Quality control of CR contractors

Project: P164555 - Real Estate & Geospatial Infrastructure Project Reference: XK-KCA-101492-CS-QCBS Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Financing: World Bank Request for Expression of Interest Country: Kosovo Credit No. IDA-63540 World Bank Project Name: Real Estate Cadastre and Geospatial Infrastructure Project (REGIP) Contract Identification No.: XK-KCA-101492-CS-QCBS Date: 02 August 2024 Quality Control Contractor for Cadastral Reconstruction Background The Government of Kosovo GoK has received a Credit from the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of US$ 16.00 million to finance the Real Estate & Geospatial Infrastructure Project (REGIP), expected to be implemented within a five years period. The Project aims to assist the Government of Kosovo to increase the transparency and quality of land administration and geospatial data and services. The Kosovo Cadastral Agency (KCA) is the implementing agency for REGIP project within which a Project Implementation Units (PIU) is established. The PIU is responsible for day-to-day Project implementation and for providing specific technical oversight to project activities. The PIU will be responsible for all fiduciary aspects, such as procurement, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and safeguards under the Project. The Components of the project are Component A - Policy, Legal and Institutional Support; Component B - Cadastre Modernization; Component C - ICT and Geospatial Infrastructure and Component D - Project Management, Capacity Building, Public Outreach, and Monitoring & Evaluation. Under the REGIP project one of the most important components is component B: Cadastre Modernization. The objective of this component is to continue the modernization of the cadastre in Kosovo, which commenced under the RECAP project. This component will finance the provision of support to continue the modernization of Kosovo cadastre through: (a) the carrying out of Reconstruction of Cadastral Information; (b) data quality improvement; (c) development of a utility cadastre; (d) development and update of the Kosovo’s building register; and (e) the carrying out of reengineering of eligible MCOs. Objective of the Assignment KCA intends to contract a company/consortium to act as the QC Operator and to execute the QC of the whole Cadastral Reconstruction (divided into 12 lots) work according to the established methodology for CR that are described in the Term of References and the Technical specifications (TS) for CR (as Annex I) that are attached and to be published . Scope of Work Within REGIP, for the Kosovo Cadastral Agency one of the most important activities is the capital project of Cadastral Reconstruction (CR). Within REGIP are planned to implement CR projects in 120 priority Cadastral Zones. The total planned area is 113,892 ha, while the total number of parcels is around 258,525. Within this project itis estimated to be created around 70,036 buildings as new cadastral units. The 120 Cadastral zones are divided into 12 lots and their characteristics are listed in Annex I. The CR programme will be implemented by the Service Provider (the contractor carrying out the cadastral reconstruction) who will work systematically by cadastral zone. The work will be quality controlled by a QC Operator (appointed separately and responsible to KCA) and all cadastral changes must be approved by a specially appointed CR commission. In each cadastral zone the Service Provider (EO) will perform activities which are described in more detail in Annex I (Technical Specifications for CR in 120 Cadastral Zones: chapter three). Qualification Requirements The company or any consortium member should prove the participation as a contractor, at least one (1) successfully completed contract within last five years in the nature to the services/works proposed (Quality control of the establishment of large geospatial / cadaster datasets or Cadastral Reconstruction or production and Quality Control of cadastral and land administration data). The Consulting firm/Consortium (leader or at least one partner) must prove that they can demonstrate the following technical qualifications: Either a valid License for Cadastre Surveying issued by the KCA or an equivalent License for Cadastre (Notarized License) depending on their country of registration. Documentation showing that the company/consortium has experience of applying international standards (ISO) for quality control, information technology and information security related to geospatial and land administration data. Professional and Technical requirements required For this assignment, the QC Operator must appoint Key Staff composed of: one (1) Team leader, one (1) GIS Specialist, one (1) Specialists from field of Surveying and Cadaster, one (1) Specialist from the field of law and legislation, one (1) IT Specialist and three (3) QC Team Supervisors from field of Surveying and Cadaster Evaluation Criteria Eligi