1 Invitation for Request for Quotation
1. Ministry of Water and Irrigation/Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ), hereinafter called “the Client”, has received funds from the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and from the European Union Neighbourhood Investment Platform (EU-NIP) toward the cost of the Ramtha and Sahel Houran Wastewater Project, hereinafter called “the Project”.

2. The Client now invites Quotations from properly certified and independent national and international audit firms (hereinafter referred to as “Consultant”) to assign the following consulting Services:
(a) Conducting the Financial and Technical Audit of the Project for the fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027.

3. The selection of the Consultant shall be based on quality, technical proposal, and lowest price. Evaluation of quality shall be based on bidders’ qualifications, which must demonstrate experience in similar contracts in nature and size, experience in the Client’s country, knowledge/skills in technical expertise, language command, and knowledge and experience in international development programmes.

4. Evaluation of technical proposals shall be based on Methodology and CVs of the proposed experts as specified in the RFQ document. The lower price will result from the financial offers.

5. The Quotation shall comprise the following documentation:
a) Letter of Submission of the Proposal,
b) Technical Proposal,
c) Financial Proposal, and
d) Statement of Integrity, Eligibility and Social and Environmental Responsibility. The outer envelope should indicate the reference and the title as below:
 Improved Access to Water, Water Distribution Performance and Related Sewerage Disposal in Irbid Governorate for Host Communities and Syrian Refugees
 Request for Quotation/ For the Selection of Consultant for conducting the Financial and Technical Audit of for the fiscal years 2019 and 2020
 Ref.# [1/AFD/2024]
Technical proposal and financial proposal shall be put in two separate and closed envelopes. The public opening of the submitted Technical Proposals will take place on 4th March 2024.

The Financial proposals will remain closed until the evaluation of the technical proposals is completed. The Financial proposals of only those bidders who have passed the technical evaluation phase will be opened.
6. Period of Validity of Quotations shall not be less than 90 days starting from the deadline of Submission Date.
7. A complete set of bidding documents is available availabe for free download from WAJ website: (https://www.mwi.gov.jo/AR/Modules/tenders) from 30th January 2024.

8. If necessary, clarifications can be requested by sending an email to the following addresses: rua_alsoub@mwi.gov.jo, no later than 3:00 p.m. (Jordan Local Time) of 18th February 2024.

9. Quotation’s envelopes must be submitted in Five (5) hard copies - one (1) of which shall be the Original- and Electronic Versions on USB Keys, to the address below no later than 4th March 2024, at 12:00 p.m. (Jordan Local Time). Late application will be rejected.
Water Authority of Jordan /WAJ Tender Department, 6th Floor Attn: Eng. Rua Al-Soub
Shemisani PO Box 5012 Amman 11181, Jordan
Email: rua_alsoub@mwi.gov.jo

10. The Client has the right to cancel the tender procedure without giving any reasons and without any financial or legal commitments due to the cancelation.

11. Performance Security amounting to 10% of the contract price is requested upon contract signing.