Contract notice: EBRD - Tunisia: SNCFT Network Upgrade Project Developing a Company... Tender

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Country : Tunisia

Summary : Contract notice: EBRD - Tunisia: SNCFT Network Upgrade Project Developing a Company Development Plan

Deadline : 10 Sep 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25193922

Document Ref. No. : 316722-2018

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : SOCIÉTÉ NATIONALE DES CHEMINS DE FER TUNISIENS (SNCFT)
Office Name: Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT)

Town: Tunis



Phone: (+216) 71 334 444
Tunisia

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Object of the contract
EBRD - Tunisia: SNCFT Network Upgrade Project - Developing a Company Development Plan

Description: Contract notice: EBRD - Tunisia: SNCFT Network Upgrade Project Developing a Company Development Plan

Authority Type: Utilities entity
Contact Nature: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Award criteria: Not specified
CPV code: 45234111,
CPV Description: City railway construction work.

Procurement reference: 9183-RFP-49086.

Assignment name: Tunisia: SNCFT Network Upgrade Project Developing a Company Development Plan.

Business sector: Transport.

Project number: 49086.

Funding source: EBRD Shareholder Special Fund.

Type of contract: Consultancy Services.

Type of notice: Single-Stage Open Competitive Selection.

Issue date: 16.7.2018.

Closing date: Monday 10.9.2018, 12:00 local time (Tunis).

Executing Agency (Client):.

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The Client Contact Person:.

M. Mohamed Yahia Zribi.

Chef du Departement planification et controle de gestion.

Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT).

Gare de Tunis Ville.

Place Barcelone Tunis RP.

1000, Tunis.

zribi.yahya@sncft.com.tn.

Phone number: +216 71 332 996.

Mobile number: +216 98 548 018.

The EBRD's Contact Person:.

Georgia Vasiliadis (Ms).

Principal TC Specialist.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

One Exchange Square.

London, EC2A 2JN.

United Kingdom.

vasiliag@ebrd.com.

+ 44 20 7338 7750.

Project Description:.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "EBRD" or the "Bank") has provided a loan of up to 160 000 000 EUR for the benefit of Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens ("SNCFT" or the "Client") to finance a network upgrade programme which will entail doubling and electrifying the final section of the Suburban coastal (Sahel) rail line between Moknine and Mahdia, to upgrade (signalling and track) and realign the Western-Southern rail line between Tunis and Kasserine as well as to purchase 6 Electric multiple units ("EMUs") (the "Project")..

SNCFT is a public-sector company which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway network. The State provides annual financial contributions to support suburban services around Tunis and Sahel, and a number of low-traffic routes. The State is also responsible for investment in infrastructure. However, SNCFT's financial standing and in a broader sense, public finances, have been adversely affected by the drop in rail traffic which began in 2011; and its infrastructure has gradually fallen into disrepair, leading to a negative impact on journey times..

In order to address those issues, SNCFT has embarked on a restructuring plan with a view to:.

— cutting costs, .

— streamlining its operational processes, .

— pursuing a more assertive marketing policy, in particular for freight transport, .

— improving service delivery; and.

— reviewing SNCFT's financial relations with the government, including:.

—— covering the deficits built up over the years, .

—— setting higher rates on competitive services (i.e. those that are not state subsidised) and on transport of phosphate, .

—— thorough-going reform of the sector, based on experiences from around the world, .

—— helping to rehabilitate infrastructure, .

—— strengthening regulation of the transport market so as to deter unfair practices and optimise national transport resources; and.

—— establishing a fund to finance the railway sector in order to benefit from its comparative advantages in terms of the environment, fuel economy and safety..

The fund could be financed from taxes on road transport in urban, industrial and tourist areas, from fuel taxes, and from import taxes on private cars and lorries..

Additionally, a national transport master plan is to be finalised by mid-2018; it too will address financial relations between the State and SNCFT..

SNCFT now wishes to engage a consultant (the "Consultant") to support the Company's efforts in setting upgrade and expansion priorities up to 2025 and develop a Company development plan ("CDP") up to 2025 (the "Assignment")..

Details of the assignment are available in the terms of reference (the "TOR") provided in the Consultancy procurement document, accessible via the link below..

Consultant selection procedure: Single-stage open competitive selection.

Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and financial proposal..

Assignment start date and duration: The Assignment is expected to start in Q4 2018 and has an estimated overall duration of about 24 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: 500 000, 00 EUR..

Subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the specific needs of the Client the Assignment may be extended beyond the current scope..

Funding Source: It is anticipated that the contract will be financed by the EBRD Shareholder special fund. Selection and contracting is subject to the availability of funding..

Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant's country of origin..

Submission Requirements: In order to determine the capability and experience of Consultants seeking to be selected, the consultant shall submit a Response in accordance with the Consultancy procurement document (CPD) below:.

https://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/procurement/p-pn-180716c.html.

Important Notes:.

1) The selection will normally be made from the Proposals received in response to this notification only, on the basis of the selection criteria set out in the CPD. The highest ranked consultant will be selected and be invited to negotiate the contract, subject to availability of funding;.

2) Any updates of and clarifications on this procurement notice and/or the CPD shall be announced as updates on this notice, without any other notification. In the event of changes to the CPD, consultants will need to download the updated version of the CPD. Consultants are required to periodically check the notice for updates. Failure to take the updates into account while preparing the Proposal may result in disqualification or penalties to the scores in the evaluation;.

3) Consultants are encouraged to have a suitably qualified local partner to assist them in carrying out this assignment;.

4) The Assignment is one of a number of Technical assistance assignments that are supporting the project. A second assignment, linked to the Network development strategy, will be the subject of a tender in parallel with this assignment. No potential conflict of interest is envisaged between the 2 assignments. Consultants may decide whether or not to apply for both opportunities at this stage as long as a different team of key experts is provided for each assignment..


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