STATE OF PALESTINE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
GENERAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMNET ( GSD )
CENTRAL BIDS COMMITTEE
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Country : State of Palestine
Name of Project : Water Security Development- Gaza Central Desalination Program : Associated Works Project Phase I ( AWP - Phase 1 )
Project ID No .: P168739
Assignment Title : National Program to Develop Regional Water Utilities in Palestine ( Phase 1 )
Reference No .: PWA / GCDP / CS17 / QCBS Invitation No .: PWA - GSD / WB / 2023 / 141
The Palestinian Liberation Organization ( PLO ) for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority has : received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Water Security Development - Gaza Central Desalination Program : Associated Works Project Phase I ( AWP- Phase 1 ) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services
The consulting services ( " the Services " ) include establishing Regional Water Utilities ( RWUS ) through developing a detailed implementation plan for merging water and wastewater Service Providers with each other towards creating RWU . The required services are available in the detailed . Terms of Reference ( TOR ) for the assignment that can be found at the following website : http://www.pwa.ps/ebids.aspx . The estimate level of effort for the key staff is 40 person - months.The assignment is expect ed to commence in March 2024 , and the implementation period is around Ten ( 10 ) months . The General Supplies Depart GSD now invites eligible consul firms ( " Consultants " ) to indicate their interest in providing the Services.Inter ested Consultants should provide information.demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services . The shortlisting criteria are :
-General Experience : Have been in business for at least the past 20 years in institutional development field .
- Specific Experience : Evidence of Firm capability and relevant experience in the execution of Consultancy Assignment of a similar nature , including the nature and value of the relevant contracts , as well as works hand and contractually committed ( list presented should not exceed 10 relevant assignments . The first 10 assignments will only be considered ) . The evidence shall include successful expe rience in the execution of at least one ( 1 ) similar assignment , or sum of two ( 2 ) or three ( 3 ) Consultancy Services that are similar in nature and size and complexity five ( 5 ) with focus on
Key Experts in the ToRs will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage .
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 " July 2016 Revised
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November 2017 , August 2018 and November 2020 ( " Procurement Regulations " ) , setting forth the World Bank , s policy onth other firms to enhance their qualifications , but conflict of Consultants may associate with
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the association is in the form of a joint venture consultancy . In the case of a joint venture , all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the en e entire e contract , if selected . A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection ( QCBS ) method set out in the Procurement Regulations . Interested eligible Consultants may obtain expression of interest documents from GSD website ( http://www.gs.pmof.ps/ ) or Government Procurement Portal . ( www.shiraa.gov.ps ) , and they may obtain further information from the Directorate of General I Supplies ( GSD ) at the Ministry of Finance ( MOF ) e - mail address : ( gsd@pmof.ps ) or at the address below during office hours from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm .
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person , by mail , or by email , on or before Monday 21/8/2023 no later than 12:30 noon local time , the expressions of interest will be opened at the same deadline for r submission in the meeting hall at the address below in the presence
of the companies representatives and anyone who chooses to attend .
The address is :
Ministry y Of Finance Directorate of General Supplies
Ramallah City
West bank
-Palestine
Al Masyon - Ministries complex -Al Quds Building , Ministry of Finance
General Supplies Department , 6th flour
Tel : +970 2 2987112/3 Mobile : +970 59111455 Fax : +970 2 298 7056 Email : gsd@pmof.ps
cc : brahma@pmof.ps , raed sf@yahoo.com Website : http://www.gs.pmof.ps/index.php .
Nasser Al - Khatib Head of Central Bids Committee
