Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-09
Buyer: JSC NC “KazAvtoZhol”
Country: KZ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2016-05-06

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 15th July 2015.
JSC NC “KazAvtoZhol” (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 the Construction Supervision Consultant are required.
The Employer invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms who are interested in providing 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 Harmonized 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 works on the following section are considered:
(i) Km 2214-2295 Reconstruction of the section of the road “Kurty-Burybaital” 81 km long with four lanes, asphalt concrete paving according to I B category standards.
The assignment is expected to start in the end of 2016 and last about 33 months plus 24 months covering the defects liability period plus several months for the Performance Certificate issuance 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:
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 based 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:
• Details of experience or similar assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including their locations. The information submitted shall include for each project, as a minimum, the following:
- functions and tasks carried out, including applicable national and/or international codes and standards, and certification; and
2 copies of the above information in English and 1 copy in Russian should be submitted to the address below in an envelope marked "Expression of Interest for “Kurty-Burylbaital” Road Reconstruction Project under “Center-South” Corridor, Construction Supervision Consultant", for delivery not later than May 6, 2015, 3 p.m. (Astana time).