UNOPS
United Nations Office for Project Services
Amman Implementation Facility (AIF), Liaison Office
Iraq Priority Site Hazardous Waste Management
Rehabilitation of Al Suwaira Pesticide Warehouse and
Interim Remediation at Al Qadissiya Site
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Country:
Iraq
Project Title:
Monitoring of the Rehabilitation of the Al Suwaira Pesticide
Warehouse and Interim Remediation at the Al Qadissiya Site
Description of Procurement:
The provision of site monitoring services regarding the rehabilitation of the Al Suwaira
Pesticide Warehouse Site and interim remediation at the Al Qadissiya Site which is to
be undertaken by specialist hazardous waste management company.
Specific tasks to be undertaken during the monitoring exercise at both the Al Suwaira
and Al Qadissiya Site to include:
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General:
o Ensuring the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is deployed
to the contractor’s staff and is used at all times;
o Ensuring that the contractor complies with the workplan;
o Ensuring that the contractor’s tasks are proceeding in an acceptable
fashion, and are in compliance with relevant national and international
regulations;
o Developing and using all necessary documentation and forms to
accurately record the quantity and nature of waste chemicals collected,
re-packaged, transported and stored.
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Al Suwaira Pesticide Warehouse Site
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Ensuring that all components of the task are successfully undertaken by the
contractor, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
 Cleaning and decontaminating of the five warehouses of pesticide
residue;
 Re-packaging and storing waste pesticides; and
 Cleaning, crushing and disposing of obsolete pesticide containers.
o Recording and documenting the quantity and nature of waste chemicals
re-packaged and stored within the facility;
o Recording and documenting the quantity and nature of waste chemicals
delivered to the site by the contractor from the Al Qadissiya Site.
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Al Qadissiya Site
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Ensuring that all components of the task are successfully undertaken by the
contractor, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
 The collection of all exposed chemicals throughout the site;
 The safe containment of waste chemicals within appropriate, sealed
and secure containers; and
 The safe transportation of waste chemicals to the Al Suwaira Site.
o Recording and documenting the quantity and nature of waste chemicals
collected, contained and transported from the site;
o Ensuring that the chemicals removed from the Al Qadissiya Site are
actually delivered to the Al Suwaira Site
Closing Date for Submission of EOI: 13th October 2005
Date Posted:
5th October 2005
1. Background
Information provided by Iraq’s Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Industry and
Minerals, together with other independent research, suggests that there are potentially as many as
one hundred (100) contaminated sites resulting from a combination of general industrial activities,
military activities and post conflict damage and looting.
Accordingly, five sites were jointly selected by the Iraq Ministry of Environment and UNEP for
assessment, including sampling and laboratory analysis. Of the five sites investigated, three were
found to contain significant quantities of hazardous waste chemicals.
The worst site, Al Qadissiya, was found to contain quantities of sodium cyanide which has been
spread around the site due to looting and vandalism. The site remains unfenced, unguarded and
located in a semi-built up area south of Baghdad. Therefore, trespassers on the site, including
children, are being exposed to profound health risks.
This project focuses on the clean up of the Al Qadissiya Site and the rehabilitation of the
Al Suwaira Site. Tasks to be undertaken by the successful contractor will include the monitoring,
along with the completion of the appropriate documentation, of the operational contractor’s tasks
which will include the collection, containment and transportation of toxic waste from the Al
Qadissiya Site to the Al Suwaira Site where the materials will be safely stored.
It is believed that the successful implementation of this project will attract additional funding from
donors for future initiatives of this nature.
Contracts for procurement of goods and services for the pilot projects will be administered by
UNOPS Office in Amman, Jordan.
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2. Expected Procurement Components
The contractor is expected to provide all personnel and equipment to successfully execute the
project monitoring activities. This will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the
following:
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Suitably qualified and trained personnel;
Appropriately specified Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE);
All necessary documentation and forms for the recording and confirmation of the
clean-up contractor’s activities; and
Suitable vehicles to provide access to, and between, both the Al Qadissiya Site and
the Al Suwaira Site, to review the clean-up contractor’s activities, as necessary.
3. Submission of EOI
UNOPS invites interested firms capable of providing the services to submit their Expression
of Interest (EOI). In order to qualify as a potential contractor, the EOI must be accompanied
by the following supporting documents:
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Company profile with details of number of years of operation, and number and type
of staff.
Recent experiences with similar nature of work, indicating location of project, date
and duration of the project, client organization and name of contact person and
contact details (telephone number and e-mail address), specifics of job undertaken,
value of work undertaken.
Recent experiences with similar nature of work undertaken in Iraq or in the middleeast region, indicating location of project, date and duration of the project, client
organization and name of contact person and contact details (telephone number and email address), specifics of job undertaken, value of work undertaken.
CVs of the project manager and of senior staff undertaking the monitoring exercise.
Company contact information (full name and country, telephone and fax numbers,
e-mail and website address, and contact person).
Due to the extremely limited time-frame for the project, electronic versions, in PDF format, of
the EOIs and the supporting documents must be received by UNOPS no later than 5.00pm,
13th October 2005 at the following e-mail address: registryamman@unops.org.
UNOPS reserves the right to accept or reject any Expression of Interest. Only qualified
companies will be considered for inclusion in the short-list of companies to be invited to
participate in the possible subsequence bidding process. Invitations to bid, or requests for
proposals, and any subsequent contract, will be issued in accordance with the rules and
procedures of UNOPS.
For companies not registered with the UN Global Marketplace it is recommended to do so.
The UN Global Marketplace is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all UN
and World Bank procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of 15 UN
organizations. To register click on “New Supplier Registration” on www.ungm.org
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