Request for Expressions of Interest for Consultancy Services

Mkhondvo- Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Project (MNWAP)

KINGDOM OF ESWATINI

Date Issued: 15th August 2019

Sector: Agriculture, Water, Environmental, Civil Engineering

Financing Agreement reference: TBA

Project ID No.: P-SZ-AA0-007

 

Context :

  1. The Kingdom of Eswatini has applied for financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Project (MNWAP), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan to payments under the contract for consultancy services for the Mkhondvo Ngwavuma Water Augmentation project. Disbursement, in respect of any contract signed, will be subject to approval of the financing by the Bank.
  2. The services included under this project comprise the following;
  • Undertake detailed design studies and elaborate tender documents for the Mpakeni dam and its associated downstream conveyance and distribution system supplying water to the St Philips, Mconcwane, Maloma and Sigwe as well as Nsoko areas for the development of an irrigated area of about 10,000 ha.
  • Update, expand and validate the previous feasibility study of the proposed options for the transfer off water from the Mkhondvo River to the Ngwavuma River.

Component 1: Tender Design and Tender Documents of the Mpakeni Dam and Conveyance and Irrigation Development System

Component 2: Feasibility Study of the Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Project

Component 3: Detail Design and Tender Documents of the Augmentation Option

  1. Calendar and Duration – The overall duration of the feasibility studies is estimated at 24 months (Component 1 and component 2 activities would be undertaken in parallel).
  2. The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (ESWADE) now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). . Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
  3. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations”, dated October 2015 , which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
  1. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours; Office opening hours are: 07H30 to 16H30 (local time), Monday to Thursday and 07H30 to 15H30 on Friday:
  2. O. Box 198 Siphofaneni

Street Address: ESWADE Offices at Siphofaneni

City: SIPHOFANENI

Country: Kingdom of Eswatini

Telephone: +268 2344 1671/2/3/4

Facsimile number: +268 2344 1665

Electronic mail address: lusip2@swade.co.sz with copy to swade@swade.co.sz

  1. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 30th September 2019 at 14:10 pm and labelled “Consultancy Services for Mkhondvo-Ngwavuma Water Augmentation Project”.

Attention: The Chairman of the Tender Board

Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (Ltd) Street Address: MVA Building, Mbhilibhi Street Floor/Room number: Third Floor

City: MBABANE

ZIP Code: H100

Country: Kingdom of Eswatini

Telephone: +268 2404 7950

Facsimile number: +268 2404 7954

Or by Email to:

Electronic mail address: lusip2@swade.co.sz with copy to swade@swade.co.sz

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