Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project Contract Administration & Construction Supervision
Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Water Supply and Sanitation Project
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR HIRING CONSULTING FIRM
Loan No. / (Original Credit No 4292-ET and Original Grant No 287-ET and Additional Credit No.5115-ET)
Assignment Title: Contract Administration & Construction Supervision
Reference No. :- QCBS/DDWSSA/IDA/UWSSP/C-CAS/001/2012
1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received additional financing from the World Bank towards the cost of urban water supply and sanitationproject and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
✔ Borehole drilling supervision, the revision of the previously proposed design as required and tender documents of the project as required. In addition, the Consultant is required to modify the designs during implementation. The redesign of works in modification of unpredicted works that may take place in the courseof implementation and is expected to modify it with the consent of the office. The consultant is required to check whether the set capacities, sizes, volumes and locations are correct or not according to the existing conditions on the ground. Moreover, the consultant is requiredto check the capacity of electro mechanical equipments, locations of reservoirs, routes and sizes of pipe works etc related to the existingconditions on the ground with reference to the original designs. The consultant would carry out this duty working with other experts of theoffice and the one employed for the same duty for the projects.
✔ The Consultant shall carry out complete engineering services related to design, tender documents preparation, tender floating and processing, tender evaluation and award, contract management, construction supervision, further capacity building for technical experts of the office for effective and efficient implementation of urban water supply and sanitation Plan for not more than three years.
3. Dire Dawa Water Supply and Sewerage Authority now invite eligible consulting firms to indicate theirinterest in providing the services. Interested consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The short listingcriteria are: Core Business and Years in Business, Qualifications in the field of the assignment, Technical and Managerial Organization of the firm and General Qualifications and number of key staff.
4. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants byWorld Bank Borrowers January 2011 ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: Consultant Guidelines -paragraph 1.9.
5. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications.
6. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS method set out in the consultant Guidelines.
7. Further Information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM hours in the morning and 02:00 to 05:00 PM hours in the afternoon.
8. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below on 08-Jan-2013.
Dire Dawa Water Supply andSewerage Authority
Program Management Unit
Zemedkun Tirfe, Coordinator and/or
Nigusu Mengiste, Procurement Specialist
Telephone: +251-25-111-34-96
Fax +251-25-111-49-87
E-mail:zemerkuntirfe@yahoo.com
and/or nigusumengiste@yahoo.com
Dire Dawa
