education sectors design standards and WaSH packages for the same.

j) Water demand computation for institution (health institution, schools, etc) has to take into account the prevailing sector standards of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of health and others.

k) Livestock watering has to be considered if there is no alternative source within reasonable distance in the area and all possible options have to be thought for optimal system design.

l) The consultant is required to respond to any design queries after completion and submission of the design report and be accountable for any modification of deign defects at its full discretion & absorbing all expense consequences.

The assignment will perform in the form of Lump sum & Time Based Contract. Accordingly, the required professional staff-months for Lump sum & Time Based Contract are 40.5 & 6 respectively. The assignment will be expected to start on the Third week of March 2020 & the implementation period of the lump sum contract is also 6 months, however, the implementation period for the time based contract is 3 month. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The Water Development Commission (WDC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experiences to perform the Services.

The short listing criteria are: – core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM in the morning and from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, or by e-mail (PDF Format) by November 20, 2020, on or before 4:00 PM.

Water Development Commission

Attn: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed, Engineering Procurement &

Contract Administration Directorate Director.

Postal address: 13/1076

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street

Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy

Building, Floor Number 01, Room number 114

City: Addis Ababa, Country: Ethiopia

Tel: +251116637018,

Email: nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: CR-WASH

Credit No.: IDA-64450

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Feasibility Study and Detail Design, Supervision and Contract Administration for Borehole Drilling of Climate Resilient Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene facilities for Danot woreda (Danot Multi village Water Supply project) and in Daror Woreda (Daror Multi village Water Supply project) of Somali region.

Reference No.: ET-WDC-154100-CS-OCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service.

Objectives of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to assess the community and institution (schools and health institutions) Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene status of Danot woreda (Danot Multi village Water Supply project) and in Daror Woreda (Daror Multi village Water Supply project) of Somali region and identify the kebeles seriously affected in this regard in consultation with the respective communities, woreda and region sector offices and Bureaus (Water, Health and Education). Based on the findings of the assessment, undertake feasibility study for the selected kebeles/villages/gots, institutions (health institutions, schools etc) and prepare detail design. To achieve this objective, the Consultant carries out, at least the following main tasks,

a) Carryout out rapid assessment of community and institutions (health institutions, schools etc) water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of the Woreda (s).

b) Identify Kebele(s)/Village(s)/Got(s) most prone to shortage of community and institution water supply, sanitation and hygiene service and set intervention priorities in consultation with the beneficiary communities and the woreda sector offices (water, health and education).

c) Produce project identification prefeasibility report along with inception report to the respective region and the Water Development Commission (WDC) for approval to carry out feasibility report.

d) Undertake Climate Resilient (CR) feasibility study (technical, financial, economic, social and environmental) of water supply, sanitation and hygiene facility options.

e) Carryout detail design of the approved feasible water supply system, sanitation and hygiene facilities for communities, health institutions, schools.

f) Prepare social and environmental safeguard study,

g) Prepare operation and maintenance management cost recovery water tariff,

h) Prepare implementation plan and bid document,

i) Prepare scheme management organizational structure, staffing, and recommendation on the management of the scheme,

j) Prepare strategic development business plan for the design period of the scheme,

k) Prepare water safety plan for the project,

l) Identify potential challenges for long term sustainability and frame coping mechanisms.

m) Conduct supervision of drilling operation as required if the source is groundwater based on submission of separate time based agreement with the client

n) Prepare watershed management report

Scope of Services

The scope of the assignment includes;

a) Review sector policy and development strategy documents to be well acquainted and align with the sectors requirement in fulfilling the assignment.

b) Carryout reconnaissance study using primary and secrepondary data to be incorporated in the prefeasibility report for water supply, sanitation and hygiene status study to identify Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc most prone to the water supply problem.

c) Carry out consultation with the Woreda and Regional water sector stakeholders on the water supply, sanitation and hygiene output of the reconnaissance study and agree on the Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc for which feasibility study needs to be done.

d) The feasibility study is expected to include among Others available Climate Resilient water source options demonstrating with multi criteria decision making (MCDM) technique like the technical, financial, environmental, O&M management, and etc.

e) Carry out geological, hydro geological, hydrological and geophysical study of the potential water sources (groundwater, surface water, spring, etc.) of the area and determine the location of the intake site (borehole drilling site, surface water intake site, spring, etc.) and the expected safe yield of the source.

f) Cutting edge technologies like GIS, remote sensing from high resolution platforms and robust techniques have to be deployed for investigation of resilient water sources and have to be validated & justified with possible ground trusting

g) Carry out detail design of the feasible option including the technical design (analytical report, technical drawings, specifications, engineering cost estimate), environmental studies, the water tariff for cost recovery and its affordability with the willingness to pay, the project implementation plan and the bid document.

h) The consultant is expected to Supervise and contract administer borehole drilling which includes

• Approval and monitor site handover, the contractor’s initial and periodic mobilization programs;
• Supervision the overall drilling work
• Carry out periodic safety inspections of overall components of the project
• Issue to the Employer weekly, monthly and as required report and well completion report and financial reports in approval format and check and submit for approval of payment to the client requested by the contractor as per the actual material supplied and work executed.
• Review any site testing procedures and supervise actual acceptance tests on site carried out by the contractor;
• Closely follow up and administer all contractual matter including updated schedule of the drilling and construction, method of drilling and construction;
• Review Contractor’s claims and advices what amount, if any, the Engineer considers due, provide written reports and advice on individual claims, provide written advice on any claims negotiations and support as requested after getting approval from the WDC.
• Provide written reports, advice and support as requested in any preparation and procedures for the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB);
• The Consultant shall carry out witnessing, testing and administrative duties.
• Facilitates handover of the projects, check and approve “as-built” drawings prepared by the contractor.
• Check all manufactures’ manuals and contractors’ operating instructions and make recommendations as to their scope, completeness and conformity with plant as installed.

i) Based on the gap identified in the assessment report of water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of schools and health institutions located within the community water supply service area of the project, the consultant is expected to ensure that the study and design report included all WaSH service packages to the institutions, i.e. for schools water supply and latrine and for health institutions water supply, latrine, placenta pits, incinerators, etc as per the health and education sectors design standards and WaSH packages for the same.

j) Water demand computation for institution (health institution, schools, etc) has to take into account the prevailing sector standards of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of health and others.

k) Livestock watering has to be considered if there is no alternative source within reasonable distance in the area and all possible options have to be thought for optimal system design.

l) The consultant is required to respond to any design queries after completion and submission of the design report and be accountable for any modification of deign defects at its full discretion & absorbing all expense consequences.

The assignment will perform in the form of Lump sum & Time Based Contract. Accordingly, the required professional staff-months for Lump sum & Time Based Contract are 40.5 & 6 respectively. The assignment will be expected to start on the Third week of March 2020 & the implementation period of the lump sum contract is also 6 months, however, the implementation period for the time based contract is 3 month. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The Water Development Commission (WDC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experiences to perform the Services.

The short listing criteria are: – core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:30 AM to 12:00 AM in the morning and from 1:30PM to 5:00PM in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, or by e-mail (PDF Format) by November 20, 2020 on or before 4:00PM.

Water Development Commission

Attn: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed, Engineering Procurement &

Contract Administration Directorate Director.

Postal address: 13/1076

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street

Ministry of Water, Irrigation& Energy Building, Floor

Number 01, Room number 114

City: Addis Ababa, Country: Ethiopia

Tel: +251116637018,

Email: nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: CR-WASH

Credit No.: IDA-64450

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Feasibility Study and Detail Design, Supervision and Contract administration for borehole drilling of Climate Resilient Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene facilities for Adadle town Water Supply Project (WSP) and for Danan multi village WSP of Somali Region.

Reference No.: ET-WDC-154091-CS-QC

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service.

Objectives of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to assess the community and institution (schools and health institutions) Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene status of Adadle Woreda (Adadle Town Water Supply Project) and Danan Woreda (Danan Multi village water supply project) of Somali Region and identify the kebeles seriously affected in this regard in consultation with the respective communities, woreda and region sector offices and Bureaus (Water, Health and Education). Based on the findings of the assessment, undertake feasibility study for the selected kebeles/villages/gots, institutions (health institutions, schools etc) and prepare detail design. To achieve this objective, the Consultant carries out, at least the following main tasks,

a) Carryout out rapid assessment of community and institutions (health institutions, schools etc) water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of the Woreda (s).

b) Identify Kebele(s)/Village(s)/Got(s) most prone to shortage of community and institution water supply, sanitation and hygiene service and set intervention priorities in consultation with the beneficiary communities and the woreda sector offices (water, health and education).

c) Produce project identification prefeasibility report along with inception report to the respective region and the Water Development Commission (WDC) for approval to carry out feasibility report.

d) Undertake Climate Resilient (CR) feasibility study (technical, financial, economic, social and environmental) of water supply, sanitation and hygiene facility options.

e)Carryout detail design of the approved feasible water supply system, sanitation and hygiene facilities for communities, health institutions, schools.

f) Prepare social and environmental safeguard study,

g) Prepare operation and maintenance management cost recovery water tariff,

h) Prepare implementation plan and bid document,

i) Prepare scheme management organizational structure, staffing, and recommendation on the management of the scheme,

j) Prepare strategic development business plan for the design period of the scheme,

k) Prepare water safety plan for the project,

l) Identify potential challenges for long term sustainability and frame coping mechanisms.

m) Conduct supervision of drilling operation as required if the source is groundwater based on submission of separate time based agreement with the client

n) Prepare watershed management report

Scope of Services

The scope of the assignment includes;

a) Review sector policy and development strategy documents to be well acquainted and align with the sectors requirement in fulfilling the assignment.

b) Carryout reconnaissance study using primary and secondary data to be incorporated in the prefeasibility report for water supply, sanitation and hygiene status study to identify Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc most prone to the water supply problem.

c) Carry out consultation with the Woreda and Regional water sector stakeholders on the water supply, sanitation and hygiene output of the reconnaissance study and agree on the Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc for which feasibility study needs to be done.

d) The feasibility study is expected to include among others available Climate Resilient water source options demonstrating with multi criteria decision making (MCDM) technique like the technical, financial, environmental, O&M management, and etc.

e) Carry out geological, hydro geological, hydrological and geophysical study of the potential water sources (groundwater, surface water, spring, etc.) of the area and determine the location of the intake site (borehole drilling site, surface water intake site, spring, etc.) and the expected safe yield of the source.

f) Cutting edge technologies like GIS, remote sensing from high resolution platforms and robust techniques have to be deployed for investigation of resilient water sources and have to be validated & justified with possible ground trusting.

g) Carry out detail design of the feasible option including the technical design (analytical report, technical drawings, specifications, engineering cost estimate), environmental studies, the water tariff for cost recovery and its affordability with the willingness to pay, the project implementation plan and the bid document.

h) The consultant is expected to Supervise and contract administer borehole drilling which includes

• Approval and monitor site handover, the contractor’s initial and periodic mobilization programs;
• Supervise the overall drilling work
• Carry out periodic safety inspections of overall components of the project
• Issue to the Employer weekly, monthly and as required report and well completion report and financial reports in approval format and check and submit for approval of payment to the client requested by the contractor as per the actual material supplied and work executed.
• Review any site testing procedures and supervise actual acceptance tests on site carried out by the contractor;
• Closely follow up and administer all contractual matter including updated schedule of the drilling and construction, method of drilling and construction;
• Review Contractor’s claims and advices what amount, if any, the Engineer considers due, provide written reports and advice on individual claims, provide written advice on any claims negotiations and support as requested after getting approval from the WDC.
• Provide written reports, advice and support as requested in any preparation and procedures for the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB);
• The Consultant shall carry out witnessing, testing and administrative duties.
• Facilitates handover of the projects, check and approve “as-built” drawings prepared by the contractor.
• Check all manufactures manuals and contractors’ operating instructions and make recommendations as to their scope, completeness and conformity with plant as installed.

i) Based on the gap identified in the assessment report of water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of schools and health institutions located within the community water supply service area of the project, the consultant is expected to ensure that the study and design report included all WaSH service packages to the institutions, i.e. for schools water supply and latrine and for health institutions water supply, latrine, placenta pits, incinerators, etc as per the health and education sectors design standards and WaSH packages for the same.

j) Water demand computation for institution (health institution, schools, etc) has to take into account the prevailing sector standards of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of health and others.

k) Livestock watering has to be considered if there is no alternative source within reasonable distance in the area and all possible options have to be thought for optimal system design.

l) The consultant is required to respond to any design queries after completion and submission of the design report and be accountable for any modification of deign defects at its full discretion & absorbing all expense consequences.

The assignment will perform in the form of Lump sum & Time Based Contract. Accordingly, the required professional staff-months for Lump sum & Time Based Contract are 40.5 & 6 respectively. The assignment will be expected to start on the Third week of March 2020 & the implementation period of the lump sum contract is also 6 months, however, the implementation period for the time based contract is 3 month. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The Water Development Commission (WDC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experiences to perform the Services.

The short listing criteria are: – core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:30 AM to 12:00 AM in the morning and from 1:30PM to 5:00PM in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, or by e-mail (PDF Format) by November 20, 2020 on or before 4:00PM.

Water Development Commission

Attn: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed, Engineering Procurement & Contract Administration Directorate Director.

Postal address: 13/1076

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street

Ministry of Water, Irrigation& Energy Building, Floor

Number 01, Room number 114

City: Addis Ababa, Country: Ethiopia

Tel: +251116637018,

Email: nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Please Check It!

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

NAME OF PROJECT: CR-WaSH

Credit No.: IDA-64450

Assignment Title: Consultancy service for Feasibility Study and Detail Design, Supervision and Contract administration for borehole drilling of Climate Resilient Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene facilities for Tembaro Woreda (Tembaro Multi village water supply project) and Zala Woreda (Zala Multi village water supply project) of SNNP region

Reference No.: ET-WDC-154074-CS-OCBS

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of implementation of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service.

Objectives of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to assess the community and institution (schools and health institutions) Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene status of Tembaro Woreda (Tembaro Multi village water supply project) and Zala Woreda (Zala Multi village water supply project) of SNNP region and identify the kebeles seriously affected in this regard in consultation with the respective communities, woreda and region sector offices and Bureaus (Water, Health and Education). Based on the findings of the assessment, undertake feasibility study for the selected kebeles/ villages/gots, institutions (health institutions, schools etc) and prepare detail design. To achieve this objective, the Consultant carries out, at least the following main tasks,

a) Carryout out rapid assessment of community and institutions (health institutions, schools etc) water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of the Woreda (s).

b) Identify Kebele(s)/Village(s)/Got(s) most prone to shortage of community and institution water supply, sanitation and hygiene service and set intervention priorities in consultation with the beneficiary communities and the woreda sector offices (water, health and education)

c) Produce project identification prefeasibility report along with inception report to the respective region and the Water Development Commission (WDC) for approval to carry out feasibility report.

d) Undertake Climate Resilient (CR) feasibility study (technical, financial, economic, social and environmental) of water supply, sanitation and hygiene facility options.

e) Carryout detail design of the approved feasible water supply system, sanitation and hygiene facilities for communities, health institutions, schools.

f) Prepare social and environmental safeguard study,

g) Prepare operation and maintenance management cost recovery water tariff,

h) Prepare implementation plan and bid document,

i) Prepare scheme management organizational structure, staffing, and recommendation on the management of the scheme,

j) Prepare strategic development business plan for the design period of the scheme,

k) Prepare water safety plan for the project,

l) Identify potential challenges for long term sustainability and frame coping mechanisms.

m) Conduct supervision of drilling operation as required if the source is groundwater based on submission of separate time based agreement with the client

n) Prepare watershed management report

Scope of Services

The scope of the assignment includes;

a) Review sector policy and development strategy documents to be well acquainted and align with the sectors requirement in fulfilling the assignment.

b) Carryout reconnaissance study using primary and secondary data to be incorporated in the prefeasibility report for water supply, sanitation and hygiene status study to identify Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc most prone to the water supply problem.

c) Carry out consultation with the Woreda and Regional water sector stakeholders on the water supply, sanitation and hygiene output of the reconnaissance study and agree on the Kebeles/Villages/Gots, health institutions, schools, etc for which feasibility study needs to be done.

d) The feasibility study is expected to include among others available Climate Resilient water source options demonstrating with multi criteria decision making (MCDM) technique like the technical, financial, environmental, O&M management, and etc.

e) Carry out geological, hydro geological, hydrological and geophysical study of the potential water sources (groundwater, surface water, spring, etc.) of the area and determine the location of the intake site (borehole drilling site, surface water intake site, spring, etc.) and the expected safe yield of the source.

f) Cutting edge technologies like GIS, remote sensing from high resolution platforms and robust techniques have to be deployed for investigation of resilient water sources and have to be validated & justified with possible ground trusting.

g) Carry out detail design of the feasible option including the technical design (analytical report, technical drawings, specifications, engineering cost estimate), environmental studies, the water tariff for cost recovery and its affordability with the willingness to pay, the project implementation plan and the bid document.

h) The consultant is expected to Supervise and contract administer borehole drilling which includes

• Approval and monitor site handover, the contractor’s initial and periodic mobilization programs;
• Supervision the overall drilling work
• Carry out periodic safety inspections of overall components of the project
• Issue to the Employer weekly, monthly and as required report and well completion report and financial reports in approval format and check and submit for approval of payment to the client requested by the contractor as per the actual material supplied and work executed.
• Review any site testing procedures and supervise actual acceptance tests on site carried out by the contractor;
• Closely follow up and administer all contractual matter including updated schedule of the drilling and construction, method of drilling  and construction;
• Review Contractor’s claims and advices what amount, if any, the Engineer considers due, provide written reports and advice on individual claims, provide written advice on any claims negotiations and support as requested after getting approval from the WDC.
• Provide written reports, advice and support as requested in any preparation and procedures for the Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB);
• The Consultant shall carry out witnessing, testing and administrative duties.
• Facilitates handover of the projects, check and approve “as-built” drawings prepared by the contractor.
• Check all manufactures’ manuals and contractors? operating instructions and make recommendations as to their scope, completeness and conformity with plant as installed.

i) Based on the gap identified in the assessment report of water supply, sanitation and hygiene status of schools and health institutions located within the community water supply service area of the project, the consultant is expected to ensure that the study and design report included all WaSH service packages to the institutions, i.e. for schools water supply and latrine and for health institutions water supply, latrine, placenta pits, incinerators, etc as per the health and education sectors design standards and WaSH packages for the same.

j) Water demand computation for institution (health institution, schools, etc) has to take into account the prevailing sector standards of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of health and others.

k) Livestock watering has to be considered if there is no alternative source within reasonable distance in the area and all possible options have to be thought for optimal system design.

l) The consultant is required to respond to any design queries after completion and submission of the design report and be accountable for any modification of deign defects at its full discretion & absorbing all expense consequences.

The assignment will perform in the form of Lump sum & Time Based Contract. Accordingly, the required professional staff-months for Lump sum & Time Based Contract are 40.5 & 6 respectively. The assignment will be expected to start on the Third week of March 2020 & the implementation period of the lump sum contract is also 6 months, however, the implementation period for the time based contract is 3 month. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The Water Development Commission (WDC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experiences to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are: – core business and years in business, relevant experience, technical and managerial capability of the firm.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:30 AM to 12:00 AM in the morning and from 1:30PM to 5:00PM in the afternoon.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail, or by e-mail (PDF Format) by November 20, 2020, on or before 4:00 PM.

Attn: Mr. Nuredin Mohammed, Engineering Procurement & Contract Administration Directorate Director.

Postal address: 13/1076

Street address: Haile Gebresilasie Street

Ministry of Water, Irrigation& Energy Building, Floor

Number 01, Room number 114

City: Addis Ababa, Country: Ethiopia

Tel: +251116637018,

Email: nuredinmohammed@yahoo.com

Country: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

Water Development Commission

Remaining Time for Bid Submission

Invitation for BID

(Bid Ref: MFM/IRTWSP/02/2020 /NCB)

To: All consultants registered for water resource (General) Consulting Firm of category VI (WRCF-VI) and above with renewed license valid for the year.

1. Menschen für Menschen Foundation on behalf of Ijaji community of Illu Gelan Woreda has received a grantfrom “Viva Con Agua International” for the study and detail design of Ijaji rural town water supply system located at Oromia N/R/S/ Western Shoa Zone Illu Gelan Woreda Ijaji rural town and now invites wax sealed bids from eligible bidders for consultancy service of ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DETAIL STUDY OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM of aforementioned site by providing the necessary labour, material and equipment
2. A completed set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidders on the submission of a written application to the office of Menschen für Menschen Foundation Project Coordination Office, A.A Bulbulla, in front of Aser concrete mixing plant.
3. Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect and acquire the bidding documents, at aforementioned address; P. Box 2568, Tel: 251-11471-43-58/20, Fax: 251 – 11-471-4163, A. A Ethiopia.
4. The technical and financial proposal have to be submitted before the opening time indicated below and must be accompanied by a bid security, in an acceptable (CPO of bank Guarantee) form for 1 % of  the project cost.
5. The deadline for submission of bids shall be: at or before 2:00 p.m. on 10th working day of the announcement of this invitation for bids notice and must be submitted at the address specified in clause 2 above.
6.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders or their representatives who choose to attend in person at 2:30 p.m. on 10th day of the announcement at aforementioned address under item (2). If there will be public holiday & weekends on this date, the closing and opening of the bid will take place on the next working day at the same time and the same venue.
7. The Study and detail design of the works shall be completed within a Maximum of 3 months from the commencement of the work.
8. Bidders are requested to fill all necessary details in the schedules.
9. Menschen für Menschen Foundation reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids

Menschen für Menschen Foundation

Remaining Time for Bid Submission

Invitation for BID (Bid Ref: MFM/J/SSIP/01/2020/NCB)

To: All consultants registered for water Resource (General) Consulting Firm or irrigation and drainage consulting firm of category VI and above with renewed license valid for the year.

1.  Menschen für Menschen Foundation on behalf of MELKA community of JelduWoreda has allocated budget for FEASIBILITY, DETAIL STUDY AND DESIGN OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION SCHEMES USING DIVERSION AT MELKARIVER JELDU WOREDA, Oromia N/R/S/ West Shoa Zone and now invites wax-sealed bids from eligible bidders for consultancy service of FEASIBILITY, DETAIL STUDY AND DESIGN OF SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT of aforementioned site by providing the necessary labor, material, and equipment.
2. A completed set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidders on the submission of a written application to the office of Menschen fürMenschen Foundation Project Coordination Office, A. A Bulbula, in front of the ASERconcrete mixing plant.
3. Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect and acquire the bidding documents, at Menschen für Menschen Foundation Project Coordination Office,A.A around Bole Bulbula next to ASER concrete batching plant, P.O Box 2568,Tel:251-114 71 43 58 /20, Fax 251-114 71 41 63, A. Ethiopia.
4. The technical and financial proposal has to be submitted in separate envelopes before the opening time indicated below and must be accompanied by a bid security, in an acceptable (CPO of bank Guarantee) form for 1 % of the project cost.
5.  The deadline for submission of bids shall be: at or before 2:00 p.m. on the 10th working day of the announcement of this invitation for bids notice and must be submitted at the address specified in clause 2 above.
6. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders or their representatives who choose to attend in person at 2:30 p.m. on the 10th day of the announcement menschen für Menschen Foundation project coordinating office, A.A around BoleBulbula next to ASER concrete batching plant. If there will be public holidays &weekends on this date, the closing and opening of the bid will take place on the next working day at the same time and the same venue.
7.  The Study and detail design of the works shall be completed within a Maximum of3 months from the commencement of the work.
8. Bidders are requested to fill all necessary details in the schedules.
9. Menschen für Menschen Foundation reserves the right to accept or reject any or allof the bids

Menschen für Menschen Foundation

Published on: Ethiopian Herald ( Sep 26, 2020 ) /Place of Bid Competitions:Addis Ababa 

Remaining Time for Bid Submission

Invitation for Bid 

Procurement Reference Numbers:

IDC/NCB/QCBS/2020/08-11 

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Irrigation Development Commission now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detail Design of 

• Angere large scale irrigation development project 
• mormora Large Scale Irrigation Development Project 
• Shinfa Large Scale Irrigation Development Project 
• Woito Large Scale Irrigation Development Project 

1. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Open Bidding (NCB) procedures as specified in the Federal Government Procurement Directive and are open to all bidder, 
2. Bidders should possess experiences and competences in Consultancy for Dam and Irrigation Development Study and Design Works. 
3. Consultancy firms shall submit: Renewed trade license, VAT Ceruificate, Tax clearance certificate, Registration from PPA and Grade-1 General water works Consultancy service license from the Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy. 
4. The bid document may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon presentation of a duly signed and sealed application letter written on the Bidder’s official letter head, and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 300 ETB (Three Hundred Ethiopian Birr) for each project and may obtain further information from the address below during the workinghours from 7:30 am to 12:30 am and 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm local time. 
5. The bid document comprising one original and five copies of the technical and financial proposal should be submitted in two envelopes separately to the address below before 2:00 pm local time on October 26, 2020. The envelops will be opened on the same date at 2:30 pm local time in the presence of bidders/representatives who choose to attend in Ground main hall at the Irrigation Development Commission/Ministry of Water Irrigation and Energy/ (the bid opening place may change) 
6. The bid security amount is 200,000 ETB (Two Hundred Thousand Ethiopian Birr) for cach project the bid security shall be in the form of certified Cheque, Cashier’s PaymentOrder (C.P.O.) issued by a recognized local bank or Unconditional Bank Guarantee counter guaranteed by a recognized local bank. 
7. The bidder can be purchased one, two, three or four projects 
8. Bids shall be valid for 90 (Ninety) days after bid opening date. 
9. Irrigation Development Commission reserves the right to reject all or any of the bids 
10. Bidders may get further information from: 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Irrigation 

Development Commission 

Haile G/Silassie Road 

Tel: +251 11 6636916 

Fax: +251 11 6610710 P.O.Box: 5744 or 5673 

Addis Ababa