Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-16
Buyer: Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF)
Country: GE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71800000
Submission deadline: 2016-12-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Companies who wish to apply for inclusion on the list are invited to do so in accordance with the provisions contained in this notice. The MDF will include on the list all those applications which meet the criteria given in point 7,8 and 10 below.
Georgia (hereinafter referred to as "the Borrower") has received a loan from the European Investment Bank (hereinafter referred to as "the Bank") – towards the cost of the Water Infrastructure Modernization Project II (WIMPII). This International Call for Expression of interest relates to the contract for Supervision of Water Supply systems’ rehabilitation works for eighteen towns under WIMP II (EIB) Phase II.
This technical assignment aims at organizing the day-to-day construction supervision of the rehabilitation works of Water Supply Projects, co-financed by the EIB. The works shall be implemented under the FIDIC 2010 Red Book Model (or Harmonized Edition) contract.
The main objective of the assignment is to supervise the on-going process of construction or/and rehabilitation works to be implemented by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia in the eighteen towns, 9 ongoing contracts: Tsnori, Telavi-Kurdgelauri, Akhmeta, Lagodekhi, Sagarejo, Dusheti, Tkibuli, Zestaponi, Tsalka, 9 contracts under DNP: Likani-Tsagveri, Abasha, Senaki, Khobi, Tejola, Ozurgeti, Kareli, Bolnisi, Signagi.
The total cost of the Project is estimated by the EIB at EUR 80m. The financial structure of the project is as follows:
• Secure a sound implementation of the works contracts including timely delivery within budget lines;
The Consultant shall have a strong and experienced team of professionals, including but not limited to: FIDIC Engineers, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, and Geotechnical Engineers.
The Consultant should have a sound knowledge of the local legislation concerning construction. It is recommended that the consultancy team includes experts with local experience in Georgia or in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country, and experts who are able to obtain local licenses and permits for supervision services, as applicable, and will be able to communicate in the local language (Georgian or Russian).
The consultant shall consider the prospective peaks of the construction activities and ensure the adequacy of staff levels during such periods.
The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia invites authorized consulting companies to express their interest in conducting the above mentioned service. Interested consultants should submit their application to demonstrate that they are qualified in the fields of above-mentioned service.
Consultants will be short-listed in accordance with the Restricted Procedures for Consultancy services specified in the EIB's Guidelines: Guide to Procurement, June 2011.
No more than one application can be submitted by a natural or legal person whatever the form of participation (as an individual legal entity or as leader or member of a consortium submitting an application). In the event that a natural or legal person submits more than one application, all applications in which that person has participated will be excluded.
Expressions of interest must quote the reference number for this notice and the information and documentation requested in point 8 must be included. Candidates may elect to submit their expression of interest:
1) by recorded delivery (courier or registered postal service), delivery to be no later than December 18, 2016 (17:00 Local time), to the address in point 1,
2) by hand-delivering it to the secretariat of the department in point 1 (in person or by any representative of the candidate) no later than December 18, 2016 (17:00 Local time). Delivery of the expression of interest will be established in this case by a dated receipt signed by an official from the department in point 1 who takes delivery of the documents.