Tenders are invited for Construction Work for a 250 m3/Day Desalination Unit on GoréE Island 5. Eligible and interested candidates can obtain additional information from the SONES Procurement and Monitoring Unit from 08:00 to 13:00 GMT (Monday to Friday) and from 14:00 to 17:00 GMT (Monday to Thursday), Tel: +221 33 839 78 93, by making a request via the email address mentioned below:
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[email protected] . 6. A copy of the tender documents will be available for consultation free of charge by candidates who wish to do so, upon request to the above-mentioned email address . 7. The qualification requirements are: Bidders experience : Bidders must demonstrate general construction experience as a main contractor or subcontractor over the past five (5) years (20202024) and have successfully completed at least two (2) contracts with a minimum value of five hundred million (500,000,000) FCFA each , or one (1) contract with a minimum value of one billion (1,000,000,000) FCFA , which were satisfactorily executed and completed and are similar to the proposed works. This similarity will relate to physical size, complexity, composition ( surface water treatment plant, water intake, etc.), methods/technologies, or other characteristics as described in this Invitation to Tender. The similarity of the markets will primarily concern: Completion of at least one (01) contract for the supply and installation of a compact reverse osmosis unit with a minimum capacity of 200 m3/day with a concentration of 3mg/l during the last five (05) years (2020-2024); Completion of at least one (01) contract for the supply and installation of drilling equipment including the supply and installation of a 12 m3/h submersible pump, a DN100 dewatering column and an electrical control/command cabinet during the last five (05) years (2020-2024). NB : The references presented by the contractor must be accompanied by a certificate of work completed specifying the technical characteristics of the works and their cost (in the case of a group, specify the share of each member) duly approved by the Project Owner of the project concerned. Financial resources: To have a minimum average annual turnover from construction activities of three billion five hundred million (3,500,000,000) FCFA over the last three (03) years (2022-2024). To do this, the bidder must provide certified financial statements for the three (03) financial years concerned (2022, 2023 and 2024) by an accounting firm or an auditor approved by ONECCA or an independent body in the candidates country of origin and provide a list of works in progress according to the table attached in the annex; Provide proof of a minimum financing capacity of four hundred million (400,000,000) FCFA attested by a line of credit issued by a bank duly approved by the Ministry of Finance and Budget (MFB) of Senegal. NB: Refer to Annex A of Section II (Evaluation and Qualification Criteria) of the Tender Document for human and material resources. 8. Interested candidates may obtain a tender dossier by submitting a request to the following email address :
[email protected] , upon payment of a non-refundable fee of fifty thousand (50,000) FCFA. Payment will be made by bank transfer or deposit to an account that will be specified upon request. 9. A site visit will be organized by SONES on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 , at 9:30 a.m. GMT , departing from the Dakar-Gorée ferry terminal. The visit will be followed by a preparatory meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. GMT in the SONES Board of Directors meeting room Hann, Route du Front de Terre. 10. Bids must be written in French and submitted to the following address : SONES Headquarters, Route du Front de Terre, Dakar Procurement and Monitoring Unit Secretariat, Building C, Ground Floor, Left Wing, Office No. 1 Tel.: (+221) 33 839 78 93, no later than Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. GMT . Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Late bids will not be considered. 11. The bids will be opened in the presence of representatives of the bidders who wish to attend the opening of the bids, on Wednesday 04 February 2026 at 10:00 GMT , in the Conference Room of the Board of Directors, SONES Headquarters Route du Front de Terre 3rd floor, Room A3.07. 12. Bids must include a bid security in the amount of twenty million (20,000,000) FCFA. The guarantee must be issued by a bank or financial institution duly approved by the Ministry of Finance and Budget (MFB) of Senegal and it must remain valid for twenty-eight (28) days from the expiry of the validity period of the offer. 13. Offers will remain valid for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) days from the submission deadline. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : http://www.jeuneafrique.com/annonces/appels-doffres/
