Consultancy Services for Feasibility Studies, Preliminary and Detailed Engineering Design for Qaradi–Galkayo Road (140km), Baxdo-Adado Road (90km) and Adado-Abudwak Road (55km) – Federal Government Of Somalia

Job Description

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

CONSULTING SERIVES – FIRMS SELECTION

Country:                                Somalia

Name of the Project:             Somalia – Horn of Africa Infrastructure Integration Project

Grant No.                               E1270-SO

Assignment Title:     Consultancy Services for Feasibility Studies, Preliminary and Detailed Engineering Design for Qaradi–Galkayo Road (140km), Baxdo-Adado Road (90km) and Adado-Abudwak Road (55km)

Ref No.                       SO-MPWRH-482459-CS-QCBS

1. The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Somalia – Horn of Africa Infrastructure Integration Project (SHIIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

2. The consulting services (“the Services”) include conducting Feasibility Studies, Preliminary and Detailed Engineering Design for Qaradi–Galkayo Road (140km), Baxdo-Adado Road (90km) and Adado-Abudwak Road (55km). The Consultant will undertake all the specific tasks detailed in the Terms of Reference. The duration of the assignment is ten (10) months and the professional staff-months is 131.

3. The Detailed Terms of Reference for this assignment with the scope of the assignment can be found on the Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing’s website: www.mpwr.gov.so or it can be provided upon submission of the application by e-mail to the e-mail address provided below.

4. The Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing of the Federal Government of Somalia (“Client”) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

Experiences and Qualifications

The shortlisting criteria are as follows:

(i) Core business and years in business: The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with at least fifteen (15) years of core business in Civil Engineering / Transportation Engineering.

(ii) Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate experience in carrying out feasibility studies and engineering design of roads for a period of not less than ten (10) years. Additionally, the firm should demonstrate successful execution and completion of at least three (3) assignments of a similar nature and in a similar operating environment in the last five (5) years. Details of similar assignments – Name and address of the client, scope, value, and period should be included in the Expression of interest (EOI).

(iii)Technical and managerial capability of the firm: The firm(s) shall demonstrate as having the requisite technical capability, which shall entail description of relevant personnel, equipment, software, etc, and managerial capacity to undertake the assignment. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, First Published July 2016 and Revised in February 2025 (6th Edition): (‘‘Procurement Regulations’’) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

7. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.