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Friday 18 January 2008

Malawi seeking service-reservoir bids

The Malawi government is inviting eligible contractors to bid for the supply and installation of service reservoirs for water-supply project in the northern city of Mzuzu.

The assignment is part of the multimillion-dollar national water-development programme, which is financed by a pool of international financiers led by the World Bank.

"Bidding will be conducted through the international competitive bidding procedures specified in the World Bank's guidelines and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries as defined in the bidding documents," says Malawi's Northern Region Water Board in a statement.

It explains that the assignment will involve the supply and installation of three Braithwaite service reservoirs of 1 000 m3 (15,6 m x 15,6 m x 4,8 m) each, including civil works, the provision of inlet, overflow, drain pipeworks, and all valves and fittings necessary for the operation of the reservoirs.

The water board says the assignment should be completed in five months.

Interested bidders may obtain further informationabout the tender and inspect the bidding documents at its offices in Mzuzu.

Tender documents in English may be obtained on submission of a written application and on payment of a nonrefundable fee of $40.

Meanwhile, as part of the National Water Development Programme, the Northern Region Water Board is also seeking bids from eligible contractors for the development of groundwater sources in the northern Chitipa and Mzimba districts.

Tender documents can also be purchased from the water board on payment of a nonrefundable fee of $40.

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