Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities, including provision of related equipment, Amran governorate (Албания - Тендер #41699569)

Description

UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the provision of Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities, including provision of related equipment, Amran governorate . Amran governorate considered from the regions where water is scarce due to large population density and the difficulty of obtaining water due to the lack of water sources, especially in Amran & Khamer cities, one of the results of this is high prices of drinking water gotten by private individuals. As one of the major initiatives of UNICEF, is providing safe drinking water to areas, enabling beneficiaries to access safe drinking water at an appropriate cost and sufficient quantity to cover their daily water needs and to alleviate the suffering of society, especially at the present time and the humanitarian, development and health crisis in Yemen, thus the lack of sources of income. Also, to alleviate women and children suffering in transporting water from distant sources and preserve the future of children in continuing their education, especially while they are in the current situation in which the water loss consumed huge amount of water that should be pumped to bene., as well as the spread of diseases caused by lack of attention to personal hygiene due to lack of water, especially children. UNICEF seeks to support Amran Local Water & Sanitation Co. (LWSC) with Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities, including provision of related equipment, in order to provide safe drinking water in this area. This should assure a reliable source of water that requires minimum cost of operation and maintenance after the implementation and secure the water supply to affected beneficiaries. In fact, due to the current intensive fighting, women and children constitute a large proportion of the IDP population in Yemen, especially those who live with their relatives in Amran & Khamer cities and are particularly vulnerable when comes to access to safe water. With this process, UNICEF have assessed the situation and come up with an emergency prioritized intervention of Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities, including provision of related equipment, Amran governorate. Benefiting a total of 14,920 people (IDPs & HC). Such intervention is in line with UNICEF WASH AWP 2023, Output 3.2 “More children, adolescents and their families benefit from safe water supply services and improved hygiene practices” and Output Indicator 3.2.3 “Number of people benefitting from the rehabilitation, extension or upgrade of water systems” The objective is to provide access to safe water for a total of 14,920 people (IDPs & Host Community), through Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities & provision of related equipment, Amran governorate, including (Site preparation, Civic works, pipes with their accessories works, Surveying works and Tools with equipment). With this process, the public network will be expanded to reach new areas, thus its quantity and quality are to be secured for the targeted beneficiaries. Following the site implementation period of 3 months site works. The main objectives are: 1. To providing safe drinking water to the beneficiaries to cover their water needs. 2. Ensure water quantity per Capita per day to be at least 20 liters for the targeted beneficiaries and ensure its quality. Following the site implementation period of 3 months site works The scope of work includes but not limited to Extension & rehabilitation of piped water network in hotspot areas in Amran & Khamer cities, and provision of related equipment, including (Site preparation, Civic works, pipes and valves works, Surveying works and Suppling tools with equipment) and all needed accessories & fittings. The project site layout and drawings and the technical specifications and BOQs are in Annex 2 & 8. Following the details of activities required per phase and list of deliverables: - Supply and installing of galvanized steel pipes with their accessories and related valves. - Supply and installing of polyethylene pipes with their accessories and related valves. - Surveying & civic works for the implemented network. - Supply of tools and equipment. - The Bidder’s activities and works must be carried out and completed strictly in full compliance with the drawings, specifications, general and special conditions set out by the installation and contract agreement following the specifications and qualities mentioned in the BoQs attached in Annex 2 & 8. - The site works includes all works, all needed accessories & fittings. - The bidder is to carry out all tests at lab & site level required to ensure the quality of the project as items thus as one unit. This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system. By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender.