The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab 151-Abu Bakar Block, Garden Town, Lahore Price Rs.500/- (Non-refundable) EXPRESSION OF INTEREST HIRING OF CONSULTANCY FIRM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURIST RESORT/ENTERTAINMENT PARK AT UCHALI LAKE, SOON VALLEY, DISTRICT KHUSHAB (PPP MODE)” THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB 151 -Abu Bakar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore, Pakistan Ph +92-42-99231005, Fax +92-42-99231648 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tdcp.gop.pk UAN: 111-111-042 Sign & Stamp of Applicant Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 1 of 27 The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab 151-Abu Bakar Block, Garden Town, Lahore Price Rs.500/- (Non-refundable) TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB DISCLAIMER The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has prepared this Expression of Interest (EOI) Document to provide information regarding the relevant procurement of “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium”. Maximum efforts have been made to incorporate available information relevant to the assignment but however; this EOI Document does not claim to contain all the information related to this assignment. The TDCP does not make any representations or warranties, express or implied as to the adequacy, accuracy, completeness or reasonability of the information contained in this EOI Document. No decision should be based solely on the basis of the information provided in this EOI Document. The TDCP has no liability for any statements, opinions, information provided in this memorandum. The TDCP shall have no liability for any statements, opinions, information or matters (expressed or implied) arising out of, contained in or derived from, or for any omission in, this EOI Document. Furthermore, the TDCP will not be liable for any written or oral communication transmitted to third parties in relation to this EOI Document. Sign & Stamp of Applicant Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 2 of 27 The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab 151-Abu Bakar Block, Garden Town, Lahore Price Rs.500/- (Non-refundable) Sign & Stamp of Applicant Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 3 of 27 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Rationale ........................................................................................................................................ 4 3. Key Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 4 4. Applicant ........................................................................................................................................ 5 5. Short-Listing Criteria ..................................................................................................................... 5 6. Ineligibility af a Prospective Bidder .............................................................................................. 5 7. Preparation Costs ........................................................................................................................... 6 8. Language ........................................................................................................................................ 6 9. Clarifications .................................................................................................................................. 6 10. Proposed Timeline for Shortlisting ............................................................................................. 7 11. Submission of EOI Application .................................................................................................. 7 12. Evaluation of EOI Applications .................................................................................................. 8 13. Announcement of Shortlisted Applicant .................................................................................... 9 ANNEXES Annex 1: Draft Terms of Reference .................................................................................................... 10 Annex 2: Evaluation Criteria ............................................................................................................... 20 Annex 3: Format of Cover Letter ........................................................................................................ 21 Annex 4: List of Supporting Document............................................................................................... 22 Annex 5: Similar Assignment .............................................................................................................. 23 Annex 6: Basic Information of Applicant ........................................................................................... 24 Annex 7: Financial Capacity ............................................................................................................... 25 Annex 8: Non Blacklisting Certificate................................................................................................. 26 Annex 9: Format of CV ....................................................................................................................... 27 Sign & Stamp of Applicant u Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 3 of 27 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB 1. INTRODUCTION The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (hereinafter referred to as "TDCP") has advertised the Expression of Interest (EOI) for the “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/ Joint Venture”(The selected firm shall therefore, be responsible for Transaction Advisory Services) to invite application from prospective bidders (herein after referred to as "Applicant") to conduct Feasibility and Designing For Development of Tourist Resort/ Entertainment Park & at Uchali Lake, Soon Valley District Khushab (PPP Mode) (herein after referred to as “Assignment”).The underlying EOI Document is in accordance with Punjab Procurement Rules 2014. The short- listed applicants will only be issued the “Request for Proposal” regarding this assignment. The draft Terms of Reference of the assignment are attached as Annex-1 for the understanding of the assignment by the Applicant and the final Terms of Reference will be provided in the “Request for Proposal” 2. RATIONALE The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab is an autonomous body incorporated under the Companies Ordinances 1984 on 10th December 1986. The Corporation is governed by Managing Director under the administrative control of Secretary, Government of the Punjab, Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology & Tourism Department. Major decisions are taken by the Board of Directors (BOD) under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab. TDCP plays a crucial role in coordinating and supplementing the efforts of the Government in strengthening promotional and marketing efforts, catalyzing private investment and in providing trained manpower resources. TDCP has Tourist offices at various places in Punjab which are responsible for providing information service to tourists, tourism promotion and marketing in their respective areas. 3. KEY OBJECTIVES The major objectives of the assignment is to: a) To engage International/National consultancy firm/Consortium to conduct comprehensive feasibility study through Private Interventions b) To provide state of the Art and well managed recreational touristic facilities to the local population of District Khushab and surrounding areas at Uchali Lake, Soon Valley. c) To efficiently utilize the resources of the Government in a revenue generating activities. Sign & Stamp of Applicant u Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 4 of 27 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB 4. APPLICANT A Prospective Bidder may be a single entity or may take the form of a consortium comprise of companies, firms, corporate bodies or other legal entities. Each Consortium shall appoint and authorize one (01) lead member (hereinafter called as "Lead Member") to represent and irrevocably bind all members of the Consortium in all matters connected with the short listing, including but not limited to the submission of the EOI Application on behalf of the Consortium. After short-listing, any change in the composition of the Consortium (except lead member) will be subject to approval from the TDCP. 5. SHORT-LISTING CRITERIA The short-listing criteria for the evaluation of applicants are based on the company / consortium’s experience, technical ability and financial capability. Detail of short listing criteria is attached as Annex 2. The short listed consultancy firms will be issued RFP of the assignment. 6. INELIGIBILITY OF A PROSPECTIVE BIDDER If the Applicant / Consortium member has been barred from participating in any project by the Federal , Provincial or local government or government instrumentality in Pakistan or in any other jurisdiction to which the Applicant or a Consortium member belongs or in which the Applicant or a Consortium member conducts its business, whereas the bar subsists as on the EOI Application Submission Deadline, such entity shall not be eligible to submit Application for EOI, either individually or as a Consortium member. Sign & Stamp of Applicant u Expression of Interest “Hiring of Consultancy Firm/Consortium” Page 5 of 27 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF PUNJAB