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19KU2026Q0008 - Advertisement for A/E Services
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The U.S. Embassy Kuwait is soliciting Architectural and Engineering services to conduct a comprehensive survey and assessment of stacked container structures located in Bayan, Kuwait. The scope requires the selected firm to perform a full structural, electrical, mechanical, and fire & life safety evaluation of all container elements, including steel structural components, connections between containers and foundations, stair platforms, and subsoil conditions. The firm must review all existing design documents and produce detailed scaled as-built construction drawings for each building and its subsystems, along with a formal assessment report containing structural calculations that validate compliance with applicable codes. This work may necessitate test pits, destructive or non-destructive testing to analyze material properties such as concrete strength, reinforcing steel, structural steel, bolts, and welding techniques to ensure accurate validation of as-built conditions. Selection will be based exclusively on qualifications using a best-value approach, with evaluation criteria ranked in order of importance: relevant professional experience on projects valued at least KWD 100,000 within the past three years; specialized technical competence in similar work; demonstrated success in quality, schedule adherence, and cost control, with detailed project data from five recent efforts; personnel capacity to complete the work on time; familiarity with the local environment; and mandatory licensing as an Architect-Engineering firm in the State of Kuwait. Offerors must submit a completed Standard Form 330 by July 6, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local time, including organizational charts, resumes of key personnel with U.S. professional registrations as required by FAR Part 36, legal structure of the firm, small business status certification, and other qualifications including education, certifications, and language skills. No pricing information is solicited at this stage, and the procurement is not subject to any set-aside provisions. The contract will be awarded to the most highly qualified firm capable of delivering technically rigorous and code-compliant findings to support future renovation or safety decisions for the facility.
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Bayan, KW-HA, 13001, KWTSet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for consultation, evaluation, inspection, full survey, and assessment of the stacked containers at U.S. Embassy Kuwait.
The A&E firm shall perform a full survey that includes an assessment of all elements (steel structural elements, connections of structural elements, connections of columns to foundation, connections of steel stair platform to containers, foundation system, and substate soil condition, etc.) of the stacked containers to included structural, electrical, mechanical, and fire & life safety.
The firm required to review all available design documents and produce detailed scaled as-built construction drawings of each building and all subsystems (connection details and foundation system) and an assessment report including structural calculations of the stacked containers for their structural integrity and code compliance. The survey may require a test pit, destructive or non-destructive testing to determine the reinforcing layout, or an evaluation of the material properties of the as-built construction (such as soil, concrete strength, reinforcing steel, structural steel, bolts, welding, etc.). It is the contractor’s responsibility to conduct necessary test pit and material testing to assess the structural items for validating the code compliance.
Firms responding to this announcement on, or before closing date will be considered for selection using the following evaluation criteria in descending order of importance:
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Relevant professional qualifications of the firm in the type of work required for projects having a construction value of at least KWD 100,000 in the past three years.
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Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required.
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Demonstrated success on similar projects in terms of quality of work and compliance with performance schedules, cost/schedule controls and program/project management techniques. Briefly describe internal quality assurance and cost control procedures and indicate effectiveness by listing budget/estimated construction cost, award amount, final design estimate and construction changes for five recent projects. Although previous or ongoing performance of a similar U.S. Government contract is not required for firms responding to this solicitation, if such contracts have been performed, the offeror must have performed at a satisfactory level; and
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Personnel capacity to accomplish the work in the required time.
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Knowledge of locality of project; and,
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Licensed as Architect-Engineering firm in the State of Kuwait.
The Embassy will select for negotiation the licensed firm that demonstrates the best qualifications. Replies to this advertisement with a completed Standard Form 330, (Attached with this advertisement), must be received not later than July 06,2026 @10:00 am Kuwait local time.
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