Invitation For Bids

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organisation which provides assistance, protection and durable solutions to refugees and internally displaced persons worldwide.
NRC invites local Engineering Consultants (Design) companies to submit tender documents for the designs of homes specifically designed for persons with disabilities.

Pre-qualification Criteria

In order to be considered, the Consultant should at least meet the following criteria:
1-Licensed to carry out engineering services and design by relevant Palestinian authorities.
2-Should have, within his/her office an Architect, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical engineers, each of at least 4 years of design experience.
3-The Consultant who does not have all the required expertise listed in point 2 above, within his/her office, shall only be considered if he/she has a minimum of either architectural or structural engineering design capacity, (Head of section with at least 6 years of proven design experience) and demonstrate that he/she collaborates with other qualified offices/engineers for other disciplines not available at his/her office.
4-Should have experience in the production of the following: Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical design, relevant Working Drawing and Bills of Quantities.
5-For structural design, the Consultant must have, within his/her team, experience in taking accounts of seismic loads.
6-Must have the capacity, within his/her team, of preparing and carrying out all Tender Documents including Drawing and Bills of Quantities in English.
7-Should have experience in the design of homes preferably up to four- storey high.
8- Curriculum Vitae (CV) for the Consultant’s team including the Architect, Structural engineer and Electrical engineer should be provided.
9-Consultant should have proven experience in design for houses that need to accommodate for persons with physical disabilities.
10-Prices should not include engineering supervision.
 
Submittals by bidders
Each Consultant shall present his offer in two separate sections in envelop as follows:
Section A (Technical Offer)
-Portfolio of work for the last 6 years.
-The consultant’s ability to commence work quickly and to adhere to the specified time schedules.
-Evidence of previous designs for at least three projects, including evidence of details in accordance with international standards.
-CVs of proposed team, (the Consultant will need to obtain prior NRC’s approval if a team member is changed during the contract period).
 
Section B (Financial Offer)
-Price per square meter for home design and Bill of Quantities as well as price for housing unit of 150 square meters.
-Tender documents shall include all costs expensive excluding sales tax or other taxes.
-Tender documents shall be deemed inclusive of all charges excluding sales tax OR other taxes, if applicable.

Notes
- Offer should be in a sealed envelope send to Norwegian Refugee Council, 5th floor Hejji Building, Al Rasheed Street., Gaza by Thursday 12 January 2012 COB.
-Tender documents that do not include all information requested or which are not submitted within the deadline will be rejected.
-For future information the consultant may contact Hisham Abu Lamzy at 08-2880064 or mobile 059-7552778 only during working hours.