STATE OF PALESTINE

Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Gaza Project

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE

Consulting services for Construction Supervision for Irrigation of 1000Ha for Zone A2&B in Beit Hanoun & Gaza

(PWA/AFD/2023/028EOI-CTD)


UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF

PALESTINE WATER AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES –FIRMS SELECTION)








Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Gaza Project

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR
(Construction Supervision for Irrigation of 1000Ha for Zone A2&B in Beit Hanoun & Gaza)

Expression of interest
The Ministry of finance has received financing from the French Development Agency (AFD) and Green Climate Fund and on basis of the signed on granting agreement delegating PWA as Implementing Agency, so it intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following services:

Consulting services for Construction Supervision for Irrigation of 1000Ha for Zone A2&B in Beit Hanoun & Gaza

 The services include: Construction Supervision for Irrigation of 1000Ha for Zone A2&B in Beit Hanoun & Gaza. Expected period of works completion is 20 Months. Expected period of this assignment is 22 months in addition to 12 months for the defect liability period DLP. It includes the works supervision of the following activities:

 The construction of mains and sub-mains of the irrigation network covering about 10,000 donums located in Beit Hanoon & Gaza municipalities designated by Zone A2&B. The water networks include all fittings needed to complete the works. The types of pipes are Ductile Iron and HDPE pipes of various diameters, the ductile iron pipes' diameter varies from 700mm to 900mm with an approximate total length of 9,850 MR, and the HDPE pipes' diameter varies from 63 mm to 500 mm of approximate total length 178,450 MR.
 The estimated level of efforts for the assignments: 183-man month.

This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to:

 Consulting firms q Individual consultants

q NGOs q Joint Venture between NGO(s) and consulting firm(s)
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
The Applicant shall submit only one application, either in its own name or as a member of a 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 Subconsultant may participate in several applications.
If the Applicant is a JV, the expression of interest shall include:
 a copy of the JV Agreement entered into by all members,
or
 a letter of intent to execute a JV Agreement, signed by all members together with a copy of the Agreement proposal,
In the absence of this document, the other members will be considered as Subconsultants.
Experiences and qualifications of Subconsultants are not taken into account in the evaluation of the applications.
Interested Applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted.


Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on:
 The construction supervision contracts for similar projects (2 similar contracts).
 The nature of the Services: “supervision of construction works (red book)",.
 The technical area and expertise: “ construction of irrigation networks, construction of water facilities, water wells, reservoirs, pumping and piping faciliies”,
 The location: at least one of the two similar projects should be in Mediterranean countries, Palestine especially Gaza is an advantage.
Due to the security risk in the areas where the Services are to be performed, the evaluation of Expressions of Interest will verify that the applications meet the following criteria:
 The Applicant has set up internal security management procedures: it shall provide a description of its monitoring system and crisis management system.
 The Applicant shall describe its standard preparation process for departure on assignment in sensitive areas, and shall attach documents proving its implementation (service orders with related instructions, certificates of awareness-raising or training actions, etc.).

An application that does not meet any of these requirements will be rejected.

The PWA will prepare a short list of maximum six candidates to be pre-selected based on the expressions of interest received to whom it will send a Request for Proposals to perform the services.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address (2) below in person, or by e-mail on or before 22/05/2023 at 12:00 midday.
Address 1: For Information
Palestinian Water Authority:
Al Rasheed Street, Opposite Chalets Resort, VIP Building, 5th flour; Gaza City, Palestine,
Attn: Eng. Sadi Ali
PMU General Director
Tel: +972-8-264-4071, Fax: +972-8-264-4072
E-mails:
Addressed to Sali@pwa-gpmu.org
zkarraz@pwa-gpmu.org
Insert in CC:ctd@mpwh.pna.ps Address 2: For Submission
Ministry of Public Works and Housing - Central Tendering Department
First floor,
Al Baloua’ Street, Bietunia, West Bank, Palestine
Attn: Eng. Fatima abo Ghaboush Acting Director General
Fax: + 970 2 290 9092 Mobile: + 970 594277566
E-mail: ctd@mpwh.pna.ps