India - P157141 - Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II - WB/RSHDP-II/CS/PMC

Country: India

Project Id: P157141

Project Name: Rajasthan State Highways Development Program II

Loan/Credit/TF Info.: IBRD-89390

Notice Version No.: 1

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Government of Rajasthan

PPP Division, Public Works Department, Rajasthan

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REoI)

Project Management Consultancy

Rajasthan State Highways Development Program-II (RSHDP-II)

1. The Public Works Department, Government of Rajasthan has applied for a loan from the World Bank in the amount of US$ 250 Million towards the cost of the Rajasthan State Highways Development Program-II, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for project management services.
2. The Consulting Services (“the Services”) include the provision of technical and managerial support to the Project Management Unit (PMU) under PPP division to implement RSHDP II. The support is sought through a consulting firm with various field of expertise interalia, engineering design, quality assurance, contract management including dispute resolution, procurement and financial management, social and environmental safeguards, road safety, gender mainstreaming, monitoring and evaluation and reporting. The total estimated implementation period will be five (05) years.
3. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached at Annexure-I. The TOR can be found at http://www.pwd.rajasthan.gov.in, http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in and http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in  or can be obtained at the address given below.

Mr. Dinesh Kr Agarwal,

Office of Additional Chief Engineer (PPP)

Nirman Bhawan, Jacob Road

Civil Lines, Jaipur -302006, Rajasthan, India

Tele: +91 141 2223547

Email: [email protected]

1. The PPP Division, Public Works Department, Jaipur, Rajasthan 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 in the format Annexure-II.
2. The Short listing criteria can be found at http://www.pwd.rajasthan.gov.in, http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in in Annexure-III.
   

1. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, 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 as per paragraph 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations.
2. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
3. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Expression of Interest must be submitted online only at http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in. on or before 17.07.2019 (up to 11.30 hours IST). The procedure for submitting REoI documents is attached as Annex-I. The amendments / clarifications to the REoI document, if any, will be hosted on the  PWD portal http://www.pwd.rajasthan.gov.in, SPPP Portal  http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in and e-tender portal of  GoR  http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.
5. PPP Division, PWD shall open online, all the REoIs received in the e-procurement portal at 12.30 hours IST on 17.07.2019  in the presence of the applicants, who choose to attend.  PPP Division, PWD will subsequently examine and evaluate the EOI in accordance with the provisions set out.
6. Additional information can be obtained from address mentioned below:

Additional Chief Engineer, PPP Division

Public Works Department, Jacob Road, Civil Lines,

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Pin code- 302006,

Telephone: +91-141-2223547

Fax: +91-141-2223547

     Electronic mail address: [email protected]

(Dinesh Kr Agarwal )

Addl. Chief Engineer (PPP)

PWD, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Annex-I

Accessing/ Purchasing of REoI documents and Submission Online

1. Online submission of bids through Government of Rajasthan e-portal http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, can be made by the interested applicants after enrolling with the above mentioned web site using the option “Click here to Enroll”. This enrollment is free at this point of time. Possession of a Valid Class II/III Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) in the form of smart card/e-token in the Company's name is a prerequisite for registration and participating in the bid submission activities through this web site. Digital Signature Certificates can be obtained from the authorized certifying agencies, details of which are available in the web site http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in under the link “Information about DSC”. The web site also has user manuals with detailed guidelines on enrolment and participation in the online bidding process. The user manuals can be downloaded for ready reference.
2. The Expression of Interest along with all relevant documents should be submitted online on https://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in before the due date and time. i.e. 17.07.2019  upto 11:30 Hrs IST.
3. The complete REoI documents can be viewed / downloaded free of cost from PWD portal http://www.pwd.rajasthan.gov.in e-tender portal http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in  and SPPP portal  http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in  from 27.06.2019 to 17.07.2019 (up to 11.30 hours IST).
4. Physical Request of Expression of Interest (REoI) in sealed envelope, complete in all respect, may also be submitted in the office mentioned above on / before due date.[AKR1] 

• to the address above, on or before 17.07.2019 by 11:30 Hrs. IST.
• a non-refundable Application Fee in the form of Demand Draft or Bankers Cheque of INR 100/- (Rupees One Hundred) (inclusive of taxes if any) payable at Jaipur in favour of “ Project Director (PPP), PWD, Jaipur”, if downloaded from websites.
• a non-refundable Processing Fee of INR 1000/-(Rupees One Thousand)  in the form of Demand Draft or Bankers Cheque  in favour of  “ MD RISL” payable at Jaipur.
• Application Fee & Processing Fee can also be deposited online to the Bank account as per following detail:
• Account holders Name : Additional Chief Engineer (PPP), PWD Jaipur
• Name of Bank & Branch : State Bank of India,
• Branch : PWD Campus, Jaipur (India)
• Account No. : 38511278294
• IFSC Code : SBIN0031820
  

(Dinesh Kr Agarwal )

Addl. Chief Engineer (PPP)

PWD, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Annex-II

TERMS OF REFERENCE

1. BACKGROUND

Rajasthan State Highways Development Program- II (RSHDP - II) has established a well-thought-out investment strategy including the following elements:

1. The state government launched RSHDP to develop and upgrade of State Highways (SH) using latest technology to cater for the ever-increasing traffic and overloading over the years. Till now, proposals for development of SHs & MDRs (132 highways with a total length 8,910km) have been identified and finalized.
2. The aim is to develop an efficient transport system, which is a pre-requisite for sustained economic development of the state and contribute to the national economic growth. The transport system so improved will facilitate movement of people and freight, boost trade and commerce, links industry and agriculture with markets and increase the access and mobility to under developed regions of the state.
3. The Government of India has applied for financing from World Bank for improving priority state road network in Rajasthan state. Public Works Department (PWD), Government of Rajasthan “(the Client)” has initiated Rajasthan State Highway Development Program (RSHDP) which aims to improve about 20000 Kilometer of State Highways(SH) and Major District Roads (MDR) to 2-lane or intermediate lane standard
4. As part of RSHDP, about 765 Kilometer [CC2] [ACEPPP3]  of SHs have been included under WB financial assistance Tranche-I, as Rajasthan State Highways Development Program-II (RSHDP-II) to improve the efficiency and safety of road transport in the state of Rajasthan.
5. RSHDP II focuses on (i) operationalizing the Rajasthan State Highways Authority notified through the Rajasthan State Highways Development Act No. 22 of 2015, with modern network management system and enhanced financing sources (ii) Rehabilitation/Development of 11 State Highways with an estimated total length of 765 [MWJ4] [ACEPPP5] km, and (iii) Improvement of Road safety management capacity in the state, through evidence based engineering and enforcement interventions; RSHDP shall be implemented through PPP Division of PWD, Government of Rajasthan which will act as the client. To assist PWD, GoR in implementing the road improvement works efficiently; it has decided to engage Project Management Consultant (PMC) using the proceeds of the WB financing.
6. The project roads are to be constructed under two modalities i.e. under Annuity mode and under EPC mode.

1. The Service

The main objective of Project Management Consultant is to provide support to the PPP Division of Public Works Department, Government of Rajasthan to implement the Rajasthan State Highway Development Program as per world bank guidelines and to provide technical advice and implementation support to PWD, including interalia,

1. Monitoring of highway improvement, strengthening of PWD PPP division and road safety with periodic site visits
2. Reminding the client of any major actions it would need to take as per the contracts or in response to the loan covenants of the Bank
3. Assessing the progress of project outputs and outcomes per the project’s M&E framework;
4. Act as PWD’s technical agent during its site visits and bring to the notice of PWD any significant quality aberrations or cost variations;
5. Support the client on all environmental and social management activities/ requirements of the project; and
6. Prepare monthly and quarterly project reports for PWD and the Bank.

The scope of PMC services is the following but not limited to:

1. Develop an implementation plan for the entire project comprising of all components/activities, quantified deliverables of physical works for each package, outputs of consultancy services, the related financial plans on a monthly or quarterly basis as appropriate;
2. Develop a monthly detailed project progress monitoring framework in line with the M&E framework already included in the project appraisal document (PAD), which focuses on only key outputs/outcomes; assist the Client in monitoring the implementation of the plan in (a) above and more specifically, in close collaboration with the independent engineers (IE) PPP-HAM packages and Authority Engineers (AE) in EPC packages, assist the Client in monitoring the implementation progress of PPP-HAM and EPC civil works contracts, in terms of physical and financial progress, compliance with environmental and social safeguard requirements outlined in the respective instruments[1], and other related aspects,
3. Prepare comprehensive progress reports and submit to PPP division PWD quarterly, which in turn will share copies to GoI and World Bank;
4. Flag potential implementation issues before and when they crop up, advise the client how to address them ,
5. Prepare the documents as required for the client to submit the subsequent Interim Unaudited Financial Reports (IUFR) to [MWJ6] [ACEPPP7] WB in order to timely secure further funding for the development program,
6. Develop a project performance monitoring system (PPMS) appropriate for the PPP/EPC projects being implemented by the client and in accordance with the international best practices, and[MWJ8] [ACEPPP9] 
7. [ACEPPP10] Review the progress of the state highway improvement component and suggest client for micro planning to achieve the target
8. Review contractors’ work plan submitted through IE/AE to using project management tools such as primavera or MS project and suggest suitable mo