Republic of Tajikistan
Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project
Grant No.: D860-TJ

Assignment Title: Feasibility Study –Business Plan-ESIA / Detailed design/cost estimate for three ALCs and supervision of works

Reference No. TJ-SRASP-QCBS-CS01
A. Introduction.

The Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project is an IDA grant in the amount of US$ 58 million prepared to support Tajikistan for the purpose of foundations for a more resilient agriculture sector refer to the availability of public agricultural services, including improved seeds, seedlings, and planting materials, agri-logistical services, agrometeorological information, soil testing, locust control and crop protection.
The project aims to support the Government of Tajikistan (GoT) in successfully transitioning to a sustainable, more productive, climate resilient, and inclusive model of agricultural sector growth. The proposed project will help to:

(i) Increase the availability of improved seeds, seedlings, and planting materials that are climate resilient, affordable, farmer-preferred and well adapted to the different agro-ecological conditions of Tajikistan;
(ii) Improve the access to improved agri-logistic services for farmers and agri-businesses; and
(iii) Strengthen the crisis management, i.e. early warning, preparedness and response capacity of selected public institutions.

All activities related to human resource development and capacity building will include topics on understanding climate change better and frameworks, tools, and techniques to facilitate designing and implementing climate adaptation and mitigation approaches. All infrastructure, including buildings, offices, laboratories, and storage facilities, constructed and/or rehabilitated by the project, will be encouraged to utilize energy-efficient and climate-resilient materials and designs. The proposed project aims to thereby strengthen the foundations for more resilient agriculture sector, which will in turn help improve food security and nutrition and accelerate agricultural diversification. It will also contribute to the development of a viable sector of private micro, small and medium enterprises in rural areas and generate employment opportunities for women in regions with few legal alternatives.
The Project is implemented by State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” Project Management Unit (SI AED PMU).

B. General scope of the services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include carry out a full technical feasibility assessment and a development design of the ALCs for each of the location (Khatlon, Sughd and RRS regions) in order to assess the pertinent risks, determine projects viability and support to the preparation of construction works tender package for the selection of General/EPC contractor(s).

The selected Consultant will be invited by the Client, at the end of the assignment and according to his performance, to support the Client during the construction phase to oversee the work of the EPC/General contractor(s).

The scope of works will be divided in two phases, the second phase being conditional to approvement of the first phase deliverables by the Client.
The study shall include a full assessment of all technical components and a schematic design proposal of the three ALCs, which will present sufficient information and detail for the Client to determine projects viability.

Phase 1 – feasibility study and schematic design
The objectives of the phase 1 are to prepare the feasibility study and schematic design of the three ALCs, specifically:
- Identifying the scope of the market for the ALCs
- Understanding the specific characteristics of the market, including its participants
- Dimensioning the size of the ALCs
- Support to the selection of appropriate sites
- Proposing and designing a concept in accordance with the dimensioning and the market study
- Studying the financial feasibility of the ALCs, projecting its costs and profitability
- Identifying potential management models of the ALCs
- Measuring and addressing the environmental and social risks and impacts of the ALCs’ construction and operation
- Preparing the Second phase of ALCs design development

Phase 2 – Development Design
The objectives of the phase 2 are:

• Development Design as per FEED standards of the facilities considering both internal and external components and operational efficiency;
• Three final ESMPs for ALCs in Khatlon, Sughd and RRS regions, including cost estimates for the implementation of mitigation measures;
• Cost estimates reflecting the engineering concept design to a plus or minus 10% level;
• Input and support for the preparation of the whole tender package/Bidding Documents for the construction works procurement and the selection of a general/EPC contractor(s);
• Support for the obtaining of building permits.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following link: http://pmutacp.tj/ru/index.php/informatsionnaya-bd/2022-04-25-07-40-04?task=weblink.go&id=23 

C. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST & INFORMATION
The State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development” Project Management Unit (SI AED PMU). 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. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

Firm Qualifications

The Consultant shall be a firm or group of firms with following minimum qualifications:

• General Work Experience of the Firm with more than 10 years of experience in preparation of Feasibility Studies, Detail Designs, Environmental Assessments and Bidding Documents under projects financed by IFIs;
• Prior recent work experience of similar scope in the Commonwealth of Independent State countries (CIS), Central Asia or the Republic of Tajikistan.

The credibility of mentioned experience shall be presented in a list of the required similar project/contracts as required above, including description of services provided (including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration, assignment budget, percentage carried out by consultant in case of association of firms or subcontracting and main activities) and accompanied by certificates/confirmation of orderly fulfilment of the contracts verified by other party from such contracts.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016; revised in November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 (“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 Quality-and cost-based selection (QCBS) procedure set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 09:00 to 17:00 hours local time.

Expressions of interest must be submitted to the e-mail address below on or before 17:00 hours local time on May 23, 2022. Questions (or requests for clarifications) can be sent to the below email address on or before 13 May 2022.
Attn: Mr. Daler Satori
Director of State Institute “Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development”
Project Management Unit (SI AED PMU).
Tel: (44) 6100013; (44) 6100014;
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