Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-14
Buyer: State Road Administration
Country: MD
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300
Submission deadline: 2016-07-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice No. 8166-GPN-45094 for this project which was updated in Procurement Notices, on the EBRD’s web-site on February 5, 2016 and in the Supplement to the Official Journal of European Union (OJ/S).
The Government of the Republic of Moldova has received financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) towards the cost of the Moldova Road Sector Program and it intends to apply the proceeds to payments for consulting services for the Moldova Road Rehabilitation Project Implementation Support. Grant funds, still to be identified, may be also used in financing of the services,
The Government of Moldova, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Roads Infrastructure (the “MTRI”), is responsible for the implementation of the Road Rehabilitation Projects III and IV (the “Project”) financed by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “EBRD”), European Investment Bank (the “EIB”) together referred to as International Financial Institutions (the “IFI”) and from the European Commission (EC) in the framework of the Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF).
The Project is being carried out under the general supervision and responsibility of MTRI while project implementation is being carried out by the State Road Administration (SRA). The SRA’s responsibilities include: procurement, financial management, contract management, project and program monitoring and evaluation, and reporting.
The SRA is under continuous process of contracting the services of civil works contractors and consulting engineers through international competitive tendering and requires the assistance of qualified consultant (the “Consultant”) to support it in this process.
The overall objectives of the Consultant's assignment are to support the SRA in the implementation of the Road Rehabilitation Projects, to enhance the capacity of the SRA to plan and manage the implementation of the Road Rehabilitation Projects and to strengthen the SRA's role in the road sector and maintain the rehabilitated roads.
The Consultant will be required to assist SRA in all aspects of the Project implementation and to provide advice in respect of all of SRA’s civil works and services contracts within the Project.
The Consultant will also be expected to assist SRA with the development of all aspects of its future road rehabilitation programmes to be co-financed by the IFIs and any other potential roads projects.
Task 2: Assistance in strengthening the capacity of the SRA to plan and manage the implementation of the Road Rehabilitation Projects
In order to successfully implement the assignment, it is envisaged that the consultant’s team will consist of three full-time Key Personnel, a n International Engineering and Management Consultant, an Engineering Management Specialist and a Procurement Specialist.
In addition a number of short-term non-key personnel with expertise in the areas of pavement maintenance, road safety audit, geotechnical engineering, legal/contractual matters, economic feasibility, environment, social, training and policy development may be required.
It is envisaged that the assignment will commence in December 2016 with the total duration of about 36 months.
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.
The State Road Administration now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) may be submitted by a firm, association, or a joint venture. For shortlisting purposes, the combined experience of an association or a joint venture will be evaluated although the qualifications of the lead firm will be given a greater weight.