Consultancy Services for the Management of Project Implementation

• Country: Guyana
• Summary: Consultancy Services for the Management of Project Implementation
• GYT Ref No: 50785396
• Deadline: 15 Apr 2021
• Financier: Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Purchaser Ownership: -
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
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• Purchaser's Detail:

Purchaser : MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Project Coordinator - Linden to Mabura Hill Road Upgrade Works Services Group Fort Street Kingston Georgetown Tel: 0011 (592) 225-5650
Email :coordinator_lmh@mopw.gov.gy

• Description:
• Expression of Interest are invited for Consultancy Services for the Management of Project Implementation on Behalf of the Government of Guyana. Procurement Notice PROJECT NAME Linden to Mabura Hill Road Upgrade ROLE/SERVICE Consultancy Services for the Management of Project Implementation on Behalf of the Government of Guyana COUNTRY Guyana DEADLINE Apr 15, 2021 09:00 AM TYPE Consultancy OVERVIEW The Government of Guyana (GOGY) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF) in an amount equivalent to US$178,709,000 towards the cost of the Linden to Mabura Hill Road Upgrade and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOGY and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOGY shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing. The Ministry of Public Works, through its Works Services Group, the Implementing Agency, now wishes to procure Consultancy Services for the Management of the Implementation of the Project on behalf of the Government of Guyana. The objective of the consultancy is to effectively manage the various project interfaces and coordinate the implementation of the project on behalf of the Government of Guyana. This will entail timely and efficient implementation of the project scope through the application of procurement, project management, contract administration, and other technical expertise to project activities. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period not exceeding 60 months. The Ministry of Public Works, through its Works Services Group, now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services. ELIGIBILITY Consultants shall be eligible to participate if: 1. in the case of a body corporate, it is legally incorporated or otherwise organized in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is more than 50 per cent beneficially owned by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by a body(ies) corporate meeting these requirements; 2. in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; 3. in all cases, the consultant has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country; and 4. in all cases are not subject to any restrictions under European Council Regulation No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 or the Terrorism (United Nations Measures) 2009 of the UK with a view to combating terrorism. `Eligible countries are member countries of CDB. Consultants are advised to review the detailed eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January, 2021), as published on CDB-s website. INSTRUCTIONS In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to technical competence, qualifications and experience, local and regional experience on similar assignments, financial capability and existing commitments. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below, between 09:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs Monday to Friday. Submission of Expressions of Interest: Applicants have two (2) options for submitting, either physical submission to Address 2 below OR electronic submission before the deadline with subsequent submission of hard copies to Address 2 within fourteen (14) days of the deadline. The second option is to accommodate Applicants from countries where courier services are affected by COVID imposed air transport restrictions. Details governing both modes of submission are outlined below. a) Physical Submission to Address 2 Below Four (4) hard copies and a single pdf copy of the Expression of Interest (EOI) must be included in a sealed envelope and submitted to the second address below before 09:00 hrs local time on Thursday April 15, 2021; the pdf copy must be on a flash drive. An electronic copy must also be sent simultaneously to CDB at email address procurement@caribank.org. The sealed envelope containing each submission must include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked “Expression of Interest - Consultancy Services for the Management of Project Implementation on the behalf of the Government of Guyana”. b) Electronic Submission A single PDF file of the entire EOI must be sent to the following email address before 09:00 hrs local time on Thursday April 15, 2021: npta.procurement@finance.gov.gy. The subject of the email shall be “EOI PM Consultancy Linden-Mabura Hill Road Project (COMPANY NAME)”. The email must be copied to CDB at email address procurement@caribank.org. This method of submission will be deemed incomplete and the EOI will not be evaluated if hard copies are not received by 13:00hrs, Thursday April 29, 2021. Four (4) hard copies and a single pdf copy of the EOI must be included in a sealed envelope and submitted to the second address below no later than 13:00 hrs local time on Thursday April 29, 2021. The envelope is to be marked as detailed in (a) above. If there are any discrepancies between the electronic and hard copies, the electronic copy will take precedence. Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three (3) and not more than six (6) applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial proposals to undertake the assignment. GOGY reserves the right to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest CONTACT ADDRESS 1 FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION The Project Coordinator - Linden to Mabura Hill Road Upgrade Works Services Group Ministry of Public Works Fort Street Kingston Georgetown Guyana 0011 (592) 225-5650 coordinator_lmh@mopw.gov.gy ADDRESS 2 FOR SUBMISSION AND OPENING OF EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The Chairman National Procurement and Tender Administration Board Ministry of Finance Main & Urquhart Streets Georgetown Guyana 0011 (592) 223-7042/227-2499
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 Tender Notice