Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) only: Publication and Call for Competition will be Conducted once Scope of Work is Fully Defined and Approved. DFID are seeking partners to manage a new multi-million programme for rehabilitation works for the water supply system to Freetown, Sierra Leone and development of other infrastructure. The priority interventions to be managed through the DFID programme are likely to comprise: 1.Rehabilitation of the existing Freetown water supply infrastructure, based on assessments, pre-design and contract packaging that is currently being undertaken by the Guma Valley Water Company with DFID assistance; 2. Protect and regenerate catchment areas to safeguard water security and reduce climate change vulnerability. Their will also be provision for services to be provided in support of other programmes with infrastructure components including energy, education (school construction) and health (hospital/clinic construction). DFID expects that the delivery of this programme will require the suppliers to fulfil a range of functions. These could include programme and funds management, technical design, procurement, contract management and site supervision/quality control of construction, delivery of technical support and knowledge management.