Construction supervision of the design and build of a transmission pipeline from Al Zumleh Reservoir to Al Za’atari Pumping Station, alongside detailed design, environmental and social studies, and tender document preparation for Taibah District in Irbid

**Project:** Jordan Water Sector Efficiency Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION)

 

HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN

JORDAN WATER SECTOR EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

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

 

Assignment Title:   
CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF AL ZUMLEH - AL ZA'ATARI DESIGN-BUILD WATER PIPELINE CONTRACT

AND PREPARATION OF DETAILED DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES, AND TENDER DOCUMENTS FOR TAIBAH DISTRICT - IRBID.
 

Reference No.:          JO-YWC-489764-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”) is to provide professional technical services to support the following activities (i) Construction supervision of a design and build contract for a transmission pipeline from Al Zumleh Reservoir to Al Za’atari Pumping Station with a nominal diameter of DN 800/700 mm and an approximate length of 20 Km, including all associated civil, mechanical, electrical, and environmental and social components required for full operational functionality. (ii) Detailed design, environmental and social studies, and tender documents preparation for Taibah District in Irbid governorate.

The consultant shall ensure that all designs and supervision activities are technically sound, economically justified, environmentally responsible, and in full compliance with national standards and World Bank requirements. The outcome should contribute to enhanced service reliability, improved water conservation, and long-term operational sustainability in Irbid Governorate.

The TOR full version can be found on Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) website at the following link http://www.yw.com.jo/Tenders.aspx

The Yarmouk Water Company (YWC) 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:

1. Similar assignments for supervision of Design and Build contracts, preferably in similar conditions, in the past 10 years.
2. Similar assignments for Environmental and Social Studies in the past 5 years.
3. Similar assignments for water network design and preparation of tender documents in the past 5 years.
4. The firm’s core business and general experience to be in water sector
5. Years in business and overall competence in relevance to this assignment.
6. Long list of the relevant technical staff of the consulting firm
7. The firm’s positive financial capability/performance.

 

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 6 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. National consulting engineering firms, regardless of whether JV member or Sub-Consultant, shall satisfy the requirements as defined in this request for Expression of Interest and classified as 1st grade –A in water and sewage and 1st grade A in the field of environment by government tender department.
2. International consulting firms shall satisfy the requirements set out in this request for Expression of Interest (REOI), and, if shortlisted. in the subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP). If awarded the contract, the international consultant shall comply with the Country’s tax laws as applicable;

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.

Further information can be obtained in writing through the email address below at the address below during office hours (8:00 am to 4:00 pm Jordan Time).

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a hard copy to the address below and/or by below email(s) by July 27, 2026, 12 pm Jordan time.

 

 

Recipient(s): 

To Bassam Jarboo, Procurement Manager

Email: bassam_jarboo@yw.com.jo

TO: Abdelhadi Bataineh, Procurement Directorate

Email: Abdelhadi_bataineh@yw.com.jo

Address: Tenders and Procurements Department EOI Title – Bidder Name

 Yarmouk Water Company Irbid, Baghdad St. P.O. Box 3798 Irbid 21110 Jordan