RFP: : Supply of HDPE pipes, Fittings and Cast-Iron Gate Valves for Damia and Zor Shashaa & Wadi Bin Hammad

MC-22-2021

Brief Summary Description of Project: Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water availability per capita in the world. With the Syrian crisis adding a dramatic population increase, and the population expected to double by 2047, meeting water demand has become more critical than ever. The Government of Jordan (GOJ) and its development partners have prioritized the availability of clean drinking water, but a balance must be made between drinking water needs and industrial and irrigation water requirements. The agricultural sector consumes 50 per cent of the country’s water (while contributing only 3 per cent to Gross Domestic Product). Meanwhile, many Jordanians continue to believe that water supply issues are only linked to poor water delivery infrastructure and inequity in distribution. Few recognize how their own water use behavior directly relates to unsustainable water consumption.

In March 2017, Mercy Corps began implementing the five-year USAID funded Water Innovations Technologies (WIT) project. WIT seeks to sustainably increase water conservation by focusing on water efficiency in both the agricultural sector and amongst communities and households. WIT’s sustainability ambition is underpinned by its adoption of a market systems development approach. The project targets the northern region where water reserves are under extreme pressure, exacerbated by the influx of refugees from Syria, and the Jordan Valley. Both these areas host intensive groundwater-fed agriculture. By 2022, WIT seeks to have saved 18.5 million cubic Meters of water through adoption of new and proven water saving practices and technologies. This will contribute to a more secure water supply for the people of Jordan.

Mercy Corps is seeking local (Jordanian) companies to supply HDPE pipes, Fittings and Cast-Iron Gate Valves for Damia and Zor Shashaa and Wadi Bin Hammad. And they will be used to replace the old existing irrigation network in Damia and Zor Shashaa & Wadi Bin Hammad to reduce leakage and water loss.