General Procurement Notice

The above named client intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from, or Grant administered by, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('the Bank') for the above named project. Additional financing details are as follows:

a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank), Grant administered by the Bank, from Client's own funds towards the cost of the above named project
The proposed project, which has a total estimated cost of 81 million euro equivalent (69 Million Euro from EBRD and 12 Million Euro from EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility.

The proposed project, which has a total estimated cost of 81,000,000.00 EUR, will require the procurement of the following:

• The Arab Republic of Egypt intends using the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and a grant from EU Neighbourhood Investment Facility for the Kitchener Drain De-Pollution – Drain Rehabilitation Project to finance: (i) drain rehabilitation works (dredging of canals, and rehabilitation and construction of new pumping stations), (ii) irrigation improvement work packages in the command area of Omar Bek canal and its branches and other areas fed by Bahr Shebeen and Bahr Teera Canals sub basin and (iii) installation of a monitoring system for water flow and quality.

Tendering for the above contracts is expected to begin on 01/07/2019.

Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from/ grant administered by the Bank will be open to firms from any country.


The proceeds of the loan from, or Grant administered by, the Bank will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of the Client's country.

Tendering for this project will be conducted by e-procurement using the EBRD Client E-Procurement Portal (ECEPP). Prospective participants who have registered in ECEPP and expressed an interest in the contract may access the documents and may request clarification and further information from the client through ECEPP. Non-registered firms should register on ECEPP in order to receive notifications via this link:

https://ecepp.ebrd.com/delta/viewNotice.html?displayNoticeId=8708350

Other Information: The proposed project will require the procurement of the following goods, works and services:

* Construction of pumping stations
* Flow and Quality Monitoring System/SCADA
• Dredging and Cleaning of Drains
• Embankment and Side Slope Protection
• Rehabilitation of Omar Bek canal and its branches (Pitching, canal coverage using RC box-section or RC pipeline, etc.)
• Construction of Mesqa improvement work packages at the command area of Omar Bek canal (pipelines, pump-houses, pump-sumps, mesqa intakes)
• Electrical Works for Omar Bek through direct contracting Electrical Distribution Companies
• PIU support, Capacity building, and Stakeholder Participation

This GPN supersedes the earlier GPN
Client Address:
Eng. Khaled Bekheit
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation
Irrigation Improvement Sector, Shore Protection Authority Building, , Fum Ismalilia Canal, Shobra El Mezalat, , PO Box 41611 El Khalafawy , Cairo, PO Box 416, Egypt
Tel. Tel:+202-44472532, Email: Khaled.Bekheit.Kitchener@gmail.com