Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C (“SWPC”) is pleased to invite expressions of interest (“EOI”) in respect of the potential development of Independent Water Projects (“IWPs”) to be designed using Reverse Osmosis seawater desalination technology. The desalination plants will be located 18 km south of Jubail Industrial City at the Arabian Gulf Coast, adjacent to the existing plant units (Jubail Phase 1, Jubail Phase 2 and Jubail RO plants), in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the “Project”) and power supply will be facilitated from the high voltage network.
SWPC initially invited expressions of interest for an integrated water desalination and power plant of 1,170,000 m3/day net of potable water capacity and 3,000 MW of power, together with associated infrastructure and facilities. However, the concept was revised and SWPC decided to make it two IWPs of 600,000 m3/day potable water capacity for Jubail-3 (A) and 570,000 m3/day potable water capacity for Jubail-3 (B) to be potentially tendered separately.
SWPC will conduct a competitive process to select a developer(s) or developer consortium(s) for the development, financing, procurement, implementation, operation and maintenance of the two desalination plants of 600,000 m3/day potable water capacity for Jubail-3 (A) and 570,000 m3/day potable water capacity for Jubail-3 (B), together with associated infrastructure and facilities, in a potential separate tendering process. Under a concession of 25 years, the project company to be incorporated to develop the Project will sell the entire capacity and output to SWPC under a Water Purchase Agreement (“WPA”). SWPC’s obligations under the WPA will be supported by a credit support agreement from the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
SWPC requests the following:
- Interested parties should express their interest to participate in the tender process by no later than 9th June 2019. Interested parties should submit their EOI in electronic format (in PDF) to:
- Mr. Khaled bin Zwaid AlQureshi, CEO, Saudi Water Partnership Company S.M.L.L.C, Floor 19, Moon Tower, King Fahad Road, Riyadh 12341, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Email address: wecjubail3@wec.com.sa
- Mr. Chetan Kapoor Partner, Synergy Consulting IFA Inc. Unit No. 605- 606, 6th Floor, Copia Corporate Suites, DDA District Centre, Jasola New Delhi – 110025, India Email address: chetan.kapoor@synergyconsultingifa.com
- The EOI should specify as a minimum the following information:
- Name of the interested party;
Name and contact details (postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address) for the appropriate point of contact (“Point of Contact”) to whom all future correspondence will be addressed; and
- Where the interested party is considering potential consortium partners, an indication of such intention and details of potential consortium partners (to the extent it is known).
Institutions that have responded to the Request for Expressions of Interest issued by SWPC on the 11th March 2018 are not required to resubmit an EOI, unless such institutions wish to update the Point of Contact.
The advisors on the Project are:
- Synergy Consulting IFA Inc. as Lead and Financial Adviser;
- DLA Piper Middle East LLP as Legal Adviser; and
- Atkins as Technical Adviser.
