Cali-Ciise and Qoolbuulale Borehole Drilling Works

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Republic of Somaliland Name of Project: Horn of Africa - Groundwater for Resilience Program (P174867) Contract Title: Borehole Drilling in Somaliland (2 Lots) Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-E0130 RFB Reference No.: SO-MOWRD-SL-511105-CW-RFB 1. The Ministry of Water Development of the Republic of Somaliland has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Horn of Arica - Groundwater for Resilience Project (GW4R), Somaliland, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Borehole Drilling in Togdheer and Maroodi-Jeeh Region Somaliland (2 Lots). “ For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.” 2. The Ministry of Water Development now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Borehole drilling in Somaliland (2 lots) as per the following: Lots Contract Description District Intended Completion period Lot-1 Borehole drilling in Cali-Ciise Site Togdheer Region, Somaliland 2 Months Lot-2 Borehole drilling in Qoolbulale Site Maroodi-Jeeh Region, Somaliland 2 Months A bidder may submit a bid for one Lot or both Lots. The evaluation will be undertaken on a Lot-by-Lot basis, and the contract will be awarded to the bidder that meets the Qualification Criteria and whose Bid has been determined to be: (a) substantially responsive to the bidding document; and (b) the lowest evaluated cost for the Lot. Bidders interested in bidding on both Lots must meet the technical and financial requirements specified for each Lot in the RFB. However, bidders are encouraged to bid on both lots to take advantage of economies of scale. 3. Bidding will be conducted through Open-National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations