Background: Project Introduction

The Municipal corporation Amritsar in association with PMIDC under Department of Local Govt. has initiated the project namely Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) aimed at improving service delivery in Amritsar & Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (AMC and LMC). Municipal Corporation are the implementing agency whereas PMIDC is the Nodal agency.

On March 31, 2021, World Bank approved financing for Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project (PMSIP) of project value US$300 Million. World Bank has committed to finance US$ 105 Million of project costs, whereas AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) would contribute to another US$ 105 Million, and Govt of Punjab will finance remaining US$90 Million from its own resources. Two major investments under this project are (a) Design Build and Operate a 440MLD Water Treatment Plant and associated Transmission Network in city of Amritsar; and (b) Design Build and Operate a 580MLD Water Treatment Plant and associated Transmission Network in city of Ludhiana. While contract of Amritsar investment is already awarded; tender for Ludhiana investment is yet to be floated. Both contracts are being procured using World Bank Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers. Tender documents are drafted using World Bank Standard Procurement Documents which mandates the use of FIDIC DBO Form of Contracts. Under project implementation arrangements, PMDIC (Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Corporation) is responsible for tendering process, and MCA (Municipal Corporation of Amritsar) & MCL (Municipal Corporation of Ludhiana) are responsible for management of resulting contracts for respective cities.

The project is aimed to construct a New Drinking Water Supply System to cover entire city of Amritsar and city of Ludhiana in the State of Punjab to deliver required quality surface water to consumers. The objective is to replace the ground water-based water supply scheme with a canal- based surface water supply scheme.

As per the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) report, the groundwater has been over exploited and the quality of drinking water has deteriorated causing health hazards. Thus, the groundwater sources are found to be unsustainable over a period. It is therefore felt necessary to use surface water from available surface water sources after treating it and connecting to the existing drinking water supply system of the town, and thereby reducing the use of groundwater.

The source of surface water supply for Amritsar town is Upper Bari Doab Canal and thereafter a 440 MLD (Million Litres per Day) Water Treatment Plant is being constructed in village Vallah, Amritsar for treating the surface water. After treatment, the clear water would be pumped to the Over Head Service Reservoirs (OHSR) which would further serve to the city residents to maintain continuous supply of water. The Infrastructure has been designed to meet the water demand for 30 years. It would benefit the residents of Amritsar with estimated population of 14.51 lakh for 2025 and 22.11 lakh for 2055.

At present, the Canal Based Water Supply Project for Amritsar has been awarded to M/s Larsen & Toubro Limited at a contract amount of Rs.784.33 Crore. The Project will include the following major procurements:

Design, Build and Operate (DBO) Contracts for Water Treatment Plant and associated Transmission Networks which includes scope of:

    1. Design, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Operation and Maintenance for the period specified in RFP document for Raw Water Intake Works from canal, Water Treatment Plant for a treated output capacity of 440 MLD for Amritsar.
    2. Providing, Laying, Jointing, Testing & Commissioning, Operating and Maintaining for the period specified in the RFP document for Clear Water Pumping systems, and Transmission Network for respective cities.
    3. Design, Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Operation and Maintenance for the O&M period specified in RFP document for Overhead Storage Reservoirs.
    4. Delivering Water Supply to all the reservoirs such that water supply can be ensured to all the consumers in the city at 24/7 or continuous supply using automated systems such as SCADA/ IA systems for options and to monitor various performance parameters
    5. The work does not include laying distribution lines from reservoirs to consumers and procurement of supervision consultancy services.

A team called “Project Implementation Unit”, (PIU), shall be for execution of works at the concerned Municipal level and “Project implementation Unit”, (PMU), shall be overall responsible for project implementation as per agreement of Loan from World Bank & positioned at ‘Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company’ (PMIDC), a Govt. of Punjab Agency created as apex body for Municipal Infrastructure. Accordingly, PIU deployment of the adequate staff is required for timely completion of the project. For this purpose:

PIU now intends to recruit following staff as part of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at Amritsar.

Sr. No.

Name of Position

No. of Positions

Terms of Reference

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1.

Project Manager

1

Ref. No. IN-MCA-374115-CS-INDV

2.

Dy. Project Manager

1

Ref. No. IN-MCA-374116-CS-INDV

3.

Senior Water Treatment Plant Engineer

1

IN-MCA-374091-CS-INDV 

4.

Site Engineers for WTP

2

IN-MCA-374092-CS-INDV

& .

IN-MCA-374093-CS-INDV

5.

Senior Pipleine Engineer

1

IN-MCA-374094-CS-INDV

6.

Site Engineers for Pipeline

2

IN-MCA-374095-CS-INDV

&

IN-MCA-374097-CS-INDV

7.

Senior Construction Engineer

1

IN-MCA-374098-CS-INDV

8.

Site Engineers for OHSR

4

IN-MCA-374099-CS-INDV, IN-MCA-374100-CS-INDV, IN-MCA-374101-CS-INDV & IN-MCA-374103-CS-INDV

9.

Environmental Specialist

1

IN-MCA-374105-CS-INDV

10.

Health & Safety Specialist

1

IN-MCA-374107-CS-INDV

11.

Communication Specialist

1

IN-MCA-374108-CS-INDV

12.

Procurement Specialist

1

IN-MCA-374112-CS-INDV

13.

SCADA Expert

1

IN-MCA-374114-CS-INDV

14.

Finance Manager

1

Ref. No. IN-MCA-374110-CS-INDV

15.

Office Manager

1

Office Manager

16.

Clerk

2

Clerk

17.

Data Entry Operator and Record Keeper

1

Data Entry Operator and Record Keeper

18.

Draftsman cum AutoCAD Expert

2

Draftsman cum AutoCAD Expert

19.

Office Boy

2

Office Boy