REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Republic of Azerbaijan
State Committee forProperty Issues
State Service for the Registration of Real Estate
Real Estate Registration Project 7435-AZ
SELECTION OF A CONSULTANT TEAM
IN QUALITY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF DELIVERABLES WITHIN THE
REAL ESTATE REGISTRATION, CADASTRE AND MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (RERCMS) DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Reference No.: RERP/PP#44-A2B1/CS/QCBS
The Republicof Azerbaijan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Real Estate Registration Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services on Quality Control (QC), Quality Assurance (QA) and management of deliverables in RERCMS development project, in accordance with international IT standards and suggested quality methods.
The consulting services ("the Services") include: preparation, implementation and validation of QC and Quality Assurance procedures in development of unified IT system (RERCMS); participation in quality reviews of project deliverables in accordance with the Project Plan (analysis, design, development and implementation and etc.) ; before design, development work of RERCMS sub-systems, continuously plan and check qualitycontrol work; apply the methodologies meeting the international standards in all QC processes of sub-systems of RERCMS; test application software, track test results and check software configuration; prepare QC andQA procedures for each sub-system processes that will ensure the quality, reliability, safety and security; apply the methods meeting the international standards insetting-up and executing tests in accordance with the user working principle; document set-up and administer a library of requisite test cases for each sub-system; provide background methodology, procedures and metrics in quality standards and in usage practices; make the quality audit of sourcecode, etc.
The Project Management Unit of the Real Estate Registration Project now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria for the Quality Control Consultant are: i) at least 8 years of experience in conducting QC for the development of big IT systems with similar size and complexity nationwide; ii) at least 3 projectsduring the last 5 years, related to the quality audit and quality control of IT systems with similar size and complexity; previous experience in the area of Real Estate/Cadastre /Land and State Property Management and Registration Systems, experienced team in the required field, etc.
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 dated May 2004, revised May 2006 and October 2010 ("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.
A Consultantwill be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. from 09:00 to17:00 hours:
Real Estate Registration Project, Project Management Unit, Elchin Fatullayev, Procurement Assistant, State Service for Registration of Real Estate building, 31, Huseyn Javid avenue, 6th floor, room #612, AZ1073, Baku, Azerbaijan. Email: procure.assist@dedrx.gov.az; solmaz.huseynova@yahoo.com Tel.: (+994 12) 51091 45 (ext. 7227).
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person, or by mail by 28 November 2012.
Note: The companies/consortiums that submitted expressions of interests in reply to the previous noticeon this subject need not to submit EOI once again as they will be considered during evaluation.
Real Estate Registration Project
Project Management Unit
Shahin Panahov, Project Manager
State Service for Registration of Real Estate building,
31, Huseyn Javid Avenue, 6th floor, room #612,
AZ1073, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Email: s.panahov@dedrx.gov.az
Tel.: (+994 12) 510 91 45 (ext. 7210)
Fax: (+994 12) 510 91 47