Civil Service Commission
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES) FIRMS SELECTION
COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Somalia (FGS)
NAME OF PROJECT: Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project
PROJECT ID: P177298
Grant No: IDA-E1360/TF: B9920
Assignment: Consultancy Service for the Development of Engineering Design Technical Drawings and Bill of Quantities for the Civil Service Commission office building Infrastructures in 4 FMS Cities
Reference No: SO-MOF- 453510-CS-CQS
Place of assignment: Federal Member States of Somalia
1. Background
The Federal Republic of Somalia has received financing from The World Bank through the Ministry of Finance (MoF) toward the cost of Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP) and intends to finance the construction of the Civil Service Commission office building infrastructures as well as design and supervision services in 4 FMS Cities.
The World Bank, through (SERP) is supporting Somalia to improve institutions and service delivery to strengthen the social contract. This is part of a broader effort to build state legitimacy and reduce institutional fragmentation. For Somali citizens to be willing to contribute to public revenues, they must trust in the state’s capability to discharge its basic functions and deliver public services. Similar trust is required to boost external funding for essential services and humanitarian support, such as for drought and famine, and to channel these via government institutions and systems. This requires, on the one hand, bolstering the institutional capacity of the state, and on the other hand, addressing fragmentation and strengthening the transparency and accountability in managing public resources.
SERP will assist Somali governments by focusing on synergies and interconnections between improving domestic revenue mobilization (DRM), public financial management (PFM), and public sector management (PSM). Integration of revenue, expenditure, and service delivery will in time improve formal tax revenues, strengthen legitimacy of the state by strengthening budget management, accountability for results, transparency, and the State’s capacity to deliver services to its citizens.
2. Objective of the Assignment
The principal objective of this assignment is to ensure the technical quality, cost effective designs and thorough supervision and coordination between various designs and documents for the construction of FMS Civil Service Commission offices to be undertaken under Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP). The overall objective of the assignment is to ensure the timely execution of SERP project involving complete documentation for construction of FMS Civil Service Commission office building infrastructure including periodic supervision.
The specific objective is to provide architectural, engineering, quantity surveying, procurement and environmental and social (E&S) services for the design of the building(s) and for the production of working drawings, specifications, bills of quantities, procurement documents (in accordance with World Bank standard procurement documents), and cost estimates for the proposed building(s). The Consultants must ensure that the scope of works will fall within the allocated civil works budget. The consultant will also be responsible for conducting topographical and geotechnical surveys of each site. The consultant firm will be expected to design complete infrastructure required at each state level civil service commission site including offices, administration block, toilets and other buildings facilities, required as per building codes and design standards (structural, electrical, fire, etc) prevailing and practiced in Somalia.
The detailed Terms of Refence (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following link: ToR for TPM Engeering Design Technical Drawings Bill of Quantities clean | Ministry of Finance – Somalia
The Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consulting firms 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 (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The short-listing criteria are as follows:
- Core business of the firm (The firm should have a track record of at least 5 years relevant to conducting assessments and developing preliminary and detailed engineering designs and supervision of construction works).
- Experience of conducting similar assignments (At least two (2) successfully completed comparable projects in the areas of design of sustainable, climate responsive and resilient public buildings. Supporting documentation of this experience should be enclosed with the proposal. (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
- The consultant should have prior experience in design and oversight of building construction and/or civil engineering projects in the Somali context. Proof of the same needs to be enclosed with the proposal.
- The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the organization. Do not provide CVs of staff). Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing – Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.
Interested Consultant may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:30am to 3.30pm Mogadishu time (Excluding public holidays).
Expressions of interest (EOI) should be delivered (in person or by e-mail) in a written form in three (3) hard copies (if not by e-mail) to the address below by 21st December 2024 at 16:00 Hours (Mogadishu Time)
Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP)
Project Coordination Unit
Corso Somalia Street, Shangaani District, Mogadishu, Somalia
E-mail: serprecruitment@mof.gov.so
To apply for this job email your details to serprecruitment@mof.gov.so