Public procurement notice: Prequalification Notices
Published: 2019-12-24
Buyer: National Authority for Tunnels (NAT)
Country: EG
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71356200
Submission deadline: 2020-02-03

Technical requirements: The above named client intends to use part of the proceeds of a loan from/grant administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) towards the cost of the above-named project. Contracts will be subject to the Bank's procurement policies and rules.
The proceeds of the loan from/grant administered by the Bank will be open to firms from any country unless otherwise specified and will not be used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, of 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 or under a law of official regulation of the client's country.
The client now intends to select and contract a consulting company (the Consultant) for the above named assignment. The selection method (procurement method) is shown above and interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a technical and financial proposal.
The Consultant facilitated the timely and effective implementation of the project by providing assistance to NAT. The Consultant appointed for procurement support and training will be required to familiarise themselves the financing documents related to the project and other EBRD key documents including those which govern lending policies and practices including, but not limited to:
By engaging a Consultant, it is expected that NAT will have access to international best practice in the field of project management, including procurement of works, goods and services.
Procurement of all contracts will be undertaken in accordance with the Bank’s procurement policies and rules (PP&R), best international practice and based on technical requirements, specifications and the Bank’s standard tender documents as well as compliant with loan agreement signed between NAT and EBRD and other co-funding requirements and arrangements as applicable to the Bank, EIB and AfD.
In line with EBRD’s economic inclusion strategy the Bank the application of an ‘Inclusive Procurement’ practice is required under this project. As part of the procurement documentation and as specified under the financing documents, a clause must be added encouraging bidders to provide on-the-job training opportunities to young people in areas such as skilled engineering and unskilled construction work. Any costs related to the training shall be covered under the winning.
— prepare pre-qualification documents using the Bank’s standard pre-qualification documents and guidance notes, assist NAT with pre-qualification of tenderers and draft pre-qualification evaluation report,
— assist NAT to evaluate pre-qualification applications, monitor the evaluation processes and ensure that the evaluation pre-qualification report is in line with the Bank’s PP&R,
— review technical requirements provided by NAT and design consultants, including system integration requirements, to ensure openness of the tender documents for competition,
— prepare tender documents for rehabilitation of Cairo Metro Line I, using the Bank’s standard tender documents for 2-stage tender and FIDIC terms of contracts for design and build (Yellow Book 1999 edition),
— assist NAT to evaluate tenders, prepare draft evaluation reports, participate in clarification meetings with tenderers and prepare reply for clarifications to be disseminated to participants,
— revise the TOR for construction supervision consultant prepared by NAT and prepare administrative documents (including, inter alia, ITC, particular and general conditions) and the draft.
The assignment is expected to start on 16.12.2019 and have an estimated overall duration of 16 months.
In order to determine the capability and experience of consultants seeking to be selected, the consultant shall submit a response in accordance with the requirements of the procurement documentation available from the link in this notice. Following this request for proposals, the selection will be made from the proposals received in response to this notification only, on the basis of the selection criteria set out in the procurement documentation. The highest-ranked consultant will be selected and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.