Y -- Construction of the Eastern Hebron Bulk Water Supply Project.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to West Bank & Gaza is conducting a Full and Open competition to acquire the services of qualified U.S. firms that may provide construction services for the Eastern Hebron Bulk Water Supply Project – Package 4B. This Project will supply drinking water to the Municipalities of Bani Naim, Halhul, Hebron, and Yatta, located in the West Bank. Package 4B consists in the construction of the following facilities: A. equip wells – Pumping equipment and site improvements at two (2) existing deep aquifer groundwater wells; B. two (2) booster pumping stations including pumps, yard piping, concrete balancing tanks (1500m3 and 5000m3), chlorine equipment, structures, and site improvements; C. one (1) Reservoir – 1000 m3 cylindrical concrete tank for water storage; D. Permanent Power – 11 km power transmission system (33KV); and E. SCADA system – SCADA system equipment, system connections and start-up water supply system. The 20 inch (500mm) diameter pipeline that connects these facilities will be constructed under different contracts. The required period of performance for this contract is estimated to be 455 days. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 237110. The solicitation will be posted on the FEDBIZOPPS web page (i.e., www.fedbizopps.gov). It is anticipated that RFP 294-2004-009 will be issued on or about May 10, 2004. In accordance with FAR 5.102(d), availability of the solicitation is limited to this electronic medium only. Requests for other copies of the solicitation will be disregarded without notice to the requestor. No phone requests will be accepted, no solicitation will be available for pick-up, and all communications must be made in writing. All Prospective Offerors shall notify USAID West Bank & Gaza of their interest in downloading this solicitation and shall provide contact names, addresses and telephone/fax numbers, in order to be included in the list of prospective offerors that will be included as an attachment to the RFP. Points of contact for this solicitation are Ms. Claudia M. Enriquez, Senior Contracts Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), West Bank & Gaza, Telephone: (972-3) 519-8608; Fax: (972-3) 511-4893; email: [email protected] or Mr. Adel Yamak, Senior Contracts Specialist, Telephone: (972-3) 511-4873; Fax: (972-3) 511-4893; email: [email protected]