FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MAPUTO 001203 SIPDIS USDOC FOR 3131/ANESA USDOC FOR 3140/ITA/CS/ODO USDOC FOR 4510/ITA/MAC/OA DEPT PLS PASS AID/AFR/SA AND G/EGAD/BD DEPT PLS PASS EXIM BANK, TDA, AND OPIC JOHANNESBURG FOR FCS CAPE TOWN ALSO FOR FCS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BEXP ETRD ECON MZ SUBJECT: FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, DESIGN AND WATER WORKS SUPERVISION IN PEMBA, NAMPULA AND QUELIMANE CITIES Q QCBS-MCA-MOZ- WS 01-08-39 MAPUTO 00001203 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. 787/12/T027 ¶2. 12/03/08 ¶3. RDOUGHTEN ¶4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE ¶5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@mca-mozambique.com or mvieira@mca-mozambiquepa.com -------------- Trade Opportunity Information -------------- ¶7. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),on behalf of the United States Government, and The Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) on behalf of Government of Mozambique and have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in Mozambique (the QCompactQ) in the amount of approximately of USD 507 million (MCC funding). The objective of the proposed program is to reduce poverty through economic growth in Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Zambezia by focusing on physical assets investments, policy reform, capacity building and institutional strengthening. The program contains four projects: (i) the Water Supply and Sanitation Project (WSSP),(ii) the Roads Project, (iii) the Land Tenure Services Project, and (iv)the Farmer Income Support Project. Implementing entities for the various projects will include government ministries and agencies, NGOQs, private companies, or other entities. ¶8. This Invitation for Proposals follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared in dgMarket on July 29, 2008: UNDB Online on August 5, 2008 and Jornal Noticias on August 1, 2008. The MCA-Mocambique now invites proposals to provide the consultant services referenced above ("Proposals") to Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Design and Supervision in Three Water Cities: Pemba, Nampula and Quelimane funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States. In general, the scope of work for this Consultancy Service ids to provide the necessary assistance to MCA and the Implementing entity of FIPAG to enable them to accomplish the objectives of the water supply in the following cities: Pemba, Nampula and Quelimane. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference. A Consultant will be selected under the: QQCBS method, the evaluation procedure for which is described in sections of the RFP in accordance with :MCC Program Procurement GuidelinesQ which are provided on the MCC website: www.mcc.gov. The SPN and complete RFP will be place on the following websites: http://mcc.dgmarket.com; http://devbusiness.com and at http://www.mpd.gov.mz. Prospective Bidders should also contact the address given on Item 6B, to receive MAPUTO 00001203 002.2 OF 002 an electronic copy of the complete RFP. Consultant submissions shall make reference to REF. No.: QCBS- MCA-MOZ-WS01-08-39: Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Design and Supervision in Three Water Cities: Pemba, Nampula and Quelimane, which must be submitted no later than 10:00 am (local time) on January 23, 2009 at the above mentioned address. ¶9. For more information on this or other trade and investment matters in Mozambique, please contact us at: Political/Economic Officer Robert Doughten, or Economic/Commercial Assistant Elizabeth Filipe Political/Economic Section - U.S. Embassy 2330 Maputo Pl Washington, DC 20521-2330 Tel.: 258-21-49-27-97 or Fax: 258-21-49-38-57 E-mail: filipeec@state.gov Or Embassy website: http://maputo.usembassy.gov/ CHAPMAN