Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has floated a tender seeking bids from consultancy firms for a major Independent Water Project (IWP) to be developed at Wadi Dayqah near capital Muscat, said a report.

The last date to submit the bids for provision of financial and commercial advisory services for the project is October 30, reported Times of Oman, citing a statement from the state-owned OPWP.

The winning consultant would advice OPWP in evaluating proposals from bidders participating in a tender for building a water treatment plant, which will have a sizable water treatment capacity.

A tender for selecting the developer is yet to be floated, stated the report.

The proposed IWP is the second water project in Qurayyat. The first major IWP in Qurayyat, which has a desalination capacity of 44 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD)-capacity, is being developed by a consortium comprising Singapore’s Hyflux and Modern Channels Services.

The IWP will be awarded on the basis of build, own, operate and transfer (BOT) basis after floating a tender, it added.