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Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority PAKISTAN WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR DESIGN REVIEW, CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION OF MOHMAND DAM HYDROPOWER PROJECT GENERAL MANAGER HYDRO PLANNING ORGANIZATION WAPDA SUNNY VIEW ESTATE, KASHMIR ROAD LAHORE Ph: +92-42-99202717 Fax: +92-42-99202722 MAY 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. Description Page No. No. 1 Part- I: Letter for Seeking Applications, Relevant Information about project, Description of Services and Evaluation Criteria 1.1 Letter for Seeking Applications for Short-Listing i. Notice Inviting EOI 1.2 Project Information 1 1.3 Brief Terms of Reference/Description of Consultancy Services 4 1.4 Evaluation Criteria 19 2 Part – II: Submissions from Applicant Firm/Joint Venture 2.1 Submissions with EOI Documents 21 2.2 Information Form 22 2.3 Submission Forms For Applicants 2.3.1 Summary List of Projects Handled By The Firm (Form-A) 24 2.3.2 Format of Short Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Principal Staff (Form-B) 25 2.3.3 Specific Experience of Consultants (Form-C) 26 2.3.4 Format of CV of Proposed Experts (Form-D) 27 3 Figures 3.1 Location Map 28 3.2 Layout Plan 29 1. PART- I LETTER FOR SEEKING APPLICATIONS, RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT, DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA 1.1 LETTER FOR SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR SHORT-LISTING Project: MOHMAND DAM HYDROPOWER PROJECT Dear Sir, 1. Letters of Interest/Applications are invited from firms registered with the PEC who are on active tax payer list of Federal Board of Revenue, (FBR) Pakistan which are experienced consultants and who wish to be considered to undertake Consultancy Services for Design Review, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration of Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project. The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) through General Manager (Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project) has been entrusted with execution of the subject project for which the PC-I has been submitted to MoW&P for approval of ECNEC through Planning Commission. The Project is expected to commence from November 01, 2017 for completion after 5 years and 8 months i.e. June 2023, alongwith one year Defect Notification Period and six months for closing of the Project. Overall, completion time is 7 years and 2 months. A portion of the approved cost of the project is intended to be applied to finance the cost of the consultant’s services. 2. The objectives of the Project are:- Power Generation Flood Control Irrigation Drinking Water Supply 3. The major components of the Project are:- a. Structures Description DAM Type Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam (CFRD) Height 213 meter Spillway 7 No. gates, Ogee Weir Diversion Tunnels 2 No. Length: 3.130 km, Dia: 15 m Left Bank Irrigation Tunnel Length: 4.3 km, Dia: 2.5 m Right Bank Irrigation Tunnel Length: 3.0 km, Dia: 2.5 m Left Bank Irrigation Canal 12.40 km Right Bank Irrigation Canal 14.75 km Power House (800 MW) Surface type Residential Colony Comprising project offices, family houses, family apartments, officer’s and staff hostels, community centre, mosque, shopping centre, school, etc. Switchyard 220 kV Low Level and Flushing Outlets b. Reservoir Gross Storage 1,594 MCM (1.3 MAF) Live Storage 834 MCM (0.676 MAF) 4. The expected results/benefits of the project are envisioned as follows:- 2,862 GWh annual energy generation Flood mitigation of downstream areas; Charsadda and Nowshera districts. 6,778 hectare of new land will come under cultivation 13.5 cumec drinking water supply to Peshawar City 5. The construction period will be 5 Years and 8 Months alongwith 12 months Defect Notification Period (DNP) and 6 months closing of Contract and it is expected to start construction from 01/11/2017. Accordingly, duration of assignment will be 7 years & 2 months. 6. PEC registered consultants or joint ventures of consultants who are interested for the assignment should submit information in the format indicated in the attachment to this letter. Firms are required to support their experience in Design Review, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration of hydropower/ dam project, specifically. 7. The JV may comprise maximum of Five (5) members if foreign firm(s) is (are) involved. In case of all local firms, members are limited to four (4). Firms should also indicate their experience as specific/general and experience of their requisite nominated staff in the following disciplines in the CV Forms attached with this letter:- 1. Project Manager 2. Expert (Spillway & Allied Structures) 3. Expert (Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam) 4. Expert (Tunneling) 5. Expert (Mechanical Works) 8. Applications alongwith accompanying material for consideration should be submitted to Mr. Muhammad Rafiq General Manager (Hydro Planning) WAPDA, Sunny View Estate, Kashmir Road, Lahore. Phone No. +92-42-99202717, Fax. No. +92-42-99202722 of the Pakistan - Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) 9. Please restrict yourself to the essential information only and do not make your application cumbersome. Sincerely yours Muhammad Rafiq General Manager (Hydro Planning) Attachments: - Project Information - Brief Terms of Reference/ Description of Services - Evaluation Criteria - Information Form: - Submission Forms: o Form-A (Summary List of Projects handled by the Firm/ JV); o Form-B (Format of Short CV of Principal staff); o Form-C (Specific Experience of Consultants); and o Form-D (Format of CV of Proposed Experts) - Figures o Figure-1 Location Map o Figure-2 Layout Plan NOTICE INVITING EOI INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) 1. Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), an autonomous body which is mandated for development of Water and Hydropower resources under the administrative control of Federal Government invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from the Local/ Foreign consulting firm(s)/ Joint Venture(s) for the services of Design Review, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration of Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project by forming a Joint Venture with Pakistani firms, as per Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) conduct and practice of Consulting Engineers bye-laws. The JV may comprise maximum of 05 members if Foreign Firm(s) is (are) involved. In case of local firms, members are limited to 04. The firm(s) may apply who are on Active Tax Payer List of the Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan and registered with PEC. Quality and Cost Based Selection Method (QCBS - 80:20) will be used for procurement. 2. Expression of Interest document (containing detailed description of terms and conditions of services and evaluation criteria) is available for the interested bidders at office of General Manager (Hydro Planning) WAPDA, Sunny View Estate, Kashmir Road, Lahore. Price of the EOI documents is Rs. 500. EOI documents can also be downloaded from www.wapda.gov.pk free of cost. 3. The expression of interest, prepared in accordance with the instructions in the EOI documents, must reach at the O/o General Manager (Hydro Planning) WAPDA, Sunny View Estate, Kashmir Road, Lahore on or before 7th July, 2017 at 1100 hours. This advertisement is also available on PPRA website at www.ppra.org.pk . Muhammad Rafiq General Manager Hydro Planning Organization, WAPDA, Sunny View Estate, Kashmir Road, Lahore, Pakistan Tel. No. +92-42 9920 2717, +92-42- 9920 2792 Ext. 2708 Fax No. +92-42 9920 2722 E-mail: [email protected] 1.2 PROJECT INFORMATION 1.2.1 INTRODUCTION Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project is a multipurpose facility with the following objectives: i. Hydropower generation of 800 MW; ii. Flood control; iii. Irrigated Agricultural development of 6,773 hectares; and iv. Drinking Water supply of 13.30 cumecs to Peshawar. The dam site is located on Swat River basin, about 48 km from Peshawar in Mohmand Agency, FATA (Figure-1). The reservoir area of the dam extends upstream to Mohmand and Bajaur Agencies, in FATA. The total length of the reservoir is about 56 km in the rocky gorge of Swat River. The area is formed by barren and rugged hills. The command area is spread across administrative units namely, Mohmand Agency, Tehsils Shabqadar and Tangi of district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 1.2.2 PROJECT COMPONENTS 1.2.2.1 Main Lots under Single Package i. Permanent Access Roads, WAPDA Camp, Colony and other site facilities ii. Main Civil Works (CFRD Dam, Spillway, Diversion Tunnels) iii. Irrigation Tunnels, Canals and Allied Structures iv. Electrical and Mechanical Works Other Contracts i. Supply and installation of Power Supply system and equipment (may be executed by PESCO/TESCO through Deposit Work) ii. Transmission Line ( Not covered under this consultancy and will be executed through a separate PC-I by NTDCL) 1.2.2.2 Project Layout Project layout has been planned and optimized after careful consideration of geology, topography, access and maximum benefits with minimum or controlled environmental impacts. Figure-2 shows the layout plan of Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project which comprises of following major structural components: 1 i. Main Dam (CFRD); ii. River Diversion and Low Level Outlet including Flushing Outlet; iii. Spillway; iv. Head Race Tunnel/ Penstocks; v. Power Station Facilities; vi. Tail Water Regulation Pond; vii. Irrigation Tunnels, Canals and Allied structures; and viii. Transmission System. 1.2.3 SALIENT FEATURES Description Engineering Design HYDROLOGY & RESERVOIR Probable Maximum Flood (cumecs) 27,427 Min Water Storage Level (m amsl) 510 Full Supply Level (masl) 555 Gross/ Live/ Flood storage volume (MCM) 1,594/ 834/ 100 CONCRETE FACE ROCKFILL DAM Dam Height (m) 213 River Bed Level/ Foundation Level (m amsl) 360/350 Dam Crest Length (m) / Width (m) 716.6/12 Upstream / Downstream Slope 1:1.40 / 1:1.60 SPILLWAY (DESIGN AT PMF) Gated Ogee Weir Crest Level (m amsl) 539 Spillway Capacity (cumecs) 25,514 Gates of Spillway / Width x Height (m) 7 No. Radial gates/ 15 x 21 Energy Dissipation Double Stilling Basin RIVER DIVERSION No.
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