Rehabilitation Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System

Tenders are invited for Rehabilitation Upgrading and Expansion Works for Karonga Town Water Supply System Procurement Ref No NRWB KA W01Loan Financing No 0856 and 13309P1 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 LocationOverall CapacityMain Facilities to be ConstructedRaw Water Pipeline1 km long of DN600 double flanged ductile iron DI pipes 900m of the length will be laid in the lake Water Treatment Plant1 250 m3 h production capacity with 1 000 m3 h and 220 m h pumping to Bwiba and Balyenge respectivelyRaw water pump station pressure filters clear water pump station and tank disinfection system backwash system operation buildingBwiba Tank and Booster Station Site590 ni h pumping capacityService Tank 3000 nr Reinforced Concrete Booster Station Operators and Disinfection Dosing BuildingNyanja Tank SiteService Tank 4000 m3 Reinforced Concrete Disinfection Dosing BuildingBalvenge Tank SiteService Tank 1 500 m3 Reinforced Concrete Disinfection Dosing Building Staff HousesMlare Booster Station Site115 m3 h pumping capacityBooster Station Operators and Disinfection Dosing Building Staff Houses Sump 75 m3Mlare Proposed Office SiteSatellite OfficeMlare Tank SiteService Tank 1000 m3 Reinforced Concrete Karonga Existing Office SiteStores BuildingKaronga Proposed Office SiteMain OfficePumping Main A total of 26 8 km long of DI pipesPipelineswith diameters ranging from DN 150 nun to DN 500 mmDistribution 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 nunThe 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 Stations3 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 Plant8 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 HouseRoom No 6 Chief Executive Officer s Secretary Private Bag 94MzuzuMALAWI10 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

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