REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTANT SERVICES – SELECTION OF FIRMS)

 

 

 

Country:

Republic of Tajikistan

Project:

Guliston – Farkhor – Panj – Dusti Road Reconstruction Project,

Phase I Guliston-Farkhor section

Sector:

Transport

Consulting Services:

Works Supervision and Project Management Services

Mode of Financing:

Loan / Instalment Sale

Financing No.

TJK1011

 

 

The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has applied for financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the the Guliston – Farkhor – Panj – Dusti Road Reconstruction Project, Phase I Guliston-Farkhor section, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services. 

 

The services include consultancy services would be required for a period of Thirty-Six (36) months and defects notification period, which will be twelve (12) months. Total input of 105 person-months International and 300 person-months national consultants would be required for the assignment.

 

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The Ministry of Transport Republic of Tajikistan now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

 

• The shortlisting criteria are:

 

1. Preliminary Examination to determine the eligibility of firms:

 

1. a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Consultant or its equivalent;
2. a signed statement indicating that the provider does not have a conflict of interest in the subject of the procurement;
3. a Power of Attorney; and

 

2. Detailed evaluation to assess the competence of firms against the following criteria:

 

1. A minimum of twenty (20) years of core business as a Consultant in Road Infrastructure projects
2. Submit the firm's organogram to demonstrate the firm's technical and managerial capability;
3. Experience of at least three (3) similar assignments of similar scope, nature and value in the last ten (10) years, which have been successfully implemented with positive client recommendations in the last 10 years;
4. Experience in similar conditions with at least two (2) similar projects in Central Asia or other countries with similar climatic conditions, similar topography and culture.

 

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23, and 1.24 of the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth IsDB’s policy on conflict of interest. 

 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

 

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection/Member Country (QCBS/MC) method set out in the Procurement Guidelines.

 

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 17:00 hours (local time) on Mondays to Fridays.

 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by mail) by May 5, 2023.

 

State Entity “Project Implementation Unit for Dushanbe-Chanak Road Rehabilitation Project”

Attention: Mr. Zafar Sharifzoda, Executive Director

Ayni Street 14, 7th floor

734042, Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan

Tel/Fax: + 992 37 222 22 91

E-mail: piudch@mail.ru