Background

As part of the Goma water masterplan, a new reservoir was planned at Mount Goma together with a pump station refurbishment and augmentation was planned at Lake Kivu to provide water into the Reservoir. Under the IMAGINE programme, Mount Goma 4 reservoir was constructed to supply water to the south part of Goma city in the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC). The pump station was not constructed under IMAGINE.

This new pump station is now proposed as per the provincial government’s request to construct an independent station to Mt Goma 4. The station and pipeline will be constructed under USAID’s Sustainable Water and Sanitation System activity (Mercy Corps, Tetratech and Sanergy are implementers) as part of the build back better (BBB) plan that was developed to mitigate and repair the effects of a major volcanic eruption in May 2021.

Mercy Corps wishes to continue the momentum of the infrastructure improvements in Goma to build back better the existing water system and make sustainable improvements to water supply and distribution in Goma which will allow more reliable water access to hundreds of thousands of residents. There is urgency in completing this both from a water needs requirement and to reinforce the political economy around improving service provision and supporting the province in the process.

Scope of Work

In summary, the BBB scope is to improve and augment the production capacity at Lake Kivu by implementing a new pump station (LK1A). The proposed BBB works encompass constructing a new pump station building, pump and mechanical and electrical installation, and a main pipeline to connect the LK1A pump station to the existing Mt Goma 4 supply pipeline. These works are expected to take around 12 months to complete when D&B tender design, procurement, construction, and commissioning are included.

SWASSA aims to design and construct the pump station in as short a time as possible. There are various steps that will need to be undertaken to ensure the work is carried according to the international standards and acceptable quality.

As the predominant work element is mechanical and electrical installation, sensitive to actual equipment supplied, a design build approach has been adopted with a D&B tender design and specification to be provided by SWASSA for the design and build tender. Furthermore, specialist input will be required to review the proposed electrical and design works. For Construction, SWASSA will use a design-build form of contract issued by Mercy Corps as the Principal.

Purpose of the prequalification

The purpose of this prequalification is to pre-select national/regional or international companies interested to work in the DR Congo for the construction of the lake Kivu (LK1A) pump station in Goma as part of USAID's Sustainable Water and Sanitation System activity. Only the pre-selected companies will be able to tender and respond to the Request for Proposal.

Companies awarded subsequent contracts will be required to provide bid, advance and/or performance guarantees. By applying for this prequalification, the Company acknowledges its acceptance of Mercy Corps' warranty policy available from the procurement department.