Tender - Open Procurement Albania

Announced Procurement

Consultant Service for Product Development – package 2 (outdoor & museums)

District

Loan No

8656- ALB

Source of Loan/Financed by:

Loan Amount by Currency

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 Product Development – package 2 (outdoor & museums)

Reference No.

AL-ADF-308967-CS-QCBS

CPV Code

Estimated / Ceiling Value ALL without VAT

Type of Contract

Procurement Method

Stage Procedure

Announced Procurement

Tender Announcement Date

19-08-2022

Opening Date for Submission of Bids

19-08-2022

Closing Date for Submission of Bids

09-09-2022

Sector

No. of Bidders

Bidders

The shortlisted consultants invited to submit their proposal as below:
1. VisionRi Connexion Services Private Limited” in association with “Multi-Disciplinary Consultant (P)” Ltd
2. “A.R.S Progetti” S.p.A. in Association with “Open Lab Company”
3.“SRP Schneider & Partner Ingenieur-Consult” GmbH & “CITYFORSTER Architecture+Urbanism” & “SRP Albanian Engineering” Ltd
4. JV “Pronatour” & “Job Project” ltd

Successful Bidder /Supplier / Provider

The winning bid ALL without vat

Bidder Announcement date

Contract date

Contract Value including VAT

Contract Milestones Due Dates

- Design Services should be performed within 12 months period, and the level of inputs required is 56 man/months.
The firm will be contracted for the design phase under a lump sum contract.

- Supervision Services should be performed within 8 months period, and the level of inputs required is 33 man/months.
The firm will be contracted for the supervision phase under a time base contract.

Appeals

Cancellation reason

Notes

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.
Guidelines Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers” (January 2011, revised July 2014).

Transaction / Actual Spending

Relevant published Bulletin

Tender Announcement
Announcement of Winner
Announcement of Contract Signing
• Request for Expression of Interest • Terms of Reference for Consultancy Product Development – package 2 (outdoor & museums), Ref AL-ADF-308967-CS-QCBS • Notification of Shortlisted