Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, and Commissioning of a Containerized Laboratory Liquid Waste Treatment Plant for the Armahur Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

New clarification added: Bidder's Request:Kindly share the minutes of the meetingUNOPS Response:The pre-bid meeting minutes have already been shared in the document section of the bid, titled "Pre-bid Meeting_Minutes_RFP_2025_56927.docx (2).pdf."

New amendment added #3: Dear Bidder,Attached are the pre-bid meeting minutes and the PowerPoint presentation for your reference. You can find the minutes and PowerPoint presentation in the document section of the bid.Best regards,,

New clarification added: Dear Bidders,Please be informed that, in response to requests from interested bidders, the bid validity has been extended to 2025-05-07 06:00 UTC and Clarification dead line extended to 2025-04-28 09:00 UTC

New clarification added: Bidder's Request:we have sent an email requesting information on the pre bid meeting that was suppose to be today - but havent received annything from the email listedUNOPS Response:The pre-bid meeting was held as scheduled. Interested participants joined using the link provided in the bid particulars, and no bidders were invited via email.

New amendment added #2: Dear Bidders,Please be informed that, in response to requests from interested bidders, the bid validity has been extended to 2025-05-07 06:00 UTC and Clarification dead line extended to 2025-04-28 09:00 UTC

New clarification added: Bidder's Request:1.      In Table 2 on page 7, Bacteria & virus removal is indicated to have a treatment/ discharge standard of 80 – 90%. The RFP also indicates that the post-treatment effluent is intended to be used for watering on-site vegetation, mop water, or to be released to local water sources if not needed and storage is full. Standard WHO, CDC, and biosafety guidance suggests that the BSL3 classification indicates that the lab is performing research with agents that can cause serious or potentially lethal disease through inhalation, and pose a significant potential risk to laboratory personnel and the community. This guidance also suggests that material and effluent coming out of BSL3 space should be sterilized to a minimum treatment/discharge standard of 99.9999% (6log reduction), although a 99.999999% (8log) reduction is the preferred standard.a.      Please confirm the labs BSL classification and desired bacterial and viral removal level?UNOPS Response: The laboratory is a BSL3, the bacterial and viral removal level must be 99.99999999% (8log) reduction as a preferred standard.  Bidder's Request:1.      Additionally, most countries require Class A or equivalent water reuse standards (e.g., <10-30 CFU/100 mL for fecal coliforms) for applications such as mopping and irrigation. This table calls out a discharge level of <500 CFU/100mL. a.      Please confirm that this is the desired discharge CFU level?UNOPS Response: Please maintain Class A or equivalent water to reuse standards <<10-30CFU/100mL for fecal coliforms.Bidder's Request:1.      To achieve the minimum industry standard for BSL3 effluent decontamination, a thermal or chemical effluent decontamination system will be required. This system is not described or requested in the specification. a.      Please confirm that submissions including this system will be considered, and whether submissions including only this EDS system will be considered?UNOPS Response:The proposed scheme is just a suggestion, the most important to remove are bacteria and viruses, therefore a thermal or chemical treatment will be highly recommended in the design. Please proceed.  

New clarification added: Bidder's Request:What are the maximum number of partners allowed in a JV??UNOPS Response:UNOPS does not have a policy that limits the number of joint venture members; it is up to the bidders to decide the number of partners

New clarification added: Dear Bidders,Please find below the clarifications in response to the inquiries received from interested bidders:Bidder's Request:Could you please help us confirm the length of the screw conveyor.?UNOPS Response:The length of the screw conveyor will be between 3-4m for your budget calculations. It can be modified, once you present the final design and it will fit in the land. But to have an estimation, 3-4m is enough. 

New amendment added #1: Dear Bidders,Please be informed that the pre-bid meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Kindly confirm your participation in the meeting through eamil adress  hamco.procurement@unops.org.