REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

UKRAINE ROAD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. Loan No: 8549-UA

Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for elaboration of a feasibility study (FS) for development of a transport corridor along the route Lviv –Ternopil – Khmelnytskyi – Vinnytsia – Uman.

Reference No.: CS-10(b)

The State Road Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Road Sector Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services ("the Services") include consulting services for elaboration of a feasibility study for development of a transport corridor along the route Lviv –Ternopil – Khmelnytskyi – Vinnytsia – Uman. The route runs through Lviv, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia and Cherkasy regions along the following roads:

- M09 Lviv – Ternopil section km 111+893 - km 0+000; - М12 Stryi – Ternopil – Kropyvnytskyi – Znamianka (through Vinnytsa) section km 145+580 - 551+363. and follows the alignment of the existing roads. The Consultancy Services will be a continuation of Contract CS-10(a) which was terminated in October 2019 due to the Consultant’s poor performance. Thus, preliminary data collection, traffic surveys and engineering surveys and Technical and economic analysis tasks were performed by the previous Consultant and accepted by the Client. The assignment is to commence from the moment of signing of the Agreement and will last for a period to be agreed upon by the parties (approximately 12 months, excluding period needed for final approval of FS according to current legislation).

The Ukravtodor 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. The shortlisting criteria are:

(i) general experience of consulting firm; (ii) particular experience of consulting firm in the field of assignment; (iii) firm’s capabilities.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers” dated January 2011 (revised July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications. Interested Сonsultants should clearly indicate the structure of their “association” and the duties of the partners and sub consultants in their application. Unclear expression of interests in terms of “in association with” and/or “in affiliation with” and etc. may not be considered for short listing.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09.00 to 18.00 of Kiev time. SE "Ukrdorinvest"(PIU) Attn: Olena Kryvoruchko, Director 51 Antonovicha Str., office 701 Kyiv 03150, Ukraine Tel/fax: +38 044 2877060 E-mail: [email protected]

One (1) copy of Expressions of interest in English and one (1) copy in Ukrainian clearly marked “Consultancy Services for elaboration of a feasibility study (FS) for development of a transport corridor along the route Lviv –Ternopil – Khmelnytskyi – Vinnytsia – Uman.” must be delivered in a sealed envelope to the address below (in person, or by mail) on or before 17:00 (Local time) March 2, 2020.

State Road Agency of Ukraine Attn: Oleksandr Kubrakov, Head Office 509, 9 Fizkultury Str., Kyiv 03150, Ukraine Tel/fax: +38(044) 287-60-00 E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]; [email protected]