Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 13382
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2013
Main Partner: AECOM
Main Partner Program: United States
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

FY11 Continuing Mechanism (Formally TBD IQC Health Centers - Mechanism ID 81). Now that implementation is underway, the correct naming is "TBD USAID Architectural and Engineering IQC".

The purpose of this Task Order is to provide professional Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services including design, tendering, construction oversight, cost control, quality assurance and related services to the USG Mozambique Health Infrastructure Development Program (Moz-HIDP). The selected A&E Firm will provide services related to all aspects of architectural design and engineering of existing and new health facilities, training schools, laboratories and warehouses. The A&E firm will further provide construction management services including, but not limited to, overall construction management to assure construction contractor compliance with all contract terms and conditions, including quality control, schedules, compliance with environmental regulations, health and safety, gender and other required policies.

These activities will be in alignment with MOH and the interagency infrastructure team under the USG PEPFAR program in Mozambique.

The A&E firm will be located centrally but focus geographically in relevant provinces based on the projects it is to supervise. Right now new construction projects are planned in all 10 provinces including renovations.

Amounts of funds requested for this FY were reduced based on pipeline and reallocated funding from prior fiscal years 10 and 11.

Total planned/purchased/leased vehicles for the life of this mechanisms = 3 Vehicles would be used for project management at central program and large projects in provinces.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

This is a new Mechanism to secure technical support and oversight for USAID construction and rehabilitation contracts.

USAID will prepare a Request for Task Order Proposals (RFTOP) then issue a multi-year Task Order against an existing Engineering and Architecture (A&E) Indefinite Quantity Contract. Services requested will be tailored to the characteristics of individual projects. They may include surveys, document reviews, outline or detailed project design and specification, contract preparation, environmental studies, construction oversight and quantity surveying. To the greatest extent possible, these services will be provided by sub-contracting suitably qualified Mozambican firms. The A&E contractor may also be asked to provide technical and managerial training to selected Mozambican firms and individuals where this is considered consistent with USG development objectives.

The A&E services will support COP09 COP 10 and COP11 construction activities, (Provincial Warehouses and Rural Health Centers) and a number of new TBD COP12 activities:

* water and electrical supplies for existing health facilities

* staff housing

* health facility rehabilitation

* further rural health center construction

The budgets for which are 'bundled' into this item pending award of the Task Order, which is an incrementally funded Task Order under a pre-existing HQ managed Indefinite Quantity Contract for A&E services.