Amendment_0001_-_72066318R00001.pdf

AMENDMENT NO. 0001

Solicitation No. 720663118R00001, Water Supply for 11 New Health Centers Activity under

USAID/Ethiopia Health Infrastructure Program

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A. CLOSING DATE

1. Cover pages (pages i and ii): Delete “December 28, 2017” and replace with “January 4, 2018”.

2. Standard Form 1442 (page 1 of 66), Block 13.a.: Delete “December 28, 2017” and replace with “January 4, 2018”.

B. SECTION C – DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Sub-section C.3.B. Groundwater Well Construction (page 11): add the following:

Contractor is responsible for securing all land-use agreements and permits necessary for executing the requirements of this contract.

2. Sub-section C.3.B. Task 5: Power Supply (Gerbicho, Maksegnit, Gult, and Kuni), (page 13):

Add CLIN 3, Site 3.3: Gulem Dejen to the list of sites for this task.

3. Sub-section C.3.B. Task 6: Community Water Point (Maksegnit, Gult, Agumamit and Kachana Gudie), (page 13): delete the paragraph in its entirety and replace with the following:

This task applies to CLIN 2, Sites 2.3: Maksegnit and 2.4: Gult; CLIN 3, Site 3.1:

Agumamit; and CLIN 4, Site 4.1: Kachana Gudie, only. The Contractor shall increase the size of the existing Health Center elevated water storage tank capacity and construct community water points in accordance with the design documents in Section J, Attachment 2. The community water points will be constructed as an integral part of the water supply system developed under Tasks 1, 2, and 3 above. Water conveyance is required to supply water from the Health Center storage tank to the public water points, as described in the design documents. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to coordinate land-use agreement with local authorities. Contractor must provide written terms of the agreement with local authorities to the CO, both in Amharic and in English.

4. Sub-section C.3.B. Task 7: Offsite Well Development (page 14): delete the first paragraph in its entirety and replace with the following:

This task applies to CLIN 2, Sites 2.3: Maskegnit and 2.4: Gult, only. The contractor shall drill, test and develop an offsite water well point in accordance with Tasks 1, 2 and 3 above, and design documents included in Section J, Attachments J.2 and J.3. Water conveyance is required to supply water from the offsite well points to the Maksegnit and Gult Health Centers, as described in the design documents. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to coordinate a land-use agreement with local authorities. Contractor must provide the terms of the agreement with local authorities to the CO, in both Amharic and English.

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C. SECTION J – LIST OF DOCUMENTS EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS:

1. The original EHIP Water Supply Bill of Quantity (BoQ) attachments corresponding with the attachments included with this amendment are replaced with the following revised ones primarily to include additional community water points, cattle troughs, and associated water conveyance, as well as power supply for Gulem Dejen:

i. Attachment J.5-5 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ_Maksegnit

ii. Attachment J.5-6 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ_Gult

iii. Attachment J.5-7 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ_Agumamit

iv. Attachment J.5-9 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ_Gulem Dejen (GD)

v. Attachment J.5-10 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ_Kachena Gudie (KG)

vi. Attachment J.5-12 -- EHIP Water Supply BoQ Summary Table

2. In addition, the following attachments are hereby incorporated into the Attachment package:

vii. Attachment J.8 -- Pre-Proposal Conference Presentation

viii. Attachment J.9 -- Pre-Bid Conference Meeting Minutes

ix. Attachment J.10 -- EHIP Water Supply Drawing Sheets Addendum

D. SECTION J, Attachment J.2 - EHIP Health Centers Water Supply Drawings

Item DRAWING SHEET TO REMOVE DRAWING SHEET TO ADD / REPLACE 1 G-001: Index of Drawings G-001: Index of Drawings 2 G-002: Sites Location Map G-002: Sites Location Map

3 CE-000: General Notes, Symbols, & Abbreviations

CE-000: General Notes, Symbols, & Abbreviations

4 CE-102: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Agumamit

CE-102A: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Agumamit

CE-102B: Preliminary Community Water Points & Cattle Trough Layout Site: Agumamit

5 CE-105: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Gulem Dejen

CE-105: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Gulem Dejen

6 CE-106A: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Gult

CE-106A: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Gult

7 CE-106B: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Gult

CE-106B: Offsite Well & Preliminary Community Water Points & Cattle Trough Layout Site: Gult

8 CE-108: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Kachena Gudie

CE-108A: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Kachena Gudie

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Item DRAWING SHEET TO REMOVE DRAWING SHEET TO ADD / REPLACE

CE-108B: Preliminary Community Water

Site: Kachena Gudie

9 CE-111: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Maksegnit

CE-111A: Water Supply Civil & Electrical Plan Site: Maksegnit

CE-111B: Preliminary Community Water

Site: Maksegnit

10 C-501: Well Civil Details C-501: Well Civil Details

11 CE-502A: Water Supply & Electrical Riser Line Diagram

CE-502: Water Supply & Electrical Riser Line Diagram

12 CE-502B: Water Supply & Electrical Riser Line Diagram for Sites with Community Water Points -

13 C-505: Community Water Point Details C-505: Ground Water Tank Details 14 C-506: Community Water Point Drainage Details C-506A: Community Water Point Details C-506B: Cattle Trough Details

15 - C-510A: Elevated Water Tank & Stand Details 16 - C-510B: Elevated Water Tank & Stand Details

17 PV-704: Electrical Site Plan, PV Site: Maksegnit

PV-704: Electrical Site Plan, PV Site: Maksegnit

18 - PV-705: Electrical Site Plan, PV Site: Gulem Dejen

E. SECTION J, Attachment J.3 - EHIP Health Centers Water Supply Technical

Specifications

Item SPECIFICATION SECTION

UPDATED CHANGE MADE

1 Section 221113, Page 3, Clause 2.7 B

Delete:

The connections required are one 25mm top discharging inlet pipe, one 25mm outlet pipe with faucet attached to it, one 25mm overflow pipes, and one 25mm low water discharge.

2 Section 221113, Page 5, Clause 3.6 A

Delete:

(by others)

3 Section 332100, Page 2, Clause 1.2 H1

(provided by others by means of a separate construction contract)

4 Section 332100, Page 4, Clause 2.2 A Delete:

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Item SPECIFICATION SECTION

UPDATED CHANGE MADE

4.75 gpm (0.3 lt/s)

Replace with:

As indicated on drawings.

5 Section 332100, Page 6, Clause 2.7 C

4.75 gpm (0.3 lt/s)

Replace with:

Based on the best pump curve fit for the actual developed well conditions.

F. QUESTION & ANSWERS

1. Given the huge price difference between PVC and steel casings, the BOQ does not specify which casing type we should use. This ambiguity is likely to result in price difference between offerors.

Response: Offerors shall propose steel casing pipe and screen when the borehole depth is expected to exceed 140 meters. PVC casing and screen may be used in bore holes 140 meters and less. This note has also been added on revised Drawing Sheet C-501 (Section J.2), included as part of this amendment.

2. As per common practice the pump issue should have been decided once the well discharging capacity is known. The pump capacity, size and other parameters are dependent on the well discharge and depth. To be competitive, we can offer our price based on minimum discharge; however, this is likely to result in price variations later when we exactly know the well discharge.

Response: The minimum discharge for the health centers is 0.3 liters per second and the minimum discharge for the health centers involving community water points is

1.2 liters per second. The drilling depths will not change. The actual submersible pump shall be submitted to the Engineer/USAID for approval based on the best pump curve fit for the actual developed well conditions and based on the specifications.

Undersized or oversized pumps will not be accepted.

3. The mobilization and demobilization cost would be filled in case if a well is productive.

But if the bore hole is abandoned should we quote again for mobilization and demobilization separately or would the same price we quoted for the productive well be used?

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Response: This solicitation requests a proposal for one mobilization and one de-mobilization. Offerors shall propose the price as such.

4. The BOQ has two price columns, USD and Birr. For items that are to be imported from abroad like pumps, PV panels etc., do we need to fill our price in Birr? Or in USD only?

Response: Offerors shall submit price in USD, only.

5. We are planning to work with a subcontractor for the drilling and pump installation activities. Our company who is the main offeror is SAM registered. Does this subcontractor need to register with SAM? Can we form a joint venture (JV) with an organization who is not SAM registered? If so, does USAID has a specific JV form we should use?

Response: Partnering is acceptable for this RFP. Partners should provide their legal document regarding the partnership signed by an authorized body. There is no special JV form. Only the Prime Contractor shall be required to register in SAM.

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