CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY,

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MAPUTO 000247 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 MAPUTO 00000247 001.2 OF 002 SUBJECT: CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN NACALA, MOCUBA AND GURUE AND WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENTS IN MONAPO AND MONTEPUEZ Q QCBS-MCA- MOZ-WS 03-08-46 ¶1. 787/02/T008 ¶2. 02/09/09 ¶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) to be implemented in five years. 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 (QProposalsQ) to Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Design and Supervision of Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage Improvements in Nacala, Mocuba and Gurue and Water Supply Improvements in Monapo and Montepuez funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the United States. In general, the objective of this assignment is to develop a feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Construction Supervision for the refurbishment, upgrading and development of the water supply, sanitation and drainage improvements in Nacala, Mocuba and Gurue and water supply improvements in Monapo and Montepuez. The scope of work for this consultancy is described in detail in Section 6 Q Terms of Reference. A Consultant will be selected under the: QQCBSQ 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. Alternatively, please contact MAPUTO 00000247 002.2 OF 002 SUBJECT: CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN NACALA, MOCUBA AND GURUE AND WATER SUPPLY IMPROVEMENTS IN MONAPO AND MONTEPUEZ Q QCBS-MCA- MOZ-WS 03-08-46 general@mca-mozambiquepa.com or mvieira@mca- mozambiquepa.com to receive an electronic copy of the complete RFP and obtain additional information related to this tender. Consultant submissions shall make reference to REF. No.: QCBS-MCA-MOZ-WS03-08-46: Feasibility Study, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Design and Supervision of Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage Improvements in Nacala, Mocuba and Gurue and Water Supply Improvements in Monapo and Montepuez, which must be submitted no later than 100:00 a.m. (local time) on March 24, 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