Request For Expression Of Interest For Survey Design Of Fumigation Facilities

Request For Expression Of Interest For Survey Design Of Fumigation Facilities 82141506 Package Design ServicesRequest For Expressions Of Interest For Feasibility Survey And Designing Of Fumigation Houses In Three Regions Of AfghanistanPublication Date April 22Th2018Afghanistan Agricultural Inputs Project Aaip Agrochemical And Plant Protection And Quarantine Component Reoi No Mail Artf Aaip Reoi No 001 2018 Feasibility Survey And Designing Of Fumigation Houses In Three Regions Of AfghanistanAll The Above Mentioned Four Components Of The Aaip Are To Enhance Capacity Building Of Mail In Appropriate Handling Storage And Safe Use Of Fertilizers And Other Agro Chemicals This Component Focuses On Preventing Marketing Of Banned Hazardous Sub Standard And Unreliable Pesticides And Fertilizers As Well As Preventing Introduction And Spread Of Quarantine Pest Into The Country By Establishing Quarantine Stations The Same Is Needed To Be Done For Exporting Agricultural Produce Except That The Product Shall Be Fumigated Before Exportation Using Fumigation Centers This Would Be Achieved Through Facilitating Enforcement Of The Recently Finalized Pesticides And Plant Quarantine Acts And Regulations The Goal Is To Comply With International Standards For Quality Control Of Agrochemicals And Plant Quarantine Practices As Per Wto Requirements The Present Terms Of Reference For The Consultant Firm Is To Design The Fumigation Houses That Will Be Constructed In Herat Kabul And Kandahar Provinces Based On Feasibility Study And Survey Conducted In The Target Regions In Addition The Study Designed And Completed By The Consultancy Will Include Identification Of Pre Fumigation Processes Applicable Fumigation Types And Post Fumigation Processes Upon Completion Of Which The Consultant Will Give Recommendations For Sustainable Fumigation Applications The Firm Shall Design Different Types Of Fumigations Such As The Vacuum Fumigation And Non Vacuum Fumigation Depending On Types Of Agricultural Produce That Are Exported From Kabul Kandahar And Herat To Markets Of Neighboring And Regional Countries One Of The Potential Markets For Afghan Agricultural Products Is India Central Asian Countries And China And In Future European Markets It Is Important To Say That These Fumigation Centers Will Also Have Sorting Grading Storing And Packaging Facilities It Is Also Noteworthy That Fumigation Centers Shall Be Established In Enough Large Areas So It Can Be Expanded To Large Capacity In The Future When Needed Aaip Expects The Consultancy To Provide Detailed Report For Every Single Activity Along With Its Cost Estimates The Firm Shall Prepare The Fumigation Procedures And Treatment Dose Catalogue In Consideration With The Meteorological Condition As Well As The Major Agriculture Commodities Being Exported From Kabul Herat And Kandahar To The International Markets The Developed Catalogue And Fumigation Procedures Shall Be In Line With The Globally Accepted Fumigation Practices Especially To India China Uzbekistan And Other Central Asian Countries The Firm Shall Also Be Responsible To Identify The Number Of Human Resource Involve In The Active Process Of Fumigation With Their Propose Duties And Responsibilities For Smooth Operation Of Each Fumigation Center The Firm Shall Identify The Best Location For Establishment Of Fumigation Houses Which In The Target Regions With Exploring All The Technical Side For Their Smooth Operation Morever The Firm Should Recommend The Best Fumigation Dose Treatment For Major Export Agriculture Commodities In Line With The Globally Best Fumigation Practices The Minimum Staff For Feasibility Survey And Designing Of Fumigation Houses Will Be As Follows 1 Team Leader 2 Pest Management Specialists 1Design Engineer And 1 Mechanical Engineer The Firms Shall Consider The Following Task In Feasibility Survey And Designing Of The Fumigation Houses In The Target Regions Collect Data On Agriculture Commodities Being Exported From The Target Area Through Disk Review This Will Provide Information On The Size Of Fumigation Center For Examples How Big It Should Be To Respond To The Current And Future Agriculture Products In The Target Areas A Detailed Feasibility Study Shall Be Conducted Considering All The Factors Affecting The Fumigation Result The Feasibility Study Shall Focus More On The Following Tasks Work Pieces Literature Review What Type Of Fumigation Will Be Suitable In Afghanistan Based On Their Pest Prevalence In The Target Region Market Research Investigation Of Commercial Fumigation Methods For Control Of Pest And Its Evaluation Of Applicability And Its Material Accessibility To Afghanistan Ground Studies And Site Investigation According To Feasibility Security And Sustainability Approaches Location Soil Structure Sub Structures Etc Obtaining Climate And Meteorological Data Environmental Assessment And Determination Of Site Specific Requirements Exploring The Technical Side Identifying Capacities And Specifications Of The Facilities According To Fumigation Type And Site Specific Requirements Suggestions For Future Projections Conceptual Design With Clarified System Components And Sub SystemsMarket Research Survey Of Needed Equipment Chemicals Services Devices Etc Which Are Easily Importing To AfghanistanDevelop Budget For Establishment Of Fumigation Centers Preparing Project Plans A Full Blue Print Substructure Design Flow Charts Layout Plans Construction Drawings Mechanical Drawings Installation Drawings Ventilation Electrical Data Waterworks Gas Fire Etc The Afghanistan Agricultural Inputs Project Aaip Of Ministry Of Agriculture Irrigation And Livestock Mail Now Invites Eligible Consulting Firms Consultants To Indicate Their Interest In Providing The Services The Expressions Of Interest Must Be Delivered To The Address Below Or Electronically To The E Mail Addresses Mentioned Above By May 19Th 2018 At 1600 Hrs Kabul Afghanistan Local Time

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