Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project (Албания - Тендер #64023023)

• Project ID

P178715

• Project Title

Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project

• Country

Albania

• Notice No

OP00358521

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

AL-MARD-492131-CS-CQS

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Jun 03, 2025 23:45

• Published Date

May 19, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

• Name

Arben Molla

• Address

Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit Nr.2; Tiranë, Albania Tel (off.): +355 4 2226243 - 75191

• City

• Province/State

Albania

• Postal Code

• Country

Albania

• Phone

+355 69 6346102

• Email

Arben.Molla@bujqesia.gov.al

• Website

www.bujqesia.gov.al

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES)

Firms Selection

Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project in Albania

Project ID Number: No.: P178715

IBRD Loan Number: 94890

Assignment Title: “Technical assitance for (design) of CSA Platform”

Reference: AL-MARD-389913-CS-CQS

The World Bank is assisting the Government of Albania (GoA) with the financing of the Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development project (CRAD). This project aims to increase competitiveness and climate resilience of priority agri-food value chains focusing on (i) promoting climate smart and resilient value chains, (ii) promoting typical products and value addition (iii) developing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) IT Platform (iv) modernizing selected irrigation and drainage schemes for high-value agricultural production (v) enhancing compliance with food safety and quality standards and (vi) strengthening evidence-based decision making for resilience and sustainable agri-food systems.

The services required to be contracted aim to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in ensuring successful implementation of the contract “Technical assitance for (design) of CSA Platform”.

The MoARD seeks the Consulting Services of a qualified consulting firm/consortium with the objective to assist MoARD with the Technical Assitance for (design) of CSA Platform covering an area of 2,000ha respectively, including soil, water, weather, plant diseases monitoring with sensors and write the blue print for all the processes to be included in the IT Platform.

The Consultant will be responsible for providing qualified professional and supporting staff and all necessary services required for the efficient cost effective and timely execution of the Consultancy Services.

Scope of Work

To achieve the objectives of this assignment, the Consulting Company in charge for TA for (design) of CSA Platform shall generally perform the following tasks/activities to the satisfaction of the Client and best practices as outlined below. The Consultant shall provide:

• Shortlist Crop types to be included in the platform;
• Water quality/management analyses
• Set up protocol of plant protection (good plant protection practices);
• Analyze soil and climate requirements for any crops;
• Analyze crop nutrition;
• Provide recommendations on types of sensors and data used in the CSA platform;
• Matrix of parameters for any crops;
• Define predictions by CSA platform of diseases and pests for any crops.
• A study on the establishment and organization of the forecast and warning center (including infrastructure and staff).

The duration of the services contract will be 4 (four) months

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 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.

Qualifications of the firms

The Consultant shall be a firm or a group of firms/consultants with the following minimum qualifications:

• Have Extensive experience in Agriculture applied in technology, quality assurance the Consultant should have at least 10 years of experience, in the Design of agriculture projects, previous projects in CSA field will be an advantage.
• Be familiar with the World Bank policies, as well as other related guidelines and procedures.
• Previous experience with the World Bank projects will be an advantage.

Applicants will be evaluated to determine a shortlist of the most qualified firms. The criteria to be used for the selection of the shortlist will be as follows:

• Core business and years in business – 30 points
• Previous experience in similar tasks – 60 points
• Availability of qualified staff within the firm to carry out the task – 10 points

The CVs of Key experts will not be evaluated during the shortlisting process. The CVs of key experts will be evaluated after the issuance of the Request for Proposals to the shortlisted consultants. The evaluation shall be carried out in accordance with the evaluation criteria specified and detailed in the Request for Proposals.

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 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly 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.

The consultant will be selected based on quality-based selection (CQS) method in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 (revised November 2020).

Interested Consultants may obtain further information concerning the Terms of Reference at the official website of MARD: https://bujqesia.gov.al/projekti-qendrueshmeria-ndaj-klimes-dhe-zhvillimit-ne-bujqesi/, or at the address below, during office hours 09:00 to 16:00 (Monday to Thursday) and 09:00 to 13:00 on Friday.

Expressions of Interest (EoI) in English language must be delivered no later than June 03, 2025 hardcopy (in person or by mail) to the address below, within office hours, and/or electronically at the below e-mail address.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Adr: Blv. "Dëshmorët e Kombit", Nr. 2, 1001, Tirana, Albania

E-mail: arben.molla@bujqesia.gov.al

Attn: Mr. Arben Molla

Project Manager

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