Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD): Site Management, Interpretive, Visitor Experience Plans, Design and Supervision for Kanina Castle, Borsh Castle and Spile Cave touristic sites. Structural Interventions to increase cliff stability of Borsh Castle

Project ID: P155875

Project Title: Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD)

Borrower Bid Reference: AL-ADF-245792-CS-CQS

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES)

Republic of Albania

Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD)

IBRD Loan No: 8656- ALB.

Project ID Number: P15562

Issuing date:  August 27, 2021 

Assignment Title: “Site Management, Interpretive, Visitor Experience Plans, Design and Supervision for Kanina Castle, Borsh Castle and Spile Cave touristic sites. Structural Interventions to increase cliff stability of Borsh Castle”

Reference No. AL-ADF-245792-CS-CQS

The Government of Albania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD), and intends to apply a part of its for-consulting services foreseen under component 2 of this project. The consulting services (“the Services”) include: “Site Management, Interpretive, Visitor Experience Plans, Design and Supervision for Kanina Castle, Borsh Castle and Spile Cave touristic sites. Structural Interventions to increase cliff stability of Borsh Castle”/REF No: AL-ADF-245792-CS-CQS

Main Goal of this Assignment

To protect and preserve the unique values of cultural heritage in order to promote their universal values, tourism development and sustainable economic development of the area. This will help to transform the sites into very important touristic destinations.

The Consultant will carry out the following main activities in two phases:

PHASE A: Preliminary works, site management plans, design services and site maintenance plans.

PHASE B: Supervision of works.

For Phase A, the Consultant will carry out the following main activities/ tasks: 

Task 0: Carry out an inception desk-review, including stocktaking and preparation of a Work-Plan and preparation of the inception report.

Task 1: Development of Conservation Plans, Stakeholder Workshop for Kanina Castle, Borsh Castle, Spile Cave and identification of structural interventions to increase the cliff stability of Borsh Castle.

Task 2: Develop one Vision for the Tourism Valorization of each touristic sites for a 10-year period. Prepare Site Management Plans for the site (for a 5-year period), which will provide sustained stewardship and management to the touristic sites. Also identify investment projects/activities in and around the site that fulfill the vision developed,

prioritize, and select them to be financed under PIUTD.

Task 3: Preliminary Concept Design, preliminary Estimates for selected investment projects/activities for the three touristic sites as well as structural interventions for the stability of Borsh Castle.

Task 4: Prepare detailed designs, BoQs, technical specifications, technical reports, EIA reports, and works schedule for selected investment projects/activities and structural interventions to make them ready for bidding. Prepare Site Maintenance Plan

For Phase B, the Consultant will carry out the following main activities:

Activity 1: Inception Phase

Activity 2: Construction Phase

Activity 3: Defects Liability Period

Albanian Development Fund (ADF), now invites eligible companies (“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 (Summary of relevant experience of the firm, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, CV for the key personnel, letters of recommendation, etc.).  The consultant should be a Firm. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

The consultant must meet the following qualification criteria: The consultant firm should have experience with similar assignments. As a minimum criterion the firm should have performed at least one similar assignment in the last past 5 years.    

The short-listing criteria are:

For Phase A, the consultant should have a multi-disciplinary team of 13 key staff professional and technical personal will be required for the execution of the project. The Consultant Team should be led for the full term of the project by a Principal Team Leader with international experience in cultural heritage site management and experienced in project management in similar projects as follows: 

• Team Leader Conservation Architect (International) – M.Sc. in Architectural Conservation – 15 (fifteen) yrs. international experience. Postgraduate exp.  In conservation/preservation of historic buildings.

• Structural Engineer (International) – M.Sc. in Structural engineering in historic structures – 10 (ten) yrs. international postgraduate exp.  Structural engineering of similar conservation consultancy. 

• Senior Geologist/Senior Geotechnical (International) – M.Sc. in geological matter concerning structural consolidations within heritage context – 10 (ten) yrs. international postgraduate exp.  in geo surveys and geo risks analysis on cultural heritage sites and project like the scope of this consultancy.

• Archaeologist/ (International or Local) – M.Sc. in Archaeology or Architecture/postgraduate qualifications Archeology – 10 (ten) yrs. postgraduate exp. related to archeology.

• Cultural Heritage Expert (International or Local) – M.Sc. in Architecture or Civil Engineering with postgraduate qualifications in Conservation/Restoration in Build Heritage – 10 (ten) yrs. postgraduate exp. related to management and designing interventions for conservation/restoration in built heritage.

• Art Restorer (An expert in frescos) (International or Local) – M. Sc. in Architecture, History or relevant – 10 (ten) yrs. postgraduate experience.

• Hydrological Expert (International or Local) – M.Sc. in Hydrology or hydrologic engineering. With post qualifications or experiences in cultural heritage sites – 15 (fifteen) yrs. postgraduate exp. in hydrological assessments and drainage solutions in cultural heritage buildings and sites.

• Tourism Expert (International) – M. Sc. in Tourism or equivalent with postgraduate qualifications in Tourism Planning – He/she should have at least 15 (fifteen) yrs. of working experience in tourism planning, site management. especially in natural protected areas, preferably with experience in similar contexts, good understanding of interpretation techniques and demonstrated success with participatory planning. 

• Architect (Local) – M.Sc. in Architecture or equivalent with postgraduate qualifications in Cultural heritage management and interventions. (Restoration, requalification) – 10 (ten) yrs. in design / supervision / construction of infrastructure projects with previous experience in interventions in cultural heritage sites/build heritage.

• Business Plan Expert (Local) – Graduated in Tourism or M.Sc – He/she should have at least 5 (five) yrs. of professional experience, particularly in ecotourism/adventure tourism

• Civil Engineer (International or Local) – M.Sc. in Civil Engineering – 5 (five) yrs. postgraduate experience in different construction projects design in urban infrastructure, civil works, etc.

• Topographic Engineer (International or Local) – M.Sc. in Topographic Engineering – 10 (ten) yrs. postgraduate experience in topographic surveys in cultural heritage buildings of similar projects. GIS Expertise 

• Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Specialist (International or Local) – University Degree in Environmental Engineering or equivalent. Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management or equivalent. Extra qualifications in social aspect. – 8 (eight) yrs. on environmental engineering.

For Phase B, the consultant should have a multi-disciplinary team of 6 key staff professional and technical personal will be required for the execution of the project as follow:

• Team Leader Architect – M.Sc. in Architecture or equivalent with postgraduate qualifications in Cultural heritage management and interventions. (Restoration, requalification) – 10 (ten) years in design/supervision/construction of infrastructure projects with previous experience in interventions in cultural heritage sites/build heritage

• Site Supervision Engineer – He/she shall have at least a Master (3+2) or equivalent University Degree in Civil Engineering – 8 (eight) years in design/supervision/construction of infrastructure projects (roads, urban infrastructure, buildings, etc.).

• Material Engineer – He/she shall have at least a Master (3+2) or equivalent University Degree in Civil Engineering – 10 (ten) years of material engineer experience in design/supervision/construction projects

• Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Specialist – University Degree in Environmental Engineering or equivalent. Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management or equivalent. Extra qualifications in social aspects are a plus – 8 (eight) years on environmental engineering

• Quantity Surveyor/Engineer – He/she shall have at least a University Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent – 8 (eight) years of topo-surveying experience in design/supervision/ construction of large infrastructure projects

• Exhibition Designer/Curator – MA in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies or similar post graduations and qualifications in Visual and Performing Arts, Arts Management – 10 (ten) yrs. of postgraduate exp. as a curator.  of museums, exhibitions and similar to the scope of this consultancies. Experience in reinterpreting museum in relevant themes concerning history, cultural heritage, tradition, writer’s house, etc

For more information interested consultants can have access to Terms of References in ADF’s web page. 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  

The consultant should be a Firm. The selection method to be applied is Consultant Qualifications (CQ), in accordance with the procedures set out the World Bank’s Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers” (January 2011, revised July 2014). 

The consultant will perform the Design Services within 12.25 months period, and the level of inputs required is 40,5 man/months. For the Design Services the Consultant will be contracted under a lump sum contract. Meanwhile, the Supervision Services will be performed by the consultant within 13 months period (also, following defect liability period), and the level of inputs required is 25 man/months. For the Supervision services the Consultant will be contracted for these services under a time-based contract.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 16:30 (Monday to Thursday) and 08:00 to 14:00 on Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 10 September 2021, no later than 12:00 hrs.

Albanian Development Fund (ADF)

Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD)

Address: Rruga: ”Sami Frashëri”, Nr. 10, Tirana

Tel/Fax: +355 4 2235 597/8; +355 4 2234 885

Att: Mr. Astrit Alikaj

Att: Mr. Artur Zaja

E-mail: aalikaj@albaniandf.org

E-mail: azaja@albaniandf.org

http://www.albaniandf.org

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department Albanian Development Fund
Name Astrit Alikaj
Address Rr. Sami Frasheri, No. 10, Tirana
City 
Province/State Albania
Postal Code 
Country Albania
Phone +355682063263
Email aalikaj@albaniandf.org
Website www.albaniandf.org