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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Georgia

Forth East-West Highway Improvement Project (EWHIP-4)

Credit/Loan No. IDA 5245-GE; IBRD 8263-GE

Project No. P130413

Assignment Title:  Development of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Strategy and Action Plan for East-West Highway Corridor

Contract/RFP No: EWHIP-4/CS/CQS-03

Reference No. EWHIP-4 PP, Component 2B, Item No.11

Georgia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Forth East-West Highway Improvement 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 consultancy companies (Consultants) to express their interest in providing the following services: “Development of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Strategy and Action Plan for East-West Highway Corridor”.  

 To achieve the objective of this assignment, the Consultant is expected to:

(i)     Carry out a needs assessment;

(ii)    Develop an ITS strategy and Action plan;

(iii)  Prepare Terms of Reference and detailed technical and design specifications for a selected priority activities.

The estimated duration of assignment is 4 months.

Interested companies shall provide information demonstrating that they have the necessary experience to perform the aforesaid services. Expressions of interest should cover, but not limited to: Experience relevant to the project activities, key staff resources and qualification, corporate profile. They shall include brief CVs of the personnel, who are proposed for the assignment to confirm they have relevant qualification and 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 form an association (Please take into account that  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 ) to enhance their qualifications.  The experience of sub-consultants will not be taken into account while evaluating the corporate experience of the company. Experience in the projects relevant to the assignment 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 20 pages. Company brochures may be included as an Annex, and will not be affected by the limit of 20 pages. 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the “Consultant’s Qualification Selection” procedures set out in World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers , January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”). On the basis of submitted Expressions of Interest, a short-list will be established and highest ranked consultant will be requested to submit technical and financial proposal. 

Required Qualification of the Consultant:

The Consultant must have experience in preparation/development of an ITS strategy and Action Plan and preparation of detailed technical and design specifications for ITS activities.

The Consultants must have practical experiences in ITS applications, and working knowledge of hardware components that include VMS, WIM, DMS, FAST, and RWIS. Knowledge of local traffic system and driving characteristics in Georgia, and an understanding of the environmental and institutional issues will be an advantage. The Consultant(s) must be an independent firm(s) that has no direct or indirect affiliations (financial or otherwise) with an ITS product manufacturer/vendor, and must disclose any associations that may affect the impartiality of the study outcome.

Shortlisting Criteria:

  • General experience in ITS; 
  • Experience in similar assignments (i.e. preparation/development of an ITS strategy and Action Plan); 

Note: The Road Department reserves it’s right to verify submitted references and use obtained information for evaluation purposes.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 10:00 to 18:00 hours.

Expressions of Interest accompanied relevant information mentioned above must be submitted either as a hard copy or electronically to the address below not later than February 24, 2015, 16:00 hours.

Name: Vakhtang Razmadze 

Position: Head of Foreign Projects Unit 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. 348

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

Email: info@georoad.ge

Web-Site: www.georoad.ge

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