US embassy cable - 03COLOMBO598

UNCLAS COLOMBO 000598 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USDOC FOR 4530/ITA/MAC/ANESA/OSA 
EMBASSIES FOR FCS OFFICES 
 
E.O 12958:N/A 
TAGS: BTIO, CE, ECONOMICS 
SUBJECT: FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER TO CONSTRUCT A 
WATER TREATMENT PLANT 
 
1.542/01/T0012 
2.040803 
3.TLMANLOWE 
4.542 
5.N 
6A.CONTACT 
6B.ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (TENDERS & CONTRACTS) 
NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE BOARD 
GALLE ROAD, RATMALANA, SRI LANKA 
7.PHONE: 94-1-605328 
8.FAX: 94-1-635885 
9.201 
10.S1629....WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONSTRUCTION 
S6799.... INVESTORS 
11.COMMENTS: 
 
Product data 
 
A.Detailed product description: Proposals are 
called for to invest, design, construct and 
maintain on long term operation (25 years), a 40 
million gallons per day (MGD) water treatment 
plant. 
B.Product specification/technical details: 40 MGD - 
180,000 cu.m./day 
C.Quantity: NA 
day 
C. Quantity: NA 
D.U.S. dollar value:  NA 
E.Purchase needed by: NA 
E.Other information: 
(a) Interested parties may obtain the request for 
proposal (RFP) document from the above address on a 
non-refundable fee of Sri Lanka Rupees 25,000/- (US 
Dollar = Rs.97) 
(b)RFP documents will be issued on any working day 
between 09:30 - 12:30 hrs and from 13:30 - 15:30 hrs 
up to April 21, 2003. 
(c)Submission of proposals will close on July 04, 
 2003 at 10:00hrs (local time) 
(D)Offers should be accompanied by an 
unconditional "Proposal Security Bond" of Sri Lankan 
Rupees 25 million, valid for a period of 180 days. 
 
RFP documents will be issued only to 
companies/consortium/joint ventures/contractors/operators 
who have the following technical and financial 
capabilities and who can support them with documentary 
proof at the time of collecting the RFP document. 
1.Design and construction experience, operation 
and maintenance experience of at least one 
water treatment plant of not less than 20 MGD 
over the past 5 years. 
5 years. 
2.Registration under ISO 9001 or ISO 9001:2000 
for quality management systems and ISO 14000 
standards for environmental management systems. 
3.Turnover of not less than US Dollars 5 million 
or equivalent per year for the last 3 years. 
 
The Sri Lanka Government through the Ministry of Housing 
and Plantation Infrastructure invites proposals on behalf 
of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board to 
construct a water treatment plant of 40 MGD on a Build 
Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) basis on the right bank of 
the Kelani River in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. 
 
REMARKS: The U.S. Embassy would appreciate receiving 
notification of U.S. firms' interest, which can be sent 
to: 
Commercial Attache 
U.S. Embassy 
210 Galle Road, P.O. Box 106 
Colombo, Sri Lanka 
Phone: 94-1-448007 
Fax: 94-1-437345 
E-mail:  ManloweTL@state.gov 
Wills