Consulting Services for Supervision of the civil works for improvement of the local road infrastructure in selected municipalities (under civil works for Tender 10 (Lot 2a) and implementation of the road safety audit measures RSA)

Project: P170267 - North Macedonia: Local Roads Connectivity Project Reference: LRCP-9034-9210-MK-CS-CQS-A.2.1.9.1(S) Procurement method: Consultant Qualification Selection Financing: World Bank Request for Expressions of Interest Consulting Services Implementing Agency: Ministry of Transport Country: Republic of North Macedonia Project: Local Roads Connectivity Project - P170267 Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Supervision of the civil works for improvement of the local road infrastructure in selected municipalities (under civil works for Tender 10 (Lot 2a) and implementation of the road safety audit measures (RSA) Loan No.: 9034-MK and 9210-MK REoI Reference No.: LRCP-9034-9210-MK-ReOI-CS-CQS-A.2.1.9.1(S) Estimated cost: EUR 270K Issued on: February 27, 202 5 The Republic of North Macedonia has received a financing from the World Bank - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the form of a loan toward the cost of the Local Roads Connectivity Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Consulting Services for Supervision of the civil works for improvement of the local road infrastructure in selected municipalities, including and not limited to provision of expertise for effective works contract management and administration, environmental and social safeguard monitoring, and mitigation of the observed negative impacts throughout the duration of the assignment to secure smooth and timely implementation of the works. The main objective of the consulting services is to assist the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) within the MoT in successful supervision of the works under cumulative length of app. 20-30 km located in 80 municipalities and the City of Skopje, provision of expertise and effective contract management, environmental and social safeguard monitoring, and mitigation of the observed negative impacts. The applicable Laws of the Republic of North Macedonia and the WB policies shall be in force for this and all other contracts under the Project. Accordingly, within provision of the Services in question, besides the specifications provided in the works contracts, the Consultant shall use national laws, rulebooks, and standards, as well as the best experiences from the worldwide practices. Knowledge of national legislation, technical regulations and standards represents a precondition for successful implementation of the Services. Consultant is separately obliged to use the legislation of the Republic of North Macedonia in respect to safety and protection at work. The Services are expected to start in May 2025, and shall cover a period until the end of the LRCP Project (September30, 2026). The Terms of References in English language may be obtained by interested eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) from the website of the national electronic system for procurement: “ЕСЈН-Заеми/Донации/Грантови-Огласи од меѓународни институции” (https://www.e-nabavki.gov.mk) and from the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications: http://mtc.gov.mk/javniOglasi. The Ministry of Transport 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 shortlisting criteria are: The Consultant shall be a firm or a group of firms with the following qualifications, Possession of License (Authorization) B for supervision of works in accordance with the Construction Law of the Republic of North Macedonia. In a case of Joint Venture this qualification criterion must be met by all partners of the Joint Venture. Proven experience and verifiable track record working as a supervisor of infrastructure projects in the past 10 (ten) years out of which five (5) years in supervision of road infrastructure projects in the Republic of North Macedonia or/and in the region; Proven expertise in supervision of projects of similar nature, at least three (3) similar project references within the last 10 (ten) years; Knowledge of applicative national legislation, administrative system, government organization, etc., is mandatory. The credibility of mentioned experience shall be presented in a list of at least three (3) similar project references within last 10 (ten) years with 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 of orderly fulfilment of the contracts verified by other party from such contracts. Note to Consultant: To facilitate the evaluation process, during the preparation of the EOI the Consultants should clearly indicate for each criteria list of projects, accompanied