REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Country: Project Name: Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP) Consulting Service: Preparation of detailed design, drawings and bidding documents for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP) Deadline for submission: 25 May 2015 (Monday)

Implementing Agency: Irrigation Department {represented by Project Director, Project Management Unit (PMU) for LBDCIP}, Lahore

INTRODUCTION

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has applied for financing for project design advance (PDA) from Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of preparing detailed design, drawings and bidding documents for Jalalpur Irrigation Project (JIP) in Punjab Province. The project will construct new canals and appurtenant structures and on-farm irrigation and drainage system for 64,000 ha in Pind Dadan Khan and Khushab districts. The main Jalalpur canal will offtake from right bank of River at Rasul Barrage and will provide non-perennial irrigation supplies improving crop production. ADB financed project preparatory technical assistance (TA No: 8404) is already preparing feasibility study of the project.

2. The proposed financing will be used for procurement of Consulting Services for preparing detailed design, drawings and bidding documents for JIP. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in Asian Development Bank’s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). The duration of the assignment is 18 months.

3. The general scope of consulting services will include but not be limited to preparation of: a. Engineering design & drawings of Jalalpur main canal and distribution system with associated drainage system, including updating of PC-1 of the project. b. Engineering design & drawings of all hydraulic structures including bridges, canal falls, cross regulators, head regulators, aqueducts, outletsand drainage works including gates and gearing system. c. Complete bidding documents keeping in view the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (2009, as amended from time to time) and evaluation of bids for supervision consultants.

Page 1 of 4 4. The tentative list and detail of structures as identified by the TA-Consultants is as under:

Sr. Main Distributaries and Minor Description Total No. Canal Canals

Intake structure at Rasul 1 1 - 1 Barrage

2 Disty& Minor Head Regulators - 21 21

3 Cross Regulators & Falls 4 85 89

4 Escape Structures 1 - 1

5 Railway Bridges 4 - 4

6 Road Bridges/culverts 27 62 89

7 Cross Drainage Structure 59 1 60

8 Outlets 50 359 409

Total: 254 528 782

5. The request for expression of interest (REOI) and terms of reference (TOR) for consulting services can be downloaded from PMU for LBDCIP website http://.lbdcip.irrigation.punjab.gov.pk

6. The project Management Unit for LBDCIP, on behalf of Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab, invites eligible consulting firms from ADB member countries to express their interest in providing the required consultancy services. For preparation of EOI, ADB’s templates must be used, which can be downloaded from http//www.adb.org/sites/default/files/eoi-consulting-firms- 20131114.doc. Interested firms having sufficient experience and desirous of undertaking the assignment should submit the EOI along with the following information in English language stating background of their organization and professional experts:  Name, address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of Consultants  Ownership and organizational structure of the Consultants  List of three (03) similar assignments undertaken during last 10 years indicating (i) project cost and cost of consultancy services; (ii) share of assignment in case of joint venture; (iii) key staff time input and (iv) description of the nature and scope of work;  List / Cv’s of key relevant staff permanently employed with the firm;  Audited statements of accounts and annual turnover for the last three (03) years;  Certificate of Incorporation/Registration of the firm as Legal Entity;

Page 2 of 4  National Tax Number  Registration of firm with relevant professional body;  Undertaking that firm has not been sanctioned or declared ineligible by ADB or debarred by any Government /Semi Government Organization.

Consultants are requested to provide only that material which is specific to the proposed services, and avoid submitting generic promotional literature. 7. The Consultants key staff team is assumed to comprise national experts with estimated input of 132 person-months. Following is the client’s estimate of the consultant’s key staff team:

Key Experts Nos. 1. Team Leader / Project Manager 1 2. Irrigation Engineering Specialist (Deputy Team Leader) 1 3. Hydraulic Design Engineering Specialist 1 4. Structural Design Engineering Specialist 1 5. Hydrological Specialist 1 6. Geotechnical Engineering Specialist 1 7. Mechanical Engineering Specialist 1 8. Ground Water Engineering Special 1 9. Agricultural Agronomist 1 10. Environmental Specialist 1 11. Social safe Guard Specialist 2 12. Procurement and Contract Specialist 1

8. The deadline for receipt of EOI is May 25, 2015 (Monday) by 14:00 of Pakistan Standard time following the Quality and Cost Based Selection – (QCBS) (90:10) procedure. The firm having the highest score after adding the technical and financial scores will be invited to negotiate the contract.

9. Expression of Interest may also be delivered by electronic mail at the address given below by not later than the submission deadline. The Executing Agency (EA) reserves the right to: (i) reject any or all EOI submissions and cancel this recruitment process at any time and interested firms are responsible for all costs incurred arising out of, or in relation to, this request; and (ii) amend or withdraw the terms of reference, budget, this request for EOI, and all attachments at any time.

10. The consulting firms may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications. Only firms that have been shortlisted will be subsequently invited to submit technical and financial proposals on the prescribed “Request For Proposal”. The

Page 3 of 4 names and addresses of shortlisted firms will be posted on the ADB’s and PMU, LBDCIP websites.

11. Interested firms are advised to address their submissions and enquiries to the following address:

Attention: Project Director Address: Project Management Unit (PMU), Lower Bari Doab Improvement Project (LBDCIP) Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab, Canal Bank, Mustafa Abad, Lahore-54840, Pakistan Telephone: 0092 42 99250362 Facsimile: 0092 42 99250289 E-mail address: [email protected] Web address: http://lbdcip.irrigation.punjab.gov.pk

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