Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-16
Buyer: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO
Country: CH
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38221000 | 71222100 | 71311200 | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 71410000
Submission deadline: 2018-01-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Integrated urban development Sousse (Phase I), Invitation for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services for the Implementation of the Project (Implementation Consultant)
Services of the international Implementation Consultant (project management assistance). The international Consultant has the task of supporting the Municipality of Sousse in the implementation of activities in order to achieve the results as defined in the logical framework. The mandate of the international consultant includes the following components:
— project management and general coordination, including ensuring coherence and consistency of the three subcomponents of the project and with other relevant ongoing projects and programmes of the municipality,
— assistance to the implementation of activities mentioned under 4.a), 4.b) and 4.c) in collaboration with the municipality,
Services of the international Implementation Consultant (project management assistance). The international Consultant has the task of supporting the Municipality of Sousse in the implementation of activities in order to achieve the results as defined in the logical framework. The mandate of the international consultant includes the following components:
— project management and general coordination, including ensuring coherence and consistency of the three subcomponents of the project and with other relevant ongoing projects and programmes of the municipality,
— assistance to the implementation of activities mentioned under 4.a), 4.b) and 4.c) in collaboration with the municipality,
No public opening ceremony is foreseen. The offers will be opened by a SECO internal bid opening committee after the submission deadline.
Basic procedural principles: The client only awards public commissions for services in Switzerland to tenderers who comply with job security regulations and the conditions of work for employees, and provide equal payment for men and women.
Procedures for appeal: The project is ruled by a project agreement between Switzerland and the Republic of Tunisia and the Municipality of Sousse. Any right of appeal is excluded.
Deadline/Remarks: The Expression of Interest (prequalification document) shall be submitted as follows: 1 coloured original (hardcopy), 2 coloured copies (hardcopies), 1 electronic copy (USB) of the prequalification document shall be submitted to: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO Nicole Merkt Holzikofenweg 36 CH-3003 Bern Tel. +41 58 469 91 30 nicole.merkt@seco.admin.ch latest at 11.1.2018 at 16:00 CET. Please indicate on the envelope “Expression of Interest — Integrated urban development Sousse — do not open. Bitte nicht öffnen.” All prequalification documents, which have not arrived at the addressee at the stated date and time, will be excluded from evaluation. The consultant shall ask for a receipt from the addressee.
Remarks (Desired deadline for questions in written form): At any time, the PEA together with SECO either at its own initiative or in response to clarifications requested by an interested consultant may clarify this invitation (clarification may be requested two weeks before submission date latest). A copy of clarifications requested by an interested consultant shall be sent in writing to Nicole Merkt (nicole.merkt@seco.admin.ch) latest at 28.12.2017 at 16:00 CET.