ONDO STATE GOVERNMENT
ONDO STATE WATER CORPORATION ALAGBAKA, AKURE
NATIONAL URBAN WATER SUPPLY REFORM PROJECT III (NWSRP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF WORKS OF ONDO URBAN WATER SUPPLY PROJECT (AFD CREDIT NO. CNG 1037)
1. The Ondo State Government through the Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the “Agence Francaise de Development” (AFD) for the implementation of the Ondo State Urban Water Supply Project under the National Urban Water Sector Reform Program – III (NUWSRP III), of which Ondo State is one of the Final Beneficiaries.
2. The principal objectives of the project is to increase the coverage, continuity and quality of a sustainable water supply service in Akure, Ondo State and financial viability
3. The Ondo State water
Corporation now intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this
financing towards the following engineering services: –
• Rehabilitation and recommissioning of production facilities at Owena Multi-purpose Dam WTP
• Construction of a transmission systems to a new reservoir in Southern Akure
• Construction of new reservoir in Southern Akure
• Rehabilitation, extension and densification of the distribution
network, including implementation of water meters on the networks and on
all connections
• Construction of balancing reservoir near the Water Treatment Plant head works
• Construction supervision of the Works
4.
The Ondo State Government, on behalf of Water Corporation of Ondo
State, now invites Consulting firms to indicate their interest in
providing the services. Interested applicants must provide the following
information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services:
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(i) A covering letter addressed to the Ondo State Water
Corporation on the official letter head of company duly signed by
authorized signatory
(ii) Evidence showing the field of specialty of the firm (“Consultants profile/brochures)
(iii) Evidence showing that the firm is a legal entity (certificate of registration)
(iv) Evidence of registration with relevant authorities and professional bodies
(v) Evidence showing the technical and managerial capacities of the firm in the field of assignment
(vi) Audit financial statement of the Applicant for the last three years
(vii) Description of similar assignments. Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on
• The contracts size:
• The nature of the Services “feasibility studies” “detailed technical studies, work supervision”
• The technical team and expertise: application of Global Geographic
information System (QGIS) in the execution of the services, Detailed
engineering design and supervision of Water Treatment Plant
rehabilitation
• Experience of working in similar geographical regions
5. This request for expression of interest is open to all eligible national as well as international consulting entities.
6. The indicative implementation period of the above works shall be 32 (Thirty-two) months.
7. Consultants will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method.
8. Expression of Interest may be submitted by a sole firm or a joint venture of consulting firms.
9. Sole firms or joint venture, shall present a minimum of 15 completed or on-going relevant similar assignments performed during the last 10 years. There shall be at least 3 assignments for which the value of the consultancy services, performed by the firm or a member of the JV, must be more than 2.0 million US dollars.
10. For each similar assignment presented, the consultant shall provide a letter from the Client with the name and contract address of the client (office & email address, and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name(s) of lead and associate firms contract amount and financing sources
11. The Client will also take into account for the evaluation purposes, the application of the following items:
• Skills and availability of in-house technical back-up experts provided to the on-site experts
• Quality assurance procedures and certifications of the Applicant: ISO 9001 or equivalent
12. Applicants may associate to enhance their qualifications. If the Applicant is a JV, the Expression of Interest (EOI) shall include a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members.
13. Alternatively, a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement in the event of a successful proposal shall be signed by all members and submitted with the Expression of Interest together with a copy of the proposed Agreement. In the absence of this document, the other members’ will be considered as sub-consultants. Experiences and qualifications of Sub-¬consultants will not be taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
14. The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a mema Joint Venture (JV). If an Applicant (including any JV member) submits or participates in more than one application, those applications shall be all rejected. However, the same Sub-consultant may participate in several applications.
15. One (1) original and one (1) soft copy of Expression of Interest (EOI) must be delivered not later than 2 December, 2019 to the address below:
Office of the Permanent Secretary
Cabinet and Special Services Dept.,
Office of the Governor,
Alagbaka GRA, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
Attention:
Engr. Toba Akinde
E-mail: watercorp@ondostate.gov.ng, folajimiakinrinmade@gmail.com & engrtobaakinde@gmail.com
Telephone: +234 703 021 1979, +234 8037246209
16. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address above during office hours (9:00am – 4:00pm), Mondays-Fridays).
17. Eligibility criteria to AFD’s financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the “Procurement Guidelines for AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries, is available online on AFD’s website, www.afd.fr.
18. Based on the evaluation of the applications that would be received, a maximum of 6 (six) Consultants will be shortlisted, to whom the Request for Proposals (RFP) shall be sent, to carry out the Services.
19. EOI will be assessed based on Qualification 30.0 %, Experience 60.0 %, and Capacity 10.0 % of consulting firm and key personnel.
20. The Client is not bound to shortlist any Applicant.
21. Note: Please, contact Ondo State Water Corporation for a Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Social and Environmental Responsibility. You can also find the document on AFD website (https://www.afd.fr/en/responding-bid-invitation). A signed copy of the Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Social and Environmental Responsibility must be attached to the application.
