Procurement and Installation of 23,000 Smart Meters

Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Sierra Leone Name of Project: SIERRA LEONE WATER SECURITY AND WASH ACCESS IMPROVEMENT Contract Title: Supply, Delivery and Partial Installation of 23,000 Ultrasonic Smart Domestic Post-Paid Water Meters and Accessories Grant No.: P507588 RFB Reference No.: SL-MWRS-539466-GO-RFB Issue Date 2nd September 2026 The Guma Valley Water Company has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the SIERRA LEONE WATER SECURITY AND WASH ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Supply, Delivery and Partial Installation of 23,000 (18,400 of ¾” and 4,600 of 1”) Ultrasonic Smart Domestic Post-Paid Water Meters and Accessories. “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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.” 2. The Guma Valley Water Company now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply, Delivery and Partial Installation of 23,000 (18,400 of ¾” and 4,600 of 1”) Ultrasonic Smart Domestic Post-Paid Water Meters and Accessories to be supplied as per particular conditions of the contract . 3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” of September 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 40% assigned to Technical and 60% for Cost 5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Guma Valley Water...