19KU2026Q0008 - Advertisement for A/E Services
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The U.S. Embassy Kuwait is seeking a licensed Architectural and Engineering firm to conduct a comprehensive survey and assessment of stacked shipping containers used as part of its facilities in Bayan, Kuwait. The scope includes a full structural, electrical, mechanical, and fire & life safety evaluation of all container elements, including steel framing, connections between containers and to foundations, stair platforms, and subsoil conditions. The selected firm must produce detailed as-built scaled drawings of each structure and its subsystems, alongside a formal assessment report with structural calculations verifying code compliance. Testing may involve test pits, destructive or non-destructive methods to analyze material properties such as concrete strength, reinforcing steel, weld quality, bolts, and soil composition, all at the contractor’s expense to validate findings. Firms must respond by July 6, 2026, at 10:00 am Kuwait local time using the Standard Form 330. Selection will be based on qualifications in descending priority: relevant professional experience on projects valued at least KWD 100,000 in the last three years, specialized technical competence in similar work, proven success in quality delivery, schedule adherence, and cost control with detailed performance data from five recent projects, sufficient personnel capacity to meet timelines, familiarity with the Kuwait locality, and mandatory licensure as an A/E firm in the State of Kuwait. The Embassy will negotiate with the firm demonstrating the highest overall qualifications, and while prior U.S. Government contract experience is not required, satisfactory past performance on such contracts will be considered favorably. Inquiries and submissions should be directed to the designated points of contact at the U.S. Embassy Kuwait.
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Bayan, KW-HA, 13001, KWTSet-Aside
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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.