Tender Notice – Upgrading of Water Points from Handpoints to Solar Water Powered Systems

Job description

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

TENDER NO. ZRCS/DA/2108

UPGRADING OF WATER POINTS FROM HANDPUMPS TO SOLAR POWERED SYSTEM, WATER RETICULATION NETWORK AND COMMUNAL PUMPS.

MESSAGE:

Background

As part of the Zambia Red Cross livelihood programmes, the ZRCS with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is implementing some WASH projects under the drought appeal in Sinazongwe District.The ZRCS is seeking bid proposals from qualified authorized or recognized contractor/firm to undertake the above-described works.

Bidders must strictly adhere to all the requirements of this RFP. No changes, substitutions or other alterations to the rules and provisions stipulated in this RFP may be made or assumed unless it is instructed or approved in writing by the ZRCS in the form of supplemental information to the RFP. Any Bid submitted will be regarded as an offer by the bidder and does not constitute or imply the acceptance of any bid by the ZRCS. The ZRCS is under no obligation to award a contract to any Bidder because of this RFP.

Validity:
Your offer must remain valid within 60 days before which a contract placed should be accepted by you. Please include the validity period in your proposal.
Should you need any clarification, please contact our office at telephone number for Mr. Noble Phiri +260963335283 or email: noble.phiri@redcross.org.zm cc: alice.malamo@redcross.org.zm; caroline.makala@redcross.org.zm

Submission of Offer
All proposals CLEARLY MARKED WITH TENDER NUMBER must be dropped in the Tender box to the following address in a sealed envelope on 20th March 2025 at 2:00PM or earlier, Zambia local time

Attention: Logistics and Procurement Department
Zambia Red Cross Society (ZRCS) HQ Office, Lusaka Zambia
Along Los Angels Boulevard Road, Opposite Lusaka Boys Secondary School

TENDER NO. ZRCS/DA/2108

UPGRADING OF WATER POINTS FROM HANDPUMPS TO SOLAR POWERED SYSTEM, WATER RETICULATION NETWORK AND COMMUNAL PUMPS.

The proposal must be sent in a sealed envelope, clearly mentioning Sender, Receiver and Contact Details.

Offers sent by email/fax will be disqualified (IMPORTANT)
All late offers will not be considered (IMPORTANT)

General Instructions

1. Cost
The bidder shall bear any all expenses related to the preparation and/or submission of the bid proposal, regardless its Bid proposal was selected or not. The ZRCS shall in no case be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the procurement process.

2. Bid proposal submission
The complete bid proposals shall be submitted in a set of three (one original and two copies). All the required Eligibility Documents listed below shall be submitted following such order. These documents shall be the basis of the bidder’s eligibility check.

Eligibility / Legal Documents
a. Company registration certificate whichever may be appropriate under existing laws of Zambia
b. Other appropriate certificate or reference as may be required by the Procuring Entity
c. All the required documents in the technical proposal
d. financial documents

These documents shall be the basis of the bidder’s preliminary examination of the technical and financial proposal during the bid opening.

Bidder must submit their bid in specified manner when the bid is expected to be in transit for more than 24 hours. The Bidder must ensure that sufficient lead time has been provided to comply with the ZRCS deadline for submission.
In case one or more of the required document/s is/are missing, the bidder must strictly complete the document within the period as per the instruction of the Tender Committee otherwise the bid will be disqualified.
Any unsolicited clarification submitted by a Bidder in respect to its Bid, which is not a response to a request by the ZRCS, shall not be considered during the review and evaluation of the Bid.

3. Site Visit and Pre-bid conference (Mandatory)

Following is the schedule:

Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March 2025 at Sinazongwe project office meeting time 08:30 am, at 09:00 site visit

Contact Person: Saul Sinyinza at 0978903536

NB: All interested bidders should provide their own transport during site visits.

No verbal statement made during the conference shall modify the terms and conditions of the RFP unless such statement is specially written in the minutes of the meeting or issued/posted as an amendment in the form of supplemental information to the RFP.
The bidder must visit and examine the sites and its surroundings and must obtain for him/herself on his/her responsibility all information which may be necessary for preparing the bid proposal.

4. Location: Sinazongwe District

Sites:

Ward -Name of Community -Distance from CBD -Depth
1 Maamba -Nkungwe B -35 -95
2 Chiyabi -Chiyabi Fishing Village -18- 80
3 Sinenge -Muzambalika Village -28 -76
4 Nang`ombe -Sianungu -36 -75
5 Sinazongwe -Mwanjoke Mayakayaka- 42 -60

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