PROPOSED DESIGN WORKS, REFURBISHMENT AND EQUIPPING OF BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3 (BSL3) AND REFURBISHMENT OF BIOSAFETY LEVEL 2 (BSL2) LABORATORIES AT NPHL

Job Description

Background Information

The National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) Block-B Complex was built in the year 2013 to 2015 and handed over to the Ministry of Health on 14th August 2015. The NPHL Block-B facility sits in a compound with other office blocks. It has four floors and a basement. There are two staircases (front and rear) and a lift. The basement contains a parking lot, two cold rooms, a biorepository room, an effluent decontamination plant and stores. The ground floor has offices, an integrated specimen reception area, a viral load laboratory, training rooms, a kitchenette, the BSL3 control rooms (contains the Building Management System hardware), a store, a server room, a data room and a conference room. The first floor has viral load testing laboratories, open plan offices, HIV serology laboratory and a genomic center. The first BSL3 virology laboratory is on this floor. The second floor contains offices, a TB BSL2 laboratory, stores and the second TB BSL3 laboratory. The third floor has the staff cafeteria, a kitchen, water storage tanks and the BSL3 Plant room (There is a HVAC System with its associated chillers, electrical control panels and airflow ducting supporting both BSL3 Cleanrooms in Virology and TB Laboratories).

Three years after occupying the building, the access control biometric system failed. The builders and electrical features of the building started deteriorating and the HVAC system failed. There is an urgent need to overhaul the BSL3 and BSL2 to attain the required standards.

Amref Health Africa invites proposals from eligible bidders for work including but not limited to:

1. Design, refurbishment and equipping of the BSL 3 National TB and Virology Reference Laboratories at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) Block B; ensuring they meet the requisite BSL 3 standards. This includes installation and safety engineering testing for functionality of HVAC, BMS and Airflow Insight, training of the users/clients on critical operation maintenance of BSL 3 Laboratories at NPHL Block B.
2. Design, refurbishment and equipping of the BSL2 laboratories at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) Block B
3. Removal and disposal of the existing BSL3 plant and the waste treatment plant.
4. Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a new BSL3 plant and controls.
5. Removal of the existing access control system and CCTV and installation of a new access control system and CCTV for the BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories, their support facilities and the main Block B entrance

Scope (includes but is not limited to)

• To design, refurbish and equip the BSL 3 National TB and Virology Reference Laboratories at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) Block B; ensuring they meet the requisite BSL 3 standards. This includes the safety engineering testing for functionality of HVAC, BMS and Airflow Insight, training of the users/clients on critical operation maintenance of BSL 3 Laboratories at NPHL Block B.
• Design, refurbishment and equipping of the BSL2 laboratories at the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) Block B
• Removal and disposal OR Overhaul of the existing BSL3 plant
• Removal and disposal of the waste treatment plant
• Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of a new BSL3 plant.
• Removal of the existing access control system and CCTV and installation of a new access control system and CCTV for the BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories, their support facilities and the main Block B entrance
• Repair any water damage and cracks on the external walls
• Safety engineering testing the functionality of HVAC, BMS and Airflow inside BSL3 facility
• Competence training of the users/Clients on critical operational maintenance of BSL3 laboratories at NPHL Block-B. (Virology and TB).
• The building is to be labelled from the outside at the specific laboratory naming (National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory/National HIV Reference Laboratory)
• Remodel the reception based on the client’s needs (cabinets where the initial SOP for the building will be placed, Biometrics to enter the main lab, cabinets etc)

Expected Outcomes

• Fully equipped and certified BSL3 laboratories that meet WHO BSL3 and WHO LBM4 guidelines and refurbished BSL2 laboratories and other supporting facilities.

Experience

Must Provide CVs of the following key personnel that would be assigned to the project:

Note: a minimum of four key personnel will be required for this project, all of whom should be at minimum degree holders. These will comprisean architect, a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer, a quantity surveyor. Either the architect or the mechanical engineer can be designated as project lead. (For Joint Ventures, provide relevant copies for the entity responsible as applicable)

1. Project Lead (either an Architect or a Mechanical Engineer);

• At least 10 years’ post qualification experience

If the project lead is an architect, there is no need to have another architect as key personnel. If the project lead is a mechanical engineer, there is no need to have another mechanical engineer as key personnel.

2. Architect

• At least 5 years’ post qualification experience

3. Mechanical Engineer

• At least 5 years’ post qualification experience

4. Electrical Engineer

• At least 5 years’ post qualification experience

5. Quantity Surveyor

• At least 5 years’ post qualification experience

Education:

Provide degree certificates and respective valid annual practicing licenses for the following key personnel that will be assigned to the project. These should be the same personnel in section 2(c). (Foreign bidders should submit the equivalents for annual practicing licenses).

• Architect: Architectural degree certificate and valid practicing license from BORAQS
• Electrical engineer: A degree certificate in electrical engineering and a valid practicing license from EBK
• Mechanical engineer: A degree certificate in mechanical engineering and a valid practicing license from EBK
• Quantity Surveyor: A degree certificate in Quantity surveying and a valid practicing license from BORAQS

Interested eligible candidates may download the detailed tender document and terms of reference from the Amref Health Africa website at: https://amref.org/?p=18140

Only electronic bidding is permitted. Interested candidates should submit their proposals and supporting documentation through the secured email: EOI.BSL3Refurbishment@amref.org so as to be received on or before Tuesday, 4th March 2025 at 12 Noon EAT, 9 AM GMT (UK), and 10 AM CET.

Interested eligible bidders are also invited to a pre-bid conference on Thursday 13th February 2025 at 1 PM EAT, 10 AM GMT (UK), and 11 AM CET. Bidder’s representatives who would like to attend the Prebid Conference can register in advance using the link provided on the Amref website.

After registering, you will receive an email with information regarding the meeting.

Submissions that are received by Amref Health Africa after the deadline, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for review.

Amref Health Africa reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and is not bound to give reasons for its decision

About the Organization

Amref Health Africa is the largest international health development organization based in Africa working with and through African communities, health systems and governments. Amref Health Africa’s vision is for lasting health change in Africa, with headquarters in Kenya. Amref Health Africa has offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and West Africa, as well as 11 countries in Europe and North America. For more information, visit our website www.amref.org