Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a solar-powered pumping unit and its accessories for Borehole No (KA), AlQadisia, Sanaa city.

The UNICEF in Yemen from Middle East region had released this tender for UNICEF has now issued a Request for Proposals in order to select a supplier for the provision of Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a solar-powered pumping unit and its accessories for Borehole No (KA), AlQadisia, Sanaa city. UNICEF advocates for renewable energy as a sustainable source, considering the deterioration of the infrastructure in Yemen for the electrical power grid, and the shortage of fuel which resulted in dysfunctionality of power grid as reliable source, UNICEF seeks to support Sanaa city Local Water & Sanitation Co. (LWSC) with sustainable solar power. This should assure a reliable source of electricity that requires minimum cost of operation and maintenance after the installation and secure the water pumping and supply to affected beneficiaries. In fact, due to the current intensive fighting, women and children constitute a large proportion of the IDP population in Yemen, especially those who live with their relatives in Sanaa city in general and in Al-Qadisia quarter, one of the quarters of Al-Sabeen District in which is particularly vulnerable when it comes to access to safe water. However, Al-Qadisia quarter, one of the quarters of Al-Sabeen District Sanaa city depends mainly on KA water wellfield as a resource to supply the public system, for which the existing pumping unit is partially damaged and in-low capacity with it comes to power. With this process, UNICEF have assessed the situation and come up with an emergency prioritized intervention of supply & installation of solar pumping unit KA water wellfields in Sanaa city, pumping a total of 324,000 liters per day, benefiting a total of quarter, which had a population of 49,824; according to the 2004 people (IDPs & HC). Such intervention is in line with UNICEF WASH AWP 2023, Output 3.2 “More children, adolescents and their families benefit from safe water supply services and improved hygiene practices” and Output Indicator 3.2.6 “Number of people provided with a climate resilient water or sanitation service”. The objective is to provide access to safe water for a total of 49,824 people (IDPs & Host Community) in Al-Qadisia quarter, one of the quarters of Al-Sabeen District Sanaa city through supply & installation of Solar System in Al-Qadisia quarter water wellfields including (Site preparation, Civic works, Electrical works, Installation of solar pumping units). With this process, the water quantity per Capita per day is to be increased to (20 liters) for the targeted beneficiaries. Following the site implementation period of 3 months site works. The main objectives are: 1. To increase the power capacity and operation for KA water wellfield in Al-Qadisia quarter, in Sanaa city to increase the amount of pumping water to meet the population increasing needs for water. 2. The water quantity per Capita per day is to be increase to (20 liters) for the targeted beneficiaries. Following the site implementation period of 3 months site works. This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system. By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission. Please note that in order to access the tender documentation through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (i) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (ii) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your Bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise particular caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender. with tender notice no. LRPS 2023-9182477 published on 11 May 2023. The tender expired on 31 May 2023. This tender is sourced from United Nations Global Marketplace and is eligible for suppliers interested in Pumping station construction work. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3110392.