Design and supervision for molecular laboratory

Source: World Bank — Second Agricultural Growth Project

      REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

                                     (Firms Selection)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of project: Second Agricultural Growth Program (AGP II)

Credit No.: IDA 5605 ET

Assignment Title: selection of Consultant for Design & supervision of molecular laboratory.

Reference No. ET-MOANRD-82723- CS-CQS

1. Background of the Assignment

National Institute for Control and Eradication of Tsetse and Trypanosomosis (NICETT) is working on control and eradication of Tsetse and Trypanosomosis from different parts of the country. Agricultural Growth Program II (AGP II), from its budget, has planned to construct G+1 offices and Molecular Biology Laboratory building with an estimated built up area of about 120 m2 that supports NICETT to meet its mission in the compound of the Head office that found in Kality.

1. Objective

The objective of this project is preparation of design document for G+1 office and laboratory building and supervision and contract administration of the project.

1.  Scope of the Consultancy Services Required

                                     3.1 Preparation of design document

The consultant shall make site investigation and tests on the soil condition and prepare design document that includes

• Site investigation report

• Architectural design

• Structural design

• Electrical design

• Sanitary design

The consultant shall get consultation from employer experts during preparation of design documents. Beside this the consultant shall submit the final design document after getting approval from the sub city construction office.

 The Ministry of Agriculture 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. Experience in the field of assignment, technical and managerial capabilities of the firm, their core business and years in business and qualification of key staffs.

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 & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants Under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits by World Bank Borrowers” dated January 2011 and revised July 2014, “ (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: Bank policy requires that consultants provide professional, objective, and impartial advice and at all times hold the client’s interests paramount, without any consideration for future work, and that in providing advice they avoid conflicts with other assignments and their own corporate interests. Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interest of the Borrower.

A Consultant will be selected in Consultant’s Qualification Selection (CQS) selection method set out in the Procurement Guideline of the World Bank.

Consultants may associate to enhance their qualification.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person by June, 06, 2019 at 10:00 AM.

Attn: Degayehu Desso, Procurement Directorate Director

Postal address 62347 and street address, CMC Road, Behind Geological Survey of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa,Ethiopia

Tel:- +251-116-67-79-32/116-46-22-85

Fax:-+251-116-46-07-43/116-46-20-03

Email: -degayehu@gmail.com

Web site: - http://www.moa.gov.et/

Ministry of Agriculture