LOT 1 : Construction of water production and Liwonde water supply system

The Southern Region Water Board has received a loan through the Government of Malawi from the European Investment Bank towards the funding of the Water Supply Improvement for Liwonde and Balaka Towns programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of: Water Production System - Intake: …

CPV: 45200000 Volledige of gedeeltelijke bouw- en civieltechnische werkzaamheden
Deadline:
26 september 2025 14:00
Soort termijn:
Indiening van een bod
Plaats van uitvoering:
LOT 1 : Construction of water production and Liwonde water supply system
Toekennende instantie:
Southern Region Water Board
Gunningsnummer:
EIB-GtP/ENR_SRWB/EIB/WS/001/2024

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Southern Region Water Board
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : LOT 1 : Construction of water production and Liwonde water supply system
Description : The Southern Region Water Board has received a loan through the Government of Malawi from the European Investment Bank towards the funding of the Water Supply Improvement for Liwonde and Balaka Towns programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of: Water Production System - Intake: Renovation of the existing river intake at the Shire River, construction of additional pump sump next with pump housing building, installation of 3 pumps - Transmission main: 580m of DN700 DI from the new intake to the WTP - Water treatment plant: New 32,500 m3/d (the ultimate capacity of 43,334 m3/d at 2050) consisting of inlet works, flocculation and sedimentation tanks, rapid gravity filters, 3,500 m3 contact tank and one 300 m3 Elevated Steel Backwash Tank. Auxiliary facilities: chemical and chlorination buildings, chemicals storage building, 3 sludge drying beds, one backwash lagoon, administration and laboratory buildings together with site works. - Pump house: Three (3) Treated water pumping station ranging from 56 m3/h to 300 m3/h and a backwash filter pumping station. - E & M, instrumentation and control works. Liwonde Town Water Supply System - Treated water pumping station: 1 unit 60 m3/h at 86 m - Water storage reservoir: 3 units – 2 x 5 ML ; 1 x 0,5 ML and 1 x 1 ML - Transmission main: 20,07 km DI and PVC-U DN 200 to 500 mm - Distribution system : 41,5 km 10 water kiosks - E & M, instrumentation and control works
Procedure identifier : fa6624b9-afb4-48fd-a972-1a2eeab71480
Internal identifier : EIB-GtP/ENR_SRWB/EIB/WS/001/2024
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Liwonde
Country : Malawi
Additional information : The FIDIC Red Book is the standard contract used for the construction that includes: - Civil works for the construction of a river intake, a water treatment plant and water storage reservoirs ; - supply and installation of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and SCADA equipment; - supply and installation of pipe (PVC-U and Ductile Iron DN 100 to 700 mm) for water transmission and water distribution. The selection of Eligible Bidder is based on the evaluation of the technical proposal, staff and equipment proposed and their qualification related to Financial and experience criteria to determine the responsiveness. The selected bid will be the responsive with the lowest Evaluated price. A bid security amount 200 000€ is requested single envelope procedure. The bids will be publicly open and read out. Alternative bids and alternative technical solutions are not accepted The bidders are invited to visit the project sites for a better understanding of the project conditions.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 28 600 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Other
This contract will be financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and is subject to EIB's Guide to Procurement.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : LOT 1 : Construction of water production and Liwonde water supply system
Description : The Southern Region Water Board has received a loan through the Government of Malawi from the European Investment Bank towards the funding of the Water Supply Improvement for Liwonde and Balaka Towns programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Procurement of: Water Production System - Intake: Renovation of the existing river intake at the Shire River, construction of additional pump sump next with pump housing building, installation of 3 pumps - Transmission main: 580m of DN700 DI from the new intake to the WTP - Water treatment plant: New 32,500 m3/d (the ultimate capacity of 43,334 m3/d at 2050) consisting of inlet works, flocculation and sedimentation tanks, rapid gravity filters, 3,500 m3 contact tank and one 300 m3 Elevated Steel Backwash Tank. Auxiliary facilities: chemical and chlorination buildings, chemicals storage building, 3 sludge drying beds, one backwash lagoon, administration and laboratory buildings together with site works. - Pump house: Three (3) Treated water pumping station ranging from 56 m3/h to 300 m3/h and a backwash filter pumping station. - E & M, instrumentation and control works. Liwonde Town Water Supply System - Treated water pumping station: 1 unit 60 m3/h at 86 m - Water storage reservoir: 3 units – 2 x 5 ML ; 1 x 0,5 ML and 1 x 1 ML - Transmission main: 20,07 km DI and PVC-U DN 200 to 500 mm - Distribution system : 41,5 km 10 water kiosks - E & M, instrumentation and control works

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Works
Main classification ( cpv ): 45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Options :
Description of the options : Not accepted

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Liwonde - Southern Region
Country : Malawi
Additional information : A site visit shall be organized by the procuring entity. The bidders are invited to visit the project sites for a better understanding of the project conditions.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 18 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 28 600 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : References on specified works
Description : Bidder shall encompass the following skills and qualifications: experience in the region and convincing track record in construction of water structure; supply and install pressure pipes and electro-mechanical equipment

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Description : The selected bid will be the responsive with the lowest Evaluated price.

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English
Address of the procurement documents : https://e

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Not allowed
Justification for why electronic submission is not possible : Tools, devices, or file formats not generally available
Description : Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to: Southern Region Water Board - Mulunguzi House, Along M3 Road, Zomba, P/Bag 72 -Malawi - For the attention of: Jacqueline Dias. Additional information can be obtained at: srwb.ipdc@srwb.mw ; Tel: + 265 525 311 .
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Description of the financial guarantee : A bid security amount 200 000€ is requested single envelope procedure.
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 26/09/2025 14:00 +03:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 5 Month
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 26/09/2025 14:30 +03:00
Place : Mulunguzi House, Along M3 Road, Zomba, Floor 2 Conference Room. All Contractors who participated in the bidding are allowed
Additional information : The IPDC Chairperson or her Representative shall be available to lead the Bid Opening process. The Chairperson would then assign responsibilities to his team members such as (a) Opening the envelopes and serializing the bids, (b) Checking for any modification, alternatives and discounts, (c) Checking bid securities, (d) Recording Minutes of the ceremony, and (e) Managing the Attendance Register. The Bid Opening Attendance Register shall be circulated to all participants to record their personal names, company address being represented, contact details, e-mail addresses. Then bid opening will follow of which the Chairperson will welcome attendees, introduce the bid opening team, and ask for self-introduction of attendees. The Chairperson will then read-out Bidder’s name and Address, Amount of Bid, and Presence of Bid Security. After reading all the bids, the Chairperson shall allow for questions and comments. Bidder’s representative will be asked to counter sign the Bid Opening Record. Then the Chairperson will close the Bid Opening ceremony
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Conditions relating to the performance of the contract : Compliance with Environmental and Social Law as applicable to the project and EIB statement of Environmental and Social principles and standards and Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract. The FIDIC Red Book is the standard contract used for the construction that includes: - Civil works for the construction of a river intake, a water treatment plant and water storage reservoirs ; - supply and installation of electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and SCADA equipment; - supply and installation of pipe (PVC-U and Ductile Iron DN 100 to 700 mm) for water transmission and water distribution. The selection of Eligible Bidder is based on the evaluation of the technical proposal, staff and equipment proposed and their qualification related to Financial and experience criteria to determine the responsiveness.
Electronic invoicing : Not allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : no

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Southern Region Water Board
Information about review deadlines : n.a.
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Southern Region Water Board
Organisation processing tenders : Southern Region Water Board

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Southern Region Water Board
Registration number : Body governed by public law
Postal address : Mulunguzi House, Along M3 Road Private Bag 72
Town : Zomba
Postcode : 305200
Country : Malawi
Contact point : Jaqueline DIAS
Telephone : +265 525 311
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 51dfcd9d-1791-4fcf-9976-c1522b86298e - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 04/08/2025 09:24 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00515515-2025
OJ S issue number : 149/2025
Publication date : 06/08/2025