Greater Port Vila Area - Pre-Feasibility Study for Affordable and Resilient Settlement... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Vanuatu

Summary : Greater Port Vila Area - Pre-Feasibility Study for Affordable and Resilient Settlement Development and Upgrading

Deadline : 31 Jul 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25010700

Document Ref. No. : 1258318

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : THE WORLD BANK GROUP
ADB Liaison Office Level 5, Reserve Bank Building Rue Emile Mercet Postal Address: PO. Box 3221 Tel : +678 25581 Fax: +678 22636
Vanuatu

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Greater Port Vila Area - Pre-Feasibility Study for Affordable and Resilient Settlement Development and Upgrading.

The long-term vision of the Government of Vanuatu is to provide potable water, sanitation, roads, drainage, and electricity to low- and middle-income households in selected settlements. Services must conform to appropriate standards, but also be affordable. Infrastructure development must allow for population growth, be resilient to natural hazards, climate change effects (e.g. increased rainfall and sea level rise), and environmental impacts (e.g. soil erosion, concentration of flow, and waste contamination). This selection is for Consulting services for a firm to carry out and prepare:
Engineering pre-feasibility studies and concept designs for development platforms and infrastructure services at five existing settlement sites and one greenfield site for low-middle income, mixed-use residential development in Greater Port Vila, Vanuatu; and
Preliminary cost estimates for downstream: physical investigations, environmental/social safeguards, design, construction, and supervision.

The Sites and Scope of Development Works to be covered by the pre-feasibility assessment are listed below.
Existing, already settled sites:
SeasideTongoa, Futuna, Paama, Tokyo, Anabrou, Ohlen Mataso, Manples
Upgrade access roads, storm-water drainage, and drainage path cross structures (if necessary) to the settlement boundaries;
Provide network connections for water, sewage, and electricity to the settlement boundaries;
Water and sewerage network connections, or sewage soak disposal, for households;
Footpaths and pedestrian accessways within the sites;
Some recreational areas and, potentially, common vehicle parking areas.

New, undeveloped sites:
Erakor Half Road
Provide access roads, storm-water drainage, and drainage path cross structures (if necessary);
Improve access road bridge crossing;
Housing plot development boundaries and layouts;
Provide network connections for water, sewage, and electricity to the settlement boundaries;
Water and sewerage network connections, or sewage soak disposal, for households;
Footpaths, pedestrian accessways, and some vehicle access roads, within the sites;
Some recreational areas and common vehicle parking areas.

Further background to the land development proposals will be provided to shortlisted firms in the following documents, together with the request for proposals:
Briefing note on status and options (incl. 3 Annexes).
Options for guided land development for affordable and resilient urban expansion. Progress update and preliminary screening of informal settlements in greater Port Vila.
Greater Port Vila settlementshazards, characteristics, and recommendations for improvements (table format).
National Land Subdivision Policy, Republic of Vanuatu, draft dated April 2016.
Presentations
- Principles and best practices for monitoring of registered lease land
- Introduction to preparing a detailed layout plan
- Review of subdivision applications
- Greater Port Vila guided land development options

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Housing - phase 2

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:
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INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)

NOTES
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

Qualification Criteria

· 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.

· 2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.

· 3. Provide information on their core business and years in business.

· 4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.

* - Mandatory

Shortlisted consultants will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposal. Contract awards will be made in accordance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policies and Procedures.

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