Request for Proposal
For Conducting hydrogeological investigations and geophysical surveys in Baladhawa district of Gedo region of Somalia.
DRC Somalia.
Dollow Area Office, along Luuq Road,
Dollow, Somalia.
22nd July 2024
To interested Consultant Firms.
Request for Proposal No: RFP-SOM-CO-2024-003 – Consultancy to provide Hydrogeological Investigations and Geophysical surveys in Beledhawa district of Gedo region of Somalia
Dear Sir/Madam
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has received a grant from BHA for enhancing the resilience of displacement-affected communities in Belet-Hawa IDP site location. The Danish Refugee Council in Somalia seeks proposals from a Consultant / Firm to assess Belet Hawa IDP site locations and conduct hydrogeological investigations and geophysical surveys to identify potential borehole sites with an assumed average yield of 50m3/hr and meeting WHO drinking water quality standards.
Therefore, DRC Somalia, Dollow Office, requests you to submit technical and financial proposal for the consultancy of hydrogeological investigations in Belet-Hawa IDP site locations. Please be guided by this RFP and the attached Terms of Reference (TOR) Annex F.
Your proposal must be expressed in English and valid for a minimum period of 60 days.
PLEASE NOTE: NO BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ABOVE CLOSING TIME AND DATE
The criteria for awarding contracts resulting from this Tender is based on ‘best value for money’. For the purpose of all tenders DRC defines best value for money as:
Best value for money should not be equated with the lowest initial bid option. It requires an integrated assessment of technical, organizational, and pricing factors in light of their relative importance (i.e., reliability, quality, experiences, and reputation, past performance, cost/fee realism, delivery time, reasonableness, need for standardization, and other criteria depending on the item to be procured).
For all bids deemed technically compliant as per the specification stipulated in Annex F – Terms of Reference (TOR), DRC will give a weighted combined technical and financial score. The weighted score will determine the contract award.
Email submission Bids can be submitted by email to the following dedicated, controlled, & secure email address:
When Bids are emailed, the following conditions shall be complied with:
o The financial bid shall only contain the financial bid form, Annex A.2 or any other template adopted for financial bid by the firm.
o The technical bid shall contain all other documents required by the tender but excluding all pricing information. Please refer to all Documents requested in Sections A (Administrative) and Section B(Technical) requirements – These should be included in the Technical Submission
Failure to comply with the above may disqualify the Bid.
DRC is not responsible for the failure of the Internet, network, server, or any other hardware, or software, used by either the Bidder or DRC in the processing of emails.
DRC is not responsible for the non-receipt of Bids submitted by email as part of the e-Tendering process.
Bids can be submitted in one of two ways, hardcopy or electronically. If the Bidder submits a Bid in both Hardcopy and electronically, DRC will choose the version that is the most advantageous to DRC.
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