CONSULTANCY SERVICES
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

 

Executing Agency: Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Project: Community Works IV: Development of the Albanian Alps and Coastal Areas

Assignment Title: “Design preparation for the requalification of the coastline Vlore – Radhime – Orikum”.

Country: Albania

Loan No.: ALB – LD 1853

RFB No: CWPIV/CS/RP/2018/27

Issued on: June 14, 2018

The Client’s Contact Person: Mr. Ermir Omari, Albanian Development Fund, Rr. “Sami Frasheri”, Nr. 10, Tirana, Albania, Tel: +355 4 22 35 597/8, Fax: +355 4 22 34 885, E-mail: eomari@albaniandf.org.

Assignment Description: The Government of Albania has received a loan from the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) in an of EURO 28,700,000 toward the cost of the “Community Works IV: Development of the Albanian Alps and Coastal Areas” Project, and it intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

One of the project objectives is the requalification of the coastline Vlore – Radhime – Orikum. The Consultant will prepare detailed technical designs for the identified projects in the area.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The overall envisaged period of implementation of the project is 6 months.

Maximum Budget available for the Assignment: The maximum budget for the assignment is 26,000,000 Albanian Leke (VAT excluded) and shall be specified in the Request for Proposal.

Consultant Profile:

  1. The Consultant should have previous experience in the preparation of detailed designs in infrastructure, civil buildings, urbanism, etc.
  2. The Consultant shall have completed one project with value of services not less than 26,000,000 ALL (VAT excluded) in the required fields of expertise described above, within the 3 (three) calendar year period prior to the year of closing date for submission of applications.
  3. The average annual turnover of the candidate in the last 3 (three) years must exceed 104,000,000 ALL, or equivalent; and
  4. The averages of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and end of year are positive.

Consultants satisfying the above criteria shall be ranked against the same criteria and a maximum of the top six shall be shortlisted.

Status: The ADF now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing a team to perform these Services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services (company registration documents, brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

The Consultant should submit details of experience or similar assignments undertaken in the previous 3 (three) years, inclusive of project title; location; contractual role of the firm; the presence of any affiliate or parent companies and their respective roles; start and completion dates; value; name of the Client; Certificates issued by the Client for good completion of the assignment; funding source; objectives and brief narrative description of the project, functions and tasks carried out, including applicable national and/or international codes and standards.

The procurement of the services will be subject to the Council of Europe Development Bank’s Guidelines for Procurement of Supplies, Works and Services, September 2011, and will be open to consultants from any country.

Consultant’s Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below by July 03, 2018, 11:00 hrs. Expressions of Interest should not exceed a maximum of 25 pages. 1 original and 1 copy of the above information, in English, should be submitted to the Client in an envelope marked Expression of Interest for: “Design preparation for the requalification of the coastline Vlore – Radhime – Orikum”.

Address for delivery:

Albanian Development Fund

Attn: Mr. Ermir Omari

Address: Rr. “Sami Frasheri”, Nr. 10,
Tirana, Albania

E-mail: eomari@albaniandf.org