REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
For selection of Consulting Services for “Comprehensive Master Plan for Integrated Irrigation Infra-structure development & Water Resource Management Plan in Merged Districts/Sub-Divisions with Feasibility Studies, Detailed Designs and Construction Supervision of high priority schemes”
Country: Pakistan
Project: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support (KP-RIISP) Credit No.: P176780
Reference No: PK-PID GOKP-397515-CS-QCBS-2
- The Government of Pakistan has requested from the International Development Agency (IDA – World Bank Group) in the amount of US$ 200 million to fund the proposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support Project (P176780). Part of the proceeds of the Credit would be used for these consulting services.
- The consulting services (“the Services”) include: (a) Evaluate water resources and formulate a comprehensive master plan for water resources development in each of the eight merged districts and six Tribal Sub-Divisions (TSDs) ; (b) Identify and prioritize schemes with a high level of urgency for implementation, with feasibility studies; (c) Prepare detailed designs and bidding documents for selected priority schemes for each Merged District, including the necessary social and environmental assessments and studies; (d) Oversee the construction of priority schemes through diligent supervision and management. The overall duration of the assignment will be 48 months. The assignment is expected to commence in September 2025.
- The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.irrigation.gkp.pk/ or can be obtained at the address mentioned below.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment and Institutional Support Project, Irrigation Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hereby invites EOI from eligible consulting firms (“the Consultants”) for providing requisite services as per the TOR. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. Consultants are encouraged to provide only materials that would be specific to the proposed services, and to avoid submitting generic promotional material.
The shortlisting criteria are:
- The consulting firm must have a minimum of 10 years of experience post registration in a related business (planning, designing, costing, project management, construction supervision and contract management, quality assurance, occupational health and safety, and implementing environmental and social management plans).
- Should be registered with the relevant authority/council/organization with a license to practice engineering services.
- Successful completion of at least five projects of similar scale and complexity (Flood & Irrigation infrastructure projects) within the past ten (10) years. In the case of the Joint Ventures (JV), each member of the JV should be able to reasonably meet the shortlisting criteria (e.g core business and general experience of 8 years, experience with a minimum of 2 similar assignments, etc.). However, all members combined should meet the overall requirements.
- Adequate logistic and technical resources to undertake the assignment. Firms should submit their relevant documents to establish their capacity regarding resources, establish offices etc.
- Availability of necessary personnel to carry out the services and commitment to maintaining adequate staffing to complete the work within the stipulated time. (Key experts will not be evaluated at the EOI stage and CVs are not required at the EOI stage).
- Interested firms to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the Services (description of similar assignments and completion certificates/ contracts or any other documentary evidence to establish their mentioned projects, experience in similar scale and complexity, conditions, availability of skills and other logistical requirements), registration documents of the firm(s) with the relevant authority/council/organization with a license to practice engineering services, JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable); (c) Firm’s brochure.
- The attention of the interested consultants is drawn to Section III – Governance, paragraphs 3.14 [Conflict of Interest], 3.16 and 3.17 [Consulting Services] of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, November 2020, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
- Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications 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. In the case of the Joint Ventures (JV), each member of the JV should be able to reasonably meet the shortlisting criteria (e.g core business and general experience of 8 years, experience with a minimum of 2 similar assignments, etc.). However, all members combined should meet the overall requirements. In case of an association (JV or Sub-consultancy), all members of such “association” should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment and in such “association” it is preferable to limit the total number of firms to a maximum of 3.
- A Consultant will be selected in accordance with Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
- Expressions of Interest may be delivered in written form to the address given below by 23rd April 2025 at 1400 hours (PST). EOI can also be submitted electronically on the email address given below:
Project Director, PIU,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Investment & Institutional Support Project (KP- RIISP), Irrigation Department, GoKP Peshawar
Telephone: 92-9216019,
E-mail: pdpiu.irrigation@gmail.com
Website: https://www.irrigation.gkp.pk/
Address: House No. 18, BB-1, Park Road, University Town Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
