Design and Supervision of Sludge Dryer Infrastructures for Zahle & Nabatiye WWTPs

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Lebanese Republic Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) GREEN, AGRI-FOOD TRANSFORMATION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY (GATE) Reference : GC2C2c Assignment Title: Detailed Designs, Tender Documents and Supervision for the Construction of Sludge Solar Dryers for Zahlé and Charqiyeh Wastewater Treatment Plants The Republic of Lebanon (the “ Borrower ”) represented by the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) (the “ Client ”) as a representative to the Borrower will implement the Green, Agri-food Transformation for Economic Recovery (the “ GATE ” or “ Project ”) , funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “ IBRD ” or the “ World Bank ” or the “ Bank ” ) . The total Project cost is Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (US$ 200,000,000). The CDR intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under a consulting services contract for the “ Detailed Designs, Tender Documents and Supervision for the Construction of Sludge Solar Dryers for Zahlé and Charqiyeh Wastewater Treatment Plants (GC2C2c) ”. The full Terms of References (TOR) version can be found on CDR website www.cdr.gov.lb, click on the Procurement tag for more info. The Main objective of this assignment is to reduce the volume and moisture content of the sludge generated at the wastewater treatment plants, thereby improving sludge handling and management with the intention to improve pollution management and to generate potential agricultural benefits for surrounding agricultural activities. The Consultant shall provide the Employer the following main services (Tasks) and documents (all details about each task are provided in the TOR): Task 1: Detailed Design, preparation of Tender Documents and Cost Estimate for the Construction of “ Sludge Solar Dryers for Zahlé and Charqiyeh Wastewater Treatment Plants ” (The Construction Works); and Task 2: Assistance in the Technical and Financial Evaluation of the Construction Works Bids, and preparation of the corresponding Technical and Financial Bid Evaluation Reports. Task 3: Thorough follow up during the construction phase by providing Supervision (Quality Control/Quality Assurance) services making sure proper implementation as per CDR construction requirements. The Engineering/Consulting firm shall perform the assignments in a manner that would fully attain and fulfil the objectives and outcomes described in the TOR. The time for completion of the Contract (GC2C2c) is: For Task 1: 17 weeks from Contract Notification Date. For Task 2: From the date CDR launches the Tender related to the “Construction of Sludge Solar Dryer for Zahlé WWTP or for Charqiyeh WWTP”, until award. For Task 3: 12 months from the Notice to Commence of the construction contractor, plus a defect liability period of 12 months. The CDR now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants shou