MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT ZAMBIA
REF: IFB/MCA-Z/CB/PP07/IFR-32 Date: 5th November 2015
IFB CLARIFICATION No. 2
Water Reticulation in Ndeke, Kwamwena, SOS Village, Chipata and Ng’ombe (CP5)
In accordance with Clause 8.1 of the Section I - Instructions to Bidders from the above mentioned IFB, MCA-Zambia is responding to the questions (Q1 to Q3) that have been raised by Bidders after the Pre-Bid Meeting.
Technical Questions /Q1 / Bill 2A
Item 2A-5.4
Standing time (per drilling rig and crew) due to reasons approved by engineer
There is no unit on this item. Is it correct if we assume the item unit is the team standing time per day?
A1 / Bill 2A, Item 2A-5.4, the unit is rate only and it is per drilling rig and crew per day
Q2 / Bills 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F and 6G
Items 6A-X91, 6A-X92, 6B-X91, 6B-92, (…), 6G-X91 AND 6G-X92
Please provide additional information on user tokens and special operator tokens, as there is no information on these items anywhere in the bidding documents.
A2 / Bills 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F and 6G, the user tokens shall be tokens to be used by the consumers where prepaid meters shall be installed, while the special operator tokens shall be used by the Water Utility Company by its operators for operational and maintenance purposes. The bidder shall, based on experience and expertise, propose tokens that shall be compatible with prepaid meters to be installed.
Q3 / Please provide the following drawings that are absent in the MCA-Zambia site repository:
Water Source (Borehole Supply)
• LWSSD/LS3/WSB/1.1 Ndeke/Vorna Valley Borehole Site Layout (8 Sheets)
• LWSSD/LS3/WSB/1.2 Ndeke/Vorna Valley, Junction Details
• LWSSD/LS3/WSB/2.0 Kwamwena Rising Mains, General Layout
• LWSSD/LS3/WSB/2.1 Kwamwena Borehole Site Layout (6 Sheets)
Transmission Main
• LWSSD/LS3/TM/1.1-A Ndeke/Vorna Valley, Plan and Profiles - Line A (2 Sheets)
• LWSSD/LS3/TM/1.1-D Ndeke/Vorna Valley, Plan and Profiles - Line D (2 Sheets)
Distribution Centres
• LWSSD/LS3/DC/2.1 Kwamwena, Ground Tank, 800m3 (3 Sheets) – Sheet 2 missing
Proposed Ndeke/Vorna Valley General Distribution System
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-A Pipeline Profiles - Line A (2 Sheets)
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-B Pipeline Profiles - Line B (3 Sheets)
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-C Pipeline Profiles - Line C
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-D Pipeline Profiles - Line D
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-E Pipeline Profiles - Line E (2 Sheets)
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-F Pipeline Profiles - Line F
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-G Pipeline Profiles - Line G
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-H Pipeline Profiles - Line H
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-I Pipeline Profiles - Line I
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-J Pipeline Profiles - Line J
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-K Pipeline Profiles - Line K
• LWSSD/LS3/DS/3.2-L Pipeline Profiles - Line L
Electrical and P & ID
• LWSSD/LS3/E/3.1 Office and Chlorination Building - Small Power and Lighting
Standard Drawings
• LWSSD/LS3/GD/11.2 Borehole Connection Details (2 Sheets) – Sheet 1 missing
A3 / The missing drawings have been uploaded onto the MCA-Zambia website and can be accessed on the same link and with the same password provided to you when you registered for the procurement.
Important Note:
Bidders must ensure that their Bid Securities are valid for a period up to 28 days beyond the 120 days validity period of their Bids. Bids containing Bid Securities with a validity period shorter than 148 days will be rejected.
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