Advance Action on Recruitment of Consultants
Request for Expressions of Interest
Country/Borrower: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Title of Proposed Project: Road Network Development Program-Project I (Bala Murghab to Leman)
Consultancy services for construction supervision of Bala Murghab -Leman Road Project
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Ministry of Public Works
Project Reference No.: MPW/664
Project:
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has applied for a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and intends to utilize part of this loan towards the cost of constructing of Bala Murghab to Leman section of the Ring road. The project involves construction of a 143km two-lane road, including bridges and related structures between Bala Murghab to Leman in north western Afghanistan section of Ring Road.
Consulting Services:
Three design build contracts for road rehabilitation of this section of Bala Murghab to Leman are proposed. The consulting services will be provided through one contract for all the three civil contracts. The objective of the consulting services is to assist the Executing Agency (EA), Ministry of Public Works (MPW) to implement the rehabilitation/construction works including the following consulting services.
- review detailed designs by the design & build contractor;
- function as the Engineer for the three contracts;
- administer the civil works contracts and ensure that the works are designed, constructed in accordance with national standards and provisions of the civil works contracts;
- ensure compliance with Environmental Guidelines for Selected Infrastructure Development Project (Highway and Roads) and prepare environmental management plan as well as reports of implementing the plan;
- assist the client in land acquisition & prepare resettlement plans as per ADB Policy on Involuntary Resettlement;
- carry out road safety audit; and
- carry out Project Performance Monitoring/Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation.
The services will be conducted by an association of international (450 person-months) and domestic (150 person-months) consultants with extensive experience in ADB procurement procedures, contract administration, and construction supervision.
Expression of interest:
Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services (ARDS-PU) working on behalf of MPW hereby invite expressions of interest. Internationally reputed firms from member countries of ADB should apply for short listing.
The firm(s) must include in their expression of interest the following information:
- the general and overall experience of the firm
- Experience of working in similar geographic region or countries
- Annual turnover of the firm(s) for at the last five years
- Nature, cost, per-month inputs, employer, location and field of input for work at hand
- Experience of the firm(s) in the required area of expertise
- Summary of permanent professional employees and resource persons.
The Letter of Invitation to submit detailed technical and financial proposals is expected to be issued by the end of September, 2007 to short listed firms. MPW reserve the right to shortlist or not shortlist any or all of the applicant(s) without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address of ARDS-PU given below by 15 August 2007. Reference MPW/664/ADB must be quoted on all correspondence and the Expression of interest.
Further information can be obtained from:
Jagir Kumar, Procurement Specialist (Works)
Afghanistan Reconstruction and Development Services, Procurement Unit
Ministry of Economy Building, 5th & 6th floor
Malik Asghar Square,
Kabul, Afghanistan
Email: jagir.kumar@ards.org.af; massoud.qasime@ards.org.af
A. Saleq, Project Director PMU
Ministry of Public Works
First Macroyan - First Block
Kabul , Afghanistan
Tel. No. +93-20-23000376/+93-20-2300374
Mob. No. +93-70-297550
Email: amsaleq@gmail.com /grsingal@gmail.com
Date of Advance Action Approval: 6 June 2007
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