REQUEST FOR 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 27 May 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

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

ToR

ANNOUNCEMENT

On Price Quotation

The text of this announcement is approved by the Decision N 2 of Price Quotation   Committee dated 27 of March 2024 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-2024/05

The Client, 'Road Department" Found, located at the following address: 3 Government House, 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 equipment insurance 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 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 7 days from the day of publication of the announcement, at 16:00. The inquiries may be submitted Armenian, Russian or English.

The opening of inquiries will be done electronically via www.armeps.am website after 7 days from the day of publication of the announcement, at 16:00.

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

 For additional information on this announcement, please contact Secretary of the Evaluating Commission Armine Shalunts.

tel: + 374 010 54 21 76

email: procurement@armroad.am 

Customer: Road Department Fund

ANNOUNCEMENT

NOTICE

ON PRICE QUOTATION

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

N 1 of 18^th of March of 2024 and is published

Code of the price quotation CHD-GHTsDzB-2024/04

The Client, ''Road Department" Found, located at the following address: 3 Government House, 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).

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   1^th of April 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

NOTICE

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