REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Georgia

Fourth East-West Highway Improvement Project

Credit/Loan No. IDA5245-GE; IBRD 8263-GE 

Project No. P130413

Assignment Title: Preparation of Detailed Design for the Construction of Chumateleti-Khevi Section

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

Georgia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Fourth 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 (Hereinafter "consultants") to express their interest in providing the following services: “Preparation of Detailed Design for the Construction of Chumateleti-Khevi Section”.

The estimated duration of assignment is 8 months for Detailed Design of Chumateleti-Khevi section, including the time required for the Client to review and approve the reports (from around ten to twenty calendar days for each report).  Plus 6 months period after submission of Final Design Report (including final RAP), for the purpose of updating/correcting of RAP.

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.

The selection criteria are:

• General experience in road infrastructure projects in mountainous regions;
• Similar experience: i.e. contracts of preparation of detailed design for highway construction including tunnels and bridges within the last 5 years (i.e. since January 2011);

Only successfully completed assignments will be taken into consideration during evaluation stage.

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

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 – Revised July 2014 ("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 30 pages. Company brochures may be included as an Annex, and will not be affected by the limit of 30 pages. 

The Consultant will be selected under Quality and Cost-based Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011 - Revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address: info@georoad.ge 

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 April 14, 2016, 15:00 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

Email: info@georoad.ge

Web-Site: www.georoad.ge