Request for Expressions of Interest
BRAZIL
BAHIA INTEGRATED SATE HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT PROJECT - P095460
IBRD Loan # 7411 # BR
CONSULTANT SERVICES
1. This expression of interest follows the General Procurement Notice published in Development Business on May 28th ,2008.
2. The State of Bahia has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to implement the Bahia Integrated State Highway Management Project # PREMAR (Loan 7411-BR), and intends to apply part of the loan proceeds toward eligible payments to contract specialized technical consultancy services to quantify the reduction in the cost of road freight, in function of the Program implementation, comprising 11 road sections totaling 1136km. The study will collect primary and secondary data in order to estimate freight costs of selected transports routes in the Bahia state. The data will be collected for specific products (to be determined in conjunction with the DERBA), to assess the evolution of logistics costs before / after road rehabilitation.
3. The Bahia State Infrastructure Department (DERBA - Departamento de Infra-Estrutura de Transporte da Bahia), the implementing agency for this Project, now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provideinformation indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The information provided will include at minimum: (i) available financial and physical assets; (ii) demonstrated experience in preparing similar studies; (iii) staff experience to carry out primary (structured interviews) and secondary (documentary studies) data collection, and experience in identifying, processing and analysis of data collected. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
4. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (May 2004 version), according Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) methodology. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours, from Monday to Friday, i.e. 09:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 hours (Salvador time).
5. Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address belowby 17:00h (Salvador time), October, 3rd ,2011. Expressions of Interest delivered by email will not be accepted.
DERBA-Departamento de Infra-Estrutura de Transporte da Bahia
Coordenação Executiva de Licitação (CEL) - Roberto Barreto Pereira
Avenida Luís Viana Filho No 445 # 4a Avenida; Centro Administrativo da Bahia # CAB
Edifício Sede do DERBA, 1o Andar; CEP: 41.476-900 Salvador Bahia
Tel: +55-71-31152253 ou 31152174; Fax: +55-71-31152146
E-mail: cel@derba.ba.gov.br; Web site: www.derba.ba.gov.br
Salvador, September, 13th, 2011.
Roberto Barreto Pereira
Committee Chair