Agriculture Modernization Project: Selecting a company for developing an Agro-Integrated Land Management System using modern technologies for the Ministry of Agriculture

Project ID: P158372

Project Title: Agriculture Modernization Project

Borrower Bid Reference: AMP/C3/QCBS/04

Request for expression of interest

Country:          Republic of Uzbekistan
IDA Credit:    6549-UZ 

Project:           Agriculture Modernization Project

Package:         Selection of a company to develop an Integrated Land Management information system using modern technologies for the Ministry of Agriculture

Package No.: AMP/C3/QCBS/04

1. The International Centre for Food and Agriculture Strategic Development and Research (ISCAD) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Agriculture Modernization Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include the developing an Integrated Land Management information system using modern technologies for the Ministry of Agriculture to achieve the goals of the concept in the framework of the Agriculture modernization project.
2. ISCAD now invites 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. Consultants may team up with other firms to improve their skills, but should clearly indicate whether the association is a joint venture and/or a sub-consultant. In the case of a joint venture, all joint venture partners will be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if any.
3. The consulting services (“the Services”) include developing an Integrated Land Management information system using modern technologies for the Ministry of Agriculture according to the Terms of Reference. The Terms of Reference shall be sent upon request to e-mail: amcp@rra.uz.
4. Consulting firms should provide comprehensive information demonstrating their qualifications and experience in performing such services (information on organization, key personnel, past experience, a list of past and present tasks of a similar nature, and any other information that may demonstrate the consultant’s ability to perform the task satisfactorily).
5. Consulting firms should include the following information to their EOI:

• Consulting Firm Information

• Associations (Joint Venture or Sub-consultancy)

Present the rationale for and benefits of working in association (JV or Sub-consultant) with others rather than undertaking the assignment independently (as appropriate). Describe the proposed management and coordination approach of the association and the role of each firm.

• Technical competence

Project References - highlight the technical qualifications of your entity/consortium in undertaking similar assignments. Provide details of past experiences working with similar project authorities

• Management Competence

• Describe standard policies, procedures, and practices that your entity has to assure quality interaction with clients and outputs. Please state if your company is ISO certified.
• How your firm/consortium handles complaints concerning the performance of experts or quality of the reports submitted for previous and future assignments? What internal controls are in place to address and resolve complaints?
• How you ensure the quality of your firm’s/consortium’s performance over the life of assignments.

• Projects references

Present relevant projects to demonstrate the firm’s technical qualifications and geographical experience (maximum 10 projects).

• Summary for the Projects listed above

• Eligibility

We, the undersigned, certify to the best of our knowledge and belief:

• We have read the advertisement, including the terms of reference (TOR), for this assignment: (YES/NO);
• Neither the consulting firm nor its JV member or sub-consultant or any of its experts prepared the TOR for this activity: (YES/NO);
• We confirm that the project references submitted as part of this EOI accurately reflect the experience of the specified firm/consortium: (YES/NO);
• Ensuring assignment resulting from our work product under this assignment, our firm, JV member or sub-consultant, and the expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing and participation in the assignment.
• The lead entity and JV member or sub-consultant are NOT currently sanctioned by or other MDBs. Neither the consulting firm nor the JV member or sub-consultant has ever been convicted of an integrity-related offense or crime related to theft, corruption, fraud, collusion or coercion.

1. Shortlisting criteria:

The company participating in the selection must meet the following requirements:

• at least 5 years of experience in the development of integrated information systems;
• having ISO certificate for information technology;
• experience in the implementation of at least 2 contracts executed over the past 3 years with a total cost of at least 3.0 million US dollars for the development of integrated information systems;
• experience in implementing similar projects is encouraged;
• experience in the implementation of contracts under projects with the participation of IFI funds is encouraged.

Key experts will not be evaluated at the stage of shortlisting.

1. The Consultant will be selected through a selection method based on cost and quality (QCBS) in accordance with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, World, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016 (“the Regulations”).
2. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.16 and 3.17 of  the Regulations setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 
3. Expressions of interest shall be delivered in writing to the address below (in person or by e-mail) till 18:00 (Tashkent time) by September 20, 2022 along with information.
4. Interested consultants may contact us by e-mail or telephone at the address below during business hours from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. (Tashkent time).

International Centre for Food and Agriculture

Strategic Development and Research,

1-a, Labzak str., Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100128.

Phone: (+ 998 71) 241 33 30

E-mail: amcp@rra.uz

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department
International Centre for Food and Agriculture Strategic Development and Research under the Ministry of Agriculture of th

Name
Alisher Shukurov

Address
1A, Labzak str. Tashkent

City
Province/State
Uzbekistan

Postal Code
Country
Uzbekistan

Phone
+998 91 3297781

Email
amcp@rra.uz

Website
www.uzaifsa.uz