Announcement

Announcement

Albania

BMZ No.: 2014 67 448

Prequalification for Consulting Services for Project Implementation

Rural Water Supply Programme IV

Tendering Agency:

Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Rr. Sami Frasheri, Nr. 10

Tirana

Albania

Tender Agent:

Mr. Stefan Meschke

Am Kranen 6

96049 Bamberg, Germany

E-Mail: s.meschke@eng-ms.de

Programme Measures:

The services requested under this assignment comprise of water supply and wastewater disposal measures for the region of Himara and Orikum in the south west of Albania, about 200 km by road from Tirana, at the coast of the Ionian Sea, which shall be implemented under the Rural Water Supply Program IV (RWSP IV).

The Project concerns the rehabilitation and extension of water supply and sewerage systems including wastewater treatment in, but not being limited to, rural areas of Albania. The purpose of the Project is to provide environmentally sound and hygienically safe water supply and wastewater disposal at cost covering and socially acceptable tariffs in parts of the Municipality of Himara and in the town of Orikum (Municipality of Vlora) while covering peak demands resulting from tourism in the summer months. This is to contribute to the reduction of health risks and environmental pollution.

The overall investment volume under the programme is approx. EUR 40 million (including consulting services and contingencies).

Requested Consultant Services:

The PEA is seeking to engage a qualified consultant to perform the following services for the implementation of water supply and wastewater disposal systems:

• Overall management of the project
• Detailed design incl. ESIA, tendering
• Construction supervision
• Assistance to the PEA during Defects Notification Period

The start of consulting services under the RWSP IV is planned for the fourth quarter of 2019. The planned duration for design and tendering is 12 months and the construction supervision period 30 months (plus further 12 months Defects Notification Period).

Services are to be provided by a team of sector and subject related experienced international and local experts. The consultant firm shall fulfil its tasks and services largely in Albania. The nominated team leader will be responsible for ensuring a well-planned, coordinated and effective internal and external interaction with all concerned participants in order to ensure a timely and successful elaboration of services. Apart from technical qualification, key staff should have adequate experiences in regional, social and other non-technical issues.

All the consulting activities shall be carried out in close cooperation with the ADF and shall take due account of the programme aims and relevant KfW guidelines.

The prequalification procedure of experienced Consultants will follow the KfW “Guidelines for Consulting Services, Works, Plant, Goods and Non-Consulting Services in Financial Cooperation with Partner Countries”, which are available on KfW’s internet web-site (version January 2019):

https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/Internationale-Finanzierung/KfW-Entwicklungsbank/Publikationen-Videos/Publikationsreihen/Allgemeine-Gesch%C3%A4ftspublikationen-Richtlinien/

It is foreseen to give the service to an internationally operating consulting firm, preferably in association with domestic consultants, which are highly experienced in the concerned fields with an annual turnover of the lead consultant and all associated partners showing the necessary turnover for the consortium as a group of at least EUR 2.0 million.

Further Information:

Further information (only available in English language) is available free of charge from the Tender Agent upon written request at the address given above. It will be sent electronically only (by e-mail). No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.