SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: BUTILE TECHNICAL AND E&S CONSULTANT
Assignment Countries:
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
ThePublic-Private Partnership (“PPP”) Transaction Advisory department of theInternational Finance Corporation (“IFC”), the private sector arm of the WorldBank Group (“WBG”), is in discussions with the Government of Canton Sarajevo(“GoCS”) for the structuring and implementation of a public private partnership(“PPP”) to design, finance, rehabilitate and expand, operate, and maintain theexisting Butile waste water treatment plant (“WWTP”) and develop sludgemanagement facilities (the “Project” or the “Transaction”). The Project will becarried out by the Ministry of Communal Economy, Infrastructure, SpatialPlanning, Construction, and Environmental Protection (“MoCE”) responsible foroverseeing the water management sector in Canton Sarajevo.
IFCintends to retain a Technical and E&S Consulting Firm (the “Consultant”)with experience in WWTP infrastructure PPPs. The Consultant will be required toconduct a comprehensive due diligence of all technical and E&S issuesrelevant for the transaction and prepare a detailed technical and E&S duediligence reports, as well as assist the IFC in the implementation of thetender process.
IFC invites eligibleconsultants to submit an Expression of Interest (“EoI”) indicating theirinterest to provide these services. Interested consultants must provideinformation demonstrating their qualifications to perform the services(brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar projects,availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc). EOIs submitted should belimited to a maximum of 25 pages. Any submission above this limit may not beconsidered.
The Consultant team isexpected to include the range of qualifications, skills and experience toeffectively complete the required scope of work. The ideal firm shallpreferably demonstrate a strong combination of the Qualification Criteria.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
- BB: Bank Budget
- TF0B1871: IFC
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
- [Please type list of restrictions]
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now
NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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