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Tender Documents: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan Water Company - Miyahuna LLC Usaid Fara Project 1 Phase Iii
Tender Documents: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan Water Company - Miyahuna LLC Usaid Fara Project 1 Phase Iii
Tender Documents: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan Water Company - Miyahuna LLC Usaid Fara Project 1 Phase Iii
DESIGN, BUILD
TENDER DOCUMENTS
VOLUME I
CONTENTS
VOLUME I
Invitation to Tender
Section 1: Instructions to Tenderers
Table of Clauses
A. General
B. Tender Documents
C. Preparation of Tenders
D. Submission of Tenders
E. Tender Opening and Evaluation
F. Award of Contract
Section 2: Forms to be submitted with the Tender
Letter of Submission
Current commitment – List for on-going projects
List of deviations
Outline performance Programme and Method statement
Letter of undertaking
Form of Tender
Bid security form
VOLUME II
General and Particular Conditions of Contract
VOLUME III
General and Technical Requirements
VOLUME IV
Design criteria & Electromechanical Technical Specification
VOLUME I
Invitation to Tender
Section 1Instruction to Tenderers
Section 2 Forms to be submitted with Tender
Section 3 Declaration of Undertaking
Section 4 Schedule of Payments
INVITATION TO TENDER
1. Jordan Water Company L.L.C Miyahuna invites the eligible Contractors classified by the
GTD as Grade (1) in the field of water and wastewater treatment plant (single or in Joint
Venture), to tender for the project of the contract as detailed below. In case of joint
venture/ Jordanian parties' initial agreement between them on letter of attention must be
submitted.
2. Nationality of the Main contractor, Joint venture partners in accordance with USAID
Code 937 and regard the materials refer to USAID code #937 (The United States, the
recipient country, and developing countries other than advanced developing countries).
3. The eligible Tenderers shall have an experience within the last 10 (ten) years of similar
works.
- The project\s is considered as similar if the project\s similar in nature, scope and value
for this project and Covers the major items mentioned in the schedule of payments and
covers the following - not limited to.
- The project implemented in water sector/ water treatment plant, pumps and related
electro- mechanical works and connection to Scada system.
- The design of the project in the same nature. The project includes Design, installation,
execution, testing, commissioning, training plan and operation of the water treatment
plant system for two years during the defect notification period.
- To be provided at the time of tender with a proof copy of contract agreements or
Certificates of completion.
4. The eligible Tenderers shall have a clean record for the past 5 (five) years in terms of
contract termination, liquidation of guarantees, and delay in works exceeding 30%
duration of the contract period and must not be blacklisted neither by the GTD in the
water sector, nor by Miyahuna. Upon request, the Tenderer shall submit documentary
evidence to proof this requirement.
5. Tender Documents, 1 hard copy and 1 soft copy, can be purchased from the Jordan
Water Company L.L.C Miyahuna at the address noted below starting from starting from
August 15, 2021 for the non-refundable fee of (500 JODs) per set. The method of
payment will be (cash). The document should be collected by an authorized
representative. The last day for purchasing tender documents is (at 3:00 pm on
September 23, 2021).
6. The Employer will organize a pre-tender meeting, on September 6, 2021, 9:00am at the office
of Miyahuna. The Employer may conduct a Site visit concurrently with the pre-tender
meeting.
7. Site visits are scheduled on September 7, 2021 9:00am from the Jordan Water Company L.L.C
Miyahuna. Tenderers are responsible for their own transportation to the site.
8. Tenderers shall attempt to bid based on their financial and economic eligibility, experience,
resource availability as well as quality of supplies offered according to the technical
specifications.
9. Inquiries related to the tender documents shall be sent to the Jordan Water Company L.L.C
Miyahuna, Procurement Manager, Mr. Ahmad Lozi via fax, preferably by email to the above-
mentioned address before September 9, 2021 (incoming date). Tenderers are obliged to follow
up the issuance of any addenda to the tender documents or answers to inquiries issued by
Miyahuna official Miyahuna website (www.miyahuna.com.jo).
10. The scope of the project is:
- Guarantee the continuity of water supply from Zarqa Ma’in pumping station during the rainy
season by implementing the required measures to reduce water turbidity after flooding events
prior to pumping to the treatment plant. (As mentioned in technical requirements of volume
3).
- Design, supply, installation, execution, testing, commissioning, training and operation of all the
works for two years. Operation will be just during the rainy season of year (rainy season from
beginning of October to the end of April), and subjected to Miyahuna requested during the
defect notification period.
- Knowing that, the Initial taking over of the project after successful testing the works during
the first rainy season after the completion of Execution stage for all project components.
- Improvement of existing structure works as mentioned in technical requirements of volume 3.
- Electromechanical works in two different locations; Zarqa Ma’in pumping station and Zara
Main pumping station as mentioned in technical requirements of volume 3.
- Any works required and motioned in volume 3 (Requirements).
- The bidder shall conduct training to Miyahuna concerned staff on all new system installed.
11. This Project is Financed by (USAID) where Miyahuna Company engaged with an associate
agreement with the donor.
12. All tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security of (63,500) JOD valid for 180 days (6
months), starting from the submission date, the original guarantee shall be attached to the
original technical offer from the contractor (copies to the copies).
13. The Tenderer shall enclose Envelope No.1 (technical offer) and Envelope No. 2 (financial
Offer) of the original in a sealed outer envelope marked "ORIGINAL”. the two envelopes
that make up the one copy shall be placed in a sealed outer envelope marked "COPY”. Both
outer envelopes shall then be placed in an outer package strong enough to protect the
contents during transport and handling.
14. No Tender received after the deadline for submission shall be accepted or considered by the
Tendering Committee.
15. At Bid opening session the Tender Committee will open the submitted bids, first the envelope
No. 1 - Technical Offer and the envelope of the bid security, will be opened and a Technical
Committee will evaluate the technical tenders. The Envelope No.2 - Financial Offer will be kept
on close box and will be opened after the technical evaluation of only those Bidders/Tenderers
found entirely administratively and technically responsive, in a separate meeting. When
submitting a Tender, the Tenderer is requested to advise the date and mode of dispatch. This,
however, shall in no way limit the Tenderer's responsibility for the timely arrival of his Tender
at the Employer’s address Mentioned above.
16. Deadline for submission of Tenders is on September 30, 2021 from 8:30am until 11:30am. Jordan local time.
17. The Employer will not be responsible for lost and/or undelivered documents sent by mail, Fax
or similar means.
18. The Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any offer, and to annul the tender and cancel
the procurement process at any time, without thereby incurring any liability to
Bidders/Tenderers.
19. All information provided/submitted by the Bidders/Tenderers shall be accurate, correct and
duly certified.
20. The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by
which Jordan Water Company (Miyahuna) has entered into an agreement that has a fixed
timeframe and payment schedule payable to Miyahuna based on completion of predetermined
Milestones. The Milestones will be provided to the contractor at an early stage and the contractor
must consider the priorities of Milestones in his work plan and implementation schedule, to
avoid any damages to the employer or hinder Miyahuna from submitting its invoices to the
USAID. In the case of failure to complete any or all items included in the contract within the
allocated time; Miyahuna reserves all the contractual and financial rights in case of non-
compliance by the contractor with the above.
Submission of offers by
6
Bidders/Tenderers
September 30 2021 From 8:30Am until 11:30Am max Jordan
local time.
Opening of Bidders/Tenderers
7
offers September 30, 2021 at 12:00pm Jordan local time.
SECTION 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDERERS
Table of Content
Page
A. GENERAL ...................................................................................................... 10
Scope of Tender ..................................................................................................................... 10
Eligible Tenderers ................................................................................................................. 10
Materials ................................................................................................................................... 12
4 Eligibility and Qualification for Award of Contract.................................................... 12
5 One Tender per Tenderer ................................................................................................... 14
6 Cost of Tendering .................................................................................................................. 14
7 Site Visit .................................................................................................................................... 14
B. TENDER DOCUMENTS.............................................................................. 14
8 Contents of Tender Documents ........................................................................................ 15
9 Clarification of Tender Documents ................................................................................. 15
10 Amendment of Tender Documents ................................................................................. 15
C. PREPARATION OF TENDERS................................................................... 15
11 Language of Tender ............................................................................................................. 16
12 Documents Comprising the Tender ................................................................................ 16
13 Tender Prices .......................................................................................................................... 17
14 Currencies of Tender and Payment ................................................................................. 17
15 Tender Validity ....................................................................................................................... 17
16 Tender Security ...................................................................................................................... 17
Alternative Proposals by Tenderers ............................................................................................ 18
18 Pre-Tender Meeting.............................................................................................................. 18
19 Format and Signing of Tender .......................................................................................... 18
FORM OF ............................................................................................................ 30
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING............................................................ 38
A. GENERAL
• Scope of Tender
(WATER LOSS REDUCTION IN ZARQA MAIN PROJECT, FARA1, Contract No.: C-T-21-0034
FARA Phase III)
• Electromechanical works in two different locations; Zarqa Ma’in pumping station and Zara Main
pumping station as mentioned in technical requirements of volume III.
• The bidder shall conduct training to Miyahuna concerned staff on all new system installed.
• Eligible Tenderers
1.1. This invitation to tender is open to eligible Contractors (single or in Joint Venture), to tender for the
project of the contract as detailed below.
The eligible Contractors classified by the GTD as Grade (1) in the field of water and wastewater treatment
plant (single or in Joint Venture), to tender for the project of the contract as detailed below. In case of joint
venture/ Jordanian parties initial agreement between them on letter of attention must be submitted
The eligible Tenderers shall have a clean record for the past 5 (five) years in terms of contract
termination, liquidation of guarantees, and delay in works exceeding 30% duration of the contract
period and must not be blacklisted neither by the GTD in the water sector nor by Miyahuna. Upon
request, the Tenderer shall submit documentary evidence to proof this requirement.
Nationality for (Main contractor, Joint venture and\or Sub-contractor) in accordance with USAID Code 937 as
per the invitation.
1.2. A Tenderer may be a private entity or any combination of such entities in the form of a joint venture
(JV) under an existing agreement or with the intent to enter into such an agreement supported by a
letter of intent. In the case of a joint venture, all members shall be jointly and severally liable for the
execution of the Contract in accordance with the Contract terms. The JV shall nominate a
Representative who shall have the authority to conduct all business for and on behalf of any, and all the
members of the JV during the Tendering process and, in the event the JV is awarded the Contract,
during contract execution. Number of members in a JV is limited to TWO only.
1.3. In the case of a joint venture:
a) All members shall be jointly and severally liable for the execution of the Contract in accordance
with the Contract terms.
b) Any changes in the leader during the tendering procedure or after awarding will lead to disqualifying
the Tenderer.
1.4. The Tenderer shall nominate a Representative who shall have the authority to conduct all business for
and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV during the bidding process and, in the event the JV
is awarded the Contract, during contract execution.
1.5. The Tenderer shall not have a conflict of interest. Any Tenderer found to have a conflict of interest
shall be disqualified. A Tenderer may be considered to have a conflict of interest for the purpose of this
procurement process, if the Tenderer:
a) Directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another Tenderer;
or
b) Receives or has received any direct or indirect subsidy from another Tenderer; or
c) Has the same legal representative as another Tenderer; or
d) Has a relationship with another Tenderer, directly or through common third parties, that puts it in
a position to influence the bid of another Tenderer, or influence the decisions of the Employer
regarding this bidding process; or
e) Participates in more than one bid in this bidding process. Participation by a Tenderer in more than
one Bid will result in the disqualification of all Bids in which such Tenderer is involved. However,
this does not limit the inclusion of the same subcontractor in more than one bid; or
f) Any of its affiliates participated as a consultant in the preparation of the design or technical
specifications of the works that are the subject of the bid; or
g) Any of its affiliates has been hired (or is proposed to be hired) by the Employer as Project Manager
for the Contract implementation; or
h) Has a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Employer (or of the
project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the funds) who: (i) are directly or
indirectly involved in the preparation of the bidding documents or specifications of the contract,
and/or the bid evaluation process of such contract; or (ii) would be involved in the implementation
or supervision of such contract unless the conflict stemming from such relationship has been
resolved in a manner acceptable to the Employer throughout the procurement process and
execution of the contract.
1.6. A firm that is a Tenderer (either individually or as a JV member) shall not participate as a Tenderer
or as JV member in more than one Bid except for permitted alternative Bids. Such participation shall
result in the disqualification of all Bids in which the firm is involved. However, this does not limit the
participation of a Tenderer as a subcontractor in another Bid or of a firm as a subcontractor or experts
in more than one Bid.
• Materials
The submittal of the materials required for the purpose of this project shall be submitted after
awarding for the approval of the Engineer\Employer and shall comply with the following condition
and meet the requirement and specification.
(a) Country of Source and Country of Nationality Refer to USAID code #937 (The United States,
the recipient country, and developing countries other than advanced developing countries).
(b) For Valves Country of Source and Country of Nationality Refer to USAID code #937 (The
United States, the recipient country, and developing countries other than advanced developing
countries).
(C) The transportation of any shipments by ocean or air and related delivery services are
required to be transported by privately owned United State vessel or air charter, otherwise
prior approval is required in writing from USAID through JWC-Miyahuna.
(d) For the material approval after awarding, The Contractor shall submit the following documents
in addition to the requirements stated in volume III:
i. Schedule of particular and compliance sheet.
ii. Full technical specification and original catalogue
iii. Conformity of materials with specifications and standards
iv. Non Toxic Certificates for materials used for water supply from third party inspection
companies, approved by Employer especially for PRV's and Water Metres and ductile iron
and GRP pipes and fittings, rubbers and gaskets.
v. Services satisfactory to the Employer based on previous use and experience.
Company experience under contracts in the role of prime contractor, JV member, sub-
4.1.(i)
contractor, or management contractor for at least 10 years.
List for turnover of company for last three years (2018, 2019, and 2020).
4.1.(j) Annual turnover around 2,000,000 JD for any entity participating in this bid.
Audited from certified financial party.
4.1.(k) - Table for similar projects, minimum one similar project is required
The project\s is considered as similar if the project\s similar in nature, scope and value
for this project and Covers the major items mentioned in the schedule of payments and
covers the following not limited to :
- The project implemented in water sector/ water treatment plan, pumps and related
electro- mechanical works and connection to Scada system.
The contractor shall provide at the time of tender a (Performance certificate is required
including contact details )
Letter of the financial institution (or bank) issuing the Tender security agree therein to
4.1.(l)
issue the Performance Guarantee in case of Award of the Contract
detailed Method Statement for the Project (in addition presentation is required and
4.1.(n) considered as a part of the contractor's proposal to introduce the contractor
understanding and his solution and plan to implement the project.
The Tender Documents attached in Envelope 1 of the Tender, signed and stamped as
4.1.(p)
part of the Contract
4.1.(q) One complete set of drawings (A3 format) signed and stamped (if applicable)
(All Drawing will be given as a soft copy and the bidder shall turn it to hard copy, the bidder
shall bear the costs)
4.2 Tenders submitted by a joint venture of two firms as partners shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) The Tender shall include all the information listed in Sub-Section4.1 (a) to (h) above for each
joint venture partner;
(b) The Tender, and in case of a successful Tender, the Form of JV Agreement, shall be signed
so as to be legally binding on all partners;
(c) One of the partners shall be nominated as the lead firm; and this nomination shall be
evidenced by a power of attorney signed by legally authorised signatories of all the partners;
(d) The lead firm shall be authorised to assume liabilities and receive instructions for and on
behalf of any and all partners of the joint venture and the entire execution of the Contract,
including payments by the Employer shall be done exclusively with the lead firm;
(e) All partners of the joint venture shall be liable jointly and individually for the execution of
the Contract in accordance with the Contract terms, and as stated in the Form of Tender and
in the Form of Agreement (in case of a successful tender).
(f) A copy of the Joint Venture Agreement entered by all partners shall be submitted with the
bid. Alternatively, a Letter of Intent to execute a Joint Venture Agreement in the event of a
successful bid shall be signed by all partners and submitted with the bid, together with a copy
of the proposed agreement.
4.3 Any change in the structure or formation of a Tenderer after being qualified and eligible to bid
(including, in the case of a JV, any change in the structure or formation of any member thereto) shall
be subject to the written approval of the Employer. Such approval shall be denied if (i) as a
consequence of the change, the Tenderer no longer substantially meets the qualification criteria; or
(ii) in the opinion of the Employer, the change may result in a substantial reduction in competition.
Any such change should be submitted to the Employer not later than the date of submission of the
bid as stated in the Invitation to Bid.
6 Cost of Tendering
6.1 The Tenderer shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of his Tender and
the Employer will in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or
outcome of the tendering process.
7 Site Visit
7.1 Anyone who wishes to participate in this Tender shall visit the Site of Work and become acquainted
with it and shall obtain, by himself and at his own responsibility, all expenses of information required
to submit his Bid, and to understand its nature, the circumstances pertaining to the project, all local
customs, Work conditions and all other matters related to the Tender or those which affect the
pricing of his Bid..
7.2 The Tenderer and any of his personnel or agents will be granted permission by the Employer to
enter upon his premises and lands for the purpose of such inspection, but only upon the express
condition that the tenderer, his personnel and agents, will release and indemnify the Employer and
his personnel and agents from and against all liabilities in respect thereof and will be responsible for
death or personal injury, loss of or damage to property and any other loss, damage, costs and
expenses incurred as a result of the inspection.
7.3 The Employer may conduct a Site visit concurrently with the Pre-Tender Meeting referred to in
Section 18.
B. TENDER DOCUMENTS
8.2 The Tenderer is expected to examine carefully the contents of all the above documents. Failure to
comply with the requirements of Tender submission will be at the Tenderer's own risk. Pursuant to
Section 27, tenders which are not substantially responsive to the requirements of the Tender
documents will be rejected.
C. PREPARATION OF TENDERS
11 Language of Tender
11.1 The Tender, and all correspondence and documents related to the Tender exchanged by the
Tenderer and the Employer shall be written in the ENGLISH. Supporting documents and printed
literature furnished by the Tenderer may be in another language provided they are accompanied by
an accurate translation of the relevant pages in the above stated languages, in which case, for
purposes of interpretation of the Tender, the English translation shall prevail.
I. Section I – Eligibility:
- All required information/documents as per the selection criteria stated under the
Invitation to Tender and ITT2.
- If the Bidder does not provide these information/documents and does not comply
with these requirements will lead to reject his bid immediately.
(b) Part II - where applicable, bids submitted by a joint venture of two firms as
partners shall comply with the following requirements:
i. The bid shall include all the information listed as per part I- Detailed Technical
Proposal above and ITT 4.2.
ii. Confirms each joint venture participant’s commitment to the joint venture
and acceptance of the joint venture arrangements described in the Proposal.
iii. Confirms each joint venture participant’s willingness to provide a joint and
several guarantees to the Client to underwrite the performance of the joint
venture in respect of the Contract.
iv. Roles and responsibilities of each partner shall be clearly defined.
v. identifies which joint venture participant:
- will assume the leading role on behalf of the other joint venture participants;
and
- Will have the authority to commit all joint venture participants.
(c) Part III – the Bidding Documents stamped and signed as required.
(e) The Technical Proposal must not contain any bid cost/financial
information. If the Bidder’s technical proposal include any cost/financial
information or indications that may be interpreted reveals bid price, this
will lead to rejecting the bid immediately.
2) Envelope No. 2, named "Financial Offer" which shall contain the following:
a) the duly filled-in Form of Bid (Letter of Tender) and appendix to tender completed,
signed and stamped as required; and
b) Financial offer (Schedule of Payment priced)signed and stamped as required.
13 Tender Prices
13.1 The Contract shall be for the whole Works as described in Section1 and 8 and Invitation to Tender,
based on the schedule of payments submitted by the Tenderer.
13.2 The Tenderer shall Price the schedule of Payment as refer in tender documents, a detailed
Breakdown of Prices is required for each part of the activities after design stage.
13.3 The project is tax exempted. Tender prices shall be prices without all import fees, sales taxes and
custom duties.
13.4 The contract price quoted by the Tenderers are not subject to adjustment during the project period
or any time extension.
13.5 The sales tax, customs duties, fees and other levies shall be dealt as follows:
a. For any part or whole of permanent works, materials which become property of the Employer for
which the sales tax, custom, fees and other levies is paid by the contractor, the stated amount
will be reimbursed against providing original receipt for permanent works materials. Value of
permanent works, material cannot exceed prices given in the Contract.
b. Taxes paid for consumables and temporaries of all kinds will not be reimbursed.
c. Taxes for transport facilities have to be paid by the Contractor, including all fees, charges,
insurance, registration, transfer of ownership, clearances, maintenance during the project period
and will not be reimbursed.
15 Tender Validity
15.1Tenders shall remain valid for a period of 150calendar days after the date of Tender opening specified in
Section24.
15.2 In exceptional circumstances, prior to expiry of the original Tender validity period, the Employer
may request that the Tenderers extend the period of validity for a specified additional period. The
request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing or by cable. A Tenderer may refuse the
request without forfeiting his Tender security. A tenderer agreeing to the request will not be required
or permitted to modify his Tender, but will be required to extend the validity of his Tender security
for the period of the extension, and in compliance with Section 16 in all aspects.
16 Tender Security
16.1 The Tenderer shall furnish as part of his Tender, a Tender security in amount of JOD 63,500 (Sixty
three thousand and five hundred Jordanian Dinar) valid for180 days, starting from the submission
date of tender. The original guarantee has to be attached to the original offer from the contractor.
16.2 The format of the bank guarantee shall be in accordance with the sample form of Tender security
included in Section 2.
16.3 Any Tender not accompanied by an acceptable Tender security shall be rejected by the Employer as
non-responsive.
16.4 The Tender securities of unsuccessful Tenderers will be returned as promptly as possible, but not
later than 30 days after the expiration of the period of Tender validity.
16.5 The Tender security of the successful Tenderer will be returned when the Tenderer has signed the
Agreement and furnished the required Performance Security, pursuant to Section 34.
16.6 The Tender security may be forfeited
(a) If the Tenderer withdraws his Tender during the period of Tender validity;
(b) If the Tenderer does not accept the correction of his Tender price, pursuant to Sub-Section
28.2; or
(c) In the case of Award of Contract, if he fails within the specified time limit to
(i) Sign the Agreement, or
(ii) Furnish the required Performance Guarantee.
16.7 The tender security of a joint venture shall be issued to commit fully all partners to the proposed
joint venture.
18 Pre-Tender Meeting
18.1 The Tenderer or his official representative is invited to attend a Pre-Tender Meeting which will
launch at a place and dates mentioned in the Invitation to Tender.
18.2 The purpose of the meeting will be to clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may
be raised at that stage.
18.3 The Tenderer is requested to submit any questions in writing or by cable, to reach the Employer as
indicated in the Invitation to Tender.
18.4 Minutes of the meeting, including the text of the questions raised and the responses given, will be
transmitted without delay to all purchasers of the Tender documents as an addendum to the
contract. Any modification of the Tender documents listed in Sub-Section8.1 which may become
necessary as a result of the Pre-Tender Meeting shall be made by the Employer exclusively through
the issue of an Addendum pursuant to Section 10 and not through the minutes of the Pre-Tender
Meeting only.
18.5 Non-attendance at the Pre-Tender Meeting will not be a cause for disqualification of a Tenderer.
19.3 The Tender shall contain no alterations, omissions or additions, except those to comply with
instructions issued by the Employer, or as necessary to correct errors made by the Tenderer, in
which case such corrections shall be initialled by the person or persons signing the Tender.
D. SUBMISSION OF TENDERS
Tender for:
20.3 In addition to the identification required in Sub-Section 20.2, the outer package shall indicate the
name and address of the Tenderer to enable the Tender to be returned unopened in case it is
declared "late" pursuant to Section 22.
20.4 If the outer package is not sealed and marked as above, the Employer will assume no responsibility
for the misplacement or premature opening of the Tender.
22 Late Tenders
22.1 Any Tender received after the deadline for submission of Tenders prescribed in Section 21 will be returned
unopened to the Tenderer. Late tenders will be rejected and will not be evaluated.
24 Tender Opening
24.1 Miyahuna Tender Committee will open the Tenders, including modifications made pursuant to
Section 23, at the time and date indicated in the Invitation to Tender, in the office of the Jordan
Water Company L.L.C Miyahuna, address indicated in Sub-Section20.2 (a), in the presence of
Tenderers' representatives who choose to attend.
24.2 At the start of the technical Tender opening meeting, Miyahuna Tender Committee shall read the
names of the Tenderers and open Envelope No. 1, technical offer, of each Tenderer and stamp and
examine the documents included therein as prescribed above in Sub-Section19.4.
24.3 Following the opening and evaluation of the technical submittals, the qualified Bidders who passed the
technical evaluation will be invited at a date and venue to be announced to the opening of the financial
offers. The unqualified bidders who failed the technical evaluation will be considered to be non-admissible
and subsequently the Financial Offer will not be considered and returned unopened to the Tenderer.
24.4 The Tender Evaluation Committee shall prepare minutes of the Tender openings, technical and
financial tender meeting, including the information disclosed to those present in accordance with
Sub-Section 24.2 and 24.3.
25 Confidentiality
25.1 All information provided in this document must remain confidential. All information received from
Tenderers as part of the Tender Process will be treated on a confidential basis by The Employer.
The Employer reserves the right to disclose summary information concerning Tenders received.
25.2 Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation and comparison of Tenders and
recommendations for the award of a contract shall not be disclosed to Tenderers or any other
persons not officially involved in such process until the award to the successful Tenderer has been
announced. Any effort by a Tenderer to influence the Employer's processing of Tenders or award
decisions will result in the rejection of the Tenderer’s Tender.
26 Clarification of Tenders
26.1 To assist in the examination, evaluation and comparison of Tenders, the Employer may, at his
discretion, ask any Tenderer for clarification of his Tender, including breakdowns of unit rates. The
request for clarification and the response shall be in writing or by cable, but no change in the price
or substance of the Tender shall be sought, offered or permitted except as required to confirm the
correction of arithmetic errors discovered by the Employer in the evaluation of the Tenders in
accordance with ITT 28.If the tenderer does not provide clarifications of its tender by the date and
time set in the Employer’s request for clarification, its tender may be rejected.
26.2 From the time of tender opening to the time of Contract award, if any tenderer wishes to contact
the Employer on any matter related to the tender, it should do so in writing.
26.3 Any effort by the tenderer to influence the Employer in the tender evaluation, tender comparison,
or Contract award decisions may result in the rejection of the tender.
28 Correction of Errors
28.1 Tenders determined to be substantially responsive will be checked by the Employer for any
arithmetic errors. Errors will be corrected by the Employer as follows:
(a) Where there is a discrepancy between the amounts in figures and in words, the amount in
words will govern; and
(b) Where there is a discrepancy between the unit rate and the line item total resulting from
multiplying the unit rate by the quantity, the unit rate as quoted will govern.
28.2 The amount stated in the Form of Tender as covering letter of the financial offer in envelope No.
1, will be adjusted by the Employer in accordance with the above procedure for the correction of
errors and, with the concurrence of the Tenderer, shall be considered as binding upon the Tenderer.
If the tenderer does not accept the corrected amount of Tender, his Tender will be rejected, and the
Tender security will be forfeited in accordance with Sub-Section 16.6 (b).
29.2 The Employer will evaluate the proposal based on the following evaluation criteria:
Letter of the financial institution (or bank) issuing the Tender security agree
4.1.(k)
therein to issue the Performance Guarantee in case of Award of the Contract □ □
4.1.(p) One complete set of drawings (A3 format) signed and stamped □ □
4.2.(a) Present of Joint Venture statement (if applicable) □ □
4.2.(b) Present of Sub-contractor proposal (if applicable) □ □
In case of joint venture/ Jordanian parties initial agreement between
4.1.(q)
them on letter of attention must be submitted □ □
YES NO
TENDER found ELIGIBLE
□ □
Sub
Item no. Verifications Points
Item
Max points
30
Subtotal of item 1
Max points
30
Verification of Final Outline Performance Program, if the work program
of the tender is visible and consistent and compliant with the maximum
I 10
performance peroid given in the Annex to tender and Instruction to
Tender (max 10points)
Verification of Method and if the work methodologyis considered
2 sufficient according to the specifications, scope of work and objective of
the project and shall be clear in the bidders
II (In addition presentation is required and considered as a part of the 20
bidder's proposal to introduce the bidder understanding and his solution
and plan to implement the project.
(max 20points)
Subtotal of item 2
Max points
20
Company experience of finished similar water projects(nature,value,
3 I
scope) in last 10 years (max 20points)
Subtotal of item 3
Max points 10
Verification of Final Schedule of Staff and CVs if criteria is fullfiilled
according to minimum relevant experience with project nature, and Letter
4 I
of commitment signed by key staff and company (max 10points) as per
table (A) below
Subtotal of item 4
Max points 10
For the purposes of commissioning and training, the contractor is
obligated to appoint a specialized qualified operating staff sufficient
5 I number of qualified laboratory and operating technicians, on a 24-hour
shift basis (max 10points) as per table (B) below
Subtotal of item 5
Total Summary of points
Technical Evaluation - Responsive
Minimum 80 points out of 100 points should be achieved to be considered technically ____ / 100
capable and responsive
The following key staff of the Tenderer proposed for administration and performance of the contract shall
possess the following minimum qualifications and professional experience on similar assignment in water
supply projects:
▪ Project Manager: relevant educational degree in BSc civil engineering; minimum 15 years professional
experience in minimum similar two projects.
▪ Design Engineer (No. 2): BSc civil engineering; minimum 10 years professional experience on similar
projects.
▪ Electromechanical Engineer: BSc Mechatronics engineering with minimum 8 years professional experience
on similar projects.
▪ Safety officer: diploma in engineering with minimum 5 years professional experience on similar projects.
▪ Foremen (No. 2): diploma in civil engineering, minimum 5 years professional experience on similar projects
or fresh graduate civil engineer.
▪ Surveyor: diploma in surveying engineering, minimum 5 years professional experience on similar projects.
Table (A)
Electromechanical Engineer 1 1
Safety officer 1 1
For the purposes of commissioning and training, the contractor is obligated to appoint a specialist
qualified operating staff sufficient number of qualified laboratory and operating technicians, on a 24-
hour shift basis as following:
Table (B)
Mechanical
maintenance 1 Mechanics diploma 3 2
technician
Electrical
maintenance 1 Electricity diploma 3 2
technician
Laboratory
1 Chemical diploma 3 2
technician
F. AWARD OF CONTRACT
30 Award
30.1 Subject to Section 32, the Employer will award the Contract to the Tenderer whose tender has been
determined to be substantially responsive to the Tender documents and who has passed the
technical evaluation, provided that such Tenderer has been determined to be
(i) Eligible in accordance with the provisions of Sub-Section 2.1;
(ii) qualified in accordance with the provisions of Section 4; and his prices are considered the lowest.
30.2 (a) No bidder shall contact the employer on any matter relating to its proposal, from the time of
bid opening to the time of contract is awarded.
(b) Any effort by a bidder to influence the Employer’s bid evaluation, bid comparison or contract
award decision may result in the rejection of the tenderer’s proposal.
(c) The Employer has the right to request any additional documents and clarifications from the
bidders during the evaluation phase and the bidders shall provide such documents within the date
assigned by the employer. The tenderer who fails to submit such documents will be rejected and
subsequently the Financial Offer will not be considered and returned unopened to the Tenderer.
30.3 The winning bidder will be the Tenderer with the Lowest Financial offer (Lowest Price) of the
eligible and technically responsive offers. Miyahuna has the right to invite the winning tenderer for
negotiation.
31 Employer's Right to accept any Tender and to reject any or all Tenders
31.1 Notwithstanding Section 30, the Employer reserves the right to accept or reject any Tender, and to
annul the tendering process and reject all Tenders, at any time prior to award of Contract, without
thereby incurring any liability to the affected Tenderer or Tenderers or any obligation to inform the
affected Tenderer or Tenderers of the grounds for the Employer's action.
32 Notification of Award
32.1 Prior to expiration of the period of Tender validity prescribed by the Employer, the Employer
willnotify the successful Tenderer by cable, confirmed by registered letter, that his Tender has been
accepted. This letter (hereinafter and in the Conditions of Contract called the "Letter of
Acceptance") shall name the sum which the Employer will pay the Contractor in consideration of
the execution, completion and maintenance of the Works by the Contractor as prescribed by the
Contract (hereinafter and in the Conditions of Contract called "the Contract Price").
32.2 The notification of award will constitute the formation of the Contract.
32.3 Upon the furnishing by the successful Tenderer of a performance bank guarantee, pursuant to
Section 34, the Employer will promptly notify the other Tenderers that their Tenders have been
unsuccessful.
33 Signing of Agreement
33.1 At the same time the Employer notifies the successful Tenderer that his Tender has been accepted,
the Employer will send the Tenderer the Form of Agreement provided in the Tender documents,
incorporating all agreements between the parties or a contract signing ceremony will be organised
by the Employer.
33.2 Within (14) days of receipt of the Form of Agreement, the successful Tenderer shall sign the Form
and return it to the Employer.
Employer, or (b) with the agreement of the Employer directly by a foreign bank acceptable to the
Employer.
34.3 Failure of the successful Tenderer to comply with the requirements of Sections 33 or 34 shall constitute
sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the Tender security.
34.4 The performance bond must be submitted to the Employer prior to contract signature and copies of
the performance bond shall be included in the contract document.
34.5 The awarded contractor shall pay the required stamp duties, according to WAJ regulations, and submit
a copy of the payment to the Employer to be inserted in the contract document.
SECTION 2
Name of Contract:
Address:
To: ________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
Gentlemen,
We have the pleasure to submit for your consideration our Tender for the above Contract.
1. In this Envelope No. 1 (Technical Offer) of our Tender, we include the Eligibility Documents as
mentioned in your Instruction to Tenderer
Furthermore, with Envelope No. 1 of the "ORIGINAL" of our Tender we have enclosed the
remaining of the "original" Tender Documents initialled and stamped by us in confirmation of our
acceptance of the specifications, and the terms and conditions prescribed therein.
3. We confirm that our Tender is in full compliance with the Tender Documents and all amendments
issued. We further confirm that our Tender does not contain any conditions or modifications or
deletions or special conditions or clarifications of any sort. If any such additions or modifications or
the like of any sort are noted in our Tender, following Tender opening, they are hereby considered
null and void.
4. We confirm that, as part of our contract obligations, we shall supply and install the materials as per
the document General and Particular Technical Specifications.
5. We confirm that the materials and supplies comply with the minimum requirements of the General
and Particular Technical Specifications. Ifduring the implementation of the Contract, it is
determined by the Engineer that any of the materials or supplies does not meet the minimum
requirements of the Specifications of the Contract we undertake to provide and to complete the
Works in full compliance with the Contract and at no additional cost for the Employer.
This Letter of Submission and the documents included in Envelope No. 1 form an integral part of
our Tender.
By:
Position:
As indicated under item 29 – Evaluation and Comparison of Tenders, the list for on-going projects has to be
filled by the contractor including the total value for each project.
ON-GOING PROJECTS:
Total Value Execution of work
No. Project Countr of works Name of the
Short description of work beginning taking over
: Name y Client
JOD date date
10
SIMILAR PROJECTS
As indicated under item 4.1(k) – Eligibility, the list for Similar Projects has to be filled by the contractor, Joint
Venture Members, and subcontractor, for the similar contracts of size and nature including the total value for
each project, and similar key activities, Performance Certificates or Completion certificate is to be submitted
for each contract.
Fill out one (1) form per contract.
Employer’s name
Address
Telephone number
Fax number
E-mail
Description of the similarity in accordance with Criterion 4.1 (k) of Section 1 - Instruction to Tenders
LIST OF DEVIATIONS
The table below shall be filled by the Tenderer if he considers deviating from any content of the tender
document or if not, the table shall be left empty.
To certify below is an obligation of the Contractor.
Any bid without signature below this certificate will be rejected.
For further explanation use white paper which shall be attached and signed to this list
The Tenderer shall include an Outline Performance Programmes and Method Statement that illustrates how the
Tenderer intends to execute the Works.
The Contractor shall be obliged to consider all possible aspects which could influence the timely completion of
the works.
NOTE: The detailed Performance Programme and Construction Schedule as per Particular
Conditions of Contract will have to be provided during the Mobilisation period as
specified in the corresponding articles of the Particular Conditions.
STAFF SCHEDULE
After Awarding the contractor is obliged to submit his technical staff with required
experiences for the purpose of this project subjected to the Employer approval
Note for tenderer - All italicised text is for use in preparing this form and shall be deleted from the
final document.
We have been informed that __________________________ [name of the Tenderer] (hereinafter called
"the Tenderer") has submitted to you its Tender dated ___________ (hereinafter called "the Tender") for the
execution of ________________ [name of Contract] under Invitation for Bids No. ___________ (“the IFT”).
Furthermore, we understand that, according to your conditions, Tenders must be supported by a Tender
guarantee.
At the request of the Tenderer, we ____________________ [name of issuing bank] hereby irrevocably
undertake to pay you any sum or sums not exceeding in total an amount of ___________ [amount in
figures](____________) [amount in words]upon receipt by us of your first demand in writing accompanied
by a written statement stating that the Tenderer is in breach of its obligation(s) under the Tender conditions,
because the Tenderer:
(a) has withdrawn its Tender during the period of Tender validity specified by the Tenderer in the
Letter of Tender; or
(b) does not accept the correction of arithmetic errors, in accordance with the Tender Document;
or,
(c) having been notified of the acceptance of its Tender by the Employer during the period of
Tender validity, (i) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form, if required, or (ii) fails or
refuses to furnish the performance security, in accordance with the Tender Document.
This guarantee shall be for 180 days from the date of bid submission and will expire:
(a) if the Tenderer is the successful Tenderer, upon our receipt of copies of the Contract signed by the
Tenderer and the performance security issued to you upon the instruction of the Tenderer; and (b) if the
Tenderer is not the successful Tenderer, upon the signining the contract by the successful tenderer; or (ii) thirty
days after the expiration of the Tenderer’s Tender.
Consequently, any demand for payment under this guarantee must be received by us at the office on or
before that date.
This guarantee is subject to the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees, ICC Publication No. 758 except
that article 15(a) is hereby excluded.
_________________________
[signature(s)]
SECTION 3
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING
DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING
“Water Loss Reduction in Zarqa Main”
We underscore the importance of a free, fair and competitive procurement process that precludes fraudulent use.
In this respect we have neither offered nor granted, directly or indirectly, any inadmissible advantages to any
public servants or other persons in connection with our bid, nor will we offer or grant any such incentives or
conditions in the present tender process or, in the event that we are awarded the contract, in the subsequent
execution of the contract.
We also underscore the importance of adhering to minimum social standards ("Core Labour Standards") in the
implementation of the project. We undertake to comply with the Core Labour Standards ratified by the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
We will inform our staff about their respective obligations and about their obligation to fulfil this declaration of
undertaking and to obey the laws of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
…………………………………………………….
Place, Date
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Tenderer’s Signature and Stamp
SECTION 4
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
PREAMBLE
GENERAL:
1. The Schedules do not generally give a full description of the plant to be supplied and the services to be performed under each item.
2. Bidders shall be deemed to have read the Employer’s Requirements and other sections of the Bidding Document to ascertain the full scope of the requirements included in
each item prior to filling in the Rates and Prices. The entered Rates and Prices shall be deemed to cover the full scope as aforesaid, including overheads and profit.
3. If Bidders are unclear or uncertain as to the scope of any item, they shall seek clarification in accordance with ITB 9 prior to submitting their bid.
Remuneration in
Remuneration in
Stage Phase Item Payment Approval Criteria percent (%) in
percent (%) of Total
Total
Detailed design
Detailed design report and detailed
Design
Stage
on
• Two Flocculation chambers (one for each treatment
line)
• Two Concrete settling tanks equipped with lamella
settlers Testing , commissioning
•Providing an operational laboratory items on site, Site Acceptance Test ( SAT), report to be
including the necessary equipment and necessary 30% 70%(a)
submitted Approved by the Employer/
glassware Engineer
●build store for purpose of chemicals storage on site
Remuneration in
Remuneration in
Stage Phase Item Payment Approval Criteria percent (%) in
percent (%) of Total
Total
2.1. Replace the existing main GRP flushing lines. report showing the material procurement
The diameter and approximate length for the and installation that has been
20% 20%
required new pipes are 1200mm diameter * 114 m implemented according to the technical
and 1500mm diameter * 58 m. specifications of the contract
Design & Implementation
Include design, supply and install, build, test, train & commission the following:
3.1. Replace the sluice gate at the inlet of the 900 mm and installation that has been
10% 10%
pipe with a motorized sluice gate. implemented according to the technical
ation
Remuneration in
Remuneration in
Stage Phase Item Payment Approval Criteria percent (%) in
percent (%) of Total
Total
3.4 Design, supply, build and commission a flow report showing the material procurement
control valve and flow meter on the 900 mm line at and installation that has been
10% 40%
the inlet of the works to allow the operators to implemented according to the technical
control the water flow rate entering treatment units. specifications of the contract
3.6 Design build a safe walkway for the workers to report showing the material procurement
access the weir and all installed equipment safely. and installation that has been
10% 60%
The approximate length of the walkway is 200 implemented according to the technical
m. specifications of the contract
Remuneration in
Remuneration in
Stage Phase Item Payment Approval Criteria percent (%) in
percent (%) of Total
Total
3.7 The refurbishment or complete replacement of 8 report showing the material procurement
sluice gates existing in Zarqa Main location and installation that has been
10% 70%(a)
(The attached Annex 1 contains a summary of implemented according to the technical
gates) specifications of the contract
Commissioning
(a) The release of the retained percentage values 30% is to be after employer taking
Project Overall
over after successful operation by testing the works during the first rainy season
The contractor is obliged to commission the full system including the
after completion execution the works.
training.
( commission of the overall project components according to Volume III,
“Commissioning “
2 years. Operation will be just during the rainy season of year (rainy operation
Project
season from beginning of October to the end of April), and subjected Report to be submitted Approved by the
to Miyahuna requested Employer/ Engineer at the second year of 50% 100%
operation
Provisional
For any additional works not required in the tender documents, subjected to the Employer/ Engineer request
Sum
PRICING:
1. The units and rates in figures entered into the Price Schedules should be typewritten, or if written by hand must be in print form. Price Schedules not presented accordingly
may be considered nonresponsive.
2. Any alterations necessary due to errors, etc., shall be initialled by the Bidder.
3. Bid prices shall be quoted in the manner indicated and in the currencies specified in the Instructions to Bidders in the Bidding Document. For each item, Bidders shall
complete each appropriate column in the respective Schedules, giving the price breakdown as indicated in the Schedules. Prices given in the Schedules against each item
shall be for the scope covered by that item as detailed in (Employer’s Requirements) or elsewhere in the Bidding Document.
4. When requested by the Employer for the purposes of making payments or part payments, valuing variations, or evaluating claims, or for such other purposes as the
Employer may reasonably require, the Contractor shall provide the Employer with a breakdown of any composite or lump sum items included in the Schedules.
5. The compliance with the Employer requirements and objectives set out under the Contract is an essential obligation which goes to the root of the Contract. The Employer
will rely on the skills and experience of the Contractor in designing, building, and commissioning the designated system which is fit-for-purpose and fully meets the
requirements set out under the Contract, in particular with due regard to performance of the facility.
The bidder shall submit at time of tender a schedule of payments in line with the below guideline stages table in addition to preliminary breakdown prices (BOQ) is required.
After Awarding the contractor is obliged to submit a detailed BOQ for all the work needed to implement this project with no modification on total price for the contract
and for each item (Stage) submitted at the time of tender.
The following Schedules of rates and Prices (from (1) to (6)) to be filled by the bidder (if applicable)
Schedule no. 1: Plant and Mandatory spare Parts supplied from Abroad
1 2 3 4 5 6=4*5
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
Schedule no. 2: Plant and Mandatory spare Parts supplied from within the employer’s Country
1 2 3 4 5 6=4*5
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
1 2 3 4 5=3*4
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
Schedule no. 4: Installation and Other services During the Design–Build Period
1 2 3 4 5=3*4
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
Currency Annual fixed Fee No. of Years Total fixed fees for the
Operation Service Period
Fixed Fee Item (1) (2)
(1)*(2)
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
1 2 3 4 5=3*4
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder......................................................................
Local
2 Plant and Mandatory spare Parts supplied from within the employer’s Country
3 Design services
Sum of (1) to (4) Subtotal for the Design-Build of the works , to be carried forward to the letter of bid
5 Operation Service
Sum of (5) to (6) Subtotal for the Operation Service , to be carried forward to the letter of bid
Name of Bidder.............................................................................
Signature of Bidder....................................................................
Note: initial taking over of the project after testing the works is during the first rainy season after completion execution of works
Total Price
Stage Phase Item Unit
(JOD)
Design Stage Detailed design
Detailed
of settling design of
Include studying for existing Zarqa Main treatment system and all historical data and prepare the approved detailed
Lump Sum
settling basin
basin design of proposed settling basin.
Design , Include review design, supply, install, build, test, training & commission, chemically enhanced, two identical treatment
Execution, lines consisting of, but not limited to, the following main components:
Design,
commissio Execution,
Distribution chamber to ensure equal distribution of the flow to the two treatment lines.
Commissionin • Two Coagulation chambers (one for each treatment line) Lump Sum
ning and
g and training • Two Flocculation chambers (one for each treatment line)
training
Stage • Two Concrete settling tanks equipped with lamella settlers
✔ Providing an operational laboratory items on site, including the necessary equipment and necessary glassware
✔ Design & built store for purpose of chemicals storage on site
Electromechanical work, monitoring & control to Improve the efficiency of existing system
Include design, supply, install, build, test , training & commission the following:
1. Replace the existing main GRP flushing lines. The diameter and approximate length for the required new pipes are
Design, 1200mm diameter * 114 m and 1500mm diameter * 58 m.
Execution, 2. Electromechanical works at Zarqa-Maeen Pumping Station (as mentioned in volume III, General & Technical
Commissionin Lump Sum
g and training Requirements)
3 .Electromechanical works at Zara-Ma’in Pumping Station. (as mentioned in volume III, General & Technical
Requirements)
4. Supply& install two drainage submersible pumps on wash out lines at Zarqa Main pumping station locations. and
replacement of existing steel pipe from 2 inches to 4 inches diameter
Include design supply and install, build, test, training & commission the following:
1. Replace the sluice gate at the inlet of the 900 mm pipe with a motorized sluice gate.
2. Replace the flushing sluice (1 m *1 m) gate at the bottom of the weir with a motorized sluice gate.
Design,
Design, 3. Design, supply, install and commission a 6 mm bar spacing fine stainless-steel screen at the inlet of the primary
Execution,
Execution, treatment works.
Commissionin Commissionin Lump Sum
g g and training 4. Design, supply, build and commission a flow control valve and flow meter on the 900 mm line at the inlet of the
and training
works to allow the operators to control the water flow rate entering treatment units.
5. Design and build an access road to the weir to allow for the safe movement of heavy equipment (Excavator) to
reach the weir and remove the sediments whenever needed. Approximate length of the access road is 200 m.
6. Design and build a safe walkway for the workers to access the wear and all installed equipment safely. The
approximate length of the walkway is 200 m.
7.The refurbishment or complete replacement of 8 sluice gates existing in Zarqa Main location
(The attached Annex 1 contains a summary of gates)
The contractor is obliged to operate the full system and all works for 2 years. Operation will be just during the
Project
rainy season of year (rainy season from beginning of October to the end of April), and subjected to Lump Sum
operation
Miyahuna requested.