North Macedonia: Local Roads Connectivity Project ( - Тендер #39234974)

• Project ID

P170267

• Project Title

North Macedonia: Local Roads Connectivity Project

• Country

North Macedonia

• Notice No

OP00218759

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

LRCP-9034-MK-CS-CQS-A.1.1.5

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Mar 15, 2023 10:30

• Published Date

Mar 15, 2023

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Transport and Communications

• Name

Harita Pandovska

• Address

Dame Gruev 6, Skopje 1000

• City

• Province/State

North Macedonia

• Postal Code

• Country

North Macedonia

• Phone

0038923145497

• Email

harita.pandovska@mtc.gov.mk

• Website

http://www.mtc.gov.mk/

Request for Expressions of Interest

Consulting Services

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Transport and Communications

Country: Republic of North Macedonia

Project: Local Roads Connectivity Project - P170267

Assignment Title: Technical assistance for Development of sustainable urban mobility plans for five municipalities and providing training on developing and implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans

Loan No.: 9034-MK

REoI Reference No.: LRCP-9034-MK-CS-CQS-A.1.1.5

Issued on: February 15, 2023

The Republic of North Macedonia has received a financing from the World Bank - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the form of a loan toward the cost of the Local Roads Connectivity Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The overall objective of the assignment consulting services (“the Services”) Technical assistance for Development of sustainable urban mobility plans for five municipalities and providing training on developing and implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans, is transformation of the municipalities’ current urban transport system into a sustainable urban transport system through improving of the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the transport network, reducing the impact of transport on the environment, ensuring accessible transport options for all citizens, ensuring personal safety and security within the transport system and improving of the overall quality of life for the citizens, by applying a concept of sustainable urban mobility planning and involving policies and measures.

Within this assignment, the Consultant shall perform the following activities:

-Activity 1: Development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) for five municipalities;

-Activity 2: Providing training on developing and implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans and creating Community of Practice

The applicable Laws of the Republic of North Macedonia and the WB policies shall be in force for this and all other contracts under the Project. Accordingly, within provision of the Services in question, besides the specifications provided in the works contracts, the Consultant shall use national laws, rulebooks, and standards, as well as the best experiences from the worldwide practices. Knowledge of national legislation, technical regulations and standards represents a precondition for successful implementation of the Services. Consultant is separately obliged to use the legislation of the Republic of North Macedonia in respect to safety and protection at work.

The indicative duration of implementation services is 22 months from the commencement/contract date. The Assignment will take place between the dates indicated below, which also includes the estimated total number of working days for the Consultant to perform the tasks described in the present Terms of Reference:

- Start of Assignment: July 2023 (tentative)

- End of Assignment: April 2025

At the Client’s request, the scope (additional services of the same nature) and/or duration of the contract may be extended.The Terms of References in Macedonian language may be obtained by interested eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) from the website of the national electronic system for procurement: “-//- ” (https://www.e-nabavki.gov.mk) and from the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications: http://mtc.gov.mk/javniOglasi.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications 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. The shortlisting criteria are:

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

• Proven general experience and verifiable track-record working on providing Consultancy - Technical assistance in the area of transport policy advice in Western Balkan countries within the past ten (10) years;
• Proven specific expertise in assignment with at least three (3) SUMPs and/or urban transport development plans references successfully completed within the last ten (10) years in Europe;
• Proven experience in the past ten (10) years in developing training materials and conducting training close to the subject of this ToR.

The credibility of mentioned general experience shall be presented in a list of project references (including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration, assignment budget, percentage carried out by consultant in case of association of firms or subcontracting and main activities) and accompanied by certificates of orderly fulfilment of the contracts verified by other party from such contracts.

The Qualifications and Experience of Key Experts are not included in the shortlisting criteria. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Consultants are required to confirm the availability of qualified key experts according to the positions and respective qualifications for each as listed in the TOR.

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” dated July 2016, revised November 2017, and August 2018 (“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.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications based Selection. (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations, throughout Open International Competitive Procurement.

The eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) can obtained further information from the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at the Ministry of Transport and Communication, Attn: Mrs. Vlasta Ruzinovska and/or, Mr. Slavko Micevski e-mail: vlasta.ruzinovska.piu@mtc.gov.mk; slavko.micevski.piu@mtc.gov.mk; procurement.piu.mtc@gmail.com; during office hours from 09:30 to 15:30. The procedure for expressing their interest in providing the Services is strictly electronically as stated below.

Expression of Interest must be delivered in written form and submitted only by e-mail to the below listed four (4) e-mail addresses on or before March 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m. Receipt of each Expression of Interest will be immediately confirmed.

Ministry for Transport and Communications

Project Implementation Unit

Attn: Mr. Slavko Micevski and/or Ms. Vlasta Ruzinovska – procurement experts

Street “Crvena Skopska Opstina”, Nr. 4, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

Tel: + 389 (0)2 3145 497;

Fax: + 389 (0)2 3126 228;

Web site address: http://mtc.gov.mk/javniOglasi; https://www.e-nabavki.gov.mk.

E-mail address (mandatory):

vlasta.ruzinovska.piu@mtc.gov.mk;

procurement.piu.mtc@gmail.com;

slavko.micevski.piu@mtc.gov.mk;

harita.pandovska@mtc.gov.mk;

AMENDMENT no. 1

To the Request for Expression of interest (REoI) for Technical assistance for Development of sustainable urban mobility plans for five municipalities and providing training on developing and implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans

Ref. No.: LRCP-9034-MK-CS-CQS-A.1.1.5

Issued on: 13 March, 2023

To all prospective Applicants and all companies that have downloaded the REoI and TOR documentation

Dear all,

With reference to the stated procurement procedure and the announcement for the Request for Expression of interest (REoI) for procurement of the above stated consultant services, we hereby inform you that the REoI is amended and read as follows:

“Expression of Interest must be delivered in written form and submitted only by e-mail to the below listed four (4) e-mail addresses on or before MARCH 28, 2023, 10:30 a.m. Receipt of each Expression of Interest will be immediately confirmed“

All other terms and considtions indicated in the ReoI and TOR remain unchanged.

Yours sincerely,

Project Director

Harita Pandovska

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