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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION Republic of Serbia The Western Balkan Trade and Transport Facilitation Project (WBTTF) Project ID No. P162043 Assignment Title: CONSULTANCY FOR DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF PROVISION, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSION OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) SYSTEMS AT RAIL BORDER CROSSING POINTS (RBCPS) IN SERBIA, Reference No. SER-WBTTF-QCBS-CS-20-09-2 The Republic of Serbia has received financing in the amount of EUR 35 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Western Balkan Trade and Transport Facilitation Project (WBTTF), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project. Scope of Work The Consultant is required to provide professional inputs, advice and support to the implementation of the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Systems at Railway Border Crossing Points (RBCPs) in Serbia through the provision of appropriate and fit for purpose designs and cost estimates. The Consultant will also be required to undertake a coordination role, where applicable, and to supervise the construction of the aforementioned works. The Consultant is expected to perform the following Tasks as a part of the consultancy service: Task 1: Assessment of the current data transfer systems used in 9 Rail Border Crossings Points in Serbia Task 2: Draw a design consisting of EDI system architecture, scope, and extent of the system, specifications (Bill of Quantities) as well as detailed costing Task 3: Coordinate activities among different RBPCs in Serbia and support and assistance to the Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure MCTI in the coordination of activities with representatives of EU (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia) and non-EU countries (North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina) bordering with the Republic of Serbia on specific 9 Rail Border Crossing Points Task 4: Supervise the installation, testing, and commissioning of the completed EDI systems on 9 RBCPs Task 5: Supervise the development of an operation and user-maintenance manual and training of the staff that will be provided by the contractor Contract duration: 24 months. The detailed Terms of Reference for the above referenced consulting services is posted on the website of the Ministry of Construction, Transportation, and Infrastructure (MCTI) https://www.mgsi.gov.rs/en/dokumenti/javni-konkursi The Central Fiduciary Unit (CFU) of the Ministry of Finance now invites eligible 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 assignment will require a qualified consulting firm or a joint venture that can demonstrate extensive experience in (i) design of EDI system architecture and (ii) supervision services for installation, testing, and commissioning of the EDI system. The following shortlisting criteria will be applied to all consulting firms that have submitted EoI: The Consulting firm must be a legal entity; The number of the permanent staff of the consultant (individual company or joint venture overall) currently working in the fields related to this contract, must be at least 3 for each of the last three years (2017, 2018, and 2019); The consultant (individual company or joint venture altogether) has implemented and completed, during the last five years (from January 2015 up to the deadline for the receipt of applications indicated below), at least one (1) contract in each field related to these Services, respectively RLCs' design and supervision, of a minimum value of EUR 160,000 each, and shall demonstrate that it had a participation of minimum 60% in each of the contracts brought as a reference; Of the contracts brought as a reference in (iii) above, at least one shall have been delivered in either EU's or an EU accession country. The experience and financial record of any proposed sub-consultancy shall not be included in the evaluation. Key Experts' CVs are not required and will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. MCTI, as Contracting Authority, intends to shortlist five to eight eligible firms to whom a subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP), both technical and financial, shall be sent.  In the event that more than eight firms fulfill all the qualifying criteria above, the MCTI shall use the following criteria to rank the applicants and the top eight shall be invited to submit proposals: (i) The number of contracts in a field related to these Services brought as a reference in para (iii) above. As proof, the Consultant firm shall prepare a table listing the following information: name of the relevant assignments, the short scope of work, year of contract’s implementation, country/region, contact reference (name, e-mail, phone number). 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 Quality and Cost-Based Selection as set out in the Regulations. 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 – Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (July 2016, revised November 2017) (“the Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 15:00 hours. Expressions of interest in English language must be delivered in a written form to the email below, by December 7, 2020, 12:00 hours, noon, local time. Contact: E–mail: Address: To: [email protected] Ms Zorica Petrovic Procurement Specialist Ministry of Finance Central Fiduciary Unit 3-5 Sremska St 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Tel/Fax: (+381 11) 2021530        Cc: [email protected] [email protected]   Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation Serbia Not cancelled QCBS- Quality And Cost-Based Selection Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Firm Monday, December 7, 2020- 12:00 WB-P601455-11/20 IBRD89300 SER-WBTTF-QCBS-CS-20-09-2 P162043 Notice version number: 1 General- Industry Trade General- Rural and Urban Development Monday, November 16, 2020 OP00105167 English Monday, November 16, 2020- 08:55 MCTI Ljiljana Stojic Sremska 3-5 VII sprat, kanc. 710 Belgrade + 381 11 213 74 31 [email protected] Trade, Public Administration- Transportation, Railways, Ports/Waterways, Rural and Inter-Urban Roads World Bank Thursday, November 12, 2020- 19:00 IBRD/IDA Loans (PE) Central Fiduciary Unit USD 300000.00 CONSULTANCY FOR DESIGN AND SUPERVISION OF PROVISION, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSION OF ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) SYSTEMS AT RAIL BORDER CROSSING POINTS (RBCPS) IN SERBIA Head of PIU proc_voc_id: 81101700 proc_voc_title: Electrical and electronic engineering seg_id: 81000000 seg_title: Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services family_id: 81100000 family_title: Professional engineering services class_id: 81101700 class_title: Electrical and electronic engineering cmdty_id: cmdty_title: