Restoration of Water Sector Services – Pilot Zone Villages, South Lebanon

Specific Procurement Notice Template Request for Bids Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Lebanon

Name of Project: Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (LEAP)

Contract Title: Restoration of Water Sector Services – Pilot Zone Villages, South Lebanon

Loan No.: 9841 - LB

RFB Reference No.: LEAP-SW-Water-PZ

1. The Republic of Lebanon (hereinafter called “Borrower”) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Project (LEAP) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for “ Restoration of Water Sector Services – Pilot Zone Villages, South Lebanon . For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2. The Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Restoration of Water Sector Services – Pilot Zone Villages, South Lebanon , consisting of the restoration of damaged water supply assets in six pilot-zone villages, comprising water wells and pumping equipment, water transmission and distribution networks, water storage reservoirs, treatment and chlorination stations, and their power supply. 3. Bidding will be conducted through National competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “ Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - Sixth Edition, February 2025” , and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Council for Development and Reconstruction and inspect the bidding documents at the address given below from 9:00 to 15:00 hours (Beirut local time) from Monday till Friday . 5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of One Hundred fresh US Dollars (US$ 100) . The method of payment will be in cash (fresh USD) . The document is to be picked up by a person duly authorized by the applicant. The cash is collected by the Tenders Department at CDR, and a receipt is issued to the person purchasing the bidding document at the time of payment. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 12:00 noon Beirut Local Time on – Friday November 13, 2026 . Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below at 12:00 noon Beirut Local Time on Friday November 13, 2026. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Forty Thousand fresh US Dollars (US$ 40,000). 8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration. 9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document. 10. A Pre-Bid Meeting (Physical Presence) will be held on Thursday November 5, 2026 at 10:00 A.M Beirut Local Time,

Place: Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR)

Tallet Al Serail, Beirut Central District (BCD) Second Building - Ground Floor LEAP Meeting Room

11. The address referred to above is

Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) Tenders Department Tallet El-Serail, Room No. 1166 Beirut - Lebanon

Telephone: [contact details removed]/2 - Facsimile: [contact details removed]

Web site address: www.cdr.gov.lb