Project ID: P162762

Project Title: Turkey Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings

Borrower Bid Reference: EEPB/WB/MOEU/QCBS-DES&SUP-10

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION-QCBS)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION-QCBS)

REPUBLIC OF TURKEY

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, URBANISATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE (MOEUCC)

GENERAL DIRECTORATE of CONSTRUCTION AFFAIRS (GDCA)

TURKEY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECT

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ENERGY AUDITS, TECHNICAL DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION SERVICES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY RENOVATIONS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Reference No:

(EEPB/WB/MoEU/QCBS-DES&SUP-10)

This request for expressions of interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in UNDB with reference no WB 8227-07/19.

The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Project (EEPBP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The General Directorate of Construction Affairs (“GDCA”) of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) serves as the main implementing agency for the Project. A project implementation unit (PIU) has been established under GDCA to manage the activities related to the Project. The overall objective of EEPBP is to reduce energy use in central government buildings and develop a transition plan to develop and scale-up suitable sustainable financing and institutional mechanisms to support a national program. The implementation period for the project is planned as 6 years.

Table 1 indicates the tasks to be provided under the scope of the consulting services (“the Services”).

Table 1: The Consultant’s Services

No

Services to be provided

(i) conduct investment grade energy audits of below-listed public buildings to identify and recommend energy efficiency measures (EEMs) for implementation of energy efficiency (EE) projects according to the given template and prepare full detailed audit reports with use of the older audit reports as reference, if exists

(ii) prepare detailed designs and technical specifications including BOQs and cost estimates for energy efficiency renovations in below-listed public buildings based on detailed energy audit reports, local laws/standards/regulations

(iii) identify environmental and social risks associated with the building renovations and prepare Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) for each building site

(iv) assist the PIU on preparation of bidding documents, clarifications, amendments, updating cost estimates, etc. until construction contract award

(v) carry out construction supervision, ensure adherence to ESMPs, local laws/regulations and building commissioning

(vi) supervise any remedial works during the 12-month Defects Notification Period

(vii) conduct Measurement and Verification (M&V) over a period of 12 months, under the Supervision Contract

Under the EEPB/WB/MoEU/QCBS-DES&SUP-10 contract package above-mentioned tasks will be undertaken for two (2) campuses listed below, which having a closed area approximately 708.321,00 m².

Table 2: List of Campuses

Name of Campus                                Beneficiary Institution                           City                          Construction Area (m²)

1 Istanbul Courthouse                         Ministry of Justice                                 Istanbul                    343.000,00

2 stanbul Anatolian Courthouse            Ministry of Justice                                 Istanbul                    365.321,00

TOTAL                                                                                                                                           708.321,00

The estimated duration for the Services listed in Table 1 is envisaged as 27 months in total (7 months for the Energy Audit and Design Phase Services, (tasks (i) to (iv)), 8 months for the Construction Supervision Phase Services (task (v)) and 12 months for the Defects Notification Period (tasks (vi) to (vii))).

The detailed Terms of References (TORs) for the Services can be found at the following web page address: https://www.kabev.org/ihale-ilanlari/

The General Directorate of Construction Affairs (GDCA) 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.

The selection criteria for the short-listing are:

The Consultants should be in the consulting business for not less than the last 10 years prior to deadline for submission of interests
The Consultants should have at least 5 years of similar experience prior to deadline for submission of interests in the Services listed in Table 1,
The Consultants should demonstrate sound administrative and financial capacity
The Consultants should demonstrate availability of the key experts for the performance of the services described in the TOR;
Note: Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Interested consulting firms are also encouraged to provide the below list:

Company information: name, status, address, telephone number, facsimile number, year of establishment, contact person for the project, turnover for the previous 5 (five) years (2017-2018-2019-2020-2021), number of permanent staff and part-timers, fields of expertise, brief description of ongoing assignments;
Details of most relevant ten (10) contracts undertaken for the past ten (10) years, including value of consulting services and value of works, closed area, location, number of staff involved in the contract, name of the Client, name of partners for contract execution and share of services, source of financing, type of services provided, contract commencement and completion dates, brief description of the contract;
Note: GDCA reserves sole right to request Consultant for verification of any submitted document/information in accordance with the applicable Law.

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 (July 2016, revised Nov. 2017 and August 2018) (“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

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 should have a legal entity and shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. Interested consultants should clearly indicate the structure of their “association” and the duties of the partners and sub-consultants in their application. Unclear expression of interests in terms of “in association with” and/or “in affiliation with” and etc. may not be considered for short listing. Consultants shall submit only one EOI either individually as a single consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. Consultants may associate with more than one firm or joint venture in the capacity of a sub-consultant. No firm can be a sub-consultant while submitting an EOI individually as a firm or as a partner of a joint venture. Sub-consultants’ experience will not contribute in evaluating the experience of the interested single consultant or joint venture. Sub-consultants’ qualifications and experience will only be considered in evaluating the personnel capacity of the interested single consultant or joint venture.

If the same firm is considered for inclusion in the short lists of concurrent assignments, the Borrower shall assess the firm’s overall capacity to perform multiple contracts before including it in more than one short list. In addition, the Borrower shall assess the performance of the consultants who are/were executing/executed similar assignments to the Client before including them in the short list. In the short listing assessment, the Borrower at its discretion, may give preference to the eligible consultants who has not been awarded contract under the subject Project but is found to be fully qualified and has capacity to perform the required services.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below from 10.00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Turkey Local Time).

Expressions of interest to be clearly marked “CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR ENERGY AUDITS, TECHNICAL DESIGNS AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION SERVICES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY RENOVATIONS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS” must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by e-mail or courier by indicating the title and the reference code (EEPB/WB/MoEU/QCBS-DES&SUP-10) by May 18, 2022 till 4:00 p.m. (Turkey Local Time).

Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change

General Directorate of Construction Affairs

External Investments Department

Attn: Esra Turan Tombak (Project Director)

Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi, 2082. Cadde, No:52, 06510

Çankaya / ANKARA

Tel: 0312 480 07 50

E-mail: [email protected]

web-site: https://www.kabev.org

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department: Ministry of Environment and Urbanization GDCS

Name: Esra Turan Tombak

Address: Ankara
Province/State: Turkey

Country: Turkey

Phone: +90 312 480 07 50

Email: [email protected]