IMI: INVITATION FOR BID - URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND

UNCLAS SANAA 002814 SIPDIS RIYADH - PASS TO FCS NANCY CHARLES-PARKER. JEDDAH - PASS TO FCS AND ATO. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECON YM ECON COM SUBJECT: IMI: INVITATION FOR BID - URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT IN YEMEN ¶1. The Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project of the Ministry of Water and Environment is inviting international companies for the drilling and construction of ten boreholes in Al-Sabeen and the surrounding area. The works consists of drilling ten boreholes at a depth of between 600-900m, supplying and installing casings and screens, and pumping tests and logging. ¶2. All submitted bidders should have the following: a. The maximum allowable number of joint venture partners is 2 b. Experience in drilling water boreholes depth more than 900m c. The minimum required annual volume of construction works for the successful bidder in any of the last five years shall be US$ 2 million d. The minimum of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of successful bidder shall be US$ 1.5 million ¶3. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders at the address below upon payment of a non refundable fee of USD 100 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. ¶4. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 12:00 noon on Saturday November 12, 2005. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically at 12:00 noon on Saturday November 12, 2005 in the presence of the bidders' representatives who choose to attend in person. ¶5. All bids shall be accompanied by a bid security of US$150,000 valid for 150 days from bid opening date. ¶6. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from: Office of the Project Director Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project Ministry of Water and Environment Hadda, near Shammar Trading Center, flat no. 7 Sanaa, Republic of Yemen Tel: 00967-01-425253/4