Consultancy Services to Update the Feasibility Study, Prepare Detailed Designs &Tender Documents, and Provision of Supervision Services for the Nyagisozi Water Supply System in Nyanza District.

LETTER OF INVITATION (LOI)

Dear Mr./Ms;

• Rwanda Environment Management Authority(REMA) (hereinafter called ‘’Client”) has received funds from Global Environment Fund(GEF) towards the cost of preparation of Consultancy Services to Update the Feasibility Study, prepare Detailed Designs &Tender Documents and Provision of Supervision Services for the Nyagisozi Water Supply System in Nyanza District. The Client intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Proposals is issued.

• Rwanda Environment Management Authority(REMA) now solicits proposals to provide the following consulting services Consultancy Services to Update the Feasibility Study, prepare Detailed Designs &Tender Documents and Provision of Supervision Services for the Nyagisozi Water Supply System in Nyanza District. More details on the services are provided in the Terms of Reference.

• A Consultant will be selected under a Quality- Cost Based Selection (QCBS) and procedures described in this RFP, in accordance with the Law on Public Procurement as modified and completed to date.

• For submission of the bids, all interested bidders must submit a Bid Security of One million six hundred fifty thousand Rwandan Francs (1,600,000Rwf) issued by a bank or from any other reputable insurance company.

• The Request for Proposal (RFP) may be obtained from the e-procurement system for Rwanda (www.umucyo.gov.rw). For submission of the bids, all interested bidders must pay non-refundable fee of Ten Rwandan Francs (10,000Frw) paid to the RRA non-fiscal revenue accounts in Commercial Banks.

• The RFP includes the following documents: Refer to attached RFP into umucyo.

• After publication of tender notice, any prospective bidder may ask the procuring entity to provide explanations as to the content of the tender document within three sixths (3/6) of the deadline period for the submission of tenders as of the date of tender notice publication.

• All proposals will be submitted online using the e-procurement system as mentioned above not later than the date and time indicated in the e-procurement system. Late bids will not be accepted by the system. Bids will be opened automatically by the e procurement system on the date and time indicated in the e procurement system.

• Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the law N° 031/2022 of 21/11/2022 Governing Public Procurement.