IFC seeks to hire a technical consultancy firm or a consortium of technical consultancy firms (the “Consultant”) to support IFC with all commercial, technical and engineering aspects related to the structuring and implementation of the PPP Transaction, including but not limited to the following:
- Reviewing all technical studies and analyses relevant to the Project, identifying issues and risks that need to be further investigated before tender, proposing and carrying out appropriate remediation measures, including additional technical due diligence (if needed).
- Assisting with developing appropriate safety, signaling and other relevant technology aspects of the Project.
- Reviewing and updating estimates of capex, repex and O&M expenditures for the Project.
- Advising on all relevant technical, commercial and engineering parameters of the PPP Transaction throughout the procurement procedure.
- Advising on all relevant Building Information Modeling (BIM) aspects of the Project.
- Providing other technical advisory/support services, drafting of opinions and other related documents and active participation in the resolution of technical issues in connection with the preparation and implementation of the Project (incl. permitting and land issues).
- Participation in all relevant meetings on technical issues with IFC and SZ, ensuring proper information transfer and coordination with other stakeholders.
- Preparing all relevant technical sections of the PPP agreement and tender documents, including technical metrics and specifications, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), performance requirements and penalty regimes.
- Providing support with technical aspects of the competitive dialogue process, such as answering bidders’ questions, amending relevant sections of the PPP agreement and tender documents, etc.
- Providing support with technical aspects of bid evaluations and PPP Transaction award.
- Assisting with all relevant technical aspects of the Project until commercial close (i.e. signing of the PPP agreement) and subsequently until financial close (i.e. signing of the financing agreements).
The Consultant will have to actively cooperate with other consultants hired by IFC to coordinate advice and prepare joint deliverables.
Expressions of Interest (“EOI”)
Expressions of Interest shall not exceed 50 pages, excluding CVs.
Candidates must disclose in the EOI submission identity of the key staff that will be forming part of the team for the assignment (team leader, partners, key staff members against main deliverables) and demonstrate how key staff fulfill the evaluation criteria. Key staff shall not be removed at the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage, unless it is replaced with a staff with at least the same level of experience and qualifications.
The Consultant must demonstrate knowledge of international best practice and relevant experience, as well as knowledge and experience in the area of Czech engineering and construction norms and standards, either through its own internal resources or by partnering with a Czech engineering firm. Therefore, the candidate may be a single firm, a consortium of several firms, or a lead firm with a subconsultant. Firms will be allowed to be part of more than one bidding consortium.
Candidates who pass the EOI evaluation in a consortium or with subconsultant will not be allowed to remove consortium members/subconsultants at the RFP stage.
Candidates must disclose any past or present engagement with IFC or SZ in relation with the Project which may constitute a potential conflict of interest to IFC at the EOI stage, so that IFC can consider the circumstances and determine (in its absolute discretion) whether such candidate may proceed with the bidding process and (if appropriate) what mitigation measures IFC would require.
Candidates who are not currently registered in the World Bank Group’s vendor database will need to register. Although unregistered bidders may submit EOIs, we encourage candidates to register as early as possible. For details, please follow the link:
https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/corporate-procurement/vendors/potential-vendor-registry
EOI Evaluation Criteria
To be shortlisted to be invited for the RFP stage, candidates must demonstrate that their key staff proposed for the assignment (either by themselves or with staff from other firms that are bidding in a consortium or through subconsultant) meet ALL of the following criteria:
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1) Demonstrate relevant recent experience of advising the public sector on the development of high-speed rail infrastructure via the PPP modality (preference will be given to candidates with at least 1 project with an investment value of at least EUR 500m that reached commercial close).
2) Demonstrate relevant recent experience in high-speed and/or conventional greenfield and/or brownfield railway infrastructure projects (preference will be given to candidates with at least 3 projects with a minimum investment value of EUR 200m each).
3) Demonstrate relevant recent experience with Czech engineering and construction norms and standards as well as railway infrastructure projects in Czechia (preference will be given to candidates with at least 3 projects with a minimum investment value of EUR 100m each).
4) Demonstrate relevant recent experience with the BIM approach in the context of transport infrastructure projects.
5) Key staff must possess relevant professional experience (preference will be given to candidates with key staff including at least 1 local and 1 international expert with at least 10 years of relevant professional experience, with at least 5 years’ experience for one of them in the area of PPP.
