GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Republic of Mozambique
Ministry of Public Works and Housing
National Directorate of Water
National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PRONASAR)
The Government of The Republic of Mozambique has received a loan amounting to Islamic Dinars (ID) 7,63 million, from the Islamic Development Bank to finance the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PRONASAR) in Gaza and Cabo Delgado Provinces of Mozambique.
The principal objective of this Project is to increase sustainable access to rural water supply and sanitation and contribute to satisfaction of basic human needs, improve well being and reduce rural poverty through increased access to water supply and sanitation services in both Gaza and Cabo Delgado Provinces. The project will be implemented over a period of four years.
Procurement of Works, Goods and Services necessary for the execution of the Project shall be done by the Provincial Departments of Public Works and Housing in Gaza and Cabo Delgado (DPOPH) and the Direcção Nacional de Águas (DNA), using the relevant procurement procedures and Standard Bidding Documents. All procurement of goods, works and services financed by the IDB loan will be in accordance with the Islamic Development Bank Group‟s “Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Works (June 2005)” or, as appropriate, ”Guidelines for the Use of Consultants (June 2005)”. Bidding documents are expected to be available in October 2012 and the last date of submissions is expected to be August 2013.
The Project Scope includes the following components:
(i) Rural Water Supply Infrastructure - Approximately 550 new boreholes and 4 small piped water systems will be constructed in the framework of the component.
(ii) Rural Sanitation – The component will include the cost of the Community Education Program (PEC), to be launched at an early stage to stimulate the demand and trigger the formation of water associations prior to the construction of the water systems; the PED will also include the construction of sanitation facilities at schools and health centers and promotion of improved latrines and hygiene through demonstration centers for the benefit of local associations.
(iii) Technical Assistance and Consultancy services - At the central level, the project is proposed to finance the cost of committing two international ad-hoc experts to second DNA on procurement and contract management issues; at the provincial level, the project is to finance the recruitment of two managers in financial and contract management in each of the two provinces to second the provincial directorates (DPOPH) which have been vested with the responsibility of project implementation as per the decentralization directives fully supported by the Government of Mozambique.
(iv) Project Management. The Project Management component includes all operating costs required to implement the project at the national, provincial and district levels.
Interested firms and Individual Consultants may obtain further information, and should indicate their interest, by contacting:
Provincial Implementation Entities
(1) The Provincial Director (Gaza)
Provincial Directorate of Public Works and Housing
Attention: Mr. José E. Mahumane
E-mail [email protected]
(2) The Provincial Director (Cabo Delgado)
Provincial Directorate of Public Works and Housing
Attention: Mr. Dino Coutinho
Email: [email protected]
Executing Agency
The National Director of Water
Direcção Nacional de Águas (DNA)
Attention: Ms Suzana Saranga Loforte
Rua de Imprense n°162
Maputo C.P. 2847, MOZAMBIQUE
Tel. + 258 21 302 811
Fax. +258 21 302 130
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dnaguas.gov.mz
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