12726-RG Design and Build of 5 Wastewater Treatment Plants

JAMAICA
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FUND FOR
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT (CReW)
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Technical Cooperation; GRT/FM -12726-RG
“Design and Build of 5 Wastewater Treatment
Plants (Mechanical Systems)”
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, rehabilitate and operate five (5) existing NWC sewage
treatment facilities namely; Ensom City (in the parish of St. Catherine), Paisley Pen (in the
parish of Clarendon), Longville Park (in the parish of Clarendon), Red Hills Pen (in the parish
of St. Thomas),and Shrewsbury (in the parish of Westmoreland) 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) where appropriate, and operate to meet the design and
performance requirements, along with the training and documentation to be provided. On
completion the facilities must meet relevant performance requirements, including
applicable effluent standards of the National Environment and Planning Agency
(NEPA).
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 in accordance with
the Government of Jamaica Procurement Guidelines and is open to all bidders from Eligible
Source Countries as defined in the Policies.
Interested eligible applicants may obtain the documents as of Wednesday June 26, 2013
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$ 50.00) each. Payments will be accepted in cash or manager’s cheque, and should be
paid at the address stated. Interested applicants who wish to have documents forwarded to
them via courier services (FEDEX, DHL, etc.) will be required to make the necessary
arrangements to pay for all other charges.

A Pre-Bid meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 18, 2013 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 Friday, July 12, 2013 as indicated
The deadline for the submission of responses is 11:00 am on Friday, September 13, 2013 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) – Design and Build of 5
Wastewater Treatment Plants (Mechanical Systems): Ensom City, Longville Park, Paisley
Pen, Red Hills Pen and Shrewsbury.”
The overall evaluation process will be conducted using the two (2) envelope bidding system by
reviewing the technical and financial aspects of the bids received in separate, sealed and
clearly marked bid envelopes with the bid name and Bidder’s name
All Technical Proposals submitted will then be publicly opened on Friday, September 13, 2013
at NWC 1st Floor Conference Room, 18 Oxford Road, Kingston 5 commencing at 11:15 am in
the presence of bidders/representatives who may choose to attend. The separately sealed
Financial Proposals will remain sealed and opened at a later date subsequent to the evaluation
of the Technical Proposals.
Please note that locally registered firms are expected to have a valid National Contracts
Commission (NCC) Certification at Grade 1 minimum, in the categories of Civil Engineering and
Grade 2 minimum, in the categories of Electrical Works and/or Mechanical Works and shall
have a valid Tax Compliance Certificate (TCC) at the time of bid submission whilst overseas
based firms if successful are required to have both certification before the Contract can be
awarded.
The National Water Commission is not obliged to accept the lowest or any bid and reserves the
right to terminate the bid process at any point to the award of Contract without incurring liability
to any of the participants