City of Zhytomir, Ukraine (the “City”, the “Client”) requested support of
the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Global Infrastructure
Facility (GIF), members of the World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) Development Agency of Ukraine, to implement a hospital PPP
project in Zhytomir. The objective of the City is to consolidate four existing
public hospitals and attract a private sector participation to design, finance,
construct, equip and maintain a new greenfield hospital in the city (the “Project”).
It is expected that the hospital PPP will follow a PFI model, with the private
partner not involved in the delivery of clinical services.
The
City’s objectives for the Project are (i) to benefit from the expertise of
specialized companies to implement best-practice hospital design solutions,
that will lead to improved clinical workflows as well as potentially
efficiencies in maintenance and management services; (ii) to attract private
investors to the health sector in Ukraine and access private financing; (iii)
to ensure on time and within budget delivery of public infrastructure; (iv) to
benefit from potential technical innovations; and (v) ensure high quality of
hospital building during its life.
IFC
PPP Transaction Advisory is advising the City of Zhytomir in defining and
structuring the Project and administering a
competitive tender process to select a qualified private investor.
The
Project will be implemented in two phases:
·
Phase 1: Project due diligence and
structuring. Preparation of the PPP feasibility study as required by the Ukrainian
legislation.
·
Phase 2: Preparation of tender documents
(request for qualification, request for proposals and other necessary
documents). Tender Process to be implemented in two stages (prequalification
and submission of proposals).
IFC
is hereby recruiting a qualified international technical consultant firm (the “Consultant”,
the “Technical Consultant”) to support implementation of the Project. IFC will
act as the Lead Transaction Advisor to the City.
The
Technical Consultant will work under the coordination and supervision of IFC
and will report to the IFC on all the aspects and deliverables of this assignment.
IFC will separately recruit an international legal consultant supported by the
local legal consultant who will be working under IFC’s supervision and in close
collaboration with the Technical Consultant throughout the duration of this
assignment.
Qualified
international technical consultancy firms are invited to submit their
expressions of interest along with the company information and credentials summarizing
the consultant’s experience in healthcare and hospital PPPs. The expressions of
interest should not exceed 30 pages.
It
is expected that a qualified consultant will have a project team consisting of
international and national experts with experience in healthcare infrastructure
development under different models, health planning, engineering/architectural
expertise that can articulate a conceptual physical model from the assessed
demand, conceptual clinical model and project likely costs.
Detailed
Terms of Reference will be provided in due course.