Invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) Consulting Services “Road Sector Reform Consultant for developing new types of road life cycle contracts”.

Country: the Republic of Kazakhstan
Project: East-West Roads Project
Assignment Title: Road Sector Reform Consultant for developing new types of road life cycle contracts
Loan No. 8156-KZ
Reference KZ EWRP-RSR/QCBS-2020
 
The Republic of Kazakhstan has received loan from the World Bank toward the financing of the East-West Roads Project, Western Europe – Western China International Transit Corridor and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services under the Assignment “Road Sector Reform Consultant for developing new types of road life cycle contracts”.
 
The consulting services (“the Services”) include 3 main objectives:
 
1) Preparation of standard life cycle contract for implementation of road projects including Design-Build or Design-Build-Maintain Contracts.
2) Preparation of documents based on environmental and social safeguards requirements of IBRD according to which the Client prepared the Feasibility Study for “Construction of Turkestan Bypass”, Feasibility Study for “Construction of Shymkent Bypass” and review and/or updating, if needed, of economic/financial evaluations from the Feasibility Studies for construction of these bypass. Shymkent Bypass and Turkestan Bypass Construction Projects will be implemented on the basis of Design-Build or Design-Build-Maintain Contract.
3) Arrangement of bidding procedures. Preparation of full packages of Bidding Documents for Construction of Shymkent Bypass and Turkestan Bypass, in both Russian and English languages, in accordance with the Client’s requirements and World Bank procurement procedures, as well as provision of support to the Client in a bidding process for both bypasses.
 
Total duration of Consulting Services Contract is 9 months, of which 3 months will be dedicated to the preparation of the all bidding and social/environmental documents and 6 months to support the CR during the biding process
 
The Road Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:
 
• General experience in preparation of projects based on Design-Build, Design-Build-Maintain, PBM, PPP Contracts or other types of output and performance-based contracts in road construction projects (at least three projects);
• Experience in providing consulting services for IFI financed road projects such as for supervision, design or feasibility studies;  
• Experience in preparation of environmental and social safeguards documents for the World Bank or other IFI financed projects; knowledge of the World Bank or other IFIs’ guidelines and the requirements of the Ministry of National Economy of RK for construction and reconstruction of roads.
 
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 1.9 and 1.11 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers [January 2011, revised 2014] (Consultant Guideline), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.  
 
Consultants may submit their REOI as an individual firm or in association in the form of a joint venture or sub-consultancy.  All the members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire assignment.  However, the experience of sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost based Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.  
 
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours:
09.00 to 18.30 hours (Nur-Sultan time) with a lunch break 13.00 to 14.30 hours.
 

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (by regular post) by April 30, 2020, 16.00 hours.
 
 
Attn: Berkutbayev Rafkhat, Head of Project Preparation Division of the Road Committee
Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan
32/1 Kabanbay Batyr Ave., Transport Tower, Nur-Sultan/Kazakhstan
Tel: +7 (7172) 75 46 66, +7 (7172) 75 46 40
E-mail: r.berkutbayev@miid.gov.kz, k.utepbergenov@miid.gov.kz