The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia (MTAI)

Road Department Fund (RDF)

Resilient and Inclusive Road Sector Improvement Project:

Northern section of Sisian – Kajaran road project

QUALITY COST BASED SELECTION (QCBS)

 Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)

1. The Republic of Armenia (hereafter: the Borrower) has applied for financing from the different international financing institutions (IFIs) to finance the Sisian-Kajaran road project (hereafter: Project) which is part of the part of the North-South Road Corridor Investment Program and intends to apply the unutilized part of the proceeds for selection of the Project Management Consultant (hereafter: PMC). The Project envisages the construction of a new road section with a total length of about 60 km, including 27 bridges with a total length of about 4.7 km and 9 tunnels with a total length of about 12.5 km (the longest is the Bargushat Тunnel with a length of about 8.65 km). The Project will devided into 3 (three) sections. Financing of each section will be led by a different financer (hereafter: IFIs):

• Northern Section from km 0 to the Bargushat Tunnel North Portal at approx. km 27, section length 27 km (financed by ADB and EIB).
• Bargushat Tunnel Section from km 27 to km 35.8, section length 9 km (expected financing from the French Government).
• Southern Section from Bargushat Tunnel South Portal at approx. km 35.8 to km 60, section length 24 km (financed by EBRD and EIB).

Road Department Fund (hereafter: RDF) (The “Client”) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate 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.

Interested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, experience in region/country, etc.).  

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the QCBS (Quality-and Cost-Based Selection) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: The main objective of the assignment is to provide high quality professional advice and management & implementation support to the Road Department Fund to effectively implementation of the Project. In order to achieve this objective, the Project Management Consultant will provide support to RDF to ensure each and every activity of all the components of the Project is completed without cost and time overrun. Compliance to Loans and Project agreements and its covenants shall be ensured and capacity development and the introduction of modem Project Management practices within RDF shall be promoted. The PMC will be responsible for effectively leading and taking initiative to efficiently manage and implement all components under the Project. PMC will be responsible for advising, assisting and acting on behalf of RDF when so authorized, for the effective management of the different components of the Project. However, it should be noted that the overall decision making and responsibility lies with RDF.

The Estimated duration of the Services is expected to be 72 months.

2. Procurement Information:

The PMC should have extensive and proven experience in project administration, financial management, procurement, design control, and project performance management, construction supervision, quality control, contract management and dispute resolution of similar type and size international contracts. The PMC should also have knowledge and experience in environmental and social safeguard policies of international financing institutions (i.e. EIB, ADB, EBRD, and other international development institutions), environmental and social risk management/impact assessment for large infrastructure projects in line with the national law and IFI's E&S policies and their respective requirements and good international industry practices.

The ToR for the details are attached.

Qualification criteria are:

• General experience - Participation in project management projects (number of similar contracts within the last 10 (ten) years);
• Project Related Experience - Similar experience in providing project management consultant services of road, bridges and tunnels construction/rehabilitation projects (number of similar contracts within the last 10 (ten) years);
• Overall assessment of Consultant’s staffing arrangements and capacity (available permanent staff, portfolio of ongoing projects);
• Period of legally registration of a Consultant, including joint venture firms (at least 10 (ten) years on the deadline for submission of the Expression of interest).

3. Submission of EOI:

The interested consultants are strongly encouraged to register and apply through ADB’s Consultant Management System (CMS) at http://cms.adb.org. Online submission is always the main submission method. Offline EOI submission through email or sealed envelope is an option. Using ADB’s EOI template (https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/business-guide/436006/eoi-consulting-firms-20180808.docx) for EOI submission is required. If both an online version and offline version of the EOI submission is submitted, the online version will prevail.  Late submissions would be rejected.

If submitting offline, hard copy EOIs should reach the office of the RDF at the address below not later than closing date and time of EOI submission stated above.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. When submitting an EOI as a firm or association, the lead firm states its CMS registration number in the EOI. If unregistered, the lead firm first completes at least a simplified registration in CMS, and submit a full registration before contract negotiations, if selected.

The Expressions of Interest (EOI) should contain detailed information about Consultant’s Organizational Capability, Experience, Past Performance in conducting programs in developed and developing countries, demonstrated familiarity with the challenges of working in the region (Armenia, Caucasus and/or other CIS countries) and might include references from previous clients.

The closing date for the submission of EOI is: at or before 18:00 pm (Yerevan time) on 25 August, 2025,

“Road Department” Fund on behalf of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of RA

Attn: Arkadi Cherchinyan, Executive Director

Street address: Government House 3, Republic Square

Floor number: 1^st floor

City: Yerevan

ZIP code: 0010

Country: Republic of Armenia

Telephone: +37410542176

Web page: www.armroad.am  

E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

Request for Expression of Interest

Terms of Reference

Invitation for Bids

(with extended deadline)

1.The Republic of Armenia (RoA) has applied for financing from the Eurasian Development Bank, acting in its capacity of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) Resources Manager toward the cost of the Project: “Construction of the Kajaran tunnel”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

2.The “Road Department” Fund on behalf of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia (“the Employer”) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following construction works Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

The Works involves the construction of the Kajaran tunnel (total length about 7.2 km) and reconstruction of the existing M-2, Yerevan-Yeraskh-Goris-Meghri-Iran border road section (total length about 4.0 km).

The Contractor shall carry out the Works in accordance with the detailed design and the requirements of the technical specifications, which are part of the Bidding Documents to be provided by the Employer.

Only eligible Bidders with the following and other key qualifications mentioned in the Section III of the Bidding Documents should participate in this bidding:

Financial Situation:

(i) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as։ USD 21,000,000 for the subject contract(s) net of the Bidders other commitments;

(ii) The Bidders shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Employer, that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on works currently in progress and for future contract commitments;

(iii) The audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 5 (five) years, starting from 1^st January 2019 to 1^st January 2024 shall be submitted and must demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability.

Average Annual Construction Turnover:

Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 95,000,000 calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last within the last 10 (ten) years starting from 1^st January 2015 to 1^st January 2025․

Specific Construction & Contract Management Experience:

A minimum number of similar contracts specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor between 1^st January 2015 and application submission deadline: 1 (one) contract with minimum value  USD 300,000,000 or 2 (two) contracts, each of with minimum value                     USD 150,000,000.

More details related to other key qualification requirements are mentioned in the Section 3 of the Bidding Documents.

3.Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures without prequalification as specified in the Procurement Policy for Projects Financed by the EFSD (last update in November 2018) and the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by the EFSD Funds (last update in November 2018) posted on the website of the EFSD^[1].

4.Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the address given below:

“Road Department” Fund

Executive Director: Arkadi Cherchinyan

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

Tel: +37410542176

E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

5.The soft version of Bidding document in English at no cost, may received by interested eligible Bidders by email upon the submission of a written application the address above requesting the bidding documents for 04-CW-01-KT Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads (“the Works”).

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below:

“Road Department” Fund

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

on or before: 22 August 2025 at 16:00 hours (Yerevan time).

Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected.

Bids will be publicly opened on: 22 August 2025 at 16:00 hours (Yerevan time) in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below:

“Road Department” Fund

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

7.All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” in the amount of 2 percent from the total price of Bid of the participant.

8.All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

 “Road Department” Fund

 Executive Director: Arkadi Cherchinyan

 Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

 Tel: +37410542176

 E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

[1] https://efsd.org/en/about/documents/policies_and_procedures/

Invitation for Bids

Invitation for Bids

1. The Republic of Armenia (RoA) has applied for financing from the Eurasian Development Bank, acting in its capacity of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) Resources Manager toward the cost of the Project: “Construction of the Kajaran tunnel”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

2. The “Road Department” Fund on behalf of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia (“the Employer”) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the following construction works Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

The Works involves the construction of the Kajaran tunnel (total length about 7.2 km) and reconstruction of the existing M-2, Yerevan-Yeraskh-Goris-Meghri-Iran border road section (total length about 4.0 km).

The Contractor shall carry out the Works in accordance with the detailed design and the requirements of the technical specifications, which are part of the Bidding Documents to be provided by the Employer.

Only eligible Bidders with the following and other key qualifications mentioned in the Section III of the Bidding Documents should participate in this bidding:

Financial Situation:

(i) The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has access to, or has available, liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means (independent of any contractual advance payment) sufficient to meet the construction cash flow requirements estimated as։ USD 21,000,000 for the subject contract(s) net of the Bidders other commitments;

(ii) The Bidders shall also demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Employer, that it has adequate sources of finance to meet the cash flow requirements on works currently in progress and for future contract commitments;

(iii) The audited balance sheets or, if not required by the laws of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Employer, for the last 5 (five) years, starting from 1^st January 2019 to 1^st January 2024 shall be submitted and must demonstrate the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position and indicate its prospective long-term profitability.

Average Annual Construction Turnover:

Minimum average annual construction turnover of USD 95,000,000 calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress and/or completed within the last within the last 10 (ten) years starting from 1^st January 2015 to 1^st January 2025․

Specific Construction & Contract Management Experience:

A minimum number of similar contracts specified below that have been satisfactorily and substantially completed as a prime contractor, joint venture member, management contractor or sub-contractor between 1^st January 2015 and application submission deadline: 1 (one) contract with minimum value  USD 300,000,000 or 2 (two) contracts, each of with minimum value                     USD 150,000,000.

More details related to other key qualification requirements are mentioned in the Section 3 of the Bidding Documents.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures without prequalification as specified in the Procurement Policy for Projects Financed by the EFSD (last update in November 2018) and the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by the EFSD Funds (last update in November 2018) posted on the website of the EFSD^[1].

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the address given below:

“Road Department” Fund

Executive Director: Arkadi Cherchinyan

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

Tel: +37410542176

E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

5. The soft version of Bidding document in English at no cost, may received by interested eligible Bidders by email upon the submission of a written application the address above requesting the bidding documents for 04-CW-01-KT Civil Works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads (“the Works”).

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below:

“Road Department” Fund

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

on or before: 22 July 2025 at 16:00 hours (Yerevan time).

Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected.

Bids will be publicly opened on: 22 July 2025 at 16:00 hours (Yerevan time) in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below:

“Road Department” Fund

Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” in the amount of 2 percent from the total price of Bid of the participant.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration.

 “Road Department” Fund

 Executive Director: Arkadi Cherchinyan

 Address: 1^st floor, Government House 3, Republic Square, 0010, Yerevan, RA

 Tel: +37410542176

 E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

[1] https://efsd.org/en/about/documents/policies_and_procedures/

Invitation for Bids

ANNOUNCEMENT

On Price Quotation

The text of this announcement is approved by the Decision N 2 of Price Quotation   Committee dated 10 March 2025 and is being published according with Article 27 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On Procurement".

The code of the Price Quotation: CHD-GHTsDzB-2025/02

The Client, 'Road Department" Fund, located at the following address: Government House 3, Republic Square Yerevan, RA, is announcing Price Quotation, which is implemented by one stage through electronic procurements Armeps system (www.armeps.am).

The participant selected for Price Quotation according to the defined order will be offered to sign a contract for financial audit services (hereinafter contract).

According to the terms of Article 7 of the RA Law “On Procurements”, all persons or entities, in spite of being a foreigner, a foreign entity, or a stateless person, may participate in Price Quotation 

The qualification and evaluation criteria for the persons not eligible for participation in Price Quotation, as well as for the participants, are specified in the invitation for this procedure.

The selected participant is determined from the participant’s submitted responsive evaluated inquiries. The preference will be given to a participant who submitted a proposal with a minimal price.

Absence of an invitation shall not restrict the right of the participant to participate in this procedure.

The inquiries for price setting procedure should be submitted electronically through Armeps (www.armeps.am) website within 12 days from the day of publication of the announcement, at 16:00. The inquiries may be submitted in Armenian, Russian or English.

The opening of inquiries will be done electronically via www.armeps.am website after 12 days from the day of publication of the announcement, at 16:00.

The complaints regarding the procedure are to be submitted to the Procurement Appeals Board (address: 1 Melik-Adamyan, Yerevan, RA). The appeal is conducted according to the order defined by the price-setting invitation.

 For additional information on this announcement, please contact Secretary of the Evaluating Commission Nvard Badalyan.

Tel: + 374 10 54 21 76

Email: procurement@armroad.am 

Customer: Road Department Fund

ANNOUNCEMENT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(with extended deadline for submission of  Expressions of Interest)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Date: April  05, 2024

COUNTRY: Republic of Armenia

NAME OF PROJECT: Construction of the Kajaran tunnel

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads

The Republic of Armenia (RoA) has applied for financing from the Eurasian Development Bank, acting in its capacity of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) Resources Manager toward the cost of the Project: “Construction of the Kajaran tunnel”, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services under the contract for Technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

The consulting services (the Services) include the technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

The consulting firm (the Consultant) shall carry out all technical supervision activities for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads civil works’ contract in compliance with the requirements of international standards. The civil works are executed using FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Harmonized Edition, 2010, Pink Book). The Consultant will take over all the powers and responsibilities entrusted to “Engineer” within the framework of the contract for civil works. Planned duration of civil works (Defects Notification Period (DNP) excluded): 72 (seventy-two) months, DNP will be 730 (seven hundred thirty) days calculated from the date on which civil works is completed as certified by Taking-over certificate.

The Consultant will:

• Carry out all technical supervision (“Engineer”) activities for civil works for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction, MDB Harmonized Edition, June 2010 (Pink Book), as well as in accordance with Armenian legislation;
• Monitor the performance of the Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads civil works’ contract, implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) by Contractor and ensure compliance with all environmental, social, health and safety requirements and the requirements of design solutions;
• Adhere to the scope of the civil works’ contract as defined in the specifications and bills of quantities;
• Perform other related obligations.

The detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment in English language are attached to this Request for Expressions of Interest.

The “Road Department” Fund on behalf of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of RoA now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating their compliance to the qualification criteria given below and relevant experience to perform the Services. A Consultant’s expression of interest must contain the following:

• Certificates of incorporation or Registration of a Consultant;
• Company Profile;
• Other documents demonstrating Consultant’s compliance to the qualification criteria and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Qualification criteria are:

1. General experience - Participation in road, tunnels and bridges construction/rehabilitation projects (only participation in international financial institution funded “road” projects within the last 10 (ten) years will be taken into account);
2. Project Related Experience - Similar experience in providing Technical Supervision services of tunnels and road construction/rehabilitation works (number of similar contracts within the last 10 (ten) years);
3. Overall assessment of Consultant’s staffing arrangements and capacity (available permanent staff, portfolio of ongoing projects);
4. Period of legally registration of a Consultant, including joint venture firms (at least 10 (ten) years on the deadline for submission of the Expression of interest).

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but they should clearly indicate in expression of interest - 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.

Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost based Selection method set out in the Procurement Policy for Projects Financed by the EFSD (last update in November 2018) and the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by the EFSD Funds (last update in November 2018) posted on the website of the EFSD[1].

With the winning Consultant will be concluded time-based contract for Technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads.

All submittals from a Consultant shall be in English language.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours (Yerevan time).

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form in English to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) by 06 June 2024, 18:00 (Yerevan time).

If submitting by e-mail, submission shall be made in Adobe PDF format, the “subject” line should indicate: “Expression of Interest (EOI) for Consulting Services: Technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads”.

If submitting in person, submission shall be made in closed envelope and the title shall be: “Expression of Interest (EOI) for Consulting Services: Technical supervision for Construction of about 7 km Kajaran tunnel and reconstruction of about 4 km approaching roads”.

“Road Department” Fund on behalf of Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of RA

Attn: Gor Avetisyan, Executive Director

Street address: Government House 3, Republic Square

Floor number: 1^st floor

City: Yerevan

ZIP code: 0010

Country: Republic of Armenia

Telephone: +37410542176

Web page: armroad.am

E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

[1] https://efsd.org/en/about/documents/policies_and_procedures/

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST