REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Georgia

Third Secondary and Local Roads Project (SLRPIII)

Project No. P148048

Assignment Title:  Preparation of Detailed Design for  Gonio Bridge

Contract/RFP No: SLRPIII/CS/QCBS-03

Reference No. SLRPIII PP, Item No.29’’

Georgia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Third Secondary and Local Roads Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, and related services and consulting services to be procured under this project which will be jointly financed by the Government of Georgia.

The Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia (RDMRDI) now invites eligible consulting firms (Consultants) to express their interest in providing the following services: “Preparation of Detailed Design for Gonio Bridge”.   

Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

• Similar experience within the last 7 years (i.e. since January 2007).
• General experience.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: The consultant shall not receive any remuneration in connection with the assignment except as provided in the contract. The consultant and its affiliates shall not engage in consulting or other activities that conflict with the interest of the client under the contract. The contract shall include provisions limiting future engagement of the consultant for other services resulting from or directly related to the firm’s consulting services in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs 1.9 and 1.10 of the Guidelines.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. Please note that a form of association acceptable for the World Bank is either sub-consultancy or Joint-Venture and submission must clearly indicate the nature of the association. The experience of sub-consultants will not be taken into account while evaluating the corporate experience of the company. Information on project related experience and assignments conducted should be submitted in the Form N1 uploaded at Roads Department website on www.georoad.ge on the following link:

http://www.georoad.ge/?lang=geo&act=tenders&func=menu&uid=1391090819

The consultants are strongly advised to limit their Expression of Interest to 30 pages. Company brochures may be included as an Annex, and will not be affected by the limit of 30 pages. 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost - Based Selection method set out in the Consultant’s Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 17:00.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by September 08, 2014, 17:00 hours.

Name: Vakhtang Razmadze 

Position: Head of Foreign Projects Department of Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia

Address: 12 Al. Kazbegi Avenue, Tbilisi, 0160, Georgia

Tel: +995-322-37-05-08 ext. 218

Fax: +995-322-31-30-34

Email: info@georoad.ge

Web-Site: www.georoad.ge