RFP: Consultant services of supervision for Restructuring and enhancement of the Water distribution network in Hizam area and north area/salt

The World Bank

Jordan 🇯🇴

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

JORDAN WATER SECTOR EFFICIENCY PROGRAM (JWSEP)

JORDAN WATER COMPANY -Miyahuna

IBRD Loan No. 9560-JO, CFF TF No. TF0C1892, AFD No. CJO 1141 01P

Assignment Title: Consultant services of supervision for Restructuring and enhancement of the Water distribution network in Hizam area and north area/salt.

Reference No.: JO-MWC-105-CS-QCBS

The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has received financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) in the amount of US$300,000,000 to be managed by the World Bank, toward the cost of the Jordan Water Sector Efficiency Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project.

The consulting services (“the Services”) objective is to provide engineering services, design review, planning, and construction supervision to the Miyahuna to ensure an effective implementation of the following packages:

Package 1: Design and build of Water Networks in Al Hizam DZ02

Package 2: Design and Build of Water Networks in Northern Al-Salt Areas / Balqa Governorate

The Services under these terms of Reference are proposed to be carried out in as indicated below for the two packages listed above.

The Consultant shall develop a Project Management Plan for each package, to adopt during the implementation of the project, which will be composed of 3 main phases: design review and approval, construction stage and defects liability.

Environmental and Social (E&S) supervision is a core function of this assignment. The Consultant shall be fully responsible for ensuring that all project activities comply with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), including all relevant Environmental and Social Standards (ESS1–ESS10), and with the Project’s ESMF, LMP, SEP, RPF, ESCP, ESMP, and CESMP. E&S supervision shall be carried out in all stages of the design review, construction supervision, and defect liability period, and shall carry equal importance to engineering supervision.

The TOR full version can be found on Jordan Water Company-Miyahuna (www.miyahuna.com.jo) website at the following link https://www.miyahuna.com.jo/ar/modules/tenders

The Jordan Water Company- Miyahuna now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. Consultant Brochures may also be included in the EOI. The shortlisting criteria are:

  • Similar assignments, (in similar physical environment as in Jordan is preferred)
  • Relevance of the firm’s core business and general experience
  • Years of experience in similar business.
  • Availability of appropriate skills among consultant’s technical staff. (Submission of the long list of relevant technical staff and their expertise has added value).

It is preferable to limit the EoI to a maximum of 50 pages.

Please note that at this shortlisting stage: Technical and financial proposals are not requested. Key Experts, if proposed for the assignment, will not be evaluated. Request for clarifications on the EOI shall not be replied to.

The shortlist will contain 5 to 8 firms.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

The Applicant’s attention is drawn to the following:

  1. Interested National consulting engineering firms that wish to apply, singularly, as part of Joint Venture, or as Sub-Consultant, in addition to requirements as defined in this request for Expression of Interest, should be classified as First Grade (1) in the field of Water and Waste Water as per the Government Tender Directorate (GTD) classification system

Shortlisted Consultants will be invited to submit their proposals, upon which a Consultant will be selected in accordance with the (QCBS) described in the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated November 2020″ and to be specifically set out in the Request for Proposals.

 Expressions of interest must be delivered in a hard copy to the address below and/or by below email(s) by April 8th, 2026, 12 pm Jordan time.

Recipient(s):

To Mr. Ahmad Al Lozi, the Procurement Manager

Address: Tenders and Procurements Department EOI Title – Bidder Name

Jordan Water Company – Miyahuna

Tenders and Procurement Directorate

Jabal Al Hussein – Al Majdal Street

Building No. (6)

Fax:  05/39 869 34

7 days remaining

Apply by 8 April, 2026

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