Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-07
Buyer: JSC NC “KazAvtoZhol”
Country: KZ
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71310000 | 71520000: Construction supervision services
Submission deadline: 2017-01-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

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 3rd October 2016.
JSC NC “KazAvtoZhol” (the Employer, the client) intends using the proceeds of the loan towards the cost of “Kurty - Burylbaital” Road Reconstruction Project under “Centre - 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 Harmonised 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 following section are considered:
(i) Km 2152 - 2214 Reconstruction of the section of the road “Kurty - Burylbaital” 62 km long with four lanes, asphalt concrete paving according to I B category standards.
The assignment is expected to start in beginning of 2017 and last about 39-months plus 24- months covering defects liability period plus several months for the Performance Certificate issue 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 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:
• The description of experience with reflection of experience of similar tasks for the last five years (i.e. 2012-2016), with indication of works location (country). Information for each project shall include, at least, the following:
- form of the contract applied during construction/reconstruction of road and its condition (e.g. FIDIC, NEC, etc.);
-functions and tasks including applicable to national and/or international codes and standards, certificates