Site Supervision Servises for SWPC’s ISWRs and IWTPs
Disclaimer
The information contained in this request for qualifications (“RFQ”) has been prepared by Saudi Water Partnership Company S. M. L.L.C. (“SWPC” or the “Company”) acting upon authority delegated from the Company’s Board of Directors and is furnished solely for the purpose of assisting Applicants in making their own evaluations of the Project. It does not constitute an offer in relation to Site Supervision Services ofIWTP’sand ISWR’s(the “Project”).
The information contained in the RFQ does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that an Applicant or its advisers may require or desire in relation to the Project. The Applicant should form its own views as to what information is relevant and make its own investigations, projections and conclusions and consult its own advisers to verify independently the information contained in the RFQ,and to obtain any additional information that it may require, prior to submitting a statement of qualifications (“SOQ”).
1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1.1 Introduction
MEWA is responsible for achieving the water, agricultural and environmental related objectives of Saudi
Arabia’s Vision 2030. MEWA has delegated its power to be procurer for the upcoming Strategic
Reservoir and Transmission Pipeline Projects to SWPC. SWPC is issuing this RFQ to seek a SOQ from
experienced engineering consulting firms/parties (each an “Applicant”) interested to provide
supervision and contract management for SWPC’s Independent Strategic Water Reservoir Projects
(“ISWR”) and Independent Water Transmission Pipeline Projects (“IWTP”) which are in the process of
Project Agreements signing execution/financial closure phase.
ISWRs
The Projects will consist of the development, financing, procurement, implementation,
operation, maintenance and transfer of a new independent strategic water reservoir. The
Projects are located in the various regions in KSA.
The Projects will be developed on BOOT basis by a Project Company to be 100% owned by
the Project Company.
Construction of the 1st Reservoir and associated facilities is scheduled to begin in 2023 (date
to be confirmed with the selected bidder) with PCOD expected towards the end of 2025 and
the similar schedules will be there for other upcoming projects.
IWTP
The Projects will consist of the development, financing, procurement, implementation,
operation, maintenance and transfer of a new independent water transmission pipeline. The
Projects are located in the various regions in KSA.
The Projects will be developed on a BOOT basis by a Project Company to be 100% owned by
Project Company.
Construction of the 1st transmission pipeline and associated facilities is scheduled to begin in
2023 (date to be confirmed with the selected bidder) with PCOD expected towards the end of
2025 and the similar schedules will be there for other upcoming projects.
The requirements of the SOQ and additional details regarding the Projects are discussed below.
Information provided in each SOQ will be used by SWPC to evaluate the capabilities and experience
(organizational, technical and financial) of Applicants in order that only qualified parties will be invited
to participate in the subsequent competitive tender for supervision services of the Projects. In order to
be invited to participate in the subsequent competitive tender, each Applicant must submit all
information requested under this RFQ which will be treated by SWPC in confidence.
Applicants are invited to submit a SOQ in accordance with Section 3.8 by the Due Date.
1.2 SWPC’s Objectives
1.2.1 ISWRs
The objectives of the Reservoir Projects are as follows:
• Secure and maintain safe water supply; and
• Attract private capital to invest in water storage to increase operational efficiencies (through competition) in order to provide water at most competitive prices.
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms; and
• Creating employment and training opportunities for Saudi nationals.
1.2.2 IWTPs The principal objectives of the Water Transmission Pipeline Projects are as follows: • Expand and improve water supply in the KSA through private sector participation;
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms;
• Attract private capital to invest in water storage to increase operational efficiencies (through competition) in order to provide water at most competitive prices;
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms; and
• Creating employment and training opportunities for Saudi nationals.
1.3 Technical Description 1.3.1 Project Company’s Responsibility (i) ISWRs Under the PA, the Project Company will have the responsibility to develop, design, finance, engineer, procure, construct, commission, complete, test, own, operate, maintain and transfer the Project including auxiliaries and interfaces. In addition, the Project Company shall be responsible for procurement of relevant permits and necessary approvals for construction and operation of the Project (ii) IWTPs Under the PA, the Project Company will be responsible for developing, designing, financing, engineering, procuring, constructing, commissioning, completing, testing, owning, operating, maintaining and transfer the pipeline and associated infrastructure including all auxiliaries and interfaces. In addition, the Project Company shall be responsible for the procurement of relevant permits and approvals necessary for the construction and operation of the pipeline. 1.3.2 Supervisory Consultant’s Responsibility The supervisory consultant must support SWPC for overall Project Construction and Contract Management, including facilitating all phases of project concurrently, from pre-design through to construction completion, commissioning, testing and commercial operation declaration activities. This includes overall contract management of the PA from the start of construction until commercial operation is achieved. 1.3.3 Site The area allocated for the Projects in KSA, will be announced at the time of RFP issuance for Supervision Services. 1.3.4 Capacity and Main Design Features (i) ISWRs Each project shall have a guaranteed contracted water capacity at least 500,000 m3 (it will be informed at the time of RFP issuance). (ii) IWTPs Each project shall involve the development of a new water transmission pipeline facility at least 100 km long (it will be informed at the time of RFP issuance). 1.3.5 Environmental Matters The Projects will be required to be developed, constructed and operated in accordance with the environmental protection regulations and stipulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (issued by NCEC or any relevance authority) and within relevant IFC Equator Principles and guidelines. The Project Company will be responsible for the necessary ESIA and obtaining the necessary environmental permits to develop and operate the project. 1.4 Contractual Structure The Project Company will be responsible for the development, design, permitting, engineering, procurement, financing, construction, completion, testing, commissioning, ownership, insurance, operation, maintenance and transfer of the Project. These stages in the development of the Project will be governed by a number of commercial agreements. 1.4.1 Project Company Legal Form The Project Company will take the form of a LLC or closed JSC. The Project Company will be owned by one or more Developers and there will be no mandated Government ownership. 1.4.2 Key Commercial Project Agreements Based on the envisaged commercial Project structure, number of Project agreements would be signed. Additionally, the Project Company will enter into the agreements required in relation to the financing of the Project. 1.5 Projects Parties Within the Project’s contractual structure, the following Saudi entities will be involved (either directly or indirectly): 1.5.1 SWPC 1.5.2 Ministry of Finance 1.5.3 Water Regulator 1.5.4 NCES 1.5.5 NWC 1.5.6 SEC 1.5.7 SWCC 2 PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCESS 2.1 General 2.1.1 Background SWPC has advertised its intention to seek bids for supervisory services for the various ISWRs and IWTPs individually, and through this RFQ seeks detailed SOQs from Applicants by the Due Date (25- April-2022) in the form and manner set out herein. 2.1.2 Statement of Qualifications Information provided in each SOQ will be used by SWPC to evaluate the technical and financial strength of Applicants for the purposes of pre-qualification in respect of the required services for each individual Project. The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the terms of this RFQ. Only those Applicants who are pre-qualified by SWPC will be eligible for receipt of a RFP, which permits, subject to the terms thereof, participation in the bidding process for Supervision services of the Projects. 2.1.3 Currency All financial information in the SOQ should be provided in SAR. 2.1.4 Interpretation and Final Determination The interpretation and final determination of any matter relating to this RFQ and all enclosed documents, sections, appendices, etc. as well as any further or supplementary information both oral and documentary required by SWPC, will be at SWPC’s sole discretion which will be final and binding on all Applicants. 2.1.5 Discharge and Exemption Applicants that submit SOQs exempt and discharge SWPC, completely and unconditionally from any responsibility or liability for the decisions that may be made with respect to its pre-qualification hereunder and acknowledge and agree that SWPC will not be liable for any such actions and will be under no obligation to inform the Applicant(s) of the grounds for disqualification. 2.1.6 Final Form of RFP While every effort has been made by SWPC to ensure that the description of the Projects set out in Section 1 of this RFQ is correct, SWPC reserve the right in their own absolute discretion to change the description, timetable and scope of the Projects at any time prior to execution of the contract with the successful Bidder. 2.2 SWPC’s Requirements Application for pre-qualification is open, on an individual basis, to all engineering consultant firms engaged in the water storage and transmission pipeline sector. Each Applicant must be a business organisation duly organised and existing and registered in good standing under the laws of its country of domicile. Please note that both non-Saudi and Saudi entities are permitted to pre-qualify on an individual basis. The Applicant must have offices in KSA. International companies may bid but must establish offices in KSA within sixty (60) days following contract award and before any payment is made by SWPC to the successful International Bidder for their services. The Applicant must not involve local agents in dealings with SWPC. Any engineering company that has been employed as an Advisor/Consultant to SWPC or any other party related to the Projects during the development and or design phase is excluded from bidding on this Projects. While engaged on those Projects, the successful bidder must agree to not work as an Advisor to any 3rd party associated with the Projects in any form or manner. The successful bidder must confirm this in writing as part of their SOQ. It is required that Applicants can demonstrate successful international experience outside of the country of the Applicant’s principal business, with particular focus on KSA and GCC countries. Applicants are invited to submit a SOQ in accordance with the instructions in Section 3 by the Due Date (25-April-2022). 2.3 Additional Requests for Information Should Applicants require additional information in relation to the Projects and/or the RFQ, such request should be made in writing or by email to SWPC, attention to: The Vice President, Project Delivery and Contracts Management Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C., Floor 18-19, Moon Tower, King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya P.O. Box: 300091 Riyadh 12341-4119, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia E-mail: PDCM@SWPC.SA, In due course, if SWPC requires additional information on the references submitted by the Applicant, SWPC may request such information from the Applicant. Although no Applicant will have the right to make an oral presentation to SWPC, SWPC reserves the right to request oral presentations from Applicants if deemed appropriate. 2.4 Notices of Pre-Qualification Applicants will be selected on the basis of the evaluation criteria detailed in Section 4. SWPC will issue an NPQ in writing to each selected qualified Applicant. Following which the RFP will be issued to each qualified Applicant. SWPC reserves the right to reject any or all of the SOQs, proposals or other submissions at any time prior to the issuance of RFP. Neither issuance of this RFQ nor issuance of the RFP or any other document or request by or on behalf of SWPC at any time will oblige SWPC to enter into any arrangement or agreement or impose any liability on any of them other than assumed pursuant to the Contract with the successful Bidder when executed. SWPC is never under any obligation to return any SOQ submitted by any Applicant or to reimburse any Applicant for any cost or expense, whether incurred in preparing its SOQ, response to the RFP or to any other request from SWPC or otherwise. The RFP will provide the scope of work at different phases of the respective Projects and also list of deliverables to be submitted. 2.5 Disqualification SWPC may disqualify or reject an Applicant’s SOQ for any reason at SWPC’s sole discretion, including, inter alia, the following reasons: • Failure by an Applicant to comply with any of the requirements of this RFQ, in the time, form and manner prescribed;
• Misrepresentation, withholding or concealment of information in the SOQ by an Applicant;
• Failure by an Applicant to disclose or provide any additional information as may be required by SWPC during the evaluation and qualification process;
• Bankruptcy or insolvency of an Applicant in the last three (3) years;
• Determination by SWPC that the Applicant is prohibited from doing business with SWPC on grounds which may include but are not limited to public policy or national interest;
• Failure to report any material change in information provided in the SOQ following submission thereof;
• The existence and/or failure to disclose a conflict of interest that SWPC determines in its absolute discretion to be material to the conduct of a fair and transparent procurement process. 3 SOQ REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Introduction Each SOQ is required to consist of the following sections: • Section 1 – Submission Letter (Form of Submission Letter provided in this RFQ as Appendix A); • Section 2 – Executive Summary; • Section 3 – Corporate Structure; • Section 4 – Technical Capability (Form of Technical Capability provided in this RFQ as Appendix B); • Section 5 – Financial Status (Form of Financial Status provided in this RFQ as Appendix C); • Section 6 – Additional Capabilities; • Section 7 – Conflict of Interest Declaration. 3.2 Executive Summary The Executive Summary section of the SOQ must provide a brief description of: • The Applicant/ Engineering Consultancy firm qualifications for the Projects; and,
• The Applicant’s brief summary of its corporate structure and history. 3.3 Corporate Structure The Corporate Structure section of the SOQ must comprise the following in respect of the Applicant: 3.3.1 Contact Information Information Requirements: • Company/ Engineering Consultant Firm Name
• Contact Details (Contact Person, Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax);
• Parent Company Name
➢ Parent Company Contact Details (Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax);
• Saudi / Regional Company Name (If Applicable)
➢ Relevant Contact Details (Contact Person, Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax). 3.3.2 Summary Corporate Information & Organisational Structure Information Requirements: • Year Established;
• Company Profile (summary description);
• Key Financial Information (for 2018-2020):
➢ Turnover
➢ Net Income
➢ Total Assets
➢ Net Assets / Shareholders Funds
• Current Market Capitalisation (if listed);
• Current long term unsecured parent company credit rating (S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch);
• Identity of Company Auditor(s) (for 2019 -2021).
• A description and / or organisational chart of the organisational and corporate structure(s) of the Applicant (i.e. identity of intermediate shareholders, levels of shareholding and ultimate parent company) 3.4 Technical Capability Each Applicant/ Engineering Consultant Firm, shall submit a comprehensive set of information regarding: • Experience of the Firm with similar Projects (TQR1), and
• Experience of the Team Leader with similar Projects & Capability of the other Team members (TQR2) and
• Local Content regulations & requirement (TQR3). Such information shall comprise in particular: i. A summary table as set out in the form of Appendix B1: Summary of ISWR and IWTP Supervision service experience hereto, which includes details of the eligible project references for TQR1 as well as completion certificates.
ii. A summary of requirements as set out in the form of Appendix B2: Summary of Team Leader Experience with similar projects & capability of other Team members experience for ISWRs & IWTPs hereto, which includes details of the eligible project references for TQR2.
iii. A summary of requirements as set out in the form of Appendix B3: Summary of Saudi national CV’s in the team and experience hereto, which includes details as per TQR3. 3.5 Financial Status Each Applicant must submit the summary tables provided in Appendix C of this RFQ in both PDF and Excel (unprotected) formats. To the extent that the financial obligations of an Applicant to be guaranteed by a parent company or affiliate, this should be clearly stated, and the following information should also be provided for such parent company or affiliate. 3.5.1 Financial Strength • Each Applicant Member must provide audited financial statements for the financial years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The financial statements shall include a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement and consolidated cash flow statement; 3.6 Additional Capabilities Provided that the minimum requirements specified in the RFQ are complied with, Applicants are free to submit any other information they feel would be useful to SWPC in respect of its evaluation of their corporate structure, organisational, technical or financial capability and experience. 3.7 Conflicts of Interest Each applicant must provide confirmation that it has no conflict of interest in relation to the Project or provide details of any such conflict of interest together with an explanation as to why such conflict should not be considered to be material to the conduct of a fair and transparent procurement process. A conflict of interest for these purposes includes (but is not limited to) a situation where an applicant or any affiliate or associated entity of any of them: • has previously acted or is acting in any other capacity on or in relation to the Projects; or
• is involved or proposes to be involved in any capacity in relation to the Projects with a different Applicant or Consortium or Project Company or Lender. 3.8 Administrative Requirements All Applicants must submit signed copies of the SOQ in soft copy of USB Stick (2 no’s) (hardcopy not allowed) and send the scan copies (in PDF format) to the following email ID: The Vice President,
Project Delivery and Contracts Management Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C.,
Floor 18-19, Moon Tower,
King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya
P.O. Box: 300091
Riyadh 12341-4119,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
E-mail: PROCUREMENT@SWPC.SA & PDCM@SWPC.SA Each SOQ must be in the English language and contain the contents required by this RFQ. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that its SOQ is delivered to the above address by the stated deadline. The envelope should be marked with the above full address on the face and with the following information marked on the rear: • Statement of Qualification for Supervisory services to SWPC’s ISWRs and IWTPs;
• From [Applicant Contact Person and Applicant Name];
• Address;
• Telephone Number; and
• E-mail Address. Each SOQ must be accompanied by a certification as to its accuracy by a person legally authorised to bind the Applicant, through signing the prescribed Submission Letter attached as Appendix A. 4 EVALUATION CRITERIA 4.1 Evaluation Criteria SWPC will evaluate each Applicant’s SOQ on the basis of the following criteria: • Organisational and Legal Evaluation Criteria Submission Letter
➢ Provision of the Submission Letter in the form of Appendix A; • Technical Evaluation Criteria
Technical Capability and Expertise of each Applicant should contain,
➢ Satisfactory experience in the Supervisory consultancy or similar role on strategic reservoirs projects and water transmission pipeline projects of a broadly similar nature to the Projects;
➢ Profession, Specialization and Experience of the current Technical, professional and managerial staff available for the Projects;
➢ Number of similar Projects, in which the available/designated staff participated during the last 5 Years
➢ Local content requirements 4.1.1 ISWRs
• Financial Evaluation Criteria
Credit Standing of each Applicant in relation to
➢ Overall financial strength and credit status.
4.1.2 IWTPs
• Financial Evaluation Criteria
Credit Standing of each Applicant in relation to
➢ Overall financial strength and credit status.
5 SUBSEQUENT BID PROCESS
5.1 Request for Proposals
Following SWPC’s selection of pre-qualified Bidders, an RFP will be issued to such prequalified Bidders. The RFP will include, inter alia, the following information:
• Instructions to Bidders;
• General Technical Specifications;
• Scope of Work;
• List of Deliverables for submission;
• Timeframe, Price and Payment Terms; Parties submitting replies to the RFP will be required to submit, inter alia, the following as part of their bid: • The Supervisory Consultants shall give their proposed price quote as a lump sum including all expenses, expressed on a monthly basis for the duration of the Project(s). The price shall be inclusive of all taxes, including VAT;
• Confirmation that it accepts the given scope of Work;
• Confirmation regarding submission of all Deliverables;
• Confirmation that it abides by SWPC’s conflict of interest policy. Within the Instructions to Bidders section of the RFP, SWPC will outline in detail the documentation required to be submitted by Bidders, SWPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or submissions in response to the RFP. Bidders will be responsible for costs incurred in preparing their bids. 5.2 Bid Evaluation Criteria The bid evaluation criteria will be provided, in detail, as part of the RFP. However, it is expected that the major evaluation criteria will be the overall proposed price quote for entire duration of each project Construction, Commissioning and successful completion of the Project up to PCOD. The monthly basis of fee payments will be subject to satisfaction of certain minimum compliance criteria to include inter alia submission of all deliverables to be specified in the RFP. APPENDIX A – Submission Letter[Letterhead of Applicant]
The Vice President,
Project Delivery and Contracts Management
Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C
Floor 18-19, Moon Tower,
King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya
P.O. Box: 300091
Riyadh 12341-4119,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PDCM@SWPC.SA
[Date] We, the undersigned: Last Name:
First Name:
Title: [Chairman/Vice Chairman/President/Vice President] of [Name of company], acting as the legal representative of Applicant, hereby certify, represent, warrant and agree, on behalf of [Applicant] that: 1. This Submission Letter, along with all documentation submitted herewith, forms our Statement of Qualification (“SOQ”), which is being submitted in response to the Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) dated prior to the bid submission date for Supervision services of Independent Strategic Water Reservoir (“ISWR”), and Independent Water Transmission Pipeline (“IWTP”) issued by SWPC. All capitalized terms used herein have the same meaning as in the RFQ. 2. We certify that: (i) the information submitted as part of this SOQ is complete, accurate and true and does not omit any information which might make the information contained in the SOQ misleading in any material respect and (ii) we accept the documents, terms and conditions set out in the RFQ. 3. We fully understand the RFQ, and acknowledge that SWPC is not obligated to accept our SOQ and may at any time reject our SOQ or cancel the prequalification process in its sole discretion. 4. We fully release and discharge SWPC, its consultants, advisers and personnel, completely and unconditionally from any responsibility or liability for the decisions that may be made with respect to our Pre-Qualification and that SWPC, its consultants, advisers and personnel shall not be liable for any such actions and shall be under no obligation to inform any Applicant of the grounds for them. 5. [We confirm that we are not aware of any situation constituting a conflict of interest (as set out at Paragraph 3.7 of the RFQ) or could potentially give rise to such a conflict of interest in connection with this Project.] OR [We have identified a conflict of interest of the sort as set out at paragraph 3.7 of the RFQ in connection with this Project and the nature and details of this conflict are set out below.]1 6. SWPC and its authorized representatives are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries or investigations to verify the statements, documents, and information submitted in connection with this SOQ, and to seek clarification from our bankers and clients regarding any financial and technical aspects. This Letter will also serve as authorization to any individual or authorized representative of any institution referred to in the supporting information, to provide such information deemed necessary and requested by you to verify statements and information provided in this SOQ or with regard to the resources, experience and competence of the Applicant(s). In [Location], on this [Date] Signature: _________________________ _ 1 Please identify the statement that would be applicable to you. APPENDIX B – Technical Capability Form Sheet Appendix B1: Summary of ISWR and IWTP Projects Supervisory experience The Applicant must demonstrate that it has a strong track record of Supervisory Consultancy or similar role in the successfully completed ISWR and IWTP Projects in the following requirements. Information in the tables below is for the purpose of demonstrating TQR1 is met. +++ 1. ISWR
Note:
• The applicant should submit the Project completion Certificates (Scan copies) with
reference to the above Project references.
• Location of the Projects (Preferably at least one in KSA and others anywhere else in
GCC or International).
* Project Capacity must be according to 4.1.1.
** COD must be within 8 years of issue date of this RFQ
2. IWTP
Note:
• The applicant should submit the Project completion Certificates (Scan copies) with
reference to the above Project references
• Location of the Projects (Preferably at least one in KSA and others anywhere else in
GCC or International)
* Project Length and Capacity must be according to 4.1.2.
** COD must be within 8 years of issue date of this RFQ.
Appendix B2: Team Leader and Team members
References
The Applicant must demonstrate that their Project Team member’s experience details (through
CV’s) in the similar projects also includes the following requirements.
Information given below is for the purpose of demonstrating that TQR2 is met.
1. Academic Qualifications of the Teams Proposed by the Consultant.
2. Total Experience of the Team leader in similar projects. Provide the list of Project and Contact
Details along with an extent of time spent in KSA. (Minimum 15 Years of total experience and
minimum of 5 years as Team leader in similar Projects).
3. Team members experience in ISWR and IWTP Projects Transactions (for both Procurers &
Bidders), in the Region & Internationally along with an extent of time spent by each team
member in KSA. (A Minimum of total 5 Years of total experience in similar Projects).
4. Mandatory Requirement of Saudization.
5. Extent of time expected to be spent by each team member in KSA
6. Tabular list of projects of each member
Appendix B3: Local Content Requirements
The Applicant must demonstrate the Local Content requirements that includes office set up &
registration in KSA, number of Saudi Nationals as members of their full time Project Team
expected to be on the project, along with their requisite experience details (through CV’s)
having done work in the similar projects. In addition, this should identify any training programs
planned for Saudi Nationals, who are in the project team.
Information given below is for the purpose of demonstrating that TQR3 is met.
(a) Office in KSA:
The Bidder must have an office in KSA or if not, must commit to establishing one in KSA before
SWPC awards the Contract. The Applicant must provide a copy of the company registration.
(b) Saudization:
A minimum of 25% of CV’s presented (and employees assigned to the project) must be Saudi
Nationals with proper experience and engineering background. This will be monitored during
execution and if violated or not met, will result in a penalty. Moreover, an Incentive regime is
applicable for recruiting a higher percentage of locals over and above the 25% minimum.
➢ Incentive Regime: This is applicable during the RFP Evaluation process only.
By meeting the minimum criteria of 25% of local employees as noted above, the
Applicant is eligible to get 25% of the total weighted score in this context. Any higher
percentage (above the minimum criteria) of Saudi nationals in the Team are entitled
to get incentive benefit as follows;
➢ From 26% ~ 100% of local employees — eligible to get proportional 26% to
100% of the total Weighted Score in this item.
By way of numerical example, if Saudization is weighted 20% of the total score, then
achieving the minimum enables the Applicant to score 5 (which is 25% of the total
weighted score). If the Applicant is able to achieve 40% Saudization, then the
Applicant is scored 8 points (which is 40% of the Total weighted score).
➢ Penalty Regime: This is only applicable during Project execution period.
After awarding the contract, the Successful Bidder has to follow the requirements as
described and committed to in their submitted proposal (including any amendments).
In case the successful Bidder is in violation, i.e. any reduction of each Saudi national
employee during billing period (every month), will result in a deduction of 10% from
the total monthly Invoice Payments from SWPC.
By way of numerical example, if the Company commits to using 5 Saudi Nationals on
the project but only uses 4, their monthly invoice will be reduced by 10% for the entire
month, and until such time as the Applicant is able to demonstrate to SWPC that they
are meeting the Saudization targets as per their bid submission. If the Company uses
only 3 Saudi Nationals, then their monthly invoice is reduced by 20%.
(c) Training Program for Saudi national Employees:
A minimum target of 1% of total value of the Bid is to be spent on a training program for Saudi
Nationals. This must be specified during bid submission against RFP issuance from SWPC. This
will be monitored during execution and if violated will result the following penalty. An Incentive
regime is also applicable for allocating a higher percentage as follows.
➢ Incentive Regime: It is applicable during RFP Evaluation process only.
The Applicant allocating the minimum criteria of 1% of total value of the Bid will eligible
to get 25% of the total weightage score in this Item. For any higher percentage (above
the minimum criteria) of total value spending for Training program for Saudi nationals
training program, the relevant incentive benefits are as follows;
➢ From 2% ~ 3% of total bid value — eligible to get 50% of the total Weighted
Score in this item.
➢ From 3% ~ 4% of total bid value — eligible to get 75% of the total Weighted
Score in this item.
➢ From 4% ~ >5% of total bid value — eligible to get 100% of the total
Weightage Score in this item.
➢ Penalty Regime: It is applicable during Project execution period.
After awarding the contract, the Successful Bidder has to follow the requirements in
this context as per the Bid submission. Any violation will result in deduction of 2 X
Agreed amount from the total value of the bid. Details are disclosed in Payment terms
of RFP.
Note:
To the extent that the Applicant is currently unable to demonstrate its ability to meet TQR3
requirement at this time, the Applicant must state in writing that it will do so prior to award of
the Contract, should they be the successful Bidder.
APPENDIX C –
Financial Status Form Sheet
Applicants must provide audited financial statements for each of the last three financial years
as summarized in the form sheet below, and if a consortium for each member thereof.
Financial statements must include a consolidated balance sheet, income statement and where
available, cash flow statement.
Where an Applicant has less than three years of operation, each Applicant must submit the
aforementioned for the period of operation.
Notes from Applicant:
| Applicant | Anindividual EngineeringConsultancy firm experienced in water storageandtransmission pipelinesectors. |
| Bidder | Pre-Qualified Applicant(s) who have fulfilled the eligibility requirements set out in this RFQ and are not disqualified in terms of this RFQ and have been issued a NPQ by SWPC |
| BOO | Build, Own, and Operate |
| BOOT | Build, Own, Operate and Transfer |
| Consortium | A joint venture, partnership or other combination of international and/or KSA companies jointly participating as a developer |
| Due Date | The deadline for submission of SOQs, which is on 25-April-2022 |
| EPC | Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
| ESF | Electrical Special Facilities |
| ESIA | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| FQR | Financial Qualification Requirement |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Government | Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| ISWR | Independent Strategic Water Reservoir |
| IWTP | Independent Water Transmission Pipeline |
| JSC | Joint Stock Company |
| KSA | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Lead Developer | Main point of contact and manager in respect of a Consortium |
| Limited Liability Company | |
| MEWA | Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture |
| NCEC | National Centre for Environmental Compliance |
| NPQ | Notice of Pre-Qualification |
| NWC | National Water Company |
| O&M | Operation and Maintenance |
| PCOD | Project Commercial Operation Date |
| Project | Strategic Reservoir and/or Transmission Pipeline Project |
| Project Company | A new company to be formed to undertake the Project, incorporated and registered in the KSA as a closed JSC or LLC |
| RFP | Request For Proposal |
| RFQ | Request For Qualification |
| SAR | Saudi Arabian Riyal |
| SEC | Saudi Electricity Company |
| SOQ | Statement Of Qualifications |
| SWCC | Saline Water Conversion Corporation |
| SWPC | Saudi Water Partnership Company |
| TQR | Technical Qualification Requirement |
| PA | Purchase Agreement |
• Secure and maintain safe water supply; and
• Attract private capital to invest in water storage to increase operational efficiencies (through competition) in order to provide water at most competitive prices.
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms; and
• Creating employment and training opportunities for Saudi nationals.
1.2.2 IWTPs The principal objectives of the Water Transmission Pipeline Projects are as follows: • Expand and improve water supply in the KSA through private sector participation;
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms;
• Attract private capital to invest in water storage to increase operational efficiencies (through competition) in order to provide water at most competitive prices;
• Achieve operational efficiencies on competitive economic terms; and
• Creating employment and training opportunities for Saudi nationals.
1.3 Technical Description 1.3.1 Project Company’s Responsibility (i) ISWRs Under the PA, the Project Company will have the responsibility to develop, design, finance, engineer, procure, construct, commission, complete, test, own, operate, maintain and transfer the Project including auxiliaries and interfaces. In addition, the Project Company shall be responsible for procurement of relevant permits and necessary approvals for construction and operation of the Project (ii) IWTPs Under the PA, the Project Company will be responsible for developing, designing, financing, engineering, procuring, constructing, commissioning, completing, testing, owning, operating, maintaining and transfer the pipeline and associated infrastructure including all auxiliaries and interfaces. In addition, the Project Company shall be responsible for the procurement of relevant permits and approvals necessary for the construction and operation of the pipeline. 1.3.2 Supervisory Consultant’s Responsibility The supervisory consultant must support SWPC for overall Project Construction and Contract Management, including facilitating all phases of project concurrently, from pre-design through to construction completion, commissioning, testing and commercial operation declaration activities. This includes overall contract management of the PA from the start of construction until commercial operation is achieved. 1.3.3 Site The area allocated for the Projects in KSA, will be announced at the time of RFP issuance for Supervision Services. 1.3.4 Capacity and Main Design Features (i) ISWRs Each project shall have a guaranteed contracted water capacity at least 500,000 m3 (it will be informed at the time of RFP issuance). (ii) IWTPs Each project shall involve the development of a new water transmission pipeline facility at least 100 km long (it will be informed at the time of RFP issuance). 1.3.5 Environmental Matters The Projects will be required to be developed, constructed and operated in accordance with the environmental protection regulations and stipulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (issued by NCEC or any relevance authority) and within relevant IFC Equator Principles and guidelines. The Project Company will be responsible for the necessary ESIA and obtaining the necessary environmental permits to develop and operate the project. 1.4 Contractual Structure The Project Company will be responsible for the development, design, permitting, engineering, procurement, financing, construction, completion, testing, commissioning, ownership, insurance, operation, maintenance and transfer of the Project. These stages in the development of the Project will be governed by a number of commercial agreements. 1.4.1 Project Company Legal Form The Project Company will take the form of a LLC or closed JSC. The Project Company will be owned by one or more Developers and there will be no mandated Government ownership. 1.4.2 Key Commercial Project Agreements Based on the envisaged commercial Project structure, number of Project agreements would be signed. Additionally, the Project Company will enter into the agreements required in relation to the financing of the Project. 1.5 Projects Parties Within the Project’s contractual structure, the following Saudi entities will be involved (either directly or indirectly): 1.5.1 SWPC 1.5.2 Ministry of Finance 1.5.3 Water Regulator 1.5.4 NCES 1.5.5 NWC 1.5.6 SEC 1.5.7 SWCC 2 PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCESS 2.1 General 2.1.1 Background SWPC has advertised its intention to seek bids for supervisory services for the various ISWRs and IWTPs individually, and through this RFQ seeks detailed SOQs from Applicants by the Due Date (25- April-2022) in the form and manner set out herein. 2.1.2 Statement of Qualifications Information provided in each SOQ will be used by SWPC to evaluate the technical and financial strength of Applicants for the purposes of pre-qualification in respect of the required services for each individual Project. The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the terms of this RFQ. Only those Applicants who are pre-qualified by SWPC will be eligible for receipt of a RFP, which permits, subject to the terms thereof, participation in the bidding process for Supervision services of the Projects. 2.1.3 Currency All financial information in the SOQ should be provided in SAR. 2.1.4 Interpretation and Final Determination The interpretation and final determination of any matter relating to this RFQ and all enclosed documents, sections, appendices, etc. as well as any further or supplementary information both oral and documentary required by SWPC, will be at SWPC’s sole discretion which will be final and binding on all Applicants. 2.1.5 Discharge and Exemption Applicants that submit SOQs exempt and discharge SWPC, completely and unconditionally from any responsibility or liability for the decisions that may be made with respect to its pre-qualification hereunder and acknowledge and agree that SWPC will not be liable for any such actions and will be under no obligation to inform the Applicant(s) of the grounds for disqualification. 2.1.6 Final Form of RFP While every effort has been made by SWPC to ensure that the description of the Projects set out in Section 1 of this RFQ is correct, SWPC reserve the right in their own absolute discretion to change the description, timetable and scope of the Projects at any time prior to execution of the contract with the successful Bidder. 2.2 SWPC’s Requirements Application for pre-qualification is open, on an individual basis, to all engineering consultant firms engaged in the water storage and transmission pipeline sector. Each Applicant must be a business organisation duly organised and existing and registered in good standing under the laws of its country of domicile. Please note that both non-Saudi and Saudi entities are permitted to pre-qualify on an individual basis. The Applicant must have offices in KSA. International companies may bid but must establish offices in KSA within sixty (60) days following contract award and before any payment is made by SWPC to the successful International Bidder for their services. The Applicant must not involve local agents in dealings with SWPC. Any engineering company that has been employed as an Advisor/Consultant to SWPC or any other party related to the Projects during the development and or design phase is excluded from bidding on this Projects. While engaged on those Projects, the successful bidder must agree to not work as an Advisor to any 3rd party associated with the Projects in any form or manner. The successful bidder must confirm this in writing as part of their SOQ. It is required that Applicants can demonstrate successful international experience outside of the country of the Applicant’s principal business, with particular focus on KSA and GCC countries. Applicants are invited to submit a SOQ in accordance with the instructions in Section 3 by the Due Date (25-April-2022). 2.3 Additional Requests for Information Should Applicants require additional information in relation to the Projects and/or the RFQ, such request should be made in writing or by email to SWPC, attention to: The Vice President, Project Delivery and Contracts Management Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C., Floor 18-19, Moon Tower, King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya P.O. Box: 300091 Riyadh 12341-4119, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia E-mail: PDCM@SWPC.SA, In due course, if SWPC requires additional information on the references submitted by the Applicant, SWPC may request such information from the Applicant. Although no Applicant will have the right to make an oral presentation to SWPC, SWPC reserves the right to request oral presentations from Applicants if deemed appropriate. 2.4 Notices of Pre-Qualification Applicants will be selected on the basis of the evaluation criteria detailed in Section 4. SWPC will issue an NPQ in writing to each selected qualified Applicant. Following which the RFP will be issued to each qualified Applicant. SWPC reserves the right to reject any or all of the SOQs, proposals or other submissions at any time prior to the issuance of RFP. Neither issuance of this RFQ nor issuance of the RFP or any other document or request by or on behalf of SWPC at any time will oblige SWPC to enter into any arrangement or agreement or impose any liability on any of them other than assumed pursuant to the Contract with the successful Bidder when executed. SWPC is never under any obligation to return any SOQ submitted by any Applicant or to reimburse any Applicant for any cost or expense, whether incurred in preparing its SOQ, response to the RFP or to any other request from SWPC or otherwise. The RFP will provide the scope of work at different phases of the respective Projects and also list of deliverables to be submitted. 2.5 Disqualification SWPC may disqualify or reject an Applicant’s SOQ for any reason at SWPC’s sole discretion, including, inter alia, the following reasons: • Failure by an Applicant to comply with any of the requirements of this RFQ, in the time, form and manner prescribed;
• Misrepresentation, withholding or concealment of information in the SOQ by an Applicant;
• Failure by an Applicant to disclose or provide any additional information as may be required by SWPC during the evaluation and qualification process;
• Bankruptcy or insolvency of an Applicant in the last three (3) years;
• Determination by SWPC that the Applicant is prohibited from doing business with SWPC on grounds which may include but are not limited to public policy or national interest;
• Failure to report any material change in information provided in the SOQ following submission thereof;
• The existence and/or failure to disclose a conflict of interest that SWPC determines in its absolute discretion to be material to the conduct of a fair and transparent procurement process. 3 SOQ REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Introduction Each SOQ is required to consist of the following sections: • Section 1 – Submission Letter (Form of Submission Letter provided in this RFQ as Appendix A); • Section 2 – Executive Summary; • Section 3 – Corporate Structure; • Section 4 – Technical Capability (Form of Technical Capability provided in this RFQ as Appendix B); • Section 5 – Financial Status (Form of Financial Status provided in this RFQ as Appendix C); • Section 6 – Additional Capabilities; • Section 7 – Conflict of Interest Declaration. 3.2 Executive Summary The Executive Summary section of the SOQ must provide a brief description of: • The Applicant/ Engineering Consultancy firm qualifications for the Projects; and,
• The Applicant’s brief summary of its corporate structure and history. 3.3 Corporate Structure The Corporate Structure section of the SOQ must comprise the following in respect of the Applicant: 3.3.1 Contact Information Information Requirements: • Company/ Engineering Consultant Firm Name
• Contact Details (Contact Person, Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax);
• Parent Company Name
➢ Parent Company Contact Details (Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax);
• Saudi / Regional Company Name (If Applicable)
➢ Relevant Contact Details (Contact Person, Address, Telephone, e-mail, Fax). 3.3.2 Summary Corporate Information & Organisational Structure Information Requirements: • Year Established;
• Company Profile (summary description);
• Key Financial Information (for 2018-2020):
➢ Turnover
➢ Net Income
➢ Total Assets
➢ Net Assets / Shareholders Funds
• Current Market Capitalisation (if listed);
• Current long term unsecured parent company credit rating (S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch);
• Identity of Company Auditor(s) (for 2019 -2021).
• A description and / or organisational chart of the organisational and corporate structure(s) of the Applicant (i.e. identity of intermediate shareholders, levels of shareholding and ultimate parent company) 3.4 Technical Capability Each Applicant/ Engineering Consultant Firm, shall submit a comprehensive set of information regarding: • Experience of the Firm with similar Projects (TQR1), and
• Experience of the Team Leader with similar Projects & Capability of the other Team members (TQR2) and
• Local Content regulations & requirement (TQR3). Such information shall comprise in particular: i. A summary table as set out in the form of Appendix B1: Summary of ISWR and IWTP Supervision service experience hereto, which includes details of the eligible project references for TQR1 as well as completion certificates.
ii. A summary of requirements as set out in the form of Appendix B2: Summary of Team Leader Experience with similar projects & capability of other Team members experience for ISWRs & IWTPs hereto, which includes details of the eligible project references for TQR2.
iii. A summary of requirements as set out in the form of Appendix B3: Summary of Saudi national CV’s in the team and experience hereto, which includes details as per TQR3. 3.5 Financial Status Each Applicant must submit the summary tables provided in Appendix C of this RFQ in both PDF and Excel (unprotected) formats. To the extent that the financial obligations of an Applicant to be guaranteed by a parent company or affiliate, this should be clearly stated, and the following information should also be provided for such parent company or affiliate. 3.5.1 Financial Strength • Each Applicant Member must provide audited financial statements for the financial years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The financial statements shall include a consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement and consolidated cash flow statement; 3.6 Additional Capabilities Provided that the minimum requirements specified in the RFQ are complied with, Applicants are free to submit any other information they feel would be useful to SWPC in respect of its evaluation of their corporate structure, organisational, technical or financial capability and experience. 3.7 Conflicts of Interest Each applicant must provide confirmation that it has no conflict of interest in relation to the Project or provide details of any such conflict of interest together with an explanation as to why such conflict should not be considered to be material to the conduct of a fair and transparent procurement process. A conflict of interest for these purposes includes (but is not limited to) a situation where an applicant or any affiliate or associated entity of any of them: • has previously acted or is acting in any other capacity on or in relation to the Projects; or
• is involved or proposes to be involved in any capacity in relation to the Projects with a different Applicant or Consortium or Project Company or Lender. 3.8 Administrative Requirements All Applicants must submit signed copies of the SOQ in soft copy of USB Stick (2 no’s) (hardcopy not allowed) and send the scan copies (in PDF format) to the following email ID: The Vice President,
Project Delivery and Contracts Management Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C.,
Floor 18-19, Moon Tower,
King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya
P.O. Box: 300091
Riyadh 12341-4119,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
E-mail: PROCUREMENT@SWPC.SA & PDCM@SWPC.SA Each SOQ must be in the English language and contain the contents required by this RFQ. It is the sole responsibility of the Applicant to ensure that its SOQ is delivered to the above address by the stated deadline. The envelope should be marked with the above full address on the face and with the following information marked on the rear: • Statement of Qualification for Supervisory services to SWPC’s ISWRs and IWTPs;
• From [Applicant Contact Person and Applicant Name];
• Address;
• Telephone Number; and
• E-mail Address. Each SOQ must be accompanied by a certification as to its accuracy by a person legally authorised to bind the Applicant, through signing the prescribed Submission Letter attached as Appendix A. 4 EVALUATION CRITERIA 4.1 Evaluation Criteria SWPC will evaluate each Applicant’s SOQ on the basis of the following criteria: • Organisational and Legal Evaluation Criteria Submission Letter
➢ Provision of the Submission Letter in the form of Appendix A; • Technical Evaluation Criteria
Technical Capability and Expertise of each Applicant should contain,
➢ Satisfactory experience in the Supervisory consultancy or similar role on strategic reservoirs projects and water transmission pipeline projects of a broadly similar nature to the Projects;
➢ Profession, Specialization and Experience of the current Technical, professional and managerial staff available for the Projects;
➢ Number of similar Projects, in which the available/designated staff participated during the last 5 Years
➢ Local content requirements 4.1.1 ISWRs
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The Applicant must demonstrate that it has a strong track record of Supervisory Consultancy
or similar role in the successfully completed ISWR Projects in the following requirements:
(a) Eligible Project Reference of the reservoir will be not less than two.
(b) Location of the Projects (Preferably at least one in KSA and other anywhere else in GCC).
(c) Minimum capacity:
1. In case of stand-alone potable water storage facilities or part of IWP/IWPP: i. has a minimum individual tank capacity greater than or equal to 75,000 m3 and has an aggregate total capacity greater than or equal to 200,000 m3 in maximum of two projects / tank farms. 2. In case of stand-alone TSE water storage facilities or part of ISTP: i. has a minimum individual tank capacity greater than or equal to 15,000 m3 and has an aggregate total capacity greater than or equal to 45,000 m3 in maximum of three projects / tank farms. 3. In case of IWP/IWPP: i. has minimum capacity of 90,000 m3 /day for one (1) Project and in total exceeding 180,000 m3 /day. 4. In case of ISTP: i. at least two (2) projects that must have a minimum individual treatment production capacity of 30,000 m3 /day. 5. In case of Petro-chemical projects: i. has a minimum aggregate liquid petrochemical (including oil) storage capacity greater than or equal to 100,000 m3 . (d) Number of Years the Projects are in Operation (not more than 8 years from the construction start date preceding the issue date of the RFQ) |
| The Applicant must demonstrate that their Project Team member’s experience details (through CV’s) in the similar projects also includes the following requirements (a) Qualifications of the team proposed by the consultant. (b) Experience of the team leader with similar projects. (c) Team member’s experience in ISWR projects transactions (for both procurers & bidders), in the region & internationally. (d) Extent of time expected to be spent by each team member in KSA. |
| The KSA Vision 2030 recognizes the critical importance of local content, and the focus on encouraging employment for Saudi Nationals, SWPC is taking steps to encourage bidding companies to employ Saudi Nationals. (a) The Bidder must have office in KSA/ to be in KSA before awarding the Contract. (b) A minimum target of 25% of CV’s presented (and employees assigned to the project) must be Saudi Nationals. This will be monitored during execution and if violated will result in a penalty of 2% of the total Contract value for each invalid CV, with no set maximum. (c) There will be an Incentive approach for each (%) over 25% of Local content during bid evaluation process. (d) Incentive of total spending on training and development for Saudi Nationals. (e) Subsequent Penalty regime will be there, if it is less than 25% of local content in submitted CV’s. For SOQ purposes, the Applicant must confirm in writing their intention to meet the above criteria in submitting in response to the RFP. |
| (a) Total Assets (b) Total Liabilities (c) Net income |
| The Applicant must demonstrate that it has a strong track record of Supervisory Consultancy
or similar role in the successfully completed IWTP’s in the following requirements:
(a) Eligible Project Reference of Water Transmission Pipeline not less than two.
(b) Location of the Projects (Preferably at least one in KSA and other anywhere else in GCC)
(c) Each IWTP projects with a minimum of.
1. If standalone IWTP, 100 km, or 2. If part of IWP/IWPP, 30 km + 90,000 m3 /day capacity (d) Number of Years the Projects are in Operation (not more than 8 years from the construction start date preceding the issue date of the RFQ) |
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The Applicant must demonstrate that their Project Team member’s experience details (through
CV’s) in the similar projects also includes the following requirements
(a) Qualifications of the team proposed by the consultant. (b) Experience of the team leader with similar Projects. (c) Team member’s experience in IWTP Projects transactions (for both procurers & bidders), in the region & internationally. (d) Extent of time expected to be spent by each team member in KSA. |
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The KSA Vision 2030 recognizes the critical importance of local content, and the focus on
encouraging employment for Saudi Nationals, SWPC is taking steps to encourage bidding
companies to employ Saudi Nationals.
(a) The Bidder must have office in KSA/ to be in KSA before awarding the Contract. (b) A minimum target of 25% of CV’s presented (and employees assigned to the project) must be Saudi Nationals. This will be monitored during execution and if violated will result in a penalty of 2% of the total Contract value for each invalid CV, with no set maximum. (c) There will be an Incentive approach for each (%) over 25% of Local content during bid evaluation process. (d) Incentive of total spending on training and development for Saudi Nationals. (e) Subsequent Penalty regime will be there, if it is less than 25% of local content in submitted CV’s. For SOQ purposes, the Applicant must confirm in writing their intention to meet the above criteria in submitting in response to the RFP. |
Credit Standing of each Applicant in relation to
➢ Overall financial strength and credit status.
| (a) Total Assets (b) Total Liabilities (c) Net income |
• General Technical Specifications;
• Scope of Work;
• List of Deliverables for submission;
• Timeframe, Price and Payment Terms; Parties submitting replies to the RFP will be required to submit, inter alia, the following as part of their bid: • The Supervisory Consultants shall give their proposed price quote as a lump sum including all expenses, expressed on a monthly basis for the duration of the Project(s). The price shall be inclusive of all taxes, including VAT;
• Confirmation that it accepts the given scope of Work;
• Confirmation regarding submission of all Deliverables;
• Confirmation that it abides by SWPC’s conflict of interest policy. Within the Instructions to Bidders section of the RFP, SWPC will outline in detail the documentation required to be submitted by Bidders, SWPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or submissions in response to the RFP. Bidders will be responsible for costs incurred in preparing their bids. 5.2 Bid Evaluation Criteria The bid evaluation criteria will be provided, in detail, as part of the RFP. However, it is expected that the major evaluation criteria will be the overall proposed price quote for entire duration of each project Construction, Commissioning and successful completion of the Project up to PCOD. The monthly basis of fee payments will be subject to satisfaction of certain minimum compliance criteria to include inter alia submission of all deliverables to be specified in the RFP. APPENDIX A – Submission Letter
Project Delivery and Contracts Management
Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C
Floor 18-19, Moon Tower,
King Fahad Road, Ar Rahmaniyya
P.O. Box: 300091
Riyadh 12341-4119,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PDCM@SWPC.SA
[Date] We, the undersigned: Last Name:
First Name:
Title: [Chairman/Vice Chairman/President/Vice President] of [Name of company], acting as the legal representative of Applicant, hereby certify, represent, warrant and agree, on behalf of [Applicant] that: 1. This Submission Letter, along with all documentation submitted herewith, forms our Statement of Qualification (“SOQ”), which is being submitted in response to the Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) dated prior to the bid submission date for Supervision services of Independent Strategic Water Reservoir (“ISWR”), and Independent Water Transmission Pipeline (“IWTP”) issued by SWPC. All capitalized terms used herein have the same meaning as in the RFQ. 2. We certify that: (i) the information submitted as part of this SOQ is complete, accurate and true and does not omit any information which might make the information contained in the SOQ misleading in any material respect and (ii) we accept the documents, terms and conditions set out in the RFQ. 3. We fully understand the RFQ, and acknowledge that SWPC is not obligated to accept our SOQ and may at any time reject our SOQ or cancel the prequalification process in its sole discretion. 4. We fully release and discharge SWPC, its consultants, advisers and personnel, completely and unconditionally from any responsibility or liability for the decisions that may be made with respect to our Pre-Qualification and that SWPC, its consultants, advisers and personnel shall not be liable for any such actions and shall be under no obligation to inform any Applicant of the grounds for them. 5. [We confirm that we are not aware of any situation constituting a conflict of interest (as set out at Paragraph 3.7 of the RFQ) or could potentially give rise to such a conflict of interest in connection with this Project.] OR [We have identified a conflict of interest of the sort as set out at paragraph 3.7 of the RFQ in connection with this Project and the nature and details of this conflict are set out below.]1 6. SWPC and its authorized representatives are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries or investigations to verify the statements, documents, and information submitted in connection with this SOQ, and to seek clarification from our bankers and clients regarding any financial and technical aspects. This Letter will also serve as authorization to any individual or authorized representative of any institution referred to in the supporting information, to provide such information deemed necessary and requested by you to verify statements and information provided in this SOQ or with regard to the resources, experience and competence of the Applicant(s). In [Location], on this [Date] Signature: _________________________ _ 1 Please identify the statement that would be applicable to you. APPENDIX B – Technical Capability Form Sheet Appendix B1: Summary of ISWR and IWTP Projects Supervisory experience The Applicant must demonstrate that it has a strong track record of Supervisory Consultancy or similar role in the successfully completed ISWR and IWTP Projects in the following requirements. Information in the tables below is for the purpose of demonstrating TQR1 is met. +++ 1. ISWR
| Name of project | ||
| Firm’s Role | Completion Certificate Attached | Yes/No |
| Location of project, Country | ||
| Project Capacity* in m3 | ||
| Project type (BOO, BOOT, etc.) | ||
| Independent / with Consortium | ||
| Project Development Company | ||
| Construction commencement date | ||
| Dates of scheduled and actual commercial operation of each unit** | ||
| Process technology used & Material | ||
| Entity to whom water storage provided | ||
| Duration of contract/concession |
| Name of project | ||
| Firm’s Role | Completion Certificate Attached | Yes/No |
| Location of project, Country | ||
| Pipeline Length in km & Pipeline Capacity in m3* | ||
| Pipeline Capacity in m3 /day | ||
| Project type (BOO, BOOT, etc.) | ||
| Independent / with Consortium | ||
| Project Development Company | ||
| Construction commencement date | ||
| Dates of scheduled and actual commercial operation of each unit** | ||
| Process technology used / Material | ||
| Entity to whom water storage provided | ||
| Duration of contract/concession |
| Applicant Name: |
| Financial Year | 2019 | Financial Year | 2020 | Financial Year | 2021 | |
| Local currency | USD’000/SAR | Local currency | USD’000/SAR | Local currency | USD’000/SAR | |
| Turnover | | | | | | |
| Net Income before tax | | | | | | |
| Net income after tax | | | | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | |
| Total assets | | | | | | |
| Debt payable within the next financial year | | | | | | |
| Total long term debt | | | | | | |
| Total liabilities | | | | | | |
| Net assets/Shareholders Funds | | | | | | |
| GAAP used: | | | | | | |
