Specific Procurement Notice - National Water Commission

JAMAICA
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FUND FOR
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT (CReW)
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Technical Cooperation; GRT/FM -1276-RG
This request for proposal follows the General Procurement notice for this project that appeared
in UN Development Business Reference No: IDB104-04/12
The Government of Jamaica through its agency the National Water Commission has received a
non-reimbursable technical cooperation grant, GRT/FM-12726-RG from the Inter-American
Development Bank (acting in its capacity as a Global Environmental Facility Fund agency), to
implement the Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management Project (CReW), and
hereby intends to contract works and services related to this project.
In this instance, the National Water Commission (NWC), as executing agency for the CReW in
Jamaica now invites sealed proposals from eligible bidders for the supply of “Design, Build and
Operate” services to design, construct and operate sewage treatment facilities to replace the
existing Boscobel (in the parish of St. Mary) and Elletson Flats (in the parish of St. Andrew)
wastewater treatment plants. The Works to be performed include (but are not limited to) the
complete design, construction, supply, delivery, offloading, erection, site installation, testing and
commissioning, and putting into reliable service of Civil Works, Mechanical and Electrical Plant,
Automatic Control Systems and Instrumentation (SCADA), and operate to meet the design and
performance requirements, along with the training and documentation to be provided.
Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures
specified in the Inter-American Development Bank’s Policies for the Procurement of Works and
Goods financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (GN-2349-9), and is open to all
bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Policies.
Interested eligible applicants may obtain the documents as of Thursday, August 9, 2012
between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each weekday at the National Water Commission, 18 Oxford
Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica W.I. [E-mail: purchasing.manager@nwc.com.jm, Tel: (876) 926-
5825-7, Fax: 929-1480). Documents will be available at a non-refundable cost of J$ 5,000.00
(or US$ 60.00) each. Payments will be accepted in cash or manager’s cheque, and should be
paid at the address stated.
In addition to this, prospective bidders may obtain the documentation by downloading the files
free of charge from the NWC web site www.nwcjamaica.com/tender.asp
A Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 1:30pm at
the NWC’s Engineering Department Meeting Room at 4 Marescaux Road, Kingston 5. A site
visit conducted by the Procuring Entity will not be organized; prospective bidders may make
their independent arrangement with NWC.

Bidders are also asked to complete the Bid Confirmation Form located in the Instructions to
Bidders and return same by email by Thursday, August 23, 2012 as indicated
The deadline for the submission of responses is 3:00 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
and must be deposited at:
“The Tender Box”
Ground Floor Receptionist Area
National Water Commission
18 Oxford Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I.
Tel: (876) 926-5825-7
Fax: (876) 929-1480
Proposals must be returned in a plain package/envelope (as outlined in the Request for
Proposal), which is sealed and appropriately marked on the outside of the envelope/package:
“Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (CReW) – Boscobel/Elletson Flats
Wastewater Treatment Plants Replacement Project”.
All technical proposals submitted will then be publicly opened on Thursday November 15,
2012 at NWC 1st Floor Conference Room, 18 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 commencing at 3:15 pm
in the presence of bidders/representatives who may choose to attend.