Project Description: The Bank is considering a transaction consisting of a loan of USD 2 million from the Bank and a capital expenditure grant of USD 2 million from an international donor, to finance a priority investment programme in solid waste operations in the City of Isfara (the Project). The Project was initiated at the request of the mayor of the City of Isfara (the City) to help rehabilitate its solid waste operations. The proposed Project will finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of solid waste equipment and infrastructure in the City.
Assignment Description: The Bank is seeking to hire a consultant (the “Consultant”) to prepare a Feasibility Study to identify a technically and economically feasible (i.e. bankable) priority investment programme for solid waste operations in the City.
The Consultant will be required to perform the following tasks:
Task 1: Baseline study of the solid waste sector;
Task 2: Project proposal;
Task 3: Environmental and social appraisal;
Task 4: Institutional reform proposal; and,
Task 5: Financial and economic analysis.
For a detailed Consultant’s tasks description, please refer to the Term of Reference available here.
Status of Selection Process: Interested firms or groups of firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in Q4 2015 and has an estimated overall duration of 4 months.
Cost Estimate for the Assignment: EUR 280,000 (exclusive of VAT).
The Consultant must determine whether any VAT would be chargeable on the services and the basis for that determination, without taking into consideration the special status of the Bank as an IFI and state this to the Bank in their response to the Invitation for Expressions of Interest. To the extent that a Consultant incurs input VAT on goods and services purchased in connection with the provision of services (e.g. VAT on airline ticket) which is not otherwise recoverable by the consultant from the local tax authority, the gross cost to the consultant of such expenses shall be treated as a reimbursable expense.
Funding Source: Austrian Fund for Municipal Infrastructure.
ELIGIBILITY: Consultancy firms shall be entities registered in Austria and all experts proposed by the entity to work on the assignment must be either Austrian nationals or permanent residents of Austria. However, up to a maximum of 35% of the maximum contract amount may be used to finance services of local experts who are nationals of Tajikistan or consultancy firms of Tajikistan.
Consultant Profile: Corporate services are required. The Consultant shall be a firm or a group of firms able to demonstrate the following:
• Previous project experience in developing feasibility studies in the solid waste sector for international financial institutions (“IFIs”) or equivalent institutions and a good knowledge of IFI (or equivalent) procedures and rules on public procurement and disbursement policies – 20%;
• International and CIS project experience in the solid waste sector, specifically in institutional and legal framework aspects, as well as knowledge of the local financial management standards, and international and regional professional technical standards – 30%.
Based on the fields of expertise and the tasks mentioned above, it is proposed that the Consultant's expert team should include the following expatriate and local experts:
Key expert 1: Team Leader with a university degree or an equivalent qualification, preferably with 5 years or more of professional experience in the field of solid waste management, and a comprehensive experience of similar assignments in CIS. He/she should have demonstrable experience of working with international financial institutions or equivalent organisations.
Key expert 2: Waste management expert(s) with ESIA experience.
Key expert 3: Financial analyst(s) with experience of due diligence of CIS companies and extensive financial modelling experience;
Key expert 4: Environmental expert(s) preferably with at least 5 years of solid waste project experience as well as experience in addressing the EBRD’s environmental and social requirements in municipal infrastructure and other similar projects,
Key expert 5: Social and gender expert(s) with a recent project track record in the region and preferably 3 years or more of work experience in similar assignments),
Key expert 6: Private Sector Participation expert with a recent project track record in the CIS;
Key expert 7: Institutional expert(s) with a recent poject track record in CIS; and
Key expert 8: Legal and regulatory expert(s) preferably with 5 years or more of work experience in similar assignments.
The key experts are expected to have experience in developing waste management projects and practices, as well as in tackling financial and technical issues of the sector. The experts are also expected to have project-based understanding of investment and operating costs and practices, and the relevant environmental laws and standards of the Republic of Tajikistan and the European Union.
Subject to the eligibility requirements listed above, teaming up with local consultants/experts will be considered an advantage. Ability of the Consultant’s team to communicate in Russian will be considered an additional advantage.
Submission Requirements: In order to determine the capability and experience of Consultants seeking to be selected for this Assignment, the information submitted should include the following:
1. Company/group of firms’ profile, organisation and staffing (max. 2-4 pages) as well as a copy of the Consultant's valid company registration certificate confirming that the firm is registered in Austria.
2. Details of previous project experience or similar assignments particularly undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided (if different from duration) , main activities, objectives.
3. CVs of key experts who could carry out the Assignment detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments, particularly assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided, assignment budget, main activities, objectives.
4. Completed Consultant Declaration Form and Contact Sheet, the template for which is available from the following web-link:
http://www.ebrd.com/pages/workingwithus/procurement/notices/csu/contact_sheet.doc.
The above information should not exceed 25 pages excluding CVs and contact sheet.
The complete expression of interest (including CVs, Consultant Declaration and Contact Sheet) should be submitted, in English electronically through e-Selection, to reach the Bank not later than the closing date. The expression of interest shall be one file (pdf). The EBRD reserves the right to reject applications of firms submitting more than one file. Only if the permissible file size is exceeded (4MB), the Consultant may split the expression of interest into further files.
Bank Contact Person:
Olesya Kerridge
Technical Co-operation Team
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
Tel: + 44 20 7338 6895
e-mail: kerridgo@ebrd.com (submissions should be sent through eSelection and NOT to this email address)
Notes:
1. The selection will normally be made from responses to this notification only. Consultants will not be asked to submit a proposal. The highest-ranked Consultant will be selected from a shortlist and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding.
2. The shortlist criteria are:
• Firm’s previous project experience in developing feasibility studies in the solid waste sector for international financial institutions (“IFIs”) or equivalent institutions and a good knowledge of IFI (or equivalent) procedures and rules on public procurement and disbursement policies – 20%;
• Firm’s international and CIS project experience in the solid waste sector, specifically in institutional and legal framework aspects, as well as knowledge of the local financial management standards, and international and regional professional technical standards – 30%;
• CVs of key experts (CVs of local experts complying with eligibility criteria above will be considered an advantage)– 40%;
• Ability of consultant's team to communicate in Russian – 10%.
