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Project ID: P171099
Project Title: Digital Cabo Verde Project
Borrower Bid Reference: 38/DCVP/UGPE/2021
REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE
MINISTÉRIO DAS FINANÇAS
UNIDADE DE GESTÃO DE PROJETOS ESPECIAIS
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)
COUNTRY: CABO VERDE
PROJECT: DIGITAL CABO VERDE
Project ID No. P171099
Date: November 24, 2021
Notice Number: EOI - 38/DCVP/UGPE/2021
Assignment Title: Assessment of the value of the assets and liabilities of the physical component of the RTPE as a WAN infrastructure, for NOSi – Núcleo Operacional da Sociedade de Informação
1. The Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde has received from the International Development Association (hereafter named “World Bank”), the Credit ref. 6792-CV to fund the Digital Cabo Verde Project, aiming to contribute to transforming the country into a regional digital hub for accelerating its digital economy through an enhanced digital infrastructure and strengthened demand of digital services and skills, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
2. The objective of this Consulting Services (“the Services”) is to carry out an exhaustive survey of all assets and liabilities of the communications networks of the RTPE access, as a WAN (Wide Area Network) infrastructure to NOSi, and to make a real assessment of its value, in view of the NOSi’s restructuring process.
The assignment is expected to take about 5 months to complete.
3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment shall be requested at the address e-mail given below, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. (local time), during the working day or can be found at the following website www.mf.gov.cv .
4.The implementing agency, Unidade de Gestão de Projectos Especiais – UGPE, 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. (Relevant material must not exceed 30 pages overall).
5. The shortlisting criteria are:
6. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
7. 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”, dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
8. 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.
9. A consultant will be selected under the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 and August 2018.
10. Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the emails address below from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. (local time), during working days.
Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]
C/c: [email protected] ; [email protected]
11. Expressions of interest must be delivered in the English, to the address below, or by e-mail indicating the title of the assignment and the name of the project, by December 8, 2021.
Unidade de Gestão de Projetos Especiais | Ministério das Finanças
Attn: Nuno Gomes – UGPE Coordinator
Av. China, Edifício Tribunal Constitucional, 3º Andar
Chã d´Areia - Cidade da Praia, Ilha de Santiago
C.P.nº 145, Republica de Cabo Verde
Tel: + 238 - 261 7584/261-6198
Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]
C/C: [email protected] ; [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department Unidade de Gestao de Projectos Especiais
Name Nuno Gomes
Address Av. China, Edifício Tribunal Constitucional, 3º Andar
City
Province/State Cabo Verde
Postal Code
Country Cabo Verde
Phone (238) 2617585
Email [email protected]
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