REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES ? FIRMS SELECTION)
TURKEY
SUSTAINABLE CITIES PROJECT (SCP)
COMPONENT A: SUSTAINABLE CITY PLANNING
AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Grant No.: TF0A5029
Assignment Title: Consultancy Services
for Support to ILBANK PMU
Ref. No. (as per Procurement
Plan): IB-A2.C8-1/FFR-RB
The Republic of Turkey has been
allocated grant funds from the European Union Instrument for Pre-Accession
Trust Fund which are administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (IBRD) and executed by the ILBANK (?Recipient?). ILBANK intends
to apply the funds to eligible payments for the consultant services (?the
Services?) to support ILBANK PMU for review and approval of Financial
Feasibility Studies (so called Credit Worthiness studies-CWSs) in order to
financial and economic appraisal of the respective Municipalities/Utilities
listed in Annex under Sustainable Cities Project II - Additional Financing
(SCP-II AF).
The estimated duration of services is 10
(ten) calendar months.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR)
for the assignment can be found at the following webpage under the Section
?Sürdürülebilir Şehirler Projesi İhaleleri?:
https://www.ilbank.gov.tr/ihaleler/dis-finansmanli-isler-kapsamindaki-ihaleler/5
ILBANK now invites eligible consulting
firms (?Consultants?) to indicate their interest in providing these services.
Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have
the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
The following information is preferred to be provided to evidence the related
experience on similar works: (i) the Client and contact information, (ii)
source of financing, (iii) information on contract amount and scope, (iv)
commencement and completion date,
The shortlisting criteria are:
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) (?Consultant Guidelines?), setting forth the World Bank?s
policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other
firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their
qualifications. In case of a Joint Venture (JV), all members of the JV will be
evaluated jointly for the purpose of short listing and shall be jointly and
severally liable for the assignment and shall sign the contract jointly in case
of award is made to that JV group. 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. without indicating the status of the partnership and
designation of the lead partner may not be considered for short listing.
A consultant will be selected in
accordance with the CQS method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Interested consultants may obtain
further information from the e-mail address below during office hours
from 10.00 to 16.00 hours (local time).
Expressions of interest must be
delivered to the e-mail address below by 19th of February, 2021 16:00 hrs
(local time). The Applications shall be only submitted by e-mail due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and Letter of Application as well as with attached documents
requested above (signed, stamped and scanned) shall be sent through the
official e-mail of the Interested Consultants within the specified time. ILBANK
reserves the right to reject the applications received after the
above-referenced date.
ILBANK
Department of International Relations
Attention: Mr. Turhan
Atakan GÜLYURDU
Address: İller Bankası
A.Ş. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dairesi Başkanlığı
Kızılırmak Mah. Ufuk Üniversitesi Cd.
No:12, Kat 5, Sözleşme Yönetimi Müdürlüğü
ÇANKAYA /ANKARA / TURKEY
Tel : +90 (312) 508 79
19
Fax : +90 (312) 508 79
49
E-mail : pybsatinalma@ilbank.gov.tr
Web : www.ilbank.gov.tr