Supply and Installation of a Solar Pumping System for Chitenje Water Treatment Plant

Project: Procurement of Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of a Solar Pumping System for Chitenje Water Treatment Plant in Nkhotakota District
Contract title: Supply and Installation of Solar System for Nkhotakota Water Supply Treatment Plant
Procurement reference no.: CRWB/W/KK/SP/2026
Procurement method: National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
Issued on: 16 November 2026

Central Region Water Board, through the Government of Malawi, has received funding under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) toward the cost of this project.

The Board invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following works:
– Supply and installation of a solar pumping system for Chitenje plant in Nkhotakota
– Supply and installation of a perimeter fence

The works shall be completed within three months.

Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the Malawi Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act 2025 guidelines, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

A mandatory pre-bid site visit meeting will take place on 25 November 2026 at Chitenje – Nkhotakota Water Treatment Plant site from 10:30 hours.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document during office hours (07:30 to 16:30) at the address below. The bidding document in English may be purchased on submission of a written application to the address below and payment of a non-refundable fee of MWK10,000, in cash at the Central Region Water Board Head Office (Lilongwe) Cashier’s Pay Point.

How to apply
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Monday 7 December 2026 at 10:00 local time. Electronically submitted bids will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in public at the same address on Monday 7 December 2026 at 10:00, after the closure of receiving bids. Bids should be submitted in 4 copies (one original and 3 copies).

Chief Executive Officer
Attn: Chairperson – Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
Central Region Water Board
Murray Road, off Paul Kagame Highway
P/Bag 59, Lilongwe
Tel: +265 (0) 999 203 621
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]