Request for Bids
Small Works
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: TÜRKİYE
Name of Project: Municipal Services Project-I
Contract Title: Construction of Mersin Mezitli Drinking Water Network
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: CTR 1075
RFB Reference No.: AFD MESKİ W1_RB
1. In the capacity of Financial Support Programme for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT 2) funded by EU and delegated to French Development Agency ( “AFD”), İLBANK supplied funding to meet the cost of Municipal Services Project –I. ILBANK intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Construction of Mersin Mezitli Drinking Water Network
2. The Mersin Water and Wastewater Authority (MESKİ) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the construction of below items in Constrıction of Mersin Mezitli Drinking Water Network whose contract duration will be 24 months construction and 12 months for defects Liability Period.
The works and transactions within the scope of this Contract are as follows:
FIRM PART (A): Covers construction (including civil, mechanical and electrical works) of transmission line, networks, pump stations and reservoirs, which have no issue of expropriation.
CONDITIONAL PART (B): Covers construction (including civil, mechanical and electrical works) of reservoirs for which expropriation process are ongoing.
• Construction of drinking water network, transmission and pumping lines and the engineering structures (valve room, flow measurement room, pressure breaker valve room, evacuation, suction cup, fire hydrant, etc.) and equipment consisting of pipes of various diameters and types,
• Making house connections,
• Construction of new reservoirs , (the ones whose expropriation process continues among the reservoirs to be constructed are defined as the Conditional Part(B) below, and the reservoirs that to be expropriated within the contract period will be added to the scope of the Firm Part of the Contract with proposed bid prices.
List of reservoirs to be constructed (including mechanical-electrical – civil works) within scope of FIRM PART (A) is as follows:
NO RESERVOIR RESERVOIR VOLUME (m3)
1 DY1-K1 20 000 m3
List of reservoirs to be constructed (including mechanical-electrical – civil works) within scope of CONDITIONAL PART (B) is as follows:
NO RESERVOIR RESERVOIR VOLUME (m3)
1 DY2-K1A 15 000 m3
2 DY10 K2A 2 000 m3
• Existing water tank electricity, equipment and piping revisions and structural improvement works arising from them,
• Installation of chlorination building and equipment,
• Obtaining/renewing energy permits for all facilities that are within the scope of the work and that will be needed, making electrical works (power, lighting, communication, etc.) ready for operation,
• Making the SCADA Automation system ready for operation, covering all existing and new facilities within the scope of the work,
• Constructing/restoring the dismantled/deteriorated road pavements (except asphalting), pavements and green areas within the scope of the aforementioned works,
• Carrying out all kinds of calculations, designs, tests and analyzes that may be required for the construction of the work.
Definitions and descriptions of Jobs and Transactions are specified in the Contract Attachments, Specifications, Design Files, Material Lists and Unit Price Definitions.
Quantities based on production are specified in the Bill of Quantities. The Contractor shall consider the quantities in the Bill of Quantities.
In line with the information given in all documents, it is essential that all facilities within the scope of the work are fully and completely constructed and ready for operation.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the AFD’s “Procurement Guidelines for AFD-Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries” October 2019 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mersin Water and Wastewater Authority, Mr. Mehmet Ali ÖZKARA (mehmetozkara@meski.gov.tr) and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours at the address given below.
4. The bidding document in Turkish may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 5.000 TL. The method of payment will be direct deposit to bank account number Ziraat Bankası Girişimci Şube TR 170001002180351138135072, Vakıflar Bankası Mersin Metropol Şubesi TR 540001500158007292286504 mentioning the payment is for AFD MESKİ W1_RB. The bidding document will be sent via courier, hand delivery or by e-mail.
5. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14:00 and 09/02/2024. Electronic Bidding will will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 14:30 and 09/02/2024.
6. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of 450.000 EUR or equivalent (1)
7. The address(es) referred to above is (are):
Meski Water and Wastewater Administration
For the attention of: Mehmet Ali ÖZKARA
Address: Portakal Mah. Akbelen Cad. Mezarlık Karşısı Toroslar
Room No: Teknik Hizmetler Toplantı Salonu
City: Mersin
Post Code: 33090
Country: Türkiye
Tel: +90 324 337 08 41 - 45
Fax no: +90 324 336 02 77
E-mail: mehmetozkara@meski.gov.tr
(1)Please see Bidding document, Section II Bid Data Sheet (BDS), ITB 19.1.