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NOTICE

ON PRICE QUOTATION 

This text of the notice is approved by decision of the price quotation Commission

N 1 of 4^th of January of 2024 and is published 

Code of the price quotation CHD-GHTsDzB-2024/01

The Customer, Road Department Fund, located at the address 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, The bidder selected based on the results of the price quotation will be proposed, in a prescribed manner, to conclude a contract for provision of Services of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program, Tranche 3, LARP Implementation services for the construction of entrances to the M1 Lanjik-Gyumri section of Yerevan-Gyumri-Georgia border highway (hereinafter referred to as "the contract").

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On procurement", any person, irrespective of the fact of being a foreign natural person, an organization or a stateless person, shall have equal right to participate in this tender.

The qualification criteria for the persons ineligible to participate in the tender, as well as for bidders, and the documents to be submitted for evaluation of those criteria shall be established by the invitation for this procedure.

The selected bidder shall be determined from among the bidders having submitted bids evaluated as satisfying the requirements of the invitation, by the principle of giving preference to the bidder having submitted the lowest price proposal.

The provisions of the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization shall apply to this tender.

For receiving the hard copy of the invitation to tender, it is necessary to apply to the contracting authority by 16:00 o'clock of the 14^th day from the date of publication of this notice. Moreover, an application in writing must be submitted to the contracting authority for receiving the hard copy of the invitation. The contracting authority shall ensure the free of charge provision of the hard copy of the invitation on the first working day following the receipt of such request.

In case of a request to provide the invitation electronically, the contracting authority shall ensure the free of charge provision of the invitation electronically within the working day following the date of receipt of the application.

Failure to receive the invitation shall not limit the bidder's right to participate in this procedure.

The bids for the tender must be submitted to the following address: 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, in hard copy, by 16:00 o'clock of the 14^th day from the date of publication of this notice. The bids may, in addition to Armenian, also be submitted in English or Russian.

The bid opening will take place at the following address: 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, on   18^th of January 2024, at 16:00 o'clock.

For further information regarding this announcement, apply to Secretary of the Evaluation Commission Armine Shalunts.

tel: + 374 010 54 21 76

email: procurement@armroad.am 

Customer: Road Department Fund

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (AMENDED)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Republic of Armenia

NAME OF PROJECT: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program-Tranche 4

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Third Party Environmental Monitoring Expert

REFERENCE NO.: Т4-CS-06

27 November, 2023

The Republic of Armenia has received a loan from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) out of Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development toward the cost of the North-South Road Corridor Investment Program-Tranche 4 and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: The expert, hired intermittently for the whole duration of the project’s construction phase, will visit the project area as required to undertake an independent assessment of the EMP implementation in the course of  the civil works to be done  by Contractor, particularly during construction at the project sites and construction activities causing significant environmental risks in vicinity of protected areas (as new road construction sites entering and road section crossing specially protected area – Arevik national park of the Zangezur Biosphere Complex SNCO).

It is expected that this assignment will start in March-April 2024. The expected input is 10 person-months intermittently, specifically during construction works with high potential of significant environmental impacts.

The “Road Department” Fund (Client) now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide Expressions of interest (detailed CVs) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Academic background including a master's degree in relevant field;
• Working experience in biodiversity monitoring, environmental management, monitoring and environmental impacts assessment in similar projects preferably in developing countries (at least 10 years);
• Experience of carrying out similar projects activities preferably in the road infrastructure sector and elaboration of environmental monitoring reports (at least 7 years).
• Knowledge of environmental safeguards policies and procedures, reporting requirements  of the international donor organizations such as ADB or WB or other similar ones;
• Regional/Country Experience.

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the “Selection of Individuals Consultants” method set out in the Consultant Guidelines (“Selection and employment of consultants under IBRD loans and IDA credits & grants by World Bank borrowers” published on January 2011, revised July 2014).

Further information can be obtained at the address below during 10:00 to 17:00 office hours (local time).

Expressions of interest (with CVs) must be delivered in a written form in English to the address mentioned below in person, or by e-mail in the Adobe PDF format on or before 15 January 2024, 18:00 (Yerevan time).

“Road Department” Fund
Attn: Mr. G. Avetisyan, Executive Director
Republic Square, Government House 3, 1^st Floor
Yerevan, 0010, Armenia
E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

Announcement

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Republic of Armenia

NAME OF PROJECT: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program-Tranche 4

Assignment Title: Third Party Environmental Monitoring Expert

Reference No.: Т4-CS-06

27 November, 2023

The Republic of Armenia has received a loan from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) out of Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development toward the cost of the North-South Road Corridor Investment Program-Tranche 4 and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include: The Expert, hired intermittently for the whole duration of the project’s construction phase, will visit the project area as required to undertake an independent assessment of implementation of the EMP by the civil works Contractor, particularly during construction at the sites and construction activities posing significant environmental risks (as sites of new road construction entering and crossing protected area – Arevik national park of the Zangezur Biosphere Complex SNCO).

It is expected that this assignment will start in February-March 2024. The expected input is 10 person-months intermittently, specifically during construction works with high potential of significant environmental impacts.

The “Road Department” Fund (Client) now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide Expressions of interest (detailed CVs) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Academic background including a bachelor's and/or master's degree in relevant field,
• At least 10 years working experience in biodiversity monitoring, environmental management, monitoring, and assessment in similar projects preferably in developing countries,
• At least 7 years experience of carrying out similar projects preferably in the road infrastructure sector.

Knowledge of safeguard procedures and environmental regulations and legislation of the international donor organization such as ADB or WB will be given preference. Regional/Country Experience will be given preference.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017, August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during 10:00 to 17:00 office hours (local time).

Expressions of interest (with CVs) must be delivered in a written form in English to the address below in person, or by mail in the Adobe PDF format by 18 December 2023, 18:00 (Yerevan time).

“Road Department” Fund
Attn: Mr. G. Avetisyan, Executive Director
Republic Square, Government House 3, 1^st Floor
Yerevan, 0010, Armenia
E-mail: procurement@armroad.am, hasmik.ordukhanyan@armroad.am

Announcement

NOTICE

ON PRICE QUOTATION

This text of the notice is approved by decision of the price quotation Commission

N 1 of 25^th of October of 2023 and is published

Code of the price quotation CHD-GHTsDzB-2023/05

The Customer, Road Department Fund, located at the address 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, The bidder selected based on the results of the price quotation will be proposed, in a prescribed manner, to conclude a contract for provision of Services of External Independent Monitoring Consultant Services for the Verification of the Compliance of the LARP implementation of about 32 km road from Agarak to tunnel exit (Tranche 4) (hereinafter referred to as "the contract").

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Armenia "On procurement", any person, irrespective of the fact of being a foreign natural person, an organization or a stateless person, shall have equal right to participate in this tender.

The qualification criteria for the persons ineligible to participate in the tender, as well as for bidders, and the documents to be submitted for evaluation of those criteria shall be established by the invitation for this procedure.

The selected bidder shall be determined from among the bidders having submitted bids evaluated as satisfying the requirements of the invitation, by the principle of giving preference to the bidder having submitted the lowest price proposal.

The provisions of the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization shall apply to this tender.

For receiving the hard copy of the invitation to tender, it is necessary to apply to the contracting authority by 16:00 o'clock of the 12^th day from the date of publication of this notice. Moreover, an application in writing must be submitted to the contracting authority for receiving the hard copy of the invitation. The contracting authority shall ensure the free of charge provision of the hard copy of the invitation on the first working day following the receipt of such request.

In case of a request to provide the invitation electronically, the contracting authority shall ensure the free of charge provision of the invitation electronically within the working day following the date of receipt of the application.

Failure to receive the invitation shall not limit the bidder's right to participate in this procedure.

The bids for the tender must be submitted to the following address: 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, in hard copy, by 16:00 o'clock of the 12^th day from the date of publication of this notice. The bids may, in addition to Armenian, also be submitted in English or Russian.

The bid opening will take place at the following address: 3 Government House, Yerevan, RA, on 6^th of November 2023, at 16:00 o'clock.

For further information regarding this announcement, apply to Secretary of the Evaluation Commission Hasmik Ordukhanyan.

tel: + 374 010 54 21 76

email: procurement@armroad.am 

Customer: Road Department Fund

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