Expression of Interest (EoI)
“Consultancy Services for Providing Cyber Security Audit Services by CERT–In certified firms for Web-based Road Asset Management System (RAMS) Application developed under HP State Roads Transformation Project.”
HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ROADS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (HPSRTP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE ROADS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT (HPSRTP)
Loan No. IBRD-90660
Assignment Title: “Consultancy Services for Providing Cyber Security Audit Services by CERT–In certified firms for Web-based Road Asset Management System (RAMS) Application developed under HP State Roads Transformation Project”
Reference No.: IN-HPRIDC - 426664-CS-QCBS
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project (HPSRTP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting service (“the Services”) assignment has following goals and broad objectives as under: -
The Road Asset Management System (RAMS) application is envisaged as a system which will serve all level of HPRIDCL and HPPWD to effectively plan and prioritize capital and maintenance works on the state road network. This application will help to improve the quality of decision making in delivery of services related to management of the road network.
This application is planned to be hosted on a cloud platform approved by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; Government of India (Meity). The Client desires that the application be CERT-in certified for all the security vulnerabilities before hosting. Further, the application is required to be annually assessed for a period of three years ensuring that the software is CERT-in complaint at all-times during the 3-year project period.
In this regard, HPRIDCL needs to hire a Consultancy Services for Providing Cyber Security Audit Services by CERT–In certified firms in its unit to audit all the security vulnerabilities before hosting the application as part of project preparation and implementation.
The Himachal Pradesh Road and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HPRIDCL) now invite 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 are given in the Expression of Interest (EoI). The EoI includes the following documents: -
- Section I: Instructions for submission of Expression of Interest and Guidelines for preparation of EoI.
- Section II: Eligibility and short-listing Criteria including Annexure-I to V.
- Section III. (Not attached: Can be downloaded from the website) The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on Conflict of Interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the CQS method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”).
The detailed “Request for Expression of Interest” can be downloaded from the following websites/ URL:- http://himachalservices.nic.in/hpridc/
The indicative Terms of Reference (ToR) subject to modification & finalization before issuing of Request for Proposal (RFP), for the assignment shall be available at the following websites / URL:- http://himachalservices.nic.in/hpridc/ .
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 1000 to 1700 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) on any working day.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by post) by February 21, 2025 at 1500 hours (IST).
Dated: January 31, 2025
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Director (Projects),
HPRIDCL, Nirman Bhawan, Nigam Vihar,
Shimla-171002(H.P)
Tel:+91-177-2627602, Fax: +91-177-2620663
E-mail: pdsrp-hp@nic.in