Русская версия

DRAFT: SUBJECT TO FINAL CHECKS 

PROCUREMENT NOTICE 

This Invitation for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project published on the EBRD website on   09.07.2003.

The State Committee of the Russian Federation for Construction and Housing Complex (Gosstroy of Russia) intends using the proceeds of loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, towards the appointment of a consultant to assist with the management of the completion of the construction of the Saint-Petersburg Flood Protection Barrier. Estimated cost of the Project is 418 million USD.

 The proposed project will require an experienced consultant to carry out the project management, procurement and supervision of construction utilising the best international practise methods.

 Main objectives of the assignment shall be:

 ·       provision of project management and procurement services in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of Russia and the procurement rules of the EBRD;

·       provision of construction supervision services under contracts financed from the proceeds of international financial institutions (standard form of contract will be FIDIC).

The assignment is expected to start in the first quarter of 2004 and will last about eight years (including two years of the defect liability period).

Candidates should note that they will be required to provide evidence of registered representation in accordance with the Russian Legislation prior to award of contract, and evidence of a formal application for such registration where the candidate is not already registered will be a requirement for selection at the proposal stage. Candidates will be required to have all necessary Russian Licences for the work prior to award of contract.

To be considered for shortlisting it is envisaged that a consultancy firm (consortium) has proven track record of assignments in project management, construction contracts supervision and procurement under projects of a size and complexity comparable to this project in the last five years.

It is envisaged that the PM/E’s senior key staff shall include but not limited to the Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Chief Resident Engineer, Tender Document Specialists, Resident Engineers, Deputy Resident Engineers, Quantity and Quality Surveyors, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Automation Engineers.

The contract will be financed from the proceeds of the EBRD’s loan and consulting firms from any country are eligible for short-listing and selection.

Interested firms (or consortiums established for the purposes of rendering consultancy services) are hereby invited to submit their expressions of interest. Qualified consulting firms included in the shortlist will be formally invited to submit proposals following this invitation.

In order to determine the capability and experience of consulting firms seeking to be shortlisted, the information submitted shall include the following:

·       company profile, organization and staffing, and where the candidate has more than one firm in its group, the proposed legal structure of the project team, commentary on the anticipated percentage of Russian and International input, information about candidate’s (or any of the consortium members’) about permanent active operational offices in Russia (20%);

·       details of experience or similar assignments undertaken over the previous five years, including their locations, the contract value and assignment value, and the role carried out. Candidates should demonstrate experience in management of the procurement and implementation of complex multidisciplinary projects exceeding $150m in value and including aspects of marine works, earthworks, mechanical, electrical and control installations, introduction of state of the art project management techniques, international procurement with IFI rules and Russian rules, work in environmentally sensitive areas, experience in projects in Russia, CIS countries and  Eastern Europe (60%);

·       Concise CVs of the project leader, and two deputies and up to 10 senior support experts that could be available to work on the assignment. CV’s will be evaluated on overall project supervision experience including FIDIC contracting and IFI-funded projects, experience of design, construction and supervision of large scale civil engineering/multidisciplinary projects and project experience in Russia, CIS, Eastern Europe and internationally (20%).

The above information should not exceed 30 pages excluding CV’s which should be no longer than 1 page each.

Three copies of the above information in English and three copies in Russian should be submitted to the address below in an envelope marked "Expression of Interest for the Project Management/Engineering Consultancy Services for the St.Petersburg Flood Protection Barrier" not later than  20.11.2003.

For purposes of interpretation, the English language version shall prevail.

Further information may be obtained from:

Mr. Georgiy Markosov

Gosstroy of Russia

Russia, 117987, GSP-1, Moscow

Stroitelei str, 8/2

Tel : (095) 930 48 06

Fax: (095) 930 46 54

E-mail: markosov@gosstroy.gov.ru