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Consultant Service for Market Development for the South of Albania.

District Vlore-Gjirokaster
Loan No 8656- ALB
Source of Loan/Financed by: World Bank
Loan Amount by Currency 63.8 milionë Euro
Project Title Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD)
Description of the Project Budget: 63.8 million Euros
Financed by: World Bank
Timeline: 2017 – 2022. The project has become effective in April 2017 and shall take 5 years.
Geographic coverage:3 regions (Vlora, Berati, Gjirokastra); 4 municipalities (Saranda, Gjirokastra, Berati, Përmeti) and the tourist corridor going through this region.
Beneficiaries: 84 thousand inhabitants and about 300 thousand tourists.
Objective: Improve urban infrastructure, promote tourism, and strengthen institutional capacities to support tourism and develop the local economy in selected areas in the south of Albania.

Component 1. Urban design and improvement of infrastructure
Finances the drafting of projects for the implementation of urban projects and for improving the municipality infrastructure in four urban centers: Saranda, Gjirokastra, Berati, and Përmeti.
Investments in these selected municipalities shall include the rehabilitation of the following:
  • Public spaces (e.g. parks, squares, pedonale / pedestrian streets (pedestrian streets);
  • Road network, intermodal junctions and accompanying infrastructure (.e.g. sidewalks, crossroads, road lights, bicycle lanes, bus stations);
  • Restoration of selected buildings of heritage and facades of selected buildings;
  • Improve tourist areas (e.g. entry roads, visitor centers, parking places, tourist road signs).
  • Rehabilitation of the water supply shall be supported accordingly.
This component shall also finance the preparation of urban projects, feasibility studies, engineering projects, and the supervision of construction projects; the underground infrastructure shall be part of the improved road network, when necessary.

Component 2. Improvement of touristic sites
Finances investments intended at improving tourist sites to be selected along the touristic corridor in the South Albania. Investments shall include the restoration of objects of cultural heritage and asset, and the improvement of the support infrastructure. This component is also going to finance the preparation of the visibility studies, site management plans, engineering projects, and supervision of construction projects.

Component 3. Tourism and product development market
This component is going to finance capacity building activities for improving municipality management and tourism-based local economic development.
Tender object Consultant Service for Market Development for the South of Albania.
Reference No. REF No: AL-ADF-15568-CS-QCBS
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Estimated / Ceiling Value ALL without VAT
Type of Contract
Procurement Method
Stage Procedure Announced the Winner
Tender Announcement Date 22-01-2020
Opening Date for Submission of Bids 22-01-2020
Closing Date for Submission of Bids 13-02-2020
Sector
No. of Bidders 14
Bidders 1. Iceberg Communications & Chapter Four Communications
2. Carmi e Ubertis Milano s.r.l. & At Media & App2b
3. Consortium Kube Studios & SE1 Media ltd & Trading as Digital Tourism Think Tank & CBS (Creative Business Solutions)
4. Le Spot Group & 1UP sh.p.k. & Spot Thomson Total Communication
5. AdmCom & M&B & Fare Impresa & Space
6. Consortium PWC Switzeralnd Albania & Kosovo & Gutundgut & PrimeSpot Albania & Vatra Albania
7. CH Business Consulting SA & Manderina Promotions
8. Target Euro s.r.l. & Web Architecture Technologies & New Moment
9. AMC Communications (Adriatic Management & Media Consulting) & Adriatic Bridge Partners
10. Consortium Bruketa & Zinic & Grey Group & Horwath HTL Croatia
11. Auron Tare
12. Margana & Edi House & Econstat
13. VisionRi Connexion Services & EML Consultants
14. Our Own Expedition LLC
Successful Bidder /Supplier / Provider
  • Chapter Four Communication -
  • Iceberg Communication -
  • The winning bid ALL without vat 670,829 Euro
    Bidder Announcement date 26-08-2020
    Contract date
    Contract Value including VAT
    Contract Milestones Due Dates This consultant service will be performed within 24 months period, and the level ofinputs required is a maximum of 156 man/months. The firm for this assignment willbe contracted under a lump sum contract.
    Appeals
    Cancellation reason
    Notes The selection method to be applied is Quality and Cost Base Selection (QCBS), 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).
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    The shortlisted consultants invited to submit their proposal as below:
    1. Iceberg Communications & Chapter Four Communications
    2. Carmi e Ubertis Milano s.r.l & At Media & App2b
    3. Consortium Kube Studios & SE1 Media ltd & Trading as Digital Tourism Think Tank & CBS (Creative Business Solutions)
    4. Le Spot Group & 1UP sh.p.k. & Spot Thomson Total Communication
    5. AdmCom & M&B & Fare Impresa & Space
    6. Consortium PWC Switzeralnd Albania & Kosovo & Gutundgut & PrimeSpot Albania & Vatra Albania Kosova &

    The standby* list is as below:
    1. CH Business Consulting SA & Manderina Promotions
    2. Target Euro s.r.l. & Web Architecture Technologies & New Moment
    Note* These companies will substitute any shortlisted firms that may choose not to participate in the selection process
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