Tender Details

Water Wells Drilling and Maintenance Services

Tender Number: 715/2025/BTB (TP-1310-2025)

PA Ref Number: TP-1310-2025

Tender Description

The performance of the Work by Contractor shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of water wells drilling and maintenance services. The Work comprises of drilling water source wells from aquifer C and repair and maintenance services for the existing water wells for the Term of the Contract. Drilling of new water wells and maintenance of existing wells shall be carried out as per the procedures set forth in the Contract. The Contractor shall take all safety precautions required for the Work. At job site, the Contractor equipment shall be properly and safely located under guidance of Company Representative. The Contractor shall strictly comply with Company security regulations and procedures. The Contractor must familiarize himself with Company existing installations and provide all necessary connections and tools in order to fulfill its obligations under this Contract.

Issued by
BAPCO UPSTREAM W.L.L
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
BD 5000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
5 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
Yes
Publish Date
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Purchase Before
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
Closing Date
Sunday, 04 January 2026
Opening Date
Monday, 05 January 2026
Is this tender/auction allocated exclusively for SMEs?
No

Additional Notes

The performance of the Work by Contractor shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of water wells drilling and maintenance services. The Work comprises of drilling water source wells from aquifer C and repair and maintenance services for the existing water wells for the Term of the Contract. The proposed contract shall be for a duration of five (5) years.

يشمل تنفيذ المقاول للعمل، على سبيل المثال لا الحصر، توفير خدمات حفر وصيانة آبار المياه. ويشمل العمل حفر آبار المياه من الطبقة المائية الجوفية "ج"، وخدمات إصلاح وصيانة آبار المياه القائمة طوال مدة العقد. مدة العقد المقترح خمس (5) سنوات.

 

Vendors should pass all the criteria in "Mandatory Criteria" section to get evaluation chance in "Scoring Criteria" section.

 Technical Criteria Score = 30% (out of which 10% is allocated to HSE Evaluation)

 Commercial Score = 70%

 Rates to be provided to get a total Contract value for five (05) years

 All required supporting documents to be provided.

Following Mandatory Criteria shall apply on Pass/Fail basis:

  1. Bidder has completed the HSE Questionnaire with acceptable responses and supported with necessary documents as evidences.
  2. Bidder to submit HSE Accreditations- List accreditations OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001.
  3. Bidder shall have Quality Assurance System implemented in compliance with acceptable international standards (ISO, API, BS, etc.). Quality manual shall be submitted with complete list of procedures.
  4. Bidder to confirm by letter ability of provide lump sum service (material & service) per tender full SOW exhibit A 1.2 for drilling & maintenance of water wells.
  5. Bidder to submit a pass inspection report from a certified inspection firm for the offered rig/s and equipment.
  6. Bidder to submit proof of drilling of minimum five (5) water wells in GCC in the past five (5) years (Copy of contract or PO).


How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Tuesday, 25 November 2025
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Small and Medium Enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

BAPCO UPSTREAM W.L.L
  17148000