Announcement

Announcement 

Albania

BMZ No.: 201867175

KfW procurement no.: 510393

Prequalification for Consulting Services for Integrated Regional Development Programme – Implementation Consultant (Retender)

Tendering Agency:

Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Rr. Sami Frasheri, Nr. 10

Tirana

Albania

Tender Agent:

Mr. Joerg Strasser

St.-Veiter-Straße 1

9020 Klagenfurt, Austria

E-Mail: joerg.strasser@strasser-strasser.at

Programme Measures:

The services requested under this assignment aims at the enhancement of the living conditions as well we the development of the touristic potential for selected sites in the Municipalities of Progradec and Pustec as well as other locations throughout Albania to be determined at a later stage.

The measures shall lead to regional economic growth in the selected Municipalities by sustainable, environment- and climate friendly infrastructure investments.

The Project concerns the upgrading of urban and rural infrastructure and improvement of touristic sites, such as the rehabilitation of waterfronts and promenades, facade upgrade, urban requalification of public squares, access roads, parking spaces and lightning as well as the improvement of water and wastewater supplies at these sites.

The expected outcome is the provision of new touristic destinations, fully furnished and accessible.

The first phase includes investments in already indicatively determined sites, based on existing concept studies, in the Municipalities of Pogradec and Pustec at cost of 20-30 million EUR. Additional work packages amounting to 40-50 million EUR may be defined in other areas in the country.

Requested Consultant Services:

The PEA is seeking to engage a qualified consultant to perform the following services for the implementation of the investments in the urban and touristic development:

• Validation of the existing concept studies in cooperation with the PEA
• Preparation of concept studies for the not yet defined work packages
• Preparation of designs for the construction of the infrastructure
• Preparation and support of the implementation of Land Acquisition and resettlement plans
• Conducting the entire tender processes (goods and services) for all concerned measures
• Implement all activities related to ESHS and OHS
• Construction supervision
• Visibility measures
• Assistance to the PEA during Defects Notification Period

The start of consulting services under the current assignment is planned for the fourth quarter of 2023. The planned project duration for the current assignment is 3 years (without Defect Liability Period, without construction phase of additional work packages).

Services are to be provided by a team of sector and subject related experienced international and local experts. The consultant firm shall fulfil its tasks and services largely in Albania. The nominated team leader will be responsible for ensuring a well-planned, coordinated and effective internal and external interaction with all concerned participants in order to ensure a timely and successful elaboration of services. Apart from technical qualification, key staff should have adequate experiences in regional, social and other non-technical issues.

All the consulting activities shall be carried out in close cooperation with the ADF and shall take due account of the programme aims and relevant KfW guidelines.

The prequalification procedure of experienced Consultants will follow the KfW “Guidelines for Consulting Services, Works, Plant, Goods and Non-Consulting Services in Financial Cooperation with Partner Countries”, which are available on KfW’s internet web-site (version December 2022, 1. update of version from January 2019 and Tax Compliance): https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/PDF/Download-Center/PDF-Dokumente-Richtlinien/FZ-ergaberichtlinien-V-2021-EN.pdf

It is foreseen to assign the service to an internationally operating consulting firm, preferably in association with domestic consultants, which are highly experienced in the concerned fields with an annual turnover of the lead consultant and all associated partners showing the necessary turnover for the consortium as a group of at least EUR 2.0 million.

Further Information:

Further information (only available in English language) is available free of charge from the Tender Agent upon written request at the address given above. It will be sent electronically only (by e-mail). No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.