Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-05
Buyer: JSC NC “KazAvtoZhol”
Country: KZ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71310000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2016-07-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: EBGU - Rådgivning — Indkaldelse af interessetilkendegivelser vedrørende indførelse af nye metoder til finansiering af vejsektoren og kapacitetsopbygning hos JSC NC »KazAutoZhol« (KZ-Astana)
The Invitation for Expressions of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published in Procurement Opportunities, on the EBRD website on 15th July 2015.
JSC NC “KazAutoZhol” (the Employer, the client) intends using the proceeds of the loan towards the cost of “Kurty-Burylbaital” Road Reconstruction Project under “Center-South” Corridor where the Services of Consultants are required to develop new methods of financing of road sector and capacity building of JSC NC “KazAutoZhol” (the Services).
The Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing assistance to the Employer through the delivery of the Services.
The Consultant will have to prepare an action plan for introduction of new methods of financing of the road sector, action plan for the collection of fees for transit of heavy vehicles and buses, as well as prepare and assist the client with the adoption of a long-term strategic development plan of the Employer no later than Q3 2017.
In order to successfully implement the assignment, it is envisaged that the consultant’s team will consist of the following key experts:
• 1 (one) Specialist for strategic planning and diversification of sources of financing in the road sector;
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.
The Consultant will be a firm or group of firms with extensive experience in the development of the strategies for the state and/or national companies/operators of roads, in accordance with international best practices. The Consultant should have experience in the road sector including in the international business environment in the countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as well as in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
- Successful completion of a minimum of 5 similar projects over the past 10 years, participation in at least 3 similar projects in the past 5 years;
- proven experience in the development of corporate strategies, strategic planning, strategic initiatives, building of relationships with stakeholders, risk management, corporate and financial management, development of EVA model, development of the efficiency tree, optimisation of business processes and other areas in creation of project-oriented companies;