THE WATER AUTHORITY OF JORDAN (WAJ) OF THE MINISTRY OF WATER AND IRRIGATION IS SOLICITING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFICATION DATA FROM U.S. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS OR JOINT VENTURE OF U.S. FIRMS WHO CAN QUALIFY, THROUGH EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECTS OF SIMILAR MAGNITUDE. AS A RESULT OF THIS EXERCISE, THE PREQUALIFIED U.S. CONTRACTORS WILL BE INVITED TO BID ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQABA WASTEWATER SYSTEM. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE WORK UNDER THIS PROJECT INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW, TERTIARY, EXTENDED AERATION TREATMENT PLANT WITH FLOCCULATION, FILTRATION AND ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION WITH A DESIGN CAPACITY OF 12,000 M3/DAY; 2. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FACULTATIVE AND MATURATION PONDS TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 12,000 M3/DAY CAPACITY AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING FACULTATIVE/MATURATION PONDS WITH NEW INLET AND OUTLET PIPING AND STRUCTURES, CONCRETE BOTTOMS AND SIDE SLOPES AND MODIFICATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING AND RELATED WORK; 3. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW RECLAIMED WATER PUMPING STATION, TRANSMISSION MAINS, URBAN RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND TWO RESERVOIRS, ONE OPEN AND ONE CLOSED; 4. REHABILITATION OF THE MAIN PUMPING STATION, MODIFICATION OF ANOTHER PUMPING STATION, AND INSTRUMENTATION OF THESE AND OTHER THREE SMALL SEWERAGE PUMPING STATIONS; 5. CONSTRUCTION OF TWO RELIEF TRUNK SEWERS, LINES A2 (1,055 METERS, 600 MM DN) AND M2 (1,000 METERS 900 MM DN); 6. CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS 3 AND 5 AND HAY AL MADINEH AL JANUBI, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 18,800 METERS OF 200 MM DN AND 300 MM DN SEWERS. 7. STARTUP AND TRAINING OF WAJ STAFF AT THE NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SUPERVISION OF ITS OPERATION FOR ONE YEAR AFTER ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK. THE ANTICIPATED CONTRACT VALUE RANGES FROM U.S. $31.00 MILLION TO U.S.$38.00 MILLION. THIS PROJECT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JORDAN (15%), AND PARTIALLY THROUGH A GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (85%). POTENTIAL U.S. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS MAY OBTAIN, AT NO COST, THE PRE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENT FROM: 1) MR. CARLOS CAMPUZANO, MONTGOMERY WATSON, BUILDING NO. 8, AL TABASHEER 3, 7TH CIRCLE, AMMAN 11191, JORDAN TEL: (962-6) 585 2348; FAX: (962-6) 586 1075. E-MAIL:
[email protected], OR FROM: 2) MS. BONITA GARZA, MONTGOMERY WATSON AMERICAS, INC., 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINIOS 60606 TEL (312) 831 3851; FAX: (312) 831 3889. THE PROJECT IS A SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION OF THE PROJECT THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF PREQUALIFICATION EARLIER LAST YEAR. THAT PREQUALIFICATION IS NOW CANCELLED. FIRMS INTERESTED IN BECOMING PREQUALIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY PREQUALIFIED, MUST SUBMIT COMPLETE RESPONSES TO ALL QUESTIONS IN THE PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRES. SUBMISSIONS CONTAINING INCOMPLETE OR UNANSWERED QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. THE EMPLOYER WILL EVALUATE APPLICATIONS FOR PRE QUALIFICATION UNDER THE EVALUATION CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRES DOCUMENT. ONLY PREQUALIFIED FIRMS WILL BE PERMITTED TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. THE LAST DATE FOR OBTAINING THE PRE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENT IS FEBRUARY 14, 2002. THE LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS WILL BE NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON JORDANS TIME ON MARCH 10, 2002.