SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Selection of an Urban Infrastructure Management Technical Assistance Civil (UIM-TA-C) Consultant
- Notice Date
- 7/3/2020 9:20:38 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- MCA-CI-CONSULT-QCBS-123
- Response Due
- 8/10/2020 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 08/25/2020
- Point of Contact
- Procurement Agent, MCA-C�te d�Ivoire, Phone: 22520215724
- E-Mail Address
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MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com
(MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com)
- Description
- 1. The United States of America, acting through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (�MCC�) and the Government of C�te d�Ivoire (the �Government� or �GoCI�) have entered into a Millennium Challenge Compact for Millennium Challenge Account assistance to help facilitate poverty reduction through economic growth in C�te d`Ivoire (the �Compact�) in the amount of approximately US$ 524.7 million (�MCC Funding�). The Government, acting through MCA-C�te d�Ivoire (the �MCA Entity�), intends to apply a portion of the MCC Funding to eligible payments under a contract for which this Request for Proposals (�RFP�) is issued. Any payments made by the MCA-C�te d�Ivoire under the proposed contract will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Compact and related documents, including restrictions on the use and distribution of MCC Funding. The Compact and its related documents can be found on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov) and on the MCA-C�te d�Ivoire website (www.mcacotedivoire.ci). The Compact program includes two projects: i. The Skills for Employability and Productivity Project (Skills Project) which aims to increase the number of years of education received and improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand basic skills, including reading, math, and soft skills, for lower secondary students and to improve the acquisition of quality, in-demand technical skills and increase job placement rates among graduates of Compact-supported technical and vocational education and training (�TVET�) centers. The Skills Project is comprised of two Activities: (i) the Secondary Education Activity (�Secondary Education Activity�) and (ii) the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Activity (�TVET Activity�); ii. The Abidjan Transport Project (Transport Project) aims to reduce vehicle operating costs and travel times along targeted road segments, while improving overall pedestrian and vehicle mobility and safety. The Abidjan Transport Project comprises two Activities, designed to improve efficiency in the transport of people and goods, increase the integration between transport systems, and improve road safety and pavement surface conditions in Abidjan along the major transport arteries. A fundamental component of this Project is that by Compact-end, the Government�s transport-related agencies will have been trained in and provided the knowledge and experience to maintain, rehabilitate, and improve C�te d�Ivoire�s existing road network utilizing skills and training enabled under the Compact coupled with improved road management and safety databases and planning tools. 2. The MCA-C�te d�Ivoire now invites proposals from legally constituted Consulting firms to provide the services referenced above (�Proposals�). More details on these services are provided in the Terms of Reference. 3. This RFP is open to all eligible entities (�Consultants�) who wish to respond. Subject to restrictions noted in the RFP, consultants may associate with other consultants to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the assignment. 4. The entire duration of the assignment is 48 months (12 months for Base Period, 12 months for Option Period 1, 12 months for Option Period 2 and 12 months for Option Period 3). 5. A Consultant-will be selected under the Quality Cost Based Selection �QCBS�, the evaluation procedure described in this RFP is in accordance with the �MCC Program Procurement Guidelines� which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, includes a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including reference checks, prior to the contract award. 6. A Pre-Proposal conference will be held on July 22nd, 2020 at 3.00 pm Abidjan time. The Conference will be held via the platform zoom http://www.zoom.us/. The access link will be provided to the Consultant registered with the Procurement Agent. 7. The complete RFP can be downloaded through the following link https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gcghdf431eg650i/AABu5lGdvBqVnCZZQaJPir6Ea?dl=0 Consultants interested in submitting a Proposal, should submit a completed registration form (available via the link provided above) by e-mail with the reference and subject of the RFP to the Procurement Agent at MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com. This will ensure that the Consultants receive updates, clarifications and/or addendums regarding this RFP as well as the link for the electronic submission of the Proposals. 8. Proposals must be delivered in the manner specified in the RFP, no later than August 10th, 2020 at 3.00 pm Abidjan � C�te d�Ivoire Time. Late proposals will be rejected Contact Information: The address(es) referred to above is: 6, Rue des Sambas, Plateau Ind�ni� � Immeuble le Workshop, Abidjan-Plateau, C�te d�Ivoire Attn: Procurement Agent, MCA-Cote d�Ivoire E-mail: MCACotedIvoirePA@cardno.com MCC Website www.mcc.gov MCA Website: www.mcacotedivoire.ci For the Original Notice, please visit: https://mcc.dgmarket.com/tender/34880021 DISCLAIMER: THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FOR UPDATES ON THIS SOLICITATION, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE LINK PROVIDED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS NOT CONDUCTED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, IS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, AND THE RESULTING AWARD WILL BE MADE BY THE COUNTRY INDICATED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.� FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CIV
- Country: CIV
- Country: CIV
- Record
- SN05711247-F 20200705/200703230216 (samdaily.us)
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