REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
Date: July 09, 2025
Water For People Background |
Water For People is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that works with people and partners to develop innovative and long-lasting solutions to the water, sanitation, and hygiene problems in developing countries. The organization strives to continually improve, experiment with promising new ideas, and leverage resources to multiply its impact. Water For People has secured funds from U.S Government to finance the Isoko y’Ubuzima WASH project that will operate in 10 Districts of Rwanda, including Rwamagana, Kayonza, Ngoma, Kirehe, Nyagatare, Ruhango, Nyanza, Nyamagabe, Nyabihu, and Ngororero from 2021 to 2026. The purpose of this project is to increase and sustain equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation services to improve health and contribute to a strong economy. One of the project objectives consists of building the capacity of private operators to identify, reduce, and manage water losses to ensure the financial viability of private operators and improved water services to their customers. In that context, the Isoko y’Ubuzima project introduced the District-Meter Area approach to water loss monitoring and is being piloted in 10 selected water supply systems across the project intervention area. By so doing, customers in the DMAs from the selected water supply systems were inspected and mapped to better analyze their billings every month. One of the findings was that the majority (60%) of the customers’ water meters are aged above 5 years, and this may cause inaccurate water consumption, thus affecting the billed volume and increasing the Non-Revenue water. It is, therefore, substantial to test the customer meters to ensure their accuracy. Considering the above, we are requesting interested and qualified contractors to submit their bids/quotations for the supply of the portable water meter testing equipment as listed in the section below. |
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Instructions: |
This document is not a commitment to purchase on the part of Water For People. Should your offer be successful, Water For People may issue a Purchase Order with specified goods to be supplied. Any order arising from this Request for Quotations will be subject to Water For People's Conditions of Purchase. |
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Conditions of supply of potable water meter testing equipment |
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Source of funds |
Isoko y’Ubuzima project |
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Customs clearance, if required, shall be done by |
Contractor |
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The exact address of the project (final destination) |
KG 7 Ave, House #41, Kigali, Rwanda |
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Latest Starting date |
Immediately after both parties have signed the purchase order, |
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Preferred currency of quotation |
Rwandan Francs (Rwf) |
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Taxes |
Indicate, in separate columns, the price without VAT and the price with VAT. |
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Responsibility for the transportation of goods |
The Contractor shall supply the goods/items to the Water for People Country Office. |
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After-sales services required |
If the supplied item is defective within the after-sales service time provided in the tender, it must be replaced by the Contractor. |
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Payment terms |
100% upon complete delivery and acceptance post-inspection of the products by the competent Authority. No advance payment will be made for this tender. |
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Evaluation criteria |
I. Administrative requirements Ensure that all the documents listed below are submitted. Bidders must provide all mandatory documents to qualify for the technical evaluation. Failure to provide one of the listed documents below will result in complete disqualification from this tender. Only bidders who submit complete administrative documentation will proceed to the technical evaluation stage A. Bidders Registered Locally In Rwanda 1. Valid tax clearance certificate 2. Valid Social Security clearance certificate 3. Company registration certificate 4. VAT Certificate B. Bidders Registered Outside of Rwanda Foreign bidders must provide the following documents, duly issued or certified by the relevant authorities in their country of registration:
II. Technical evaluation II.1 Equipment to be supplied
II.2 Proof of company working experience in the field
III. Financial Evaluation The financial evaluation will be done based on the prices for the tender, and the lowest responsive bidder in the financial evaluation will be awarded the tender. The marks obtained during the technical evaluation will not impact the financial evaluation. To qualify for financial evaluation, bidders must meet the following criteria: Bidders Registered Locally In or Outside Rwanda
Additional Requirements for Bidders Registered Outside Rwanda: Pricing and Delivery Terms Foreign bidders must include all costs in their financial proposal. No additional or hidden charges will be accepted after submission. Prices must be:
Note: Bidders must ensure that the quoted price covers the entire supply chain up to the delivery point above, including:
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Conditions of the release of the payment |
Written acceptance of the goods supplied is based on full compliance with these RFQ requirements. |
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Deadline for submission of quotation |
July 23, 2025 |
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Documents to be submitted with the quotation |
· Manufacturer’s authorization with technical specifications of the proposed brand of portable water meter test kit, warranty, and delivery time. · At least 3 completion certificates for the supply of water meter testing kits done in the last 5 years. · Financial offer · Bill of quantities showing the financial offer |
Additional conditions:
- All the equipment and accessories must be brand new, and therefore any item that shows any kind of defect, inherent either to production or piracy, will be rejected.
- The supplied items must be accompanied by their catalogues.
- The offer that complies with all the specifications and requirements and offers the lowest price, as well as all other evaluation criteria indicated, shall be selected. Any offer that does not meet the requirements shall be rejected.
- Any discrepancy between the unit price and the total price (obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity) shall be recomputed. The unit price shall prevail, and the total price shall be corrected. If the offeror does not accept the final price based on the re-computation and correction of errors, its offer will be rejected.
- After the quotation has been submitted and at any time during the validity of the quotation, no price variation shall be accepted, whether it is due to escalation, inflation, fluctuation in exchange rates, or any other market factors.
- Regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process, Water For People through the Isoko y’Ubuzima project shall not be responsible for any costs associated with a contractor’s preparation and submission of the quotation, nor be bound to accept any quotation, nor award a contract.
- Joint Ventures are not allowed for this tender.
Bill of quantities for the supply of portable water testing meters
SUPPLY OF WATER METER TESTING EQUIPMENT |
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Description |
Unit |
Quantity |
Unit price (Rwf) |
Total price (Rwf) |
I.1.1 |
Portable Water Meter Testing Kit |
Nbr |
10 |
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I.1.2 |
Transportation |
Nbr |
1 |
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I.1.3 |
Inspection |
Nbr |
10 |
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I.1.4 |
documentation |
Nbr |
1 |
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I.1.5 |
Duty and local charges |
Nbr |
10 |
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Total for 10 portable water meter testing equipment |
Technical specifications for portable water meter testing kit
The required portable water meter test kit is designed for field testing and verification of water meter accuracy, particularly for sizes ranging from 15mm to 25mm. Below are the technical specifications:
- Flow Rate Range: 30 - 3.000 l/h
- Repeatability Error: ±0.5%
- Measurement Accuracy: High accuracy with calibration for field conditions
- Display:
- LCD, 11-digit direct readout
- Minimum scale: 0.01 L
- Maximum indication amount: 999,999.99999 m3
- Maximum Pressure: 16 Bar
- Water Temperature Range: 0°C to 40°C
- Weight: Not more than 3kg (without accessories)
- Additional Features:
- Portable and resettable
- Power supply: Self-powered with an internal, non-replaceable battery with an estimated battery autonomy of 12 years.
- High contrast LCD with 10mm height digits for readability and information icons.
- Flexible hosepipes and adapters allow connection to any kind of valve or tap.
- An anodized aluminum base to a higher protection level.
- Small size plastic case, with adjustable strap for convenience
- transport.
The selected bidder will be contractually required to comply with Water For People’s Vendor Code of Conduct https:// Water For People Vendor Code of Conduct 2022.pdf and will be required to deliver a Conflict-of-Interest Certificate before the execution of the contract. The Conflict-of-Interest Certificate requires the disclosure of any potential or actual conflicts of interest with Water For People employees or their relatives, including past, current, or proposed business transactions, employment or offers of employment, or certain gifts or entertainment. Water For People will evaluate any disclosures of conflicts of interest; if Water For People determines it cannot waive or mitigate the conflict of interest, it will result in the disqualification of the selected proposer.
Copyrights
Copyright of all material on the assignment will be retained by Water For People.
Rights Reserved
- Water For People reserves the right to cancel the entire procurement process without incurring any liability whatsoever.
- Water For People reserves the right to amend any segment of the RFP before the announcement of selected candidates.
- Water For People also reserves the right to remove one or more of the services from consideration for this contract should the evaluation show that it is in WFP’s best interest to do so.
- Water For People also may, at its discretion, issue a separate contract for any service or group of services included in this RFP. Water For People may negotiate a compensation package and additional provisions to the contract awarded under this RFP.
- Water For People reserves the right to debrief the applicants after the completion of the process due to the expected high volume of applications to avoid the compromise of the process.
Responses to this RFQ
Interested companies should submit their offers online at rwprocurement@waterforpeople.org by 23rd July 2025 with the subject “The supply of portable water meter test kits.” Hard copies and late submissions shall be rejected.
Done at Kigali, July 9, 2025
Eugene Dusingizumuremyi
Country Director