Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-13
Buyer: Projects Implementation Unit for Roads Rehabilitation
Country: TJ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71310000 | 71541000: Construction project management services
Submission deadline: 2016-05-20

Technical requirements: This Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project which was published on the EBRD website, Project Procurement Notices (http://www.ebrd.com/pages/workingwithus/procurement/project.shtml) on 20.01.2015.
The Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Tajikistan, hereinafter referred to as “the Client”, intends using part of the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, towards the cost of the project to rehabilitate and upgrade the 62-km section of M41 Highway Dushanbe - Uzbekistan border where the services of the individual consultants to the Client are required. The project is subject to the EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules.
The Client now invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals who are interested in providing assistance to the client to facilitate the timely and effective implementation of the Project by providing the Employer with the project management services.
The main task of Project Manager is to assist the PIU within his/her area of expertise in the implementation of the above project where the works contracts are based on FIDIC conditions and management the procurement process, to ensure strict compliance with procurement rules and procedures of the Bank, as well as the relevant regulations of the Republic of Tajikistan and the coordination of the work supervision during construction.
• A graduated civil engineer having at least ten (10) years of general experience in civil engineering in transport projects
• At least 5 years of proven professional experience in the highway construction / rehabilitation projects including main types of the artificial structures, related to design, supervision or civil works on the similar projects.
• Extensive experience as full time highway engineer for similar projects, with preferably at least two (2) projects executed under FIDIC which were successfully completed.
• Experience with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s procedures including PP&R is highly desirable
The assignment is expected to start immediately after selection of a Consultant and respective consultancy contract signature (which is expected by end of May 2016) with estimated total duration of 36 (thirty six) months.
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 following the shortlisting procedures. The selection will normally be made from responses to this notification only. Consultants will NOT be asked to submit a proposal. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected from a shortlist and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.
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 Client 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 qualifications and competence of the consultants seeking to be shortlisted, the information submitted should include the following:
1. CV detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments executed based on FIDIC contract conditions, particularly assignments undertaken in the previous ten years, including information on contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided, assignment budget, main activities, objectives.