Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-02-03
Buyer: Project Implementation Unit for Road Rehabilitation, Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan
Country: TJ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2017-02-20

Technical requirements: The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website on 29 April 2016.
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan intends using the proceeds of the loan towards the cost of Dushanbe - Uzbekistan Border Road Improvement Project where the services of the Construction Supervision Consultant are required.
The objective of the Construction Supervision services is to supervise the execution of the Works contract through efficient and effective expertise, resulting in the issue of a Taking-over certificate and a Performance Certificate for the following contract within the budget and time defined in the project procurement plan:
- Contract “Upgrade of M41 road section between Avicenna Monument and the West Gate, km 0 – km 1.2; km 1.94 – km 4.0; km 4.0 – km 4.9”.
The Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing such assistance to the Employer to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by advising the Employer on the administration of the EBRD-funded Contract/s with due diligence and by carrying out the duties of the Engineer assigned to him in the Contract/s which will be a re-measurement unit rate contract based on FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, MDB Harmonised edition, 2010. The Consultant shall exercise the authority attributable to the Engineer, as specified in or necessarily implied from the Contract/s, to ensure timely, satisfactory completion of the Works in accordance with the Contract/s.
The assignment is expected to start in Q4 of 2017 and last about 36 months, which includes 1 month for pre-Commencement activities, 19 months of works supervision, 12 months covering defects liability period and 4 months for the Performance Certificate issue and other closing activities.
In order to successfully implement the assignment, it is envisaged that the consultant’s team will consist of the following key experts:
Also, the Consultant shall envisage the group of at least the following non-key technical support staff:
The contract will be financed from the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Consulting firms from any countries are eligible for shortlisting and selection.
Eligibility: Procurement will be open for all the Consultants except those restricted in the EBRD’s list of ineligible entities. The proceeds of the loan shall not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities or for any import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and the Client’s Country prohibitions.
Procurement of the consultancy services will be conducted in accordance with the EBRD’s Procurement Policies and Rules. The consultants will be selected under Quality-and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS).
The shortlist of qualified firms will be prepared on the response to this invitation, after which shortlisted firms will be invited to submit their proposals.
If the Consultant has been found by a judicial process or other official enquiry to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices, details of the basis for the outcome of such process or enquiry shall be provided with the expression of interest.
The Employer reserves the right not to shortlist consulting firms that have been found to have engaged in corrupt or fraudulent practices regardless of the results of technical evaluation of the expressions of interest.
In order to determine the capability and experience of consulting firms seeking to be shortlisted, the information submitted shall include the following: